In a momentous shift at the House of Dior, Jonathan Anderson has been named sole artistic director—overseeing men’s and women’s, couture and accessories—ushering in a new era of unified creative vision.
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“It’s very exciting news,” says Delphine Arnault, chair and CEO of Christian Dior Couture, in conversation with Vogue Business. With Maria Grazia Chiuri stepping down and Kim Jones’s departure earlier this year, Anderson’s appointment marks a significant consolidation of the maison’s creative leadership.
A long-admired talent within the LVMH family, Anderson has spent over a decade building his legacy at Loewe. “There was always one brand he was drawn to,” Arnault reveals. “Now is the right time. He’s the most talented designer of his generation—with a rare clarity of vision.”
At just 40, Anderson is poised to bring renewed energy, coherence, and elegance to Dior, echoing the unified artistic direction of Christian Dior himself. As the maison turns the page, fashion awaits the next chapter—with bated breath and sky-high expectations.
When Jonathan Anderson was named creative director of Loewe in 2013, he was just 29—a prodigious talent with a nascent label and a bold, uncompromising vision. It was a leap of faith that would redefine the Spanish heritage house—and Anderson himself.
“I remember the first time I met him,” recalls Delphine Arnault. “He was showing JW Anderson out of a tiny apartment near Gare du Nord. He must’ve been 23 or 24, but already he was sharp, articulate, and brimming with vision.” That meeting sparked LVMH’s initial investment in JW Anderson and led, not long after, to Anderson’s appointment at Loewe.
Over the next decade, he transformed Loewe into one of fashion’s most coveted brands. Under his direction, the label saw its revenue soar from €230 million in 2014 to an estimated €2 billion by 2024. This past season, his Spring/Summer 2025 show drew a standing ovation from fashion’s elite—Sarah Burton, Pharrell Williams, Nicolas Di Felice among them—all bearing witness to a designer at his zenith.
Anderson’s Loewe chapter closed this March, making way for the appointment of Proenza Schouler’s Jack McCollough and Lazaro Hernandez. But the legacy he leaves behind? A masterclass in modern luxury, creative clarity, and the meteoric rise of a true fashion auteur.
