Dior Haute Couture Fall/Winter ‘26/’27 by Jonathan Anderson
Absolutely sunning, absolutely elegant - Jonathan Anderson’s Haute Couture collection for Christian Dior refines formalwear for women, revitalizing an essence of the classical roaring ‘20’s to our present day of 2026. This makes Jonathan Anderson’s second Couture show since he joined the House of Dior in 2025.
Throughout this collection we get an utter display of the classical woman - long flowing dresses, blazers that speak of grace, big bows to signify femininity, cascades of silk and lace, and a structure only Anderson himself could produce with articles of clothing. Not only is it just the fashion itself, the ideas for this collection were inspired by American sculptor, Lynda Benglis.
“Many of the artist’s works begin in two-dimensional materials that are transformed, through knotting, pleating or moulding, into three. The art of couture enacts a similar shift: fabric is given sculptural form, accentuated when worn.” - Dior.com
The idea of Lynda Benglis’ work can be seen throughout with visible pleat work in several garments like the grey shawls, the bronze and gold tops, and silver gowns that all feature the knotting to create the really exaggerated bows we see. Abstract headpieces inspired by Benglis sculpting are also featuring among this collection.
Speaking of the style of 1920’s women’s fashion, this was around the time designers lost the traditional Victorian and Edwardian style of design that ultimately felt restrictive in silhouette and began designing in looser, more androgynous aesthetics. This era of fashion saw newly designed drop-waist dresses, rising hemlines, and cloche hats - somewhat what we find here from Johnathan Anderson. This Haute Couture collection sees the same idealistic rework of the classical woman showing loose waistlines dropped to the lower hips, hemlines that come to mid-calf, and alot of “flapper” glamour - the term to describe glam evening-wear of the 1920’s. One key aspect of this flapper glamour is the art deco of geometric patterns and shapes of the garments designed, paired along with pearl necklaces, feathered handbags and T-strap heels, and dangling art deco earrings like what we have here in this collection.
Hosted at the Musée Rodin in Paris, France, Jonathan Anderson brought a high level of exceptional standard to Dior’s Haute Couture and redisplayed an era where women found their form of fashion being more free, sleek, and femininely pleasing.
