During the very first days of 2026, Jonathan Anderson appears to give us a warm welcome to this new year in fashion with the gift of the first co-ed campaign of his debut collection, one that shaped the beginning of the new era of Dior with a show that defined the industry in 2025. Shot by David Sims, the campaign portrays some of Anderson's favourite faces that bring a feeling of natural elegance to the French Maison codes, the pieces, the textures and the silhouettes adapt to the body with a regal ease, born from the inherent style and confidence carried by those who know how to embody the spirit of Dior.
From the Spring/Summer 2026 shows, where we could see the Irish creative director's intention of preserving and bringing to life Dior's historical codes and blending them with his contemporary and ever-creative vision of fashion, two things were clear: this new Dior keeps its aristocratic feeling intact; however, it's also well aware of who the new aristocracy is. Actors with a unique presence and a personal style that has become a signature on its own, like Greta Lee, Louis Garrel or Paul Kircher; football eminence Kylian Mbappé; and the new generation of models represented by Laura Kaiser, Sunday Rose and Saar Mansvelt Beck are a solid group that exemplifies the royalty of this generation is.
These new standards of elegance or taste are not only defined by their own remarkable professional paths but also by their genuine sense of style that radiates from their presence: calm, intellectual, free and delicately bold, just like Dior. The historical and remembered silhouettes of the Bar jacket or the Delft dress — now turned shorts — coexist with the cosy knits, reinterpreted shirts and relaxed denim, all sharing the same sense of comfort that does not sacrifice an iota of style. Lounging on the sofa, resting in bed, the architecture of the clothes is in harmony with the space and shapes that surround them, and they coexist in peace, with a nonchalance that doesn't mean not caring, but means being rather than pretending to be.
