{"id":1409539,"date":"2026-01-26T19:50:00","date_gmt":"2026-01-26T16:50:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/analyse.optim.biz\/?p=1409539"},"modified":"2026-01-26T19:50:00","modified_gmt":"2026-01-26T16:50:00","slug":"dior-ss26-jonathan-andersons-couture-debut-wants-you-to-touch-grass","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/analyse.optim.biz\/?p=1409539","title":{"rendered":"Dior SS26: Jonathan Anderson\u2019s couture debut wants you to touch grass"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"article-body wrapper\">\n<div class=\"dazed-gallery has-20-images \">\n<div class=\"inner\">\n<header>\n<div class=\"info\"><span class=\"heading\">Dior SS26 couture <span class=\"nowrap\">\u2013 Backstage<\/span><\/span><\/div>\n<\/header>\n<div class=\"gallery\">\n<div class=\"gallery-thumbs\">\n<div class=\"gallery-thumb\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.dazeddigital.com\/fashion\/gallery\/36582\/0\/dior-ss26-couture-backstage\"><span class=\"has-css-custom-props image-container\" data-aspect-ratio-type=\"landscape\"><span class=\"preserve-aspect-ratio\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" alt=\"Dior SS26 couture Backstage\" class=\"img\" height=\"1600\" src=\"https:\/\/analyse.optim.biz\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/1435240.jpg\" width=\"2400\" title=\"1435240\"><\/span><\/span><\/a><\/div>\n<div class=\"gallery-thumb\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.dazeddigital.com\/fashion\/gallery\/36582\/1\/dior-ss26-couture-backstage\"><span class=\"has-css-custom-props image-container\" data-aspect-ratio-type=\"landscape\"><span class=\"preserve-aspect-ratio\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" alt=\"Dior SS26 couture Backstage\" class=\"img\" height=\"1058\" src=\"https:\/\/analyse.optim.biz\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/1435232.jpg\" width=\"1587\" title=\"1435232\"><\/span><\/span><\/a><\/div>\n<div class=\"gallery-thumb\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.dazeddigital.com\/fashion\/gallery\/36582\/2\/dior-ss26-couture-backstage\"><span class=\"has-css-custom-props image-container\" data-aspect-ratio-type=\"landscape\"><span class=\"preserve-aspect-ratio\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" alt=\"Dior SS26 couture Backstage\" class=\"img\" height=\"1584\" src=\"https:\/\/analyse.optim.biz\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/1435248.jpg\" width=\"2376\" title=\"1435248\"><\/span><\/span><\/a><\/div>\n<div class=\"gallery-thumb\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.dazeddigital.com\/fashion\/gallery\/36582\/3\/dior-ss26-couture-backstage\"><span class=\"has-css-custom-props image-container\" data-aspect-ratio-type=\"landscape\"><span class=\"preserve-aspect-ratio\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" alt=\"Dior SS26 couture Backstage\" class=\"img\" height=\"1096\" src=\"https:\/\/analyse.optim.biz\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/1435246.jpg\" width=\"1644\" title=\"1435246\"><\/span><\/span><\/a><\/div>\n<div class=\"gallery-thumb\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.dazeddigital.com\/fashion\/gallery\/36582\/4\/dior-ss26-couture-backstage\"><span class=\"has-css-custom-props image-container\" data-aspect-ratio-type=\"landscape\"><span class=\"preserve-aspect-ratio\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" alt=\"Dior SS26 couture Backstage\" class=\"img\" height=\"1582\" src=\"https:\/\/analyse.optim.biz\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/1435241.jpg\" width=\"2373\" title=\"1435241\"><\/span><\/span><\/a><\/div>\n<div class=\"gallery-thumb\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.dazeddigital.com\/fashion\/gallery\/36582\/5\/dior-ss26-couture-backstage\"><span class=\"has-css-custom-props image-container\" data-aspect-ratio-type=\"landscape\"><span class=\"preserve-aspect-ratio\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" alt=\"Dior SS26 couture Backstage\" class=\"img\" height=\"1600\" src=\"https:\/\/analyse.optim.biz\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/1435247.jpg\" width=\"2400\" title=\"1435247\"><\/span><\/span><\/a><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"gallery-footer\">Gallery \/ 20 images<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"embed-content\" data-embed-type=\"raw-html\">\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.dazeddigital.com\/jonathan-anderson\"><span>Jonathan Anderson<\/span><\/a><span> is the busiest man in fashion, but you already knew that by now. Last week, the Irish designer presented his sophomore menswear collection for the house of <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.dazeddigital.com\/dior\"><span>Dior<\/span><\/a><span>, blending Paul Poiret and \u2013 quite surprisingly \u2013 the New Jersey musician <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.dazeddigital.com\/tag\/mkgee\"><span>Mk.gee<\/span><\/a><span>, in order to interrogate how today\u2019s aristocratic youth might dress.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span>Today, we move to his couture debut, and the designer brought together the world\u2019s biggest stars for a horticultural feast for the eyes. Too busy pruning your own garden? Scroll down for everything that happened at the show.<\/span><\/p>\n<h1><span>THE GUESTS WERE FAR FROM GREEN<\/span><\/h1>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"instagram-container embed-content\" data-embed-type=\"media-instagram\" data-script-depends=\"instagram-embeds\">\n<script async src=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/embed.js\"><\/script><\/div>\n<div class=\"embed-content\" data-embed-type=\"raw-html\">\n<p><span>Anderson\u2019s usual cabal of front row faces were out in force for his couture debut, including house ambassadors Greta Lee and <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.dazeddigital.com\/tag\/josh-oconnor\"><span>Josh O\u2019Connor<\/span><\/a><span>, plus more of his faves like <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.dazeddigital.com\/taylor-russell\"><span>Taylor Russell<\/span><\/a><span>, Alexa Chung, <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.dazeddigital.com\/anya-taylor-joy\"><span>Anya Taylor-Joy<\/span><\/a><span> and <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.dazeddigital.com\/ethel-cain\"><span>Ethel Cain<\/span><\/a><span>. Former Dior designer <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.dazeddigital.com\/john-galliano\"><span>John Galliano<\/span><\/a><span> was also there at Anderson\u2019s request, but guest of honour was of course <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.dazeddigital.com\/rihanna\"><span>Rihanna<\/span><\/a><span>, who arrived last in a dramatic floor-length gown and a thick coat to keep out the Paris chill.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<h1><span>FLORA? I HARDLY KNOW HER<\/span><\/h1>\n<\/div>\n<figure class=\"inline-img expandable dev-view-hide\" data-img=\"2471187f-6c0d-428a-be40-b3de0142fb32\" data-src=\"https:\/\/images-prod.dazeddigital.com\/2000\/azure\/dazed-prod\/1430\/5\/1435251.jpg\" data-img-aspect-ratio-type=\"portrait\" data-img-aspect-ratio=\"0.75\"><span class=\"has-css-custom-props image-container\" data-aspect-ratio-type=\"portrait\"><span class=\"preserve-aspect-ratio\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" alt=\"Dior SS26 couture show space\" class=\"img\" height=\"3000\" src=\"https:\/\/analyse.optim.biz\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/1435251.jpg\" width=\"2250\" title=\"1435251\"><\/span><\/span><figcaption class=\"img-caption\"><span class=\"caption\">Dior SS26 couture <span class=\"nowrap\">show space<\/span><\/span><span class=\"credit\">Courtesy of Dior<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<div class=\"embed-content\" data-embed-type=\"raw-html\">\n<p><span>Today, guests returned to the same show space as last week\u2019s menswear show \u2013 a giant purpose-built structure in the gardens of the Mus\u00e9e Rodin. This time, however, the interior of the catwalk had been completely transformed \u2013 while the men\u2019s show was lined with chestnut brown curtains, today\u2019s ceiling was covered with moss, flowers, and tree branches, reflected by the mirrored walls to give the impression we were completely encased by nature.<\/span><\/p>\n<h1><span>J DUBS WANTS YOU TO TOUCH GRASS<\/span><\/h1>\n<\/div>\n<figure class=\"inline-img expandable dev-view-hide\" data-img=\"e67deaf9-9a9b-4376-a937-b3de0140bcbd\" data-src=\"https:\/\/images-prod.dazeddigital.com\/2000\/azure\/dazed-prod\/1430\/5\/1435232.jpg\" data-img-aspect-ratio-type=\"portrait\" data-img-aspect-ratio=\"0.8\"><span class=\"has-css-custom-props image-container\" data-aspect-ratio-type=\"portrait\"><span class=\"preserve-aspect-ratio\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" alt=\"Dior SS26 couture Backstage\" class=\"img\" height=\"3000\" src=\"https:\/\/analyse.optim.biz\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/1435232-1.jpg\" width=\"2400\" title=\"1435232-1\"><\/span><\/span><figcaption class=\"img-caption\"><span class=\"caption\">Dior SS26 couture<\/span><span class=\"credit\">Photography Tom Goddard<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<div class=\"embed-content\" data-embed-type=\"raw-html\">\n<p><span>As expected, the extravagant set spoke to Anderson\u2019s inspiration for the season. \u201cWhen you copy nature, you always learn something. Nature offers no fixed conclusions, only systems in motion \u2013 evolving, adapting, enduring,\u201d read this season\u2019s show notes. \u201cHaute couture belongs to this same logic: a laboratory of ideas where experimentation is inseparable from craft, and time-honoured techniques are activated as living knowledge. It is a way of seeing \u2013 an interpretive lens through which the present is examined, reassembled and imagined anew.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n<h1><span>A NEW ERA OF COUTURE<\/span><\/h1>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"dazed-gallery has-63-images \">\n<div class=\"inner\">\n<header>\n<div class=\"info\"><span class=\"heading\">Dior SS26 couture<\/span><\/div>\n<\/header>\n<div class=\"gallery\">\n<div class=\"gallery-thumbs\">\n<div class=\"gallery-thumb\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.dazeddigital.com\/fashion\/gallery\/36581\/0\/dior-ss26-couture\"><span class=\"has-css-custom-props image-container\" data-aspect-ratio-type=\"landscape\"><span class=\"preserve-aspect-ratio\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" alt=\"Dior SS26 couture\" class=\"img\" height=\"910\" src=\"https:\/\/analyse.optim.biz\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/1435168.jpg\" width=\"1365\" title=\"1435168\"><\/span><\/span><\/a><\/div>\n<div class=\"gallery-thumb\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.dazeddigital.com\/fashion\/gallery\/36581\/1\/dior-ss26-couture\"><span class=\"has-css-custom-props image-container\" data-aspect-ratio-type=\"landscape\"><span class=\"preserve-aspect-ratio\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" alt=\"Dior SS26 couture\" class=\"img\" height=\"910\" src=\"https:\/\/analyse.optim.biz\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/1435169.jpg\" width=\"1365\" title=\"1435169\"><\/span><\/span><\/a><\/div>\n<div class=\"gallery-thumb\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.dazeddigital.com\/fashion\/gallery\/36581\/2\/dior-ss26-couture\"><span class=\"has-css-custom-props image-container\" data-aspect-ratio-type=\"landscape\"><span class=\"preserve-aspect-ratio\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" alt=\"Dior SS26 couture\" class=\"img\" height=\"910\" src=\"https:\/\/analyse.optim.biz\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/1435170.jpg\" width=\"1365\" title=\"1435170\"><\/span><\/span><\/a><\/div>\n<div class=\"gallery-thumb\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.dazeddigital.com\/fashion\/gallery\/36581\/3\/dior-ss26-couture\"><span class=\"has-css-custom-props image-container\" data-aspect-ratio-type=\"landscape\"><span class=\"preserve-aspect-ratio\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" alt=\"Dior SS26 couture\" class=\"img\" height=\"910\" src=\"https:\/\/analyse.optim.biz\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/1435171.jpg\" width=\"1365\" title=\"1435171\"><\/span><\/span><\/a><\/div>\n<div class=\"gallery-thumb\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.dazeddigital.com\/fashion\/gallery\/36581\/4\/dior-ss26-couture\"><span class=\"has-css-custom-props image-container\" data-aspect-ratio-type=\"landscape\"><span class=\"preserve-aspect-ratio\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" alt=\"Dior SS26 couture\" class=\"img\" height=\"910\" src=\"https:\/\/analyse.optim.biz\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/1435172.jpg\" width=\"1365\" title=\"1435172\"><\/span><\/span><\/a><\/div>\n<div class=\"gallery-thumb\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.dazeddigital.com\/fashion\/gallery\/36581\/5\/dior-ss26-couture\"><span class=\"has-css-custom-props image-container\" data-aspect-ratio-type=\"landscape\"><span class=\"preserve-aspect-ratio\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" alt=\"Dior SS26 couture\" class=\"img\" height=\"910\" src=\"https:\/\/analyse.optim.biz\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/1435173.jpg\" width=\"1365\" title=\"1435173\"><\/span><\/span><\/a><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"gallery-footer\">Gallery \/ 63 images<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"embed-content\" data-embed-type=\"raw-html\">\n<p><span>The show began, and the dawn of Dior\u2019s new couture era appeared: a thick black column of a gown, buoyed by a globular hoop skirt, and its surface covered in multiple folds and tied in a bow at the hem. Over the model\u2019s arm lay bright green shreds made to look like long grass, and hanging from her ear was a silk-cut cyclamen bouquet, the flower that <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/p\/DT2qbGWDGcy\/?hl=en&amp;img_index=1\"><span>John Galliano gifted to Anderson<\/span><\/a><span> before his ready-to-wear debut last year.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span>We\u2019ve seen Anderson explore nature before, most memorably for Loewe\u2019s SS23 men\u2019s collection, where live greenery sprouted from trainers, trousers and coats. This time, Anderson was approaching the subject through the savoir faire of couture: layered gowns resembled bouquets of lilies, silk cut flowers were painstakingly applied to canonical gowns, while dresses in fluid and gestural forms looked like they\u2019d sprouted from a garden, rather than been constructed in an atelier. It seems that, in a world overrun by AI deepfakes and nefarious technocrats, J Dubs clearly wants us to go outside and smell the roses.<\/span><\/p>\n<h1><span>WHAT\u2019S IN YOUR WUNDERKAMMER?<\/span><\/h1>\n<\/div>\n<figure class=\"inline-img expandable dev-view-hide\" data-img=\"c173288c-96c0-480d-a54c-b3de01410afb\" data-src=\"https:\/\/images-prod.dazeddigital.com\/2000\/azure\/dazed-prod\/1430\/5\/1435248.jpg\" data-img-aspect-ratio-type=\"portrait\" data-img-aspect-ratio=\"0.8\"><span class=\"has-css-custom-props image-container\" data-aspect-ratio-type=\"portrait\"><span class=\"preserve-aspect-ratio\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" alt=\"Dior SS26 couture Backstage\" class=\"img\" height=\"2973\" src=\"https:\/\/analyse.optim.biz\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/1435248-1.jpg\" width=\"2378\" title=\"1435248-1\"><\/span><\/span><figcaption class=\"img-caption\"><span class=\"caption\">Dior SS26 couture<\/span><span class=\"credit\">Photography Tom Goddard<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<div class=\"embed-content\" data-embed-type=\"raw-html\">\n<p><span>Anderson also approached this season as if he were building a wunderkammer (that\u2019s a cabinet of curiosities for those not fluent in German). Also known as \u2018rooms of wonder\u2019, wunderkammers were basically little one-roomed museums that became popular in Renaissance Europe, displaying exotic artefacts, religious relics and other interesting objects. \u201cThis collection, his first foray into couture, is constructed like a wunderkammer \u2013 a place where museum-quality pieces and natural wonders are gathered and recontextualised, offering a new means of preservation through transformation,\u201d said the show notes. \u201cFor Anderson, couture too, is without guarantee; it is an endangered form of knowledge that survives only through practice. To create it is to protect it.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div id=\"newsletter-inline-last\">\n<div class=\"newsletter-small\">\n<div class=\"inner\">\n<h1 class=\"newsletter-title\">Escape the algorithm! 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