Jonathan Anderson has revealed Dior’s Fall 2026 womenswear collection through a new image series shot on the banks of the Seine in Paris.
The collection, presented as a pre-fall offering, continues his recoding of the French house’s heritage less than a year after taking over as creative director of Dior womenswear.
The lookbook was photographed by Olimpia Taliani de Marchio and Peter Joseph Smith on the riverbank, a location described as a favored reflective spot for the Northern Irish designer.
A wardrobe for many characters and occasions
Dior’s official social channels and fashion lovers describe the collection as a “wardrobe for many characters and occasions,” balancing everyday pieces with couture-level construction. The house stated that the line explores the power of fashion “to rewire the everyday,” framing the looks as versatile yet precise.
One of the most striking elements is a series of ultra‑wide, voluminous jeans that read as denim but are in fact cut from silk denim. These pleated trousers, with their exaggerated volume, elevate a casual textile into demi‑couture territory.
Bow details appear throughout the collection and are emerging as a signature of Anderson’s Dior. large, sculptural bows on silk chemises and evening dresses, sometimes positioned at the side of the body or the hips.
Dior’s iconic Bar jacket
Dior’s iconic Bar jacket is another central motif. Anderson has reworked the house classic in multiple ways, including cropped, softened, and dramatically enlarged versions that function as full coats. Bar‑inspired tailoring appears both as minimalist longline outerwear and as shrunken jackets threaded with loose ribbon ties, drawing a direct line between archive shapes and contemporary construction.
The collection also includes distressed, floor‑length silk‑denim skirts built from classic jean pockets, styled with speckled charcoal cardigans. Eveningwear spans draped moiré dresses with side bows, sweeping silk gowns, and opera coats that reference Dior’s haute couture past more overtly. Several looks echo custom gowns already seen on red carpets, including a draped silhouette worn by actor Mia Goth, which now appears as part of the pre‑fall line.
Accessories play a supporting but visible role. Bags such as the Dior Cigale and Dior Crunchy, along with loafers, mules, and open‑toe pumps finished with complementary C and D buckles. Design Scene, which also covered the lookbook, underlined how these accessories extend the idea of dressing as character creation within Anderson’s narrative for Dior.
Fall 2026 pre‑collection
The creative team behind the imagery reflects Dior’s current casting of collaborators. Design Scene reported that creative direction is credited to Jonathan Anderson, with photography by Peter Joseph Smith and details captured by Olimpia Taliani de Marchio. Styling is by Benjamin Bruno, while casting director Ashley Brokaw assembled the model line‑up.
This Fall 2026 pre‑collection follows Anderson’s widely watched womenswear debut for Dior earlier in the year and his menswear pre‑fall 2026 collection released in November.
Together, these projects mark the early stages of his tenure at the house, as he continues to test how far Dior’s historical codes can stretch while remaining legible as Dior.
The brand has indicated that Anderson will next present his first haute couture collection for Dior, suggesting that the Fall 2026 images along the Seine offer not only a snapshot of the moment but also an early signal of what may come next.
