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Dior invites us to take a stroll by a pond
Less than a year after the announcement of his appointment as creative director of all Dior collections, Jonathan Anderson is already unveiling his fifth show for the house, his second womenswear collection.
A Dior show by a pond of water lilies
Instead of the imposing white cube that usually serves as the setting for Dior‘s runways in the Jardin des Tuileries in Paris, guests discovered an airy installation on March 3rd, 2026. Punctuated by large bay windows, the facade revealed a small pond covered with white water lilies… Corridors emerged all around it to welcome the house’s Fall/Winter 2026–2027 collection.
As usual, Jonathan Anderson had imagined an original invitation. Two miniature versions of the green metal chairs that fill the iconic Parisian garden were placed on the invite.
The same seats that welcomed the guests who came for the show, as if they had been borrowed from the Tuileries Garden specifically for the event… Isolated from passersby – VIP guests oblige – the fashion world discovered an ethereal and refined collection.
More springlike than his Spring/Summer 2026 wardrobe, this Fall/Winter 2026–2027 collection is indeed filled with flowers and ruffled skirts reminiscent of tutus. The whole is punctuated by curved volumes and fresh colors, like candy pink, chick yellow, ecru and sky blue. To some extent, the collection stems from the Irish designer’s breathtaking first haute couture collection presented last January in Paris.
A Fall/Winter 2026-2027 collection with a springtime feel
Among the large windows of the set and the poetic pond of water lilies, this new Dior show felt like a sunlit, elegant and playful stroll through the Jardin des Tuileries. One could revel in the satin mini Bar suits or marvel at the morning dew. The feathers embroidered along the hem of the jacket, the fastening punctuated with small buttons and the mandarin collar offer a new take on a house classic that Jonathan Anderson loves to reinvent, season after season. On some silhouettes, the suit goes below the waist. Its sleeves appear in delicate immaculate lace in contrast with the loose-fitting light denim jeans.
The show features light fabrics (satin, silk, feathers, embroidered lace) and airy cuts. Skirts fluttered around the models’ hips and legs, while the bodices of the dresses floated in front of their chests. Some looks unveil surreal volumes shaped through rounded cut-outs, whose tubular form recalls that of arum flowers, those white blooms that grow by the water… Alongside the pink water lilies embroidered onto semi-transparent dresses.
All the looks from the Dior Fall/Winter 2026-2027 show
