Jonathan Anderson has been announced as the first creative director for men’s, women’s and couture collections at Dior, bringing to an end speculation about the luxury brand’s future.
The 40-year-old, from County Derry in Northern Ireland, will be the first designer to hold complete creative control of the fashion house since Christian Dior.
Delphine Arnault, the chair and chief executive of Dior, described Anderson as “the most talented designer of his generation”. He has long been compared with Karl Lagerfeld by fashion insiders.
Anderson, who is the son of former Ireland rugby international, Willie Anderson, said: “It is a great honour to join the house of Dior as…