JW Anderson’s Paris Pop-Up: Unveiling the Future of Fashion Under Dior’s New Creative Leader

Jonathan Anderson settles in Paris. The eponymous brand founded by the new creative director of Dior, Jonathan Anderson, has starred the last week in the French agenda of the sector, framed in the Paris fashion week, with the launch of exclusive garments in Net-a-Porter and the opening of its pop up in Galeries Lafayette, available until October 15th.

The former creative director of Loewe has released garments from the spring-summer 2026 collection exclusively through online luxury giant Net-a-Porter, a month before his latest creations land in other retailers. Some of the pieces have sold out in just a few hours.

In parallel, Anderson has created an ephemeral space on the second floor of Galeries Lafayette for his eponymous brand, the first and only one in Paris to present the renewed vision of the JW Anderson brand, along with the complete women’s collection. The space will be available until October 15th.

Dior named Jonathan Anderson creative director in June, and debuted last week in Paris

Jonathan Anderson joined Dior in 2025, taking over as artistic director of the brand’s men’s section in April, and expanding his role to creative director of all women’s, men’s and couture collections in June of this same year.

The Irish designer debuted his first women’s collection at Paris fashion week, held Sept. 29th-Oct. 7th, with an archival compilation of other creative directors’ time at the maison.Lace collars from the brief tenure of Yves Saint Laurent, headdresses from one of Galliano’s collections, new versions of the New Look from the Raf Simons era and a streetwise touch by Maria Grazia accompanied the creative on his first runway at the helm of Dior.

Jonathan Anderson founded his brand JW Anderson in 2008, after his first contact with Prada in the visual merchandising department under the tutelage of Manuela Pavesi, and quickly won critical acclaim for his androgynous and experimental approach, initially focused on men’s fashion. In 2010, she launched her first women’s fashion line, with which she debuted at London Fashion Week, and three years later, LVMH acquired a minority stake in the firm.