Jonathan Anderson

Founder and Creative Director, JW Anderson

Search every verified Jonathan Anderson interview, podcast appearance, and on-the-record quote — each transcript cross-checked by AI and human review to confirm speaker identity. Jonathan Anderson, founder of JW Anderson and creative director of Dior, has been active in several public appearances over the past two months. In October 2026, he participated in a Criterion Collection video where he discussed his favorite films, including works by Stanley Kubrick and Pier Paolo Pasolini, and mentioned that Pasolini's "Salò" has been a major inspiration. He also noted that filmmaker Luca Guadagnino influenced his perspective on certain films. Earlier, in September 2026, Anderson presented the Dior Spring/Summer 2027 ready-to-wear collection in Paris, which he described as concluding the first full cycle of his direction at the house. He stated that the goal was to "break a pattern" at Dior and focus on reinvention, exploring who the Dior woman could be in ten years. The show featured set design by Bureau Betak and was attended by figures including Rihanna, who congratulated Anderson on his work. In a separate Vogue feature, Anderson visited the Dior Heritage archive in Paris, where he examined iconic pieces such as the Bar jacket and the 1952 dress "La Cigale," which he cited as a direct inspiration for his Dior Cigale bag. He described the Bar jacket as a "pillar" of the house and reflected on how archival pieces become more technical when viewed without a model. In July 2026, Anderson presented his second haute couture collection for Dior, drawing inspiration from the sculptures of American artist Lynda Benglis. He emphasized the collaborative nature of couture, noting that each look is "their baby" for the atelier workers, and acknowledged the retirement of Nadège Guenin, a second head of atelier who had been with the house for 43 years.