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Dior Haute Couture / Image credit: Dior

There are few debuts more scrutinised than a first full Fall/Winter ready-to-wear outing at Dior, and shortly, all eyes will turn to the Jardin des Tuileries as Jonathan Anderson presents his vision live in the House’s perennial show space.

Having already unveiled his inaugural ready-to-wear and Haute Couture collections, this season feels more like the moment of synthesis. While a hit debut Spring/Summer 2026 eases some of the pressure, there are still stakes for his second, mostly regarding where the designer’s cerebral romanticism, craft-led instincts, and penchant for subversion will coalesce within the codes of such a storied brand.

A teaser clip posted to Instagram offers a glimpse of the mood, with lily pads glimpsed beneath the water, their veined membranes lit by sunlight from above. Perhaps a suggestion of something stirring below the surface? All will be revealed.

Expect, too, a formidable front row. Ambassadors, including Mia Goth, Taylor Russell, Greta Lee, Josh O’Connor, LaKeith Stanfield and Anya Taylor-Joy, are likely to descend, ensuring a runway display of its own outside the demountable setting.

Watch the show live from Paris on March 3 at 2:30 pm (March 4 at 12:30 am AEST) as Anderson defines the next chapter.

(Feature image: Photography © Ben Pexton. Ceramics © Kazunori Hamana)