Dior to host first fashion show in Dublin with NI designer Jonathan Anderson at the helm

“I began my career in fashion in Dublin, so returning here feels deeply personal”

Northern Irish designer Jonathan Anderson has said it is a “dream come true” to be bringing Dior to Ireland.

Dior will present the Fall 2027 Show at Trinity College Dublin in December, marking the first time the Magherafelt-born fashion designer will present a collection in Ireland.

The collection will be unveiled against the backdrop of the university’s Old Library, an 18th-century building housing a world-class library and cultural institution – it is also the first time the fashion house will have had a show in Ireland.

Co Derry’s own Jonathan Anderson became creative director of Dior’s women’s, men’s and haute couture collections last year.

Anderson, who founded his own JW Anderson label before transforming Loewe into one of fashion’s most influential luxury brands, has become one of the industry’s biggest names.

Announcing the show, he said: “Showing at Trinity College Dublin is a dream come true. I began my career in fashion in Dublin, so returning here feels deeply personal.

“To present this collection in such an extraordinary setting – at an institution with such an important cultural history – is a real honour.”

The announcement imagery shows a shamrock along with a quote from Dublin-born Carmel Snow, the editor-in-chief of the American edition Harper’s Bazaar from the 1930s to 1950s, reading: “It’s quite a revolution, dear Christian. Your dresses have such a new look.”

This comes off the back of the news earlier this month that Anderson designed Taylor Swift and Travis Kelce’s custom Christian Dior Haute Couture wedding outfits.

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