EMERALD ISLE: Jonathan Anderson is bringing his career full circle, with plans to stage his first fashion show in Ireland in December.
The Northern Irish designer plans to unveil his Dior pre-fall 2027 collection at Trinity College in Dublin on Dec. 4, WWD has learned.
Anderson’s first job in fashion was at the Brown Thomas department store in Dublin, and he has collaborated with brewer Guinness under his J.W. Anderson label, but this will be the first time he’s presented a collection in the country.
It will also mark Dior’s first show in Ireland, the house said in a statement shared with WWD exclusively.
“The collection will be unveiled against the backdrop of the university’s Old Library, an 18th-century building housing a world-class academic and cultural institution,” Dior said.
The Old Library at Trinity College in Dublin.
Courtesy of Trinity College Dublin
Anderson, who presented his Dior cruise 2027 show in Los Angeles in May, said he was thrilled to head to Ireland’s oldest university.
The Old Library is raising funds for its first major renovation in more than 300 years, with restoration and construction work due to start next year. It is the subject of a three-part documentary series, featuring alumni including actress Ruth Negga, currently airing on Irish TV channel RTÉ One.
“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 honor,” Anderson said.
He’s also innovating with the format of the show. During his predecessor Maria Grazia Chiuri’s tenure, Dior presented its pre-fall collections in a look book format in December, and then a second time with traveling runway presentations timed to the collection’s arrival in stores. The last Dior pre-fall runway show was in Kyoto in April 2025.
Dior did not give a reason for the scheduling switch, but it noted that Dublin was the birthplace of Carmel Snow, the editor-in-chief of the U.S. edition of Harper’s Bazaar, who coined the term “New Look” after seeing founder Christian Dior’s debut collection in 1947.
Anderson’s save-the-date features Snow’s now-famous quote alongside a four-leafed clover, which Anderson has made an emblem of his tenure at Dior – not to be confused with Ireland’s emblem, the shamrock, which usually has three leaves.
Jonathan Anderson joining Dior
David Sims/Courtesy of Dior
