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A few months after his first fairy-tale-inspired haute couture collection, Jonathan Anderson<\/b> continues to explore an extraordinary imaginary world. In keeping with his desire to ground his work in an artistic universe, the creative director decided to draw on the house\u2019s founding codes to echo a contemporary artist who has blurred the boundaries between painting and sculpture. Jonathan Anderson conceives this collection as a true work of art, where the garment becomes a collector\u2019s item set against a botanical backdrop evoking the poetic world of Dior<\/b>.<\/p>\n
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More than ever, art fuels Dior\u2019s creativity. For his second haute couture collection at Dior, Jonathan Anderson has skillfully reimagined the house\u2019s signature codes to make them desirable in the eyes of the audience. By creating a dialogue between the house\u2019s creative and cultural universe and the artist\u2019s sculptural world, the creative director has brought eighty-year-old pieces back into the spotlight without resorting to mere nostalgic reinterpretation. Thus, Dior\u2019s heritage<\/b> is both preserved and reinterpreted according to contemporary aesthetic codes, for an audience always seeking immersive experiences where storytelling invites travel and a break from the everyday. This is not a literal reference to the artist, but rather a couture interpretation.<\/p>\n
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Largely inspired by the work of Lynda Benglis<\/b>, this influence of sculptures with organic forms and flowing materials is evident in numerous pleated dresses featuring sculptural silhouettes and metallic effects. This impression of volumes that seem to be molded rather than sewn reflects Jonathan Anderson\u2019s desire to explore the artist\u2019s work in depth, as well as physical techniques such as pleating, knotting, and hand-draping.<\/p>\n
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