Classic luxury and streetwear cross paths in Paris with Anderson_ Mihara Yasuhiro and Chavarria
Paris - Dior is set to present its new artistic director_ Jonathan Anderson_ at Paris Fashion Week Men_s this Friday. Anderson_ the designer who radically changed the century-old Spanish firm Loewe_ now has the responsibility of doing the same with all of the French brand's collection lines.
Since Christian Dior founded the powerful brand in 1947_ it had not had the same artistic director for the men's_ women's and haute couture collections. The 40-year-old Northern Irish designer_ known for his passion for contemporary art and his conceptual style_ has now taken on that challenge.
On the same day_ the Chicano American designer_ Willy Chavarria_ will present his collection in Paris for the second time_ with a street and quarrelsome style totally opposite to Anderson_s.
Creator of his own brand JW Anderson_ Anderson boosted Loewe_s sales during his almost twelve years of management between 2013 and 2025. His creations are meticulous; an exaltation of luxury_ but with humour_ full of nods to his passions (art_ cinema)_ with an abundance of noble materials_ such as leather_ the highest quality wools_ and metal.
Born in California in 1967_ Chavarria is an activist designer_ a defender of migrants and the homosexual cause_ who draws inspiration from the fashion of the 1940s: men in wide pleated trousers_ shoulder pads_ open shirts_ a profusion of chains and beads_ and vamp women.
But this is combined with more informal clothing_ sports tracksuits_ basketball trainers_ and long or short boxer shorts.
Chavarria caused a sensation six months ago with a show that featured a musical performance by rapper J Balvin_ in a Parisian church.
Anderson prefers the calmness of classical or electronic music_ and allusions to artists such as the American artist Andy Warhol.
"Dior is a legendary name that must reflect its time_" Anderson told the newspaper Le Figaro on the eve of his show_ which took place at the Hôtel des Invalides.
The luxury sector is experiencing moments of uncertainty_ and artistic changes have taken place throughout 2025 in brands such as Dior_ Balenciaga and Chanel_ where the forty-one-year-old Franco-Belgian designer Matthieu Blazy is set to make his debut.
Anderson took the reins of Dior calmly_ and the brand already announced that it would not present a collection at Haute Couture Week_ in ten days_ time.
This Friday_ the Japanese designer Mihara Yasuhiro_ who usually reinterprets streetwear and skateboard fashion with humour_ and his compatriot Junya Watanabe_ will also present their collections.