Donegal tweed Dior, Jonathan Anderson releases first menswear looks for Fall 2026

Donegal tweed galore at Dior as Jonathan Anderson on Wednesday released his first menswear looks for Fall 2026, riffing on the blend of historicism, haute gamme and hip he developed in his debut show for the house.

Anderson’s love of 18th-century elegance apparent again in fracks, albeit in raw denim; and fresh takes on mini bar jackets, but in petrol green tweed.
 
Though the Northern Irish designer did inject a surprising dash of medieval heraldry into his latest take on his pathbreaking Delft shorts

“Then and now collide to seize the moment, conveying joy and spontaneity in the art of dressing,” opined Anderson, in a communique with a look book.
 
It features a series of models shot before a gilded Grand Empire backdrop by photographer Peter Joseph Smith. Opening with a stupendous set of embroidered tails with matching waistcoat, paired with washed out denim jeans.
 
Throughout, Jonathan plays on classic elements in the Dior DNA. Besides the Bar jacket, frockcoats and tailcoats, blousons, striped shirts, chinos, along with loafers, sneakers and soft messenger bags. 
 

Though he extends the classic canon into the rugby shirts, Bermudas and five-pocket trousers. One finds it hard to imagine Monsieur Dior playing rugger, or indeed wearing these chinos, which feature massive holes in the knees. 
 
But Anderson’s gutsy iconoclasm is always admirable, and his use of rococo-flavored Diorette charms and bold coats of arms enlarged as prints all look great and sure to be hugely influential.
 
Plus, he looks past Monsieur’s famous love of Britain to America, seen in meters of denim, cut into tailcoats or used in paneled jeans. Think Yellowstone cowboy in Versailles.
 
Notably, the look book comes just days after Dior revealed that Anderson’s first cruise collection for the house will be staged in Los Angeles next May. 
 
“Dressing up allows one to get in character, in fact, toying with the template of an aristocratic wardrobe,” insisted the Paris-based house in the release. 
 
Too true, as seen in these first looks for fall 2026 by Dior.
 
“Taking what is old and what is new to shape the now, letting empathy define poise,” concluded Anderson.