Dior Cruise 2027 Draws On Hollywood To Create Jonathan Anderson’s Cinematic Dreamscape
Jonathan Anderson’s first Cruise collection for Dior was a love letter to Hollywood in every sense
This week, Jonathan Anderson transformed the Los Angeles County Museum of Art into a dazzling catwalk that fused high fashion with California culture, and the decision to bring Dior to Hollywood felt rooted in something far deeper than a location choice. This is his first Cruise collection for the house, and he chose to make it count in the most considered way possible.
Why Hollywood
The House has always had Hollywood coursing through its veins. In fact, Christian Dior designed costumes for film as early as 1942, before he even founded the Maison – in 1955 he received an Oscar nomination for Terminal Station. Marlene Dietrich once declared, famously, that there was no Dietrich without Dior. Today, Jonathan understands that Christian Dior understood how important the idea of the dream was for people after the war, as a form of escapism, and he carried that understanding all the way to Los Angeles.
The Screenplay
Before a single look appeared on the runway, the guests already knew they were to expect something special. The show notes did not arrive as the usual printed cards or booklets. They were printed on a classic film script, a detail made clear that this was not simply a fashion show but a signature piece of Jonathan storytelling. Ornamental streetlights and vintage convertible cars lined the grounds of LACMA, creating a cinematic version of Los Angeles right there within the museum, complete with fog that drifted across the runway.
The Collection
The show opened with fluttering dresses inspired by Californian poppies, beginning with a pale primrose yellow look wrapped in oversized floral accents, setting the tone for everything that followed. An Haute Couture jacket from Spring/Summer 1949, worn by Marlene Dietrich in Alfred Hitchcock’s Stage Fright, was one of the key starting points. From there, the collection moved through softened tailoring, reworked denim inspired by Dior’s 1950s textiles, embroidered lace evening dresses and shearling coats alongside sequinned suiting and pyjama shirts paired with leather trousers. Dior grey permeated the collection as a quiet nod to film noir, while the yellow of the California poppy broke through like sunlight.
Headpieces by Philip Treacy were dramatic and sculptural, recalling immediately the world of Isabella Blow and some of the most extraordinary chapters in fashion history. Meanwhile, a collaboration with California-based artist Ed Ruscha produced a series of archetypal American shirts incorporating elements from existing artworks, bringing the Pop Art spirit of Los Angeles directly into the collection.
The Front Row
Sabrina Carpenter arrived minutes before showtime wearing the collection’s opening look, a sheer pale primrose yellow dress, making her case once again for the naked dress. Miley Cyrus, Anya Taylor-Joy, Jisoo, Tracee Ellis Ross, Miranda Kerr, Taylor Russell, Jeff Goldblum, Leslie Mann and Maude Apatow were among others who gathered at LACMA for the occasion.
Lead Image Credit: Harper’s Bazaar Arabia