His appointment as creative director of both women’s and men’s wear may mark not just a changing of the guard, but a shift in the paradigm.

“We have some very exciting news,” says Delphine Arnault, chair and CEO of Christian Dior Couture, as she sits down with Vogue Business. “Jonathan Anderson is going to be the head of creation for Dior, across men’s and women’s, couture and accessories.”

Northern Irish designer Jonathan Anderson has been named creative director of women’s, men’s and haute couture collections of Dior, replacing Maria Grazia Chiuri who held the role for almost a decade,