Dior to make Irish debut with Dublin show

From Paris's iconic Avenue Montaigne to the hallowed halls of Trinity College Dublin, Dior designer Jonathan Anderson plans to bring his latest collection a little bit closer to home.

Known as the home of the Book of Kells, the university's Old Library will play host to the fashion house's Fall 2027 collection on 4 December.

It marks Dior's first-ever show on the island of Ireland.

Anderson is the first designer since Christian Dior to lead both the women's and men's lines at the world-famous French fashion house.

The Northern Ireland-born designer said in a social media post that he was "so excited and so proud" to be able to show the collection at Ireland's oldest university.

"Showing at Trinity College Dublin is a dream come true. I began my career in fashion in Dublin, so returning here feels deeply personal," he added.

"To present this collection in such an extraordinary setting – at an institution with such an important cultural history – is a real honour."

The library's main chamber, known as the Long Room, features 65m-high vaulted ceilings and houses almost 200,000 of the universities oldest books and manuscripts.

The fashion brand said the collection would be "unveiled against the backdrop of the university's Old Library, an 18th-century building housing a world-class academic and cultural institution".

"This is the first time that Jonathan Anderson has presented a collection in Ireland, and also the first time the House has shown there."

The show announcement, which features a line drawing of a four-leaf clover, also includes a quote from Dublin-born journalist Carmel Snow who championed the concept of "the well-dressed woman with a well-dressed mind".

Snow, who was editor-in-chief of Harper's Bazaar in the US at the time of Dior's first collection wrote: "It's quite a revolution, dear Christian. Your dresses have such a new look."