Paris Haute Couture SS26 · Runway show Womenswear
Dior
By Jonathan Anderson. 63 looks, shown 26 January 2026 in Paris. Known this season for rosettes / corsages, headband / hair accessory, appliques / 3D flowers.
The show
The collection, look by look
Haute Couture Spring/Summer 2026 · HC-SS26Every look in runway order as a column of the colours measured from its garments. Hover or use the arrow keys to read each one; play to walk the show.
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Black plissé high-neck gown with orchid corsage and chartreuse raffia fringe
A severe pleated column softened by an oversized orchid corsage, then jolted awake by a shaggy lime raffia fringe carried like a pet. Elegant restraint meets tactile, almost botanical, wit.
What set Dior apart
Over-represented in this house's looks compared with the rest of the season.
The palette
Share of garment area across 63 looks, measured from the clothes (skin and set excluded).
Silhouettes
Share of the 63 tagged looks.
What the collection was made of
Share of the 63 looks described by our AI taggerTraditions in the collection
Cultural influences →6 of Dior's 338 looks draw on a specific dress or craft tradition, as read from the photographs.
- Pankou / frog closures · China · East Asia2 looks
“Black knotted cord frog fastenings with looped ends and hanging tassel closing the jacket front below the shearling collar.”
- Kimono / obi brocade · Japan · East Asia2 looks
“Metallic gold brocade with swirling ground and red-orange chrysanthemum-like roundels, wrapped around the hips and secured with a black braided cord with tassels, recalling obi brocade.”
- Chinese silk brocade · East Asian (unspecified) · East AsiaLook 47
“Black ground with metallic gold woven large chrysanthemum-like roundels, lustrous jacquard brocade; could equally read as Chinese or Japanese obi brocade.”
- Traje de flamenca · Spain · European folk & regional dressLook 9
“Large pink carnation clusters worn at both sides of sleek, pulled-back hair, recalling the flamenca flor; paired with cascading ruffles.”
- Banarasi brocade · India · South AsiaLook 46
“Metallic gold and silver zari-like ground with small scattered floral buti motifs, patched panels and a contrasting border edge, resembling repurposed brocade sari fabric.”
The character of the clothes
Dior's clothes were more muted, more textured, more formal, more daring and more experimental than most of the season.
- DarkerLighter
- MutedVividmore muted than 80% of collections
- CoolerWarmer
- SmoothTextured & printedmore textured than 85% of collections
- CasualFormalmore formal than 93% of collections
- ClassicDaringmore daring than 89% of collections
- ExperimentalWearablemore experimental than 87% of collections
Dior against every other house measured so far
Also in Paris, Couture Spring/Summer 2026
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Dior, in context
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