DIOR SPRING 2027 – Jonathan Anderson has given the Dior woman a softer, lighter touch for spring. The show started with models walking in chiffon down a runway over a pond in the Tuileries gardens.

Paris was still baking in late September, so Dior fitted its airy, verandah-style venue with roller blinds and ceiling fans. Christian Dior launched in 1947. Jonathan let go of the heavy tweeds and stiff, corseted shapes, and the idea grew out of the brutal heat of his July menswear show. “I’ll never forget being that hot,” he admitted.

The result was a fresh take on the summer suit: short, layered, semi-sheer skirts with chiffon blazers in pinstripe or tweed prints, and a Bar jacket that felt as soft as loose ribbons. Dior’s beloved prettiness returned in layers of sorbets and pastel flowers, including a dress that looked like a bouquet of pink-and-white hydrangeas, with a frothy petaled boa at the neck.

He dedicated the show to the late Mathilde Favier, the house’s longtime public relations director and a beloved presence at the brand. Her instinct for mixing polish with play could be felt in the clothes, from soft jackets over chiffon skirts to bow-trimmed dresses ruffled like carnations, Mathilde wore a black Dior to the recent funeral of the King of Norway, including the Queen of Denmark and Princess Charlene of Monaco.