Dior: Anatomy of an Haute Couture Collection

Directed by fashion documentary filmmaker Loïc Prigent, this 55-minute film grants intimate access to the House of Dior's storied ateliers as Jonathan Anderson prepares and presents his inaugural Haute Couture collection for the house (Spring/Summer 2026). Anderson serves as guide and narrator throughout, leading viewers behind the scenes and onto the runway while explaining his creative decisions silhouette by silhouette and embroidery by embroidery. The documentary traces the conceptual and technical journey of the collection, which Anderson framed as a 'Wunderkammer of ideas' — a cabinet of curiosities rooted in nature, art history, and craft tradition. He draws inspiration from cyclamen flowers gifted to him by John Galliano (a gesture of creative continuity between house stewards), the ceramic vase forms of artist Magdalene Odundo, fossils, meteorite fragments, 18th-century Venetian miniatures, and silks from the court of Louis XV. Viewers see the atelier's meditative hand-stitching environment, where precision is measured in millimeters, and learn how every element — feather work mimicking cloisonné enamel, sculptural silk-and-wire balloon dresses, bias-cut gowns, botanical foliage crowns, and jewelry set with antique cameos and meteorite shards — is constructed entirely by hand. The film culminates at the runway presentation, where Anderson unveils his first-ever wedding dress for Dior, displayed in a glass case resembling a terrarium, as the pristine white finale gown. Anderson positions the collection as an education in what haute couture can be: not merely a show, but an inspiration across Dior's entire creative ecosystem.

Sources: TMDb, Wallpaper*, AnOther Magazine, YouTube (Loïc Prigent channel search)