“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.”

On Thursday, the house announced that Maria Grazia Chiuri would be stepping down from her position as creative director of women’s haute couture, ready-to-wear and accessories. Kim Jones left the brand in January , and Anderson was confirmed as artistic director of the men’s collections in April. “Over the last 11 years that he has been at LVMH, we have had many discussions about what he wanted to do next. And there was always one brand he was very attracted to,” says Arnault. “We think this is the right moment to make this appoin

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