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Couture Has Entered a New Era. What Does It Mean?

There were plenty of questions coursing through the shows in Paris this week as new designers at Chanel and Dior brought fresh perspectives to their first couture collections, reports Angelo Flaccavento.
Christian Dior Haute Couture Autumn/Winter 2026
Christian Dior Haute Couture Autumn/Winter 2026 (Launchmetrics.com/Spotlight)

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Exclusive: How Jonathan Anderson Is ‘Rebooting’ Couture at Dior

In a global exclusive interview ahead of his debut couture show, the designer tells Imran Amed how he is revamping couture at the storied French house by expanding the brand’s top-end offering — with everything from jewellery made from meteorites to upcycled handbags in 18th-century fabrics — and inviting the wider public into fashion’s most rarefied world.

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