What led to Jonathan Anderson’s sudden appointment as head of Dior menswear?

Jonathan Anderson's first show for Dior menswear would be presented June 27 in Paris. Photo: Handout

On Thursday (April 17), one of the worst-kept secrets in the fashion industry was confirmed, in a brief unceremonious manner. At least part of it.

During a shareholder meeting, Bernard Arnault, the CEO of the LVMH Moet Hennessy Louis Vuitton luxury goods empire, let fly that Jonathan Anderson, the former Loewe designer who built that brand from a niche collection into a fashion powerhouse, would officially be stepping in as the head menswear designer at Dior.