Jonathan Anderson, the Northern Irish designer who made Loewe a billion dollar brand, has just taken on the biggest job in fashion: the first sole creative director of Dior since the eponymous Christian Dior. Ahead of this fashion week there’s been a chaotic reshuffle at the top of fashion as the industry copes with a challenging economic downturn. Who is the most important man in fashion, and can he rescue Dior from the chaos?

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Further reading:

Jonathan Anderson: British designer to take the reins at Dior

Is this fashion’s most powerful man?

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