A County Derry designer has been hailed as a “visionary creator” by Dior, as it announced he will be the first sole Creative Director who will work across all the fashion house’s collections collections since its founder Christian Dior.

Anderson, who was named the artistic director of Dior menswear in April, is now set to take full creative creative control. He has been appointed the sole director of Dior following the departure of Maria Grazia Chiuri after her nine-year tenure as the Creative Director of the luxury brand.

Jonathan Anderson is now the creative director of Dior, the first since Christian Dior to oversee the house’s women’s wear, men’s wear, and couture.