The most-photographed guest might actually have been Lauren Sánchez Bezos, posing enthusiastically in a light blue Dior skirt suit with a resplendent fur, or fur-effect, trim, (at least until Rihanna arrived, almost an hour late). But the most unexpected, the one who turned the most heads, was John Galliano.

With Paul Poiret as his muse, Jonathan Anderson’s second runway outing for Dior menswear reconceptualised Modernity in a way only the maestro can.

Rihanna made a late entrance as Greta Lee, Parker Posey and Ruth Wilson were among those waiting to see Jonathan Anderson's first couture collection for the house.

The Canadian actress and director joins the house ahead of Jonathan Anderson's couture debut.

Peter Philips, creative and image director of Christian Dior Makeup, and hairstylist Guido Palau share how they brought Jonathan Anderson's first couture show vision into bloom

There were tailcoats made of cable knits, fit for black tie at a retirement home. Bell-curved Bar jackets and distressed cargo jorts screamed of bad taste. Skinny pants bordered on leggings, while houndstooth dress trousers came with legs as wide as dinner menus. (“Angst” and “wrongness” were criteria Mr. Anderson said he was going for.)