We can never just have a chill start to the month, can we? It wasn’t enough that last month was Met Gala Month™ and we found out who the new creative director at Balenciaga would be (it’s Pierpaolo Piccioli — please try to keep up!!), but we ended the month with Maria Grazia Chiuri stepping down from Dior. In the interest of attempting to keep up with the latest and greatest (and some downright bizarre) moves in the fashion world, we’re back with the June 2025 iteration of On Thread, our monthly fashion news digest.
Here, we’ll keep you updated with everything that’s happening in the fashion world, from campaigns and collaborations to fashion industry news and key moves.
But before we get into the fashion news to know in June 2025, a quick update in our ever ending game of creative director musical chairs. Maria Grazia Chiuri has left her role as creative director of womenswear at Dior. It follows the exit of Kim Jones as creative director of menswear at Dior; he is succeeded by Jonathan Anderson, former creative director at Loewe. Jack McCollough and Lazaro Hernandez (co-founders of Proenza Schouler) are now co-creative directors at Loewe. Demna (former creative director of Balenciaga) is currently helming Gucci. Pierpaolo Piccioli (former Valentino creative director) is now creative director at Balenciaga. Dario Vitale is creative director at Versace (succeeding Donatella Versace, following the sale of Versace to Prada Group). Ok, that’s it. For now.
SIKE! Not twenty minutes after we first published this, a new development has emerged — Jonathan Anderson will be creative director of haute couture and womenswear at Dior (in addition to his previous appointment as creative director of menswear at Dior).
June 2025 fashion news
Here, you’ll find all the fashion news worth knowing in June 2025. As always, we’ll continue to update On Thread daily in reverse chronological order, with the newest news on top.
Jonathan Anderson respectfully subverts the archives for Dior Men’s SS26 debut
Johnathan Anderson has made his much anticipated debut as sole creative director for Dior. presented at the Hôtel National des Invalides in Paris, the Dior Men’s SS26 reconciled past with present. Historical garments like frock coats, tailcoats, jabot shirts, and waistcoats were styled anachronistically, paired with cable knit sweaters, baggy blue jeans, and pleated trousers. Managing to sit in the rarified space of respectful irreverence, Anderson plays with Dior’s archives and house codes, a notable example being a pair of voluminous cargo shorts that reference the silhouette of Monsieur Dior’s 1952 silk moiré dress, La Cigale.
Meanwhile, accessories take on a whimsical tone — think Book Totes in Saint Pères editions of Les Fleurs du Mal and In Cold Blood and jewellery adorned with enamelled sunflowers, four-leaf clovers, and ladybugs.
Sarah & Sebastian unveils Ningaloo’s Nursery, the final Now You See Me film
Australian jewellery brand Sarah & Sebastian has unveiled the final chapter in Now You See Me, a short film series focused on the conservation of Australia’s fragile marine life. Premiered at the State Library of New South Wales in Sydney, the short film is an emotional exploration of the marine ecosystem in Western Australia’s Ningaloo region, comprising the Ningaloo Reef, Exmouth Gulf, and Cape Range. Home to whale sharks, manta rays, dugongs, and multifacted aquatic flora, these ecosystems are currently under threat from climate change and industrial development, including coral bleaching.
Ningaloo’s Nursery is directed by filmmaker Alice Wesley-Smith, and in its wake Sarah & Sebastian have launched a public petition advocating for stronger national nature laws and for the formal protection of Exmouth Gulf.
Watch Ningaloo’s Nursery and learn more via Sarah & Sebastian.
Simon Porte Jacquemus’ Le Paysan finds beauty in the quotidian
Simon Porte Jacquemus’ latest campaign for his eponymous brand pays homage to the French designer’s heritage. Le Paysan celebrates the quiet moments, centring on the beautiful simplicity and contentment of life in the rural French countryside. Posted on Instagram as a series of vignettes, Le Paysan is an aesthetic depiction of bucolic life, with scenes like depodding beans, a linen dress caught in a truck door, and a child wandering through fruit trees perfectly packaged for the social media generation.
Yu Mei launches Utility Braidy style
New Zealand handbag label Yu Mei has launched its latest style, the Utility Braidy. Initially making its debut in Coffee Bean and Fir Green, the style now comes in seven shades. The streamlined silhouette is rendered in regenerated ECONYL nylon and secured with a heavy duty chrome zip, and carried with the brand’s signature deep nappa leather straps.
Explore the Utility Braidy via Yu Mei.
Wangechi Mutu designs a one-of-a-kind Fendi Peekaboo
Kenyan artist Wangechi Mutu is the first living female artist to exhibit at Galleria Borghese, with her solo exhibition Black Soil Poems running from the 10th of June to the 14th of September. Developed as a site-specific project, the exhibition unfolds throughout the museum’s interior galleries, facade, and the Secret Gardens, with Black Soil Poems challenging convention and creating a dialogue between Mutu’s contemporary visual language and the institutional authority symbolic of the space it takes place in.
Fendi is sponsoring the exhibit, and to celebrate its opening, Wangechi Mutu has designed a pièce unique Peekaboo handbag. The sculptural work of art fis painted with the Ngong Hills and Mount Kenya and features wooden interior branches embellished with gold leaf, with the collaborative Peekaboo reflecting themes of nature, memory, and a shared commitment to craftsmanship.
Moncler opens a new boutique in Westfield Sydney
Arriving just in time for cooler temperatures down under, Moncler has opened a new flagship boutique in Westfield Sydney. Offering a deep dive into the Grenoble-born brand’s standout lines—including its trio of core offerings; Moncler Collection, Moncler Grenoble, and Moncler Genius—the store delivers a refined visual dialogue that sees curvilinear archways frame checkered floors, executed with a noble material palette of woods and marble. The store is anchored by a Thierry Martenon sculpture—the only to exist within the Asia Pacific region—and takes on an elevated moody tone.
Emily Ratajkowski stars in Gucci’s GG Obession campaign
It’s all G for Emily. Actress and model Emily Ratajkowski fronts the new Gucci GG Obsession campaign, which centres on the house’s GG monogram. Shot by Daniel Arnold, the campaign sees Ratajkowski tote pieces with the GG monogram around the streets and shoreline of Cannes, with the instantly recognisable pattern appearing across archival Savoy silhouettes, reworked Ophidia styles, and the newly released Gucci Giglio handbag which appears alongside the similarly new Mini GG, a diminutive take on the maison’s duffle.
Aesop’s Queer Library returns to Melbourne
Set to feed the mind and nourish the soul, Aesop’s Queer Library returns to the sensorial brand’s Prahran boutique. From the 11th to 15th of June, the Prahran, Melbourne store will be stripped of product; in its place, shelves will hold an array of tomes—sourced from queer, independent, and local bookstores—spotlighting LGBTQIA+ voices. During this time, each visitor will be gifted a title of their choice.
Chanel releases high jewellery collection inspired by the cosmos
The all too ephemeral golden hue the sky takes when it abandons the vibrant blue of daytime to make way for the orange and pink tones of dusk served as inspiration for Patrice Leguéreau—the late director of fine jewellery at Chanel who sadly passed away last year—and the Chanel jewellery studio’s latest high jewellery collection. “We wanted to create pieces of jewelry that are illuminated by the rays of the sunset and beyond, with those colors blazing across the horizon,” said the team. “Capturing that magical moment between day and night when High Jewelry sparkles on the skin.”
The Reach for the Stars showcases the duality of the maison’s high jewellery; simultaneously light and opulent and dually defined by architectural lines and flexibility. Centered around three of Gabrielle Chanel’s emblematic symbols—the comet, wings, and the lion—the collection features monochromatic designs that let diamonds take pride of place, sculptural pieces that showcase the intricate work of the maison’s artisans, and a seamless fusion of precious metals with diamonds and coloured stones.
The expansive collection includes unbridled cascades of gemstones, open necklaces, between-the-fingers rings, dramatic brooches, asymmetrical ear pendants, and tiaras.
Explore Reach for the Stars via Chanel.
Jonathan Anderson appointed sole creative director at Dior
Following Maria Grazia Chiuri’s departure from Dior, the maison has announced that Jonathan Anderson will be the new creative director of womenswear and haute couture, in addition to his role as creative director of menswear (announced in April). This marks the first time that a creative director will work across the women’s, men’s, and haute couture collections at Dior since Monsieur Dior himself. The move is set to strengthen the maison’s global identity and creative vision.
Maria Grazia Chiuri exits her role as creative director of womenswear at Dior
After nine years at the helm of womenswear at Dior (comprising haute couture, ready-to-wear, and accessories), Maria Grazia Chiuri has left her role at the French luxury fashion house. Appointed in 2016, Grazia Chiuri was the first female creative director of womenswear at Dior, with her tenure defined by a prioritisation of craftsmanship and activism in equal measure. Her debut collection featuring t-shirts printed with “We Should All Be Feminists” (a reference to the work of Nigerian author Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie) managed to not only capture Instagram virality, but set the tone for future collections that would dually showcase the beauty of the artisans involved while making a political statement.
“I would like to thank Monsieur Arnault for placing his trust in me and Delphine for her support,” said Grazia Chiuri. “I am particularly grateful for the work accomplished by my teams and the ateliers. Their talent and expertise allowed me to realise my vision of committed women’s fashion, in close dialogue with several generations of female artists. Together, we have written an impactful chapter of which I am immensely proud.”
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Words by Arabella Johnson and Esmé Duggan
