French fashion house Dior named Northern Irish designer Jonathan Anderson on Monday as the first-ever creative director for both its women's and men's collections. "It is a great honour to join the House of Dior as Creative Director of both women's and men's collections,

His appointment as creative director of both women’s and men’s wear may mark not just a changing of the guard, but a shift in the paradigm.

The Northern Irish designer is to show his first women's collection during Paris Fashion Week in October. His men's debut is scheduled for June 27.