You Can Now Purchase Jonathan Anderson's Debut Show Invite

Pieces from the Dior Maison Trompe-l'œil collection have launched, featuring an expanded range of decorative motifs

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Published: 2 June 2026

Do you like your eggs fixed onto a plate?
*(DIOR)*

Earlier this year, creative director Jonathan Anderson made his highly anticipated debut at Dior during Paris Fashion Week Men's. If you've been following his career closely, you'd know that Anderson's a world-builder and is meticulous about every single detail—including the invite to his debut show.

What arrived on our doorstep (or rather, delivered through the hotel's front desk) was a distinct Dior grey box tied with a ribbon. And placed securely in it was a plate with three eggs, fully ceramic and fixed in position. The eggs are symbolic—that perfect metaphor for the beginning, Anderson said—and the entire piece captures Anderson's obsession with craft. Naturally, he followed up with a plate of ceramic chestnuts and walnuts for the Autumn/Winter 2026 womenswear show a couple of months later.

The ceramic invite is essentially a piece of fashion history; the beginning of a new era at Dior where the creative direction of its women's, men's, and haute couture collections the responsibility of a single individual. And now, you're able to partake in it too.

Dior Maison has launched what's collectively known as the Trompe-l'œil collection featuring both invites and more. The collection pays homage to the 18th-century art of trompe-l'œil where nothing is really what it seems, with every piece crafted from ceramic. You may be looking at a plate of asparagus, but in actuality, they're hyper-realistic recreations. Aside from the pieces that originated as show invites, the collection expands into other motifs that include said arrangement of asparagus, a croissant, and even a single egg done sunny side up. There's also a plate that carries a reproduction of the first edition of Bram Stoker's Dracula—a motif that's also present in the Summer 2026 menswear collection.

Needless to say, the collection is purely decorative. You could probably use them as sort of a trinket tray if you have to find a use for one. Otherwise, they're bound to be whimsical additions to any space.