Long tipped for the role, designer Jonathan Anderson has been named as the new creative director at Dior, overseeing womenswear, menswear and haute couture.

It is the first time since Monsieur Dior that one creative director will work on all the women's, men's, and couture collections.

Northern Irish prodigy Anderson will oversee all of the fashion brand's collections, an unprecedented position that has only been held by Christian Dior himself.