Dior announces animated holiday film by Sylvain Chomet

Dior has unveiled its 2026 holiday campaign, featuring an animated short film titled ‘Christian Dior’s Night in Color’. Commissioned by creative director Jonathan Anderson, the project was directed by award-winning French filmmaker Sylvain Chomet, known for ‘The Triplets of Belleville’.

The film uses traditional hand-drawn animation to tell a fictional story inspired by the friendship between Christian Dior and actress Marlene Dietrich. The plot centers on a last-minute request from Hollywood to provide a colorful gown for Dietrich after a director decides to switch from black-and-white to Technicolor film.

In the story, Dior’s seamstresses, referred to as ‘bees’, work through the night to craft a dress inspired by the iconic 1949 Junon gown. The film features a notable voice cast, including narrator Robert Pattinson, Rihanna, Louis Garrel as Christian Dior, and Camille Cottin as Dietrich.