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The Normal Bloke from Northern Ireland who became Head Of Dior
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Christian Dior's latest innovative director is from a rugby-loving household from Northern Ireland, failed his 11-plus and spent his childhood delighting in shopping at TK Maxx.
Today Jonathan Anderson, who has actually rubbed shoulders with the style world's most celebrated figures, will himself be at the helm of a luxury house's visions.
The designer, 40, hailing from Magherafelt, of County Derry, matured as the eldest of 3, as the boy of rugby union legend Willie Anderson, and Heather Buckley, a secondary school instructor.
'Maturing, I was never ever excellent at rugby - I didn't truly enjoy it. I did a bit of swimming. I never ever felt a pressure to be sporty or anything like that