Jonathan Anderson steps in as costume designer for Luca Guadagnino’s tech-satire Artificial, his third film collaboration with the director.
Jonathan Anderson has added another project to his packed agenda. The designer behind JW Anderson and the reins at Dior will create the wardrobes for Luca Guadagnino’s forthcoming feature Artificial, an AI comedy that pokes at the power games inside Silicon Valley.
Anderson and Guadagnino have worked side-by-side twice before, on Challengers and Queer, a partnership that earned Anderson a Costume Designers Guild nomination in 2024. Their chemistry on set is simple: the director sketches out mood and emotion, the designer answers with fabric, cut, and clever detail.
Artificial draws loose inspiration from the upheaval at OpenAI, when chief executive Sam Altman’s brief exit exposed just how fragile tech kingdoms can be. Andrew Garfield headlines the cast, with Yura Borisov and Cooper Koch rounding out the ensemble. Expect a mix of boardroom polish, developer casual, and stealth-wealth statements that signal status without logos.
Anderson confirmed the news on Instagram, writing that he is “very excited” to return to Guadagnino’s world. For a designer juggling multiple collections each season, film offers a different creative pulse: characters over catwalks, storytelling over seasonal trends. “We think in a similar way,” Anderson told WWD this month, noting their shared fascination with taste and visual culture.
Pre-production has started, fittings are on the horizon, and the release date remains under wraps. Until the first stills surface, fashion watchers can only imagine how Anderson will translate code, controversy, and ambition into clothes worth pausing the film for.
