JONATHAN ANDERSON news and archive

BFC announces nominees for The Fashion Awards 2022

Jonathan Anderson, Miuccia Prada, Bianca Saunders and Wales Bonner are among the nominees for The Fashion Awards 2022, which will be presented by the British Fashion Council on December 5 at The Royal Albert Hall in London. The annual event, which celebrates positive change within the fashion industry and those leading it, will present awards...

Oct 25, 2022

Fashion Featured

JW Anderson launches debut sneaker

Northern Irish designer Jonathan Anderson is launching his first independent sneaker under his JW Anderson label, following successful footwear collaborations with Converse. The brand’s first-ever sneaker merges leather with canvas and is described by Anderson as a “study in deconstruction, craft and exploded proportions,” all of which are...

May 20, 2021

Fashion

Loewe collaborates with Studio Ghibli

Loewe has launched a whimsical collection in collaboration with Japanese film studio Studio Ghibli featuring characters and fantasy landscapes from the cult classic film, My Neighbor Totoro. The Spanish fashion house, headed up by creative director Jonathan Anderson, explains that the collaboration was born out of “mutual love of craft and...

Jan 14, 2021

Fashion Featured

Paris online fashion week closes with digital bang, but could learn from Netflix

France’s Fédération de la Haute Couture et de la Mode hosted the first menswear online fashion week which largely corresponded to its physical calendar, with most of its stable of brands opting for digital presentations or videos. From Dries van Noten to Rick Owens, Berluti to Loewe, online fashion week saw designers create collections despite...

Jul 15, 2020

Video

Video: Paris Fashion Week SS20 with Off-White, JW Anderson, Futura and more

It's day two of Paris Fashion Week SS20 and we're behind the scenes at the Off-White show checking out Virgil Abloh's latest collection. Host Noah Roberts chatted to legendary artist Futura about his latest collaboration with Virgil, as well as getting first reactions to the show from No Vacancy Inn's Acyde and Highsnobiety's Jian DeLeon and...

Jun 21, 2019

Culture

JW Anderson designer named trustee of V&A museum board

Jonathan Anderson, best known for his men's and womenswear label JW Anderson, has been appointed to a trustee position on the board of London's Victoria & Albert Museum. Along with two others, Anderson was appointed by Prime Minister Theresa May for a four-year term. Anderson launched menswear under the JW Anderson label in 2008, before...

Apr 2, 2019

Fashion

Jonathan Anderson and Converse to launch new collection for SS18

London - Jonathan Anderson has teamed up with iconic footwear label Converse once more to create a collaborative collection for Spring/Summer 2018. Following on from the success of their debut collaboration, which was first seen on the runway during Pitti Uomo 2017, Jonathan Anderson has created his own interpretations of the iconic Converse...

Feb 27, 2018

Fashion

JW Anderson invites public to create campaign

British label JW Anderson has launched a campaign on social media calling for photography submissions to find a hot new talent to shoot its autumn/winter 2018 campaign. On the label’s website it asks: “Your picture, our future - send us 6 original images you have taken. Images of the here and now, wherever you are. People, landscapes, objects,...

Feb 7, 2018

Fashion Featured

Jonathan Anderson honoured twice at The Fashion Awards 2017

British designer Jonathan Anderson took home two honours at The Fashion Awards 2017, which took place at the Royal Albert Hall in London last night. Anderson, who was nominated in four categories won British Designer of the Year Womenswear for his signature label JW Anderson and Accessories Designer of the Year for his creative director role at...

Dec 5, 2017

News

British Fashion Council unveils 2017 Fashion Awards nominees

Jonathan Anderson leads nominations for the British Fashion Council’s 2017 Fashion Awards with four nominations, alongside Farfetch founder José Neves, Rihanna, and Gucci’s Alessandro Michele. Anderson was nominated for the four key design categories, British Designer of the Year for both Menswear and Womenswear for his JW Anderson label, as...

Oct 24, 2017

Fashion Featured

UK design star Anderson mines influences to dazzle London

British design whiz kid Jonathan Anderson led the charge on the second day of London Fashion Week Saturday with a celebration of individualism that fused inspirations including the natural world, the military and far-eastern tradition. British fashion mainstays Jasper Conran and Julien McDonald had earlier set the tone with shows that mixed the...

Feb 21, 2016

Fashion

Anderson travels in time at London Fashion Week show

Bold and prone to experimentation, British fashion designer Jonathan Anderson proved his worth on Saturday with an eye-popping catwalk show at London Fashion Week featuring time-travelling creations. The models had almost androgynous looks and the designs were sparse in colour. The dresses contained patterns using the infinity-inspired designs...

Sep 20, 2015