The JW Anderson 2021 collection puts the spotlight on craft, creativity and really great clothes.
A #ShowInABook, of course! The Irish designer continued with his printed time capsules of 2020 with a heartfelt tome that ‘viewers’ can disassemble and re-piece together in the comfort of their own homes. No hammy video or livestreamed show here; just a great, crafty project to while away an uninterrupted afternoon.
What is totally relevant is craft, creativity and really great clothes. The collection itself is quintessential JWA in that it playfully reconfigures the simplicity of quotidian garments with complexity and decorative flair. There are Poiret-like lampshade silhouettes and ballooned silk pantaloons, pleated suede ponchos and asymmetric scarf-like sleeves on dresses. Yet there’s also really simple, neat coats and razor-sharp tailoring.
Even the packaging of the book is beautiful: tissue paper printed with the opening scene of Oscar Wilde’s. Having immersed himself in Wilde’s books and plays during lockdown, Jonathan was particularly taken with the playwright’s one-liner: “The secret of life is in art”. “You’ve got to find the secret in something right now,” he demurred.
“My main goal this year is to break even,” Jonathan admits. Indeed, with an upcoming election in the US, spikes in coronavirus cases, and a constantly distracted consumer psyche, the next year will be a pivotal turning point for creatives and entrepreneurs alike. “As much as the fashion industry wants to go back to shows right now, the world is in a very complex state and fashion is meant to be a mirror the world,” he says with oracular clarity.
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