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JW Anderson reopens London store amid wider rebranding

London’s Soho district is once again home to a JW Anderson store. The luxury label of designer Jonathan Anderson has reopened its retail space in the area, marking what it described as a “key milestone in its rebranding journey”. The interior draws inspiration from the Shaker Movement, an 18th-century religious society in the US that practiced...

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London Fashion Week SS26 will have 18 percent more designers showing on-schedule

The British Fashion Council (BFC) has released the provisional London Fashion Week (LFW) schedule for the spring/summer 2026 season, taking place from September 18 to 22 across the British capital city. The showcase marks the BFC’s new chief executive, Laura Weir’s first season in charge and will feature an 18 percent increase in on-schedule...

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JW Anderson relaunching as a curated lifestyle brand

Northern Irish fashion designer JW Anderson is relaunching his signature JW Anderson label as a lifestyle brand centred around “objects of elevated craftsmanship,” with curated fashion collections alongside homeware and artisanal goods. In a statement, Anderson, who was recently appointed artistic director of both menswear and womenswear at...

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Mammoth task for Jonathan Anderson: What awaits the designer at Dior?

Jonathan Anderson’s appointment as artistic director of both menswear and womenswear at Dior may have been long speculated and widely anticipated, but the now-confirmed dual role for the Northern Irish designer is nonetheless historic. With a somewhat understated announcement on Monday, Anderson becomes the first designer to lead all divisions...

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N.Ireland designer Jonathan Anderson takes helm at Dior Men

French fashion giant Dior named the highly-rated designer Jonathan Anderson as creative director of Dior Men on Thursday. Anderson, 40, quit Loewe last month after more than a decade in which he turned around the fortunes of the heritage Spanish brand. The Northern Irish designer -- an influential tastemaker with many A-list fans -- made the...

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The return of the designer: Fashion's creative renaissance

The recent creative director appointments at some of the world's most prestigious fashion houses signals a profound shift from an era long dominated by marketing mavens and corporate strategists. Matthieu Blazy at Chanel, Louise Trotter at Bottega Veneta, and Sarah Burton at Givenchy, alongside Clare Waight Keller at Uniqlo, Pieter Mulier at Ala...

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Jonathan Anderson skips Paris, Milan and London… What could this mean?

The provisional schedules of London Fashion Week, Paris and Milan Fashion Week Men’s have officially been released, and while the industry exclaims over noteworthy debuts and fervently awaited returns, one name missing from all of the schedules has reignited suspicions as to what may be on the horizon. At the centre of the ever-evolving game of...

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Harry Styles’ Pleasing collaborates with JW Anderson

Pleasing, the beauty and lifestyle brand founded by singer and actor Harry Styles, has unveiled a collaboration with British fashion label JW Anderson designed to “bring joy and excitement”. In a statement, Pleasing said that the special collaboration was born out of a “fashion-fuelled friendship,” and that the partnership holds “personal...

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Is Jonathan Anderson taking over at Dior?

Jonathan Anderson could become the next creative director at the French fashion house Dior. The Northern Irish designer just celebrated his 10th anniversary at Loewe. Now he could possibly change his creative leadership chair and take over at the fashion house Dior, which also belongs to the French luxury goods group LVMH. The appointment is...

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JW Anderson dreams big with the mini dress at London Fashion Week

London — From leather tutus to unstructured knitwear, the mini dress is the centrepiece of the spring-summer 2025 collection by JW Anderson, the label of Loewe artistic director Jonathan Anderson, presented Sunday on the third day of London Fashion Week. Under the glass ceiling of Old Billingsgate, a former Victorian fish market in London's City...

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JW Anderson unveils collaboration with Guinness at MFW

British fashion label JW Anderson has unveiled a collaboration with Irish alcohol brand Guinness at Milan Fashion Week as part of its spring/summer 2025 collection. The Guinness x JW Anderson ready-to-wear capsule collection will launch in November and takes inspiration from the tactile elements of the Guinness iconography and its liquid....

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From JW Anderson to Thom Browne: What to look out for at Milan Design Week

In what has been established to be an event that merges fashion and design, Milan Design Week returns to the Italian fashion capital alongside the Salone del Mobile, running from April 15 to 21, during which time a curation of home collections by fashion brands will be showcased. Over the course of the week, 33 brands with 44 appointments will...