Leave it to Jonathan Anderson to make nautical feel new again. With a successful S/S 2015 menswear collection for Loewe already under his belt and the house's womenswear debut fast approaching, all eyes will no doubt be on JW Anderson come Paris. But for now, we were transfixed by his stealth ode to French seaside dressing. This was nautical the LVMH way. Read: cool, clever and with class, as seen through his cropped, buttery leather turtlenecks, teamed with matching wrap-around minis and summer-weight pea coats, pimped with oversized buttons. What Anderson didn't do was get swept away with the theme (although we were by his floppy, wide-brimmed leather hats). Instead, this collection remained true to his intellectual exploration of shape. Roll-neck fisherman's jumpers were re-imagined as mini knit dresses, complete with ribbing around the neck. The Irish designer's use of rope was similarly abstract, knotting through and around a cream bib dress as a fastening rather than an accoutrement. He similarly inverted the theme by adding gold buttons to the back of his sailor's pants, rather than the front, and exaggerated the ties on his sailor's dresses. And by adding hues of burnt orange, Jaguar green, pale pink, and dusty red to the traditional pairing of navy, cream and putty, he gave the Riviera a redux of 'sale' away success.
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Hella Jongerius’ ‘Angry Animals’ take a humorous and poignant bite out of the climate crisisAt Salon 94 in New York, Hella Jongerius presents animal ceramics, ‘Bead Tables’ and experimental ‘Textile Studies’ – three series that challenge traditional ideas about function, craft, and narrative
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A photographic study of a family hi-fi store is a vivid portrait of a small businessFashion photographer Nik Hartley looked behind the scenes at Wilkinson’s Hi-Fi, a longstanding part of its Lancashire community.
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The Contestant: inside the dark and exploitative beginnings of reality TVClair Titley’s The Contestant examines a sensationalist moment in TV history, before Big Brother meant reality became an accepted part of popular culture
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Get to know Issey Miyake’s innovative A-POC ABLE line as it arrives in the UKAs A-POC ABLE Issey Miyake launches in London this week, designer Yoshiyuki Miyamae gives Wallpaper* the lowdown on the experimental Issey Miyake offshoot
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London Fashion Week S/S 2023: Ahluwalia to Martine RoseThough slimmed-down, London Fashion Week nonetheless provided the moments of creative expression the city is known for – from Ahluwalia’s ode to Africa to Martine Rose’s much-anticipated runway return
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Inside JW Anderson’s dreamy, colour-soaked collaboration with MonclerMade to ‘entertain the eye’, Jonathan Anderson’s third collaboration with Moncler is a dreamlike outing defined by the designer’s deft use of colour
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Milan Fashion Week men's A/W 2022: Prada to FendiA Prada catwalk peppered with Hollywood stars; menswear's new erogenous zones and a modern take on classic silhouettes: all you need to know about Milan Fashion Week men's A/W 2022
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Discover these fashion brands at London Craft WeekDuring London Craft Week, fashion brands including Smythson, Bally and Serapian are hosting events across the capital
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Men's knitwear designs: wearable works of art?These knitwear designs for spring ensure we're wearing our art on our sleeve
