Photography Alexandra WaespiFashion / ShowJ.W. Anderson SS14Anderson on the 'avant-bland': Deconstructed classicism, Japanese detail and lots of skinShareLink copied ✔️September 14, 2013FashionShowTextDazed DigitalPhotographyRachel ChandlerJ.W. Anderson SS14 Initial reaction: In Jonathan Anderson's own words "avant-bland." References: Deconstructed classicism with a Japanese sensibility. Stand out look: The artfully concertinaed origami dresses - delicate in detail yet rigid in form. Unexpected details: Ghostly sheer squares that appeared to float over the chest. Innovation: Rather than draping or cutting to fit, Anderson placed shapes onto the body, or wrapped and tied a whole swathe of material to form a dress. How they wore it: Like beautiful mannequins: with little embellishment and very few accessories. Shoes: For a collection that attempted a new approach to ‘dressing’ the female form, the shoes were a masculine familiarity: wide, black slip on flats. Progression: After the architectural proportions of his menswear SS14 collection, JW Anderson stated that womenswear SS14 would have “a more relaxed structure.” “Something which has rigid elements, but is supported by a softer construction.” Quote of the show: “It’s a playful kind of classical beauty mixed with a new sense of the avant-bland.” Least likely to: Be wolf-whistled. For so much skin on show, there was a distinct lack of ‘sex’. Models: Harleth Kuusik (@harlethkuusik), Maartje Verhoef (@maartjeverhoef), Anouk Hagemeijer (@AnoukHagemeijer), Maja Salamon, Katlin Aas (@AasKatlin), Josephine Van Delden (@josephinevandelden), Manon Leloup (@manonleloup), Binx (@waltonleona), Betty Adweole (@bettyadewole), Olivia David (@OliviaRDavid), Amanda Murphy, Julia Fuchs (@Juliafrauche), Linn Arvidsson, Irene Hiemstra, Mijo Mihaljcic, Alex Yuryeva, Carla Ciffoni, Malaika Firth (@malaikafirth), Grace Mahary (@gracemahary), Tilda Lindstam (@tildalindstam), Kayley Chabot (@kayleychabot), Jamily Wernke Meurer, Grace Booth, Madison Leyes, Alexa Yudina (@alexayudina), Sam Rollinson (@samrollinson), Xiao Wen Ju (@jujujuxiaowen), Cristina Herrmann, Maartje Verhoef (@maartjeverhoef), Marine Deleeuw (@marine_deleeuw) Escape the algorithm! Get The DropEmail address SIGN UP Get must-see stories direct to your inbox every weekday. Privacy policy Thank you. You have been subscribed Privacy policy Expand your creative community and connect with 15,000 creatives from around the world.READ MORELoewe AW26 is daring you to come outside and playLVMH Prize 2026Vote to decide which designer makes the final round of the 2026 LVMH PrizeThe rise of EsDeeKid in 5 tracksInside ADON, the elusive London brand with Timothée Chalamet on speed dialMugler AW26 takes us on a power trip down memory laneCourrèges AW26 thinks we all have the same 24 hours in a dayDries Van Noten’s stylish school kids flouted the uniform rulesAcne Studios gets the royal treatment for AW26How Team Oakley won gold at Milano Cortina 2026 BurberryKate Moss, Little Simz, and more celebrate 170 years of BurberryIn pictures: David Luraschi captures model of the moment, Serkan Deniz FILAFrom track to concrete: Fila reimagines sportswear in the city for AW26Escape the algorithm! Get The DropEmail address SIGN UP Get must-see stories direct to your inbox every weekday. Privacy policy Thank you. You have been subscribed Privacy policy