Anderson on the 'avant-bland': Deconstructed classicism, Japanese detail and lots of skin
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)