Photography Alexandra WaespiFashion / ShowJ.W. Anderson SS14Anderson on the 'avant-bland': Deconstructed classicism, Japanese detail and lots of skinShareLink copied ✔️September 14, 2013FashionShowText Dazed Digital Photography Rachel Chandler J.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.TrendingNothing launches ‘Club Nothing’ nightlife series with a global fundAlongside its new global dance music event series, Nothing is awarding four independent creatives $10,000 each through the Club Nothing Fund to bring their biggest club nights, event series or festivals to lifeMusicBeauty10 of the hottest Instagram accounts fusing art, sex and erotica NothingEventWhat Went Down at Club Nothing in New YorkDazed LeagueInside an intimate soccer watch party in New YorkArt & PhotographyAnd Love Comes in at the Eye: Passionate portraits from Tom Wood’s archiveFashionThese photos capture clandestine moments at iconic fashion showsFilm & TVRosebush Pruning, an eat-the-rich satire that makes Saltburn look tameBeauty‘I trust my own body’: The rise of the unquantified self Life & CultureCan you actually live an analogue life in 2026?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