JW Anderson and All the Best Looks from London Fashion Week
London, baby.
Feb 26 2021, 10:32 am EST
Juergen Teller
London is synonymous with youth, color, vibrancy, and innovation in the fashion realm. That energy continues even in the midst of a lockdown—and we have to give a nod to that creative resilience. Here, see the best looks coming out of London Fashion Week now.
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Juergen Teller
Sometimes a fashion show is more than a fashion show, and there's no doubting that what Jonathan Anderson crafted (and curated) for fall 2021 will be referenced in future career retrospectives. Far from a traditional runway, the Juergen Teller–shot images showed the clothes alongside pieces from artists Dame Magdalene Odundo and Shawanda Corbett (and the women themselves—both agreed to be photographed by Teller as part of the collection). By sitting apparel alongside ceramic alongside performance art, the designer showed fall as something more than fashion—it's "artistic output broadly." The dresses, coats, and tops were all voluminous—silhouettes before garments—and evoked the "totemic structures" he was musing on. Form is arguably what informs all disciplines of art, and Anderson reminded us that fashion is no different. Seeing the tightly edited collection through the lens of Teller was paramount to the experience too. Rather than viewing gangly limbs snapped mid-stride on a runway, we digested each piece on model Nyaueth Riam as she arranged herself into sculptural shapes. Her participation wasn't an afterthought or a requirement, but a key decision made by Anderson as curator. She showed each article as what it is: a piece of art, carefully considered from each angle and intended to tell an evolving story each time you come across it. —