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Jonathan Anderson

Creative Director, Dior & Founder, JW Anderson

The British designer has made waves with his gender-bending work for his eponymous label and was named creative director of Dior in 2025.

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Luxury

Jonathan Anderson, Aurora James, Samuel Ross and More Honoured at the Fashion Awards 2020

Raf Simons and Muiccia Prada were also among the 20 industry stars recognised at the annual ceremony, which has been reimagined for the pandemic.

Luxury

Jonathan Anderson, Aurora James, Samuel Ross and More Honoured at the Fashion Awards 2020

Raf Simons and Muiccia Prada were also among the 20 industry stars recognised at the annual ceremony, which has been reimagined for the pandemic.


News & Analysis

Join Virgil Abloh, Samira Nasr, Jonathan Anderson and Remo Ruffini at VOICES 2020

BoF’s annual gathering for big thinkers will take place from Dec 1-3, 2020 via a live global broadcast. Register today.

News & Analysis

Join Virgil Abloh, Samira Nasr, Jonathan Anderson and Remo Ruffini at VOICES 2020

BoF’s annual gathering for big thinkers will take place from Dec 1-3, 2020 via a live global broadcast. Register today.


Fashion Week

No Going Back at Margiela

John Galliano has never been afraid of excess, but there’s something about the language he has developed at Margiela that simultaneously, paradoxically releases and tames it.

Fashion Week

No Going Back at Margiela

John Galliano has never been afraid of excess, but there’s something about the language he has developed at Margiela that simultaneously, paradoxically releases and tames it.


Fashion Week

At Paris Fashion Week, Real Life and Liberation

Reality was front and centre at Paris Fashion Week, but this season’s winners both addressed and transcended our current state of affairs, reports Angelo Flaccavento, who beamed into Paris from his base in Italy.

Fashion Week

At Paris Fashion Week, Real Life and Liberation

Reality was front and centre at Paris Fashion Week, but this season’s winners both addressed and transcended our current state of affairs, reports Angelo Flaccavento, who beamed into Paris from his base in Italy.


Fashion Week

At Loewe, Jonathan Anderson Thinks Outside the Box. Literally.

The designer’s ‘show on wall’ concept was an irresistibly surreal invitation to surround yourself with Loewe, and a museum-worthy artifact of the Age of Covid.

Fashion Week

At Loewe, Jonathan Anderson Thinks Outside the Box. Literally.

The designer’s ‘show on wall’ concept was an irresistibly surreal invitation to surround yourself with Loewe, and a museum-worthy artifact of the Age of Covid.


Fashion Week

Jonathan Anderson on the State of Fashion: 'It’s Not Even About Clothing Anymore'

For his latest JW Anderson collection, the designer presented a seductive, ingenious and necessary answer to the limitations imposed by catastrophe.

Fashion Week

Jonathan Anderson on the State of Fashion: 'It’s Not Even About Clothing Anymore'

For his latest JW Anderson collection, the designer presented a seductive, ingenious and necessary answer to the limitations imposed by catastrophe.


Marketing

How Impactful Were the Digital Fashion Week Shows, Really?

Despite efforts made to adapt real-life runway shows and collection presentations for the Men’s, Resort and Couture 2020-2021 season, many failed to have the same impact on brands’ marketing reach.

Marketing

How Impactful Were the Digital Fashion Week Shows, Really?

Despite efforts made to adapt real-life runway shows and collection presentations for the Men’s, Resort and Couture 2020-2021 season, many failed to have the same impact on brands’ marketing reach.


Luxury

Loewe's Brand Within a Brand: Is This the New Way to Do Diffusion?

LVMH-backed Loewe has acquired the colourful island label Paula’s with an eye to growing its vacation-wear business. It’s a more budget-friendly way to buy into designer Jonathan Anderson’s globetrotting bohemian vision.

Luxury

Loewe's Brand Within a Brand: Is This the New Way to Do Diffusion?

LVMH-backed Loewe has acquired the colourful island label Paula’s with an eye to growing its vacation-wear business. It’s a more budget-friendly way to buy into designer Jonathan Anderson’s globetrotting bohemian vision.


Fashion Week

Is Fashion Going Back to Normal?

The labels taking part in the Paris men’s showcase largely stuck to their aesthetic codes, presenting pragmatic and reassuring collections that felt like seeing an old friend, with some intriguing format twists, reports Angelo Flaccavento.

Fashion Week

Is Fashion Going Back to Normal?

The labels taking part in the Paris men’s showcase largely stuck to their aesthetic codes, presenting pragmatic and reassuring collections that felt like seeing an old friend, with some intriguing format twists, reports Angelo Flaccavento.


Fashion Week

Jonathan Anderson: 'I Don’t Care What the Industry Thinks Anymore'

'If you’re a brand now and you have no humility, no honesty, you’re completely screwed,' the designer tells Tim Blanks as they discuss Loewe's Spring 2020/2021 collection.

Fashion Week

Jonathan Anderson: 'I Don’t Care What the Industry Thinks Anymore'

'If you’re a brand now and you have no humility, no honesty, you’re completely screwed,' the designer tells Tim Blanks as they discuss Loewe's Spring 2020/2021 collection.


What is The BoF 500?

The people shaping the global fashion industry, curated by the editors of The Business of Fashion, based on nominations and on-the-ground intelligence from around the world.

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