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Wild Geese Today: J. W. Anderson, Irish Design At Its Best

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Fashion and drama are familiar bedfellows and combine for some memorable clothing designs.

J. W. Anderson blasted onto the scene in 2009, with a collection based on fantastical adventures. His fall 2009 collection got heads turning at the Topman/Fashion East MAN – a scheme that supports emerging designers – where he fused two of his major obsessions: a love of mystical characters and sinister phenomena.

Although he caught the fashion industry off guard, this collection was perhaps a long time coming.

Anderson moved from Ireland to Washington D. C. in the USA to study drama. His eyes were beckoned by stage and screen. Upon graduation, he found his way into the costume department, which brought about a new opportunity. Like The Wild Geese, Anderson found himself in an expected situation and decided to run with. He enrolled in fashion school in London. Like The Wild Geese, he made the right choice.

Since his fall 2009 collection, based on fantastical adventures, he has grown within the fashion industry. Earlier this year he championed the Irish Designers Create project in Dublin, which brought together a whole mix of Irish designers and placed them in the ‘House of Irish design’ – Brown Thomas.

Considering that his new collection (now available in the UK’s Topshop) is one of the hottest ranges of the year, Anderson has graduated from the new kid on the block and is now a powerhouse of the fashion industry with only the sky as his limit.

 

Men of Action: J. W. Anderson Brings UNTAMED Feel to London

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London Fashion Week is a major event on calendars throughout the fashion industry and we see many designers fighting for the spotlight.

This year, everyone has been talking about Irish designer J. W. Anderson, who’s new line in the UK’s Topshop went on sale to coincide with the event.

At just 28 years old, the Northern Irish designer has taken the fashion industry by storm:

‘Essentially – and refreshingly – what J. W. Anderson’s about doesn’t need to be freighted with ponderous intellectual cargo’ wrote Sarah Mower, the British Fashion Council’s ambassador for emerging talent.

‘He’s a designer who can nail an item – often many at once – that explodes with desirability, because its simple to wear, yet weird or quirky enough to feel well ahead of the ordinary’

Anderson’s designs have stood out on the shelf this week – not that they’ve been on the shelf for long. At 9am last Friday (14th), a hefty queue was stretching out of Topshop’s flagship store on Oxford Street in London, made up of fashion enthusiasts excited to see his new collection.

‘I think it’s been a huge support mechanism for designers like myself. People associate [Topshop] with that, they associate it with the up-and-coming as much as high street’

His designs have got people excited during a time when fashion has been at the forefront. They are inspiring and innovative, and of an UNTAMED nature.

Visit J. W. Anderson’s website to see some of his creations.