Coming from County Derry and with a degree in menswear from London College of Fashion, Jonathan William Anderson has been designing for men for four seasons and has now launched his first collection for women. I think his clothes bring impressions of our heritage into the modern day as they have a shadow of the rugged Irish countryside in them. They are centred around natural fabrics like lambswool and cashmere, but instead of looking like something made for the market of visiting Yanks that you honestly wouldn't be seen dead in, they make for wearable wardrobe pieces that are just that bit more interesting than your other everyday favourites. As he says himself "It's like my man and woman are lovers that constantly swap clothes". So I think what he wants us to take from his designs is a feeling of excitement from the idea of tomboys and tomgirls dressing for roaming adventures together, be they best friends in love with each other or with life.
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