JW Anderson A/W 2016

Five male models wearing looks from JW Anderson's collection. One model is wearing a beige coat with X-shaped fur panel across the chest. Another model is wearing white pants and a white short fur jacket with blue detail. And the other three models are wearing grey pieces, one with a pink and brown design and another with a repeating pattern. All models are wearing thick clear chokers with metal studs — (Image credit: Jason Lloyd-Evans)

Mood board: If there's one man on the British fashion scene who can be relied upon to keep the trend treadmill turning its surely Jonathan Anderson. The blurred gender divide – that’s moved well beyond the fashion industry – had its sartorial beginnings on Anderson’s LC:M catwalk and for A/W 2016 he continued to keep us guessing… Was this collection’s re-occurring snail motif a nod to the industry’s maddening pace or nostalgically mined from Eighties kids TV show The Magic Roundabout? Either way the glow-in-the-dark escargot left a Love Parade trail of trippy eccentricity, pounded home by Michel Gaubert’s hardcore techno soundtrack.

Best in show: Practically speaking there was a strong focus on knitwear for A/W 2016 starting with Anderson’s rib knitted pants, which were laced at the ankle where in season’s past they’ve been flared, and continued with long-line grandpa cardigan coats that were tactfully dishevelled. The show’s slow-and-steady snail motif also made a (fun) run for some stellar outerwear pieces – from his perforated square stamped leather coat to a fluffy white fur bomber. But a shout-out should similarly go to his grey shell suits that featured cloud shaped pouch pockets (another LSD motif?!), for which the zippers must have given his machinists hell.

Finishing touches: Anderson isn’t afraid of man jewels and each of his alabaster models sported Perspex studded collars and metal headbands, while down below it was all about two tone lace-up leather boxing boots for life on the go.

Four male models wearing looks from JW Anderson's collection. The first model is wearing a black jacket and pants with blue detail. The second model is wearing a beige coat with X-shaped fur panel across the chest. The third model is wearing a black crew neck top and light maroon suit with blue detail. And the last model is wearing a black padded coat. All models are wearing thick clear chokers with metal studs

Four male models wearing looks from JW Anderson's collection. Two models are wearing blue ribbed pieces, one has a silver chain with circle pendant on and the other has a long hair fur panel covering the chest. The other two models are wearing grey pieces, one with a repeating pattern and the other has a white shirt with dark detail underneath. All models are wearing thick clear chokers with metal studs

Five male models wearing looks from JW Anderson's collection. Two models are wearing blue ribbed pieces, one with a long hair fur panel at the front. A third model is wearing a dark coloured two piece and a fourth is wearing a grey piece with repeating pattern. The fifth model is wearing a multicoloured top featuring a cartoon-style character and a silver chain with circle pendant. All models are wearing thick chokers with metal studs

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Photography: Jason Lloyd-Evans