Mood board: the collection had less of the jaunty je ne sas quoi than previous seasons and felt more restrained. Creative director Jonathan Anderson drew on archetypal menswear items, reimagined through the artisanal hands of Loewe. A/W 2018’s multi-coloured nappa suede cuffed trouser, navy wool and alpaca shearling patch sweater and quilted bomber are just some of the convincing, covetable full head-to-toe options. Following on from the nomadic theme which last season manifested as a range of jolly sea-bed charms slung from bags and belt loops, we now move inland with nappa hedgehogs and ladybird coin purses to adorn the clothing. The muted palette of browns and oranges evoked the great outdoors.
Finishing touches: you’re only as good as your it-bag. Upon his arrival at the house in 2013, Anderson set about creating his own icon: the cuboid shaped Puzzle bag. It can be worn as a shoulder bag or clutch and folds completely flat. For A/W 2018 the style has been reimagined for the menswear customer and has evolved into a cross body messenger style with lace-up details. Scaled up to XXL, it comes as a roomy backpack.
Team work: Anderson encountered the work of American art photographer Duane Michals while on a visit to Tate. Michals is known for appropriating cinema’s frame-by-frame format in work he first began composing in the late 1960s, after time as a photojournalist and graphic designer. In the 1970s he began writing captions in the margins and later incorporated painting. Anderson invited the 85 year old to collaborate on a series of images of the new collection, which were on display at the brand’s Paris headquarters and will be published as a limited edition volume designed by M/M Paris. Michals photographed the British actor Josh O'Connor as a failed magician, performing in the Teatro Reina Victoria in Madrid. The 67 images evoke the feeling of a surrealist pantomime.
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The Grand Egyptian Museum – a monumental tribute to one of humanity’s most captivating civilisations – is now completeDesigned by Heneghan Peng Architects, the museum stands as an architectural link between past and present on the timeless sands of Giza
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Meet Forefront, a cultural platform redefining the relationship between art and architectureForefront co-founder Dicle Guntas, managing director of developer HGG, tells us about the exciting new initiative and its debut exhibition, a show of lumino-kinetic sculptures in London
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Inside the work of photographer Seydou Keïta, who captured portraits across West Africa‘Seydou Keïta: A Tactile Lens’, an exhibition at the Brooklyn Museum, New York, celebrates the 20th-century photographer
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Haute Couture Week A/W 2025: what to expectFive moments to look out for at Haute Couture Week A/W 2025 in Paris (starting Monday 7 July), from Glenn Martens’ debut for Maison Margiela to Demna’s Balenciaga swansong. Plus, ‘new beginnings’ from JW Anderson
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Donna Trope celebrates the power of the Polaroid in Paris‘Polaroids used to be my rejects, and now they are my holy grail,’ says the beauty photographer, as she shows rarely seen images in a Paris exhibition
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Palace unites with Rapha to celebrate inaugural Tour de France FemmesMarking the first time women will compete in the historic cycling race since the late 1980s, this new collaboration sees Palace Skateboards and Rapha create uniforms for both on and off the bike – including an ‘outlandish’ pair of Crocs
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Paris Fashion Week A/W 2022: Chanel to Miu MiuIn this extended report, Wallpaper* updates you live from Paris Fashion Week A/W 2022 shows, with rolling coverage as runway events unfold
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Scene-stealing runway sets from A/W 2022 menswear showsA Kubrickian space odyssey at Prada; a recreation of the Pont Alexandre III in Paris at Dior; and colourful, artist-created flags at Loewe: explore the best runway sets from the A/W 2022 menswear shows
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Scene-stealing runway sets from S/S 2022 womenswear showsFrom giant roulette wheels to Olympic diving boards and multi-city synchronized extravaganzas – our pick of the best fashion show sets from S/S 2022 womenswear
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Men's knitwear designs: wearable works of art?These knitwear designs for spring ensure we're wearing our art on our sleeve
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Paris Fashion Week A/W 2021: discotheque chic to apres-ski sleek
