Jonathan Anderson Quotes
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What's so important with fashion imagery and with imagery in general is that it ultimately evokes an emotion.
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I'm completely dyslexic - it's the writing part. People read what I've written, and they have no idea what I'm trying to say.
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The minute you can be predicted, as a brand, you've got a problem.
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I believe that collaboration is one of the most important things in any field.
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If you're going to collect things because you think they have value, then don't collect. For me, you have to be obsessed, and there has to be something educational.
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I am a huge obsessor with photography.
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My grandfather, who's still alive, has always been involved in art, antiques, and things like that. I think I learned so much from him.
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When I visit any cathedral, it reminds me of being with my grandparents. They weren't particularly religious, but my grandfather was obsessed with architecture.
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Buttons, for me, are very sculptural things, and they are so fascinating.
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We put something on Instagram, and it gets reposted, and it's everywhere, and a minute later it's gone, over. I don't see that as a negative thing; it's the way my mind works, too.
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People get bored very quickly.
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Everyone has something to learn from one another. When different disciplines meet, it creates this amazing unpredictability.
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I love collecting things from auction - we Brits really are hoarders and collectors.
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I'm Irish, working for a Spanish brand, owned by a French company.
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To restart a brand, you have to make people forget what it was.
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I read up a lot about ceramics and collect them, but when you make something, it's very difficult to like it. I quite like appreciating and supporting what someone else does.
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Loewe should be a cultural brand.
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As a child growing up in Ireland, you would have to go to Dublin if you wanted to go to the luxury brands. And I remember my mother being too uncomfortable to go into some of those stores. I want to get rid of the barrier.
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I've been a fan and collector of Lucie Rie for years.
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Ultimately, I think to be successful in fashion, you have to turn into the most incredible HR person. It's about politics. I'm massaging egos and keeping everyone happy.
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The problem with me and TV shows is once I start watching them, I have to watch them all because I'm so impatient. I need the entire series to be on TV, and then I'll sit all day and watch the entire thing. So I did that with 'Homeland,' and I did that with 'Veep.'
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Everywhere I go, I buy something. I probably have an issue with shopping.
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I collect craft. It inspires me.
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I find it very difficult to see the boundary between womenswear and menswear. It's bizarre the ways in which society reacts; they find it difficult to comprehend seeing parts of the body on a man. I think it's fascinating.