Jonathan Anderson Quotes
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I think I've always had an obsession with collecting, as most people do.
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The first thing I do in the morning is have an espresso - straight up - and read the papers. I like 'The Independent,' 'The Times,' and the 'Financial Times.'
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When I do a fashion show, it's not done until it exits out of the door.
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You always need a textural landscape. I think that's what fashion is about, and I think when you come to a brand and you're trying to re-instill its history, the history only comes through being personal.
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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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Fashion is an archetype: you're trying to build a silhouette, and that is very similar to building up a building because you're trying to create a new structure, a new proportion, a new shape, and you're using a material to cut which is a bit mathematical. That idea of finding something new in terms of proportion is something that drives me.
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If you do generic things, you know, after a while, brands or designers become stagnated.
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Part of the reason Loewe has diversified into so many other categories is because what we can't do any more is simply say, 'Here's more stuff you can buy.'
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Trend-wise, I hope to keep bringing completely new collections to the industry that will make people think and defy the norm.
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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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I always think the great thing about shirting is that it goes with jeans, and jeans are probably the most modern, functional garment that ever existed. That is what is so great about shirting - it is an up-play-down-play.
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For me, doing an interview with someone is like having therapy.
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Luxury stores are such a difficult thing because, ultimately, their purpose is to sell, but I do think you can get more out of a store.
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For me, menswear is an experimental ground to play with something. There is scope to be gained there - you can create a new normality.
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Loewe should be a cultural brand.
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Everywhere I go, I buy something. I probably have an issue with shopping.
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I've always loved collecting arts and crafts - I have pieces by Charles Rennie Mackintosh and William Morris at home in east London.
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Wood carving is such an amazing skill and very underrated; once you cut it, it's hard to go back.
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I would say I work very emotionally: I have a very compulsive way of working, where I love something to the moment I am sick of it. I have no addiction outside of work, so my addiction is that process.
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You have to be slightly uncomfortable with what you're doing, and you have to be able to try to find moments of newness.
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I think fashion shows are a full stop. You need a point where there's no return, and fashion shows create a 'That's it; that's the finishing line.'
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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.
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If designers are willing to take risks, I think buyers should take risks, as well with press taking risks.
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I'm very open about my referencing; I'm very open about who I work with.