Jonathan Anderson Quotes
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Everywhere I go, I buy something. I probably have an issue with shopping.
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Loewe should be a cultural brand.
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The minute you see that everything is going one way, you get the hell out.
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I just don't ever want it to be nice. I'd prefer someone had a violent reaction to my collection than ever call it 'nice.'
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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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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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I think, in history, everything is about the remix.
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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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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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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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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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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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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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For me, doing an interview with someone is like having therapy.
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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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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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If you do generic things, you know, after a while, brands or designers become stagnated.
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I think I've always had an obsession with collecting, as most people do.
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When I was younger, we went to Ibiza a lot because my parents bought an apartment there. I feel like that has always stuck with me.
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I'm very open about my referencing; I'm very open about who I work with.
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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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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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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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I love the immediacy of Instagram. My feed really is my train of thought. If I'm really excited about something, I'll just put it up.