‘The first time I came across Michael Clark was when I was at university,’ Anderson said to announce his exclusive collaboration for his eponymous brand JWAnderson, with British choreographer Michael Clark. ’It was not until I got the Michael Clark book, though, that I completely fell in love with him, and what he had contributed to the British landscape in terms of art, dance and the way that we look at things, or the way we challenge the body, or challenge the way that we see things, or perceive the idea of what we think is wrong and right.’ These are significant words by LOEWE’s creative director.

‘I became completely obsessed,’ says Anderson, who this past February at London’s Roundhouse (during London Fashion Week A/W 2023) presented an A/W 2023 collection that featured a number of pieces created in collaboration with Clark – from T-shirts, bags, posters and vests emblazoned with the Michael Clark Company logo to slogans and iconography taken from his performance posters and flyers (including, memorably, a phallus-emblazoned top that referenced an advertisement for a performance at The Roundhouse, a location Clark returned to throughout his career).

The collection is finally available and it’s fantastic. An ode to dance, punk and individual personalities, the bag, T-shirts and hats reveal the perfect juxtaposition of energy and creativity by two one the most significant cultural figures of Britain today.

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