J.W. Anderson - Designer, Creative Director of J.W. Anderson & Loewe

[proseccotabis]

I can’t believe that of all people it’s with JWA that they’re giving the whole Dior fashion line. But I guess it’s much better than the duo we have there right now.

Is MGC really staying with LVHM? I actually want her for Gucci ngl.

I think JW might be the best choice for Dior..his stuff is a given commercial success + the press loves him..not many can boast this

 

[JohannesL]

Does anyone know/or could take an educated guess as to when JW is expected to show his first Dior collection? (He is definitely going there so not speaking in maybe's here)
I can't imagine he would show HC in June, that would be insane.. and with a full MGC Womens team still there till end of May.

Wait, so Hedi is out of race for Dior? I thought he was desperate for the position since he didn’t get Chanel.

 

[Lola701]

Thanks for your insight. I have to admit I stumbled across TFS a year ago and have been lurking on it on/off when I have time, and I only created an account recently to interact on these threads because I enjoy your grounded industry observations and well formed designer/fashion knowledge Lola701.

Talking about Pucci, I wonder how long Camille Miceli will hold onto that gig? They are doing some of the worst random shoe range I've seen in awhile, esp for a brand like Pucci that I feel the footwear brief and desirability could be quite straightforward.

MGC's next position is known internally within LVMH, I just wonder if he can 'move in' when the Womens team is there and Kim Jones is leaving earlier in March. I guess you mean they can set up a studio outside somewhere for JW's team to start on?

Very intrigued what the stores will look like under his CD, or if it will be the same as I heard Bernard Arnault does not allow interior changes? I hope the vitrines could at least be a bit more inspiring

Thank you!

They have the job to Miceli as a pure act of loyalty. They wanted to give the job to Guillaume Henry first but he wanted to do Patou instead.

I think they have gave up on Pucci…Weirdly at the time when they finally managed to get rid of the heiress.

So Miceli’s job was to build a lifestyle brand in a way.

I think MGC would be great for Pucci. She is insanely Italian and commercial. While I loved the Dundas era + that one collection with fringes from the MSGM guy, I think she would do a terrific job at Pucci.

Camille Miceli is great at doing Jewelry. She did fabulous things at LV under MJ and NG and her jewelry at Dior was also fabulous. I think they should have gave her the CD of Bulgari or something like that. Clothes on such a capacity are not her thing.

Dior is huge, they can absorb his team and MGC will move with her lieutenants.

The setting a studio apart is more of a logistic idea.
JWA’s farewell in March leaves him 3 months to prepare for a debut Couture collection but he won’t be there with Benjamin Bruno and his design team doing a collection at Avenue Montaigne with MGC in the building lol.

They can set him up a small studio where he could start developing his ideas for his collection.

The stores won’t change. Arnault is very hands on regarding that. Peter Marino will continue his job as usual.
It will definitely be a different setting for JWA as he will get into a well oiled machine.

But at the end, it’s not hurting the brand.
I think about Balenciaga, Gucci and Alexander McQueen that will undeniably go into a stores overhaul once their current CD leaves.

 

[PDFSD]

JWA at Dior i am ready for it its the right touch of modern and fun and easy digested pop intellectualism (even if when he will explain the collections it's like pretentious chalk sound on a school board annoying ASF)

Makes sense as Chanel is going as well for similar crafty fetishized pseudo intellectual route of Blazzy

its like VV pitted against MGC both doing highly commercial clothes resulting in a snooze fest

just replacing womens practicality to design for a new guard of gay pop empty intellectuals ....popcorn season is open 2025

 

[Lola701]

My only wish for JWA at Dior: No campaign shot by Teller!

 

[proseccotabis]

My only wish for JWA at Dior: No campaign shot by Teller!

If that happens I will actually lose my mind lol