It seems like partnerships between luxury fashion houses and fast fashion brands are becoming more commonplace in the industry, and it’s understandably a good call to make. Not only do mainstream consumers get to purchase luxury clothing at an affordable price, brands are also making themselves made known to a far wider audience. We’ve also witnessed the collaborations between H&M and the multitude of high-end fashion brands every year that have proven to be so successful, it almost makes perfect sense for other fast fashion brands to join the bandwagon. And while we are really excited upon hearing the announcement of the upcoming H&M x Erdem collection, there’s another collaboration that has kept us at the edge of our seats, and that’s none other than the collab between our favourite Japanese fashion brand, UNIQLO, and London-based brand, J.W. Anderson.
The upcoming collection presents a range of British classics that combine J.W. Anderson’s signature bold and graphic design aesthetic with UNIQLO’s functional yet comfortable fabrics. The 33-piece collection offers classics such as a double-breasted belted trench coat, a wool blended quilted jacket, a fair isle sweater and a striped scarf.
One of the collection’s key aesthetics is the tartan design, which can be seen on the inner lining of the trench coat, a number of down jackets, shirts, and padded tote bags. The wide range of offerings also include multi-border cut and sewn pieces, knits, and stoles in vibrant hues, as well as ruffle blouses and skirts that are suitable for both casual and formal settings, and are also some of the more wearable pieces suited for our warm climate. You will also see hints of J.W. Anderson throughout the collection, such as the faux leather patch with the anchor logo that appears on the padded tote bag and the wool blended quilted jacket.
UNIQLO’s trademark fabrics are also fused together with traditional British materials, resulting in a unique combination of textures and designs. There are tweed coats in signature herringbone and shirts in extra fine cotton, as well as knits in Extra Fine Merino for a polished look.
The line also played around with the silhouette of the pieces, offering a variety of different lengths and cuts, and that could only mean one thing – layering! Slip into a turtleneck sweater that comes in a boxy cut when you’re cold, or throw over an oversized knit dress and get all comfy and snuggly in it. And you know UNIQLO are the best when it comes to creating quality warm clothes at an affordable price. The people at UNIQLO had it all thought out by creating HEATTECH scarves and down jackets that feature ribbed cuffs and zipper tapes so you can keep your gloves on for a long time in cold weather.
Speaking of the collection, J.W. Anderson said: “For me, the point of doing this collaboration was that I believe in democracy in fashion, and what I hope will be achieved is that any age demographic can pick up and find something within the collection to relate to. Doing something with UNIQLO is very interesting. It means you come up with a wardrobe which is universal and quirky.”
The best part of collaborations like these? Yeap, you guessed it – the price point. Affordably priced at $19.90 for a graphic T-shirt to $249.90 for a trench coat, the collection is quite a steal. Now that we know for sure the collection will be available in Singapore, we’re keeping our fingers crossed that the J.W. Anderson x Converse collection will be making its way here too.
UNIQLO x J.W. Anderson Collection, $19.90 – $249.90, available at UNIQLO Orchard Central and online at uniqlo.com from 22 September 2017.
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