A fresh, light collection with a healthy streak of perversion. Big protagonists of JW Anderson's Fall / Winter 2021 Men and Women are vegetables and bright colors

JW Anderson today revealed his new Men&#39;s Fall / Winter 2021 and Women&#39;s pre-Fall 2021 collections in both physical and digital formats. For the first time the designer finds himself collaborating with the German photographer Juergen Teller , of whom he is said to have always been a great fan: in Juergen&#39;s images the bodies are transformed into living sculptures, aided by clothes and vegetables that are present both as props that like seasonal print. Great protagonist of the shots is Sophie Okonedo , the actress nominated for the BFTA and Oscar who recently starred in the Netflix TV series &quot;Ratched&quot;: for each of the looks the actress gave life and played a different character, enhancing the drama in already powerful images. The dresses are light, as opposed to colorful oversized sweaters, sweatshirts with peach and radish decorations, jackets and trousers in which asymmetry meets tailoring also for the trapeizodal shapes, all combined with accessories with an iconic chain detail and some allusion erotic, which doesn&#39;t hurt. Anderson&#39;s idea is to recreate a sort of exhibition, so much so that the 37 shots, combined by the photographer with striking slogans, were then transformed into double-sided posters and sent to the guests.

On the occasion of the launch, we chatted with the designer to better understand how the idea for this collection was born and why he entered the world of plants.

What&#39;s the idea behind the messages you sent?

Let&#39;s say that there is no specific message to send, we want to leave freedom of interpretation to the viewer and for this reason we have combined the images with captions designed to deliberately create a bit of &quot;confusion&quot;. They are like an exhibition booklet, which accompanies you to the vision. You are the viewer, everyone can read a reference that becomes a personal point of view. Clothes become a means.

And how did the collaboration with Juergen Teller start?

This is the first time we have worked together. I&#39;ve been a fan of his ever since I started working in this industry and have always wanted to work with him. With the start of 2021 I wanted a new starting point, something instinctive, optimistic, pure and I believe he embodies these values.

What about the choice to work with Ratched actress Sophie Okonedo instead?

I have known Sophie for a very long time and I think she is one of the best actresses I know. And then it has this incredible ability to be extremely versatile. She transforms in so many different ways, as does the Anderson woman.

Why did you choose the images of vegetables instead?

I wanted to recreate a very natural environment, something familiar to everyone. The idea was that the images were still life. I wanted to take anonymous objects and make them beautiful, in their simplicity. Nature does not need superstructures and in this case the vegetables speak to the lens without the need for much else built.

Can you tell us about the key accessories of the collection?

We have our classic chain motifs and then there&#39;s a deconstructed bag. The accessories are extremely graphic and the Chain Hobo Bag could not be missing also for this season.

In conversation with JW Anderson for the Fall Winter 2021 collection

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