From leather tutus to unstructured knitwear, the mini dress is the centrepiece of the spring-summer 2025 collection by JW Anderson, Jonathan Anderson's label, presented Sunday at London Fashion Week. Under the glass ceiling of Old Billingsgate, a former fish market in London, the Northern Irish designer experimented with the form, fabric, and colour of the humble mini dress, playing with the possibilities of a garment often relegated to the wardrobe staple "little black dress". Also artistic director of the LVMH group's up-and-coming Spanish label Loewe, Anderson revisited the classics in his latest collection, adding sweater sleeves or giant knitwear onto simple white or navy dresses.
A few models donned summer dresses in sky blue satins and pink sequins, but more looked prepared for a chilly British summer, borrowing thick knitwear and leather from the winter wardrobe . A post shared by JW ANDERSON (@jw_anderson) Dance-ready models strutted down the runway in sumptuous tutus and leotards in black, brown, and khaki leather, with others wearing mini and maxi versions of the "balloon" skirt, which has been making a comeback since spring. Prom Dripping in 90s and early 2000s nostalgia, Londoner Sinead Gorey's latest collection was a look back at the "great British prom", with the runway in a basketball court decked in tinsel garlands and completed with a disco ball.
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