Jonathan Anderson opens his press notes for the spring 2027 collection with a single word: “curation.” He traces it back to the Latin curare — to care for or attend to. This etymology is the most honest description of what the collection does. Nothing here was designed from scratch. Instead, it was gathered, tended, and reassembled into something that feels genuinely alive.
The lookbook, shot by photographer Heikki Kaski against a seascape of roiling foam and crashing surf designed by Hella Keck in a studio, sets the tone immediately. The cast brings together actors Dree Hemingway and Connor Swindells, as well as ceramicist Akiko Hirai, art collector Ivor Braka, comedian Leo Reich, and writer Dr. James Fox — people with their own practices and histories. They are not hired to appear blank. They make the clothes feel inhabited rather than merely worn.
Throughout the collection, Anderson continues to ease the tension between refinement and imperfection. A draped evening dress appears pinched into shape by a single gesture rather than meticulously constructed. Jeans cut from Japanese denim are finished to look as if they have been mended by hand several times. The collection features loose camisoles, boxy utility jackets, and relaxed tailoring. The overall feeling is of clothes you reach for without thinking — clothes that have already been through something.
The craftsmanship is what makes the JW Anderson spring 2027 collection most interesting. Donegal wool, knit into deep green sweaters, is scattered with wildflowers and ferns. The brightest thing in an otherwise earthbound palette is an orange hare knit. The Squirrel Knit draws on a Fair Isle pattern specific to the Scottish town of Sanquhar. Its counterpart, the Squirrel Clutch, comes with crocheted nuts. A collaboration with the Scottish textile specialist Johnstons of Elgin results in a dramatic statement coat and scarf in vibrant shades of red and blue. These references to folk textiles and rural crafts could easily tip into nostalgia or the merely quaint. They don’t. They feel matter-of-factly bold.
The collection revisits signature JW Anderson silhouettes — the fold-over trouser and the twist jean — through texture, craftsmanship, and relaxed proportions. The consistent logic is to take what already exists, care for it, and see what it becomes under pressure.
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This approach extends well beyond clothing. Vintage linens are hand-dyed and made into cushions instead of being replaced with new fabric. Wedgwood mugs borrow their shape from ancient Etruscan pottery rather than being made from scratch. Irish linen tea towels are printed with the words “WOW,” “FAB,” and “CHIC” — a small, dry joke buried in domestic textiles. The sleigh bell, cast by the John Taylor Bell Foundry using an archival mold untouched for over a century, is the clearest example of all. Nothing in this collection was invented. Each piece was found and cared for until it was ready to be loved again.
