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December 4, 2024
Two British labels — Pleasing and JW Anderson — with star frontmen have gotten collectively for what’s more likely to be one of many hottest collabs of the yr.
Harry Types and Jonathan Anderson
The harry Types-founded model and the label named after multi-award winner Jonathan Anderson have simply unveiled a collaboration “born out of a fashion-fuelled friendship”.
We’re informed that “this partnership holds personal significance for both founders, who have been longtime collaborators and supporters of one another. Together, with their respective teams, they designed the collection while keeping their communities at the forefront, creating something joyful and exciting to share with the world”.
The capsule consists of attire, equipment, and nail polishes, “inspired by the playful and innovative aesthetic that first brought the two together. In pursuit of perfect alignment, the collection is anchored by iconic pieces from both brands, reimagined with representations of the other’s point of view”.
Signature JW Anderson items “now feature a uniquely Pleasing twist”. They embrace a Bumper Bag in an unique colourway and that includes each logos throughout the crossbody strap, “glittering” keyrings in purple and yellow, chrome balloon keyrings constituted of recycled-silicone in a vibrant inexperienced colourway, and the Bunch of Balloons Knit Cardigan.
This latter piece “is a subtle nod to the iconic JW Anderson Patchwork Cardigan worn by Harry Styles, now displayed at the V&A and is crafted using similar techniques”. It comes emblazoned with a bouquet of technicolor balloons, and “represents the merging of the founders’ aesthetics — embodying the playful nature of both brands”.
The signature Pleasing sweatshirt can also be adorned with a shiny mylar balloon dotting the ‘I’.
Pleasing’s roots are in nail polish and for this collab they embrace a particular version four-piece polish set and a fifth particular person polish (all of them metallic-foiled) — permitting JW Anderson to “dip [its] toes into the world of beauty for the first time”.
Pleasing inventive director Harry Lambert stated the J W Anderson link-up “is one of our most special collaborations to date. JW Anderson is a brand we feel so aligned with in terms of point of view, creativity and energy — and has been a brand we’ve wanted to collaborate with for some time”.
The gathering launched on Wednesday on Pleasing.com and Jwanderson.com and shall be adopted by in-store debuts at choose JW Anderson shops and at Pleasing’s New York and LA pop-ups later this week, with costs starting from £20/$20 to £850/$990.
