Bangkok--8 Mar--Verve Public Relations Consultancy
UNIQLO, the Japanese global apparel retailer, today announces the launch of the 2019 Spring/Summer UNIQLO and JW ANDERSON collection, a line created with JW ANDERSON, the London-based brand that is driving the global fashion scene. The new collection will be available starting from Friday, March 8, at UNIQLO stores and UNIQLO.com. This will be the third season for UNIQLO to design a line with JW ANDERSON, following successful collaborations in 2017 Fall/Winter and 2018 Spring/Summer.
Commenting on the newest line, Jonathan Anderson said, "It is always fun collaborating with UNIQLO. I always find it super interesting how two brands with very different backgrounds can come together to create an exciting collection. In the third collation of the collaboration, I envision a summer wardrobe that could be relaxed and chic at the same time; a versatile and youthful collection."
2019 Spring/Summer Collection Highlights
Featuring trench coats, bomber jackets, and other items that symbolize British fashion presented in the witty designs characteristic of JW ANDERSON, the lineup nicely accents UNIQLO's everyday wardrobe that combines high-quality materials, fit, and functionality.
The various elements that comprise this collection, including men's rugby shirts, women's trench coats, and paisley and border strip patterns, express a classically British, authentic atmosphere, updated as modern items. A suite of unisex basic items allows for a wide range of stylings, to enjoy as different expressions with layered or reversible designs. This new offering of LifeWear crosses generational and gender borders, bringing out each person's unique style, and enjoyed as unhindered fashion on a wide range of occasions.
Women's: This season's trendy border stripes have been used in a number of items, such as tank tops, ruffled dresses, and the linen scarves that are essential for summer, giving a slight marine-style feel to everyday wear. The paisley patterns shown on the JW ANDERSON runway have been tweaked for this collaboration, and offered in designs with four types of detailed motifs. The feathery silhouettes from the runway are presented with little change in dresses, blouses, and skirts. A duffle bag with the JW ANDERSON logo has British-style Japonisme, bold floral graphics for a resort-style accent. A stylish and feminine hooded cropped blouson jacket has gently flowing culottes, creating an effortless, classy summer set-up style.
Men's: The men's lineup includes reversible outerwear to expand the range of outfit options, casual and fresh pocket T-shirts in colorful striped patterns, pullover with a new meeting of a hood and marine border stripes, and a classic tote bag. The bucket hats that were popular last season have been updated with stripes, seahorses, and floral prints in a new, reversible design. Light summer jackets for more formal settings pair with casual drawstring long pants and shorts. Jonathan Anderson's father was an internationally known rugby player who played in Ireland in the 1980s. Rugby is a weekend tradition in the U.K., and this collection includes the rugger shirts that have a close connection with Jonathan, offered in playful color patterns.
About UNIQLO and JW ANDERSON
The line was developed on the theme of "British classics. Designed for life today." This LifeWear offering combines the innovative designs that JW ANDERSON brings to Britain's traditional apparel with UNIQLO's commitment to fit, materials, and functionality. Launch dates may vary in certain countries and regions, and available items may differ from those in stores.
Website: https://www.uniqlo.com/jwanderson/
About JW ANDERSON
Northern Irish designer Jonathan Anderson established JW ANDERSON in 2008. At first an elaborate collection of accessories, it quickly attracted attention and enabled the fledgling label to show on-schedule during the 2008 London Fashion Week season. The success of this debut collection earned both critical acclaim and commercial success for Anderson, whose label is now regarded as one of London's most innovative and forward-thinking brands.
JW ANDERSON has evolved into an internationally renowned and award-winning brand, receiving these awards:
2012 British Fashion Awards for Emerging Talent, Ready-to-Wear
2013 The New Establishment Award
2014 Menswear Designer of the Year
2015 British Fashion Awards for Menswear and Womenswear Designer of the Year
2017 British Fashion Awards for Womenswear Designer of the Year
About UNIQLO LifeWear
Apparel that comes from the Japanese values of simplicity, quality and longevity, LifeWear is made with such modern elegance that it becomes the building blocks of each individual's style. The simplest design hiding the most thoughtful and modern details. LifeWear is clothing that is constantly being innovated, bringing more warmth, more lightness, better design, and better comfort to people's lives.
About UNIQLO and Fast Retailing
UNIQLO is a brand of Fast Retailing Co., Ltd., a leading Japanese retail holding company with global headquarters in Tokyo, Japan. UNIQLO is the largest of six main brands in the Fast Retailing Group, the others being GU, J Brand, Theory, Comptoir des Cotonniers, and Princesse tam.tam. With global sales of approximately 2.13 trillion yen for the 2018 fiscal year ending August 31, 2018 (US $19.17 billion, calculated in yen using the end of August 2018 rate of $1 = 111.1 yen), Fast Retailing is one of the world's largest apparel retail companies, and UNIQLO is Japan's leading specialty retailer.
UNIQLO continues to open large-scale stores in some of the world's most important cities and locations, as part of its ongoing efforts to solidify its status as a global brand. Today the company has more than 2,000 stores in 21 markets including Japan. In alphabetical order, the other markets are Australia, Belgium, Canada, China, France, Germany, Hong Kong, Indonesia, Malaysia, Netherlands, Philippines, Russia, Singapore, South Korea, Spain, Sweden, Taiwan, Thailand, U.K. and U.S. In addition, UNIQLO established a social business in Bangladesh together with the Grameen Bank in 2010, and today there are several Grameen-UNIQLO stores in Dhaka.
With a corporate statement committed to changing clothes, changing conventional wisdom and change the world, Fast Retailing is dedicated to creating great clothing with new and unique value to enrich the lives of people everywhere. For more information about UNIQLO and Fast Retailing, please visit www.uniqlo.com and www.fastretailing.com.