LOEWE FALL/WINTER 2025-26: ART IN A GALLERY

Kevin Gorian
LOEWE FALL/WINTER 2025-26: ART IN A GALLERY

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So, Jonathan Anderson is not leaving Loewe? At least not as of today, Monday, March 10, the day the brand presented its Fall/Winter 2025-26 collection at Paris Fashion Week, it seems the rumors were unfounded. Fortunately, for now.

The word "presented" suits Loewe well on this occasion, as Jonathan and the Spanish firm chose to unveil their new collection within the Hôtel de Maisons, a space they transformed into both a gallery and a meeting place between the worlds of art and fashion.

More than anything, Loewe's Fall/Winter 2025-26 collection reveals itself as a tribute to the work of Anni and Josef Albers, who dedicated their lives and work to shaping art and design as we understand it today. The Albers' works accompany the garments displayed in the hotel, not merely as decorative accompaniments but also on the ready-to-wear and accessories, transferring the couple's radical approach to Anderson's designs.

To approach this collection, Jonathan wanted to treat it like a scrapbook brimming with ideas, and, following the dynamics of one of these scrapbooks, the creative director of the fashion house plays with volumes and distorted scales, creating cocoons and blocks around the female and male body.

This season, "leather is split, draped, and elongated, jersey dresses are sculpted into round shapes, while the known basics of the wardrobe merge into striking hybrids, transforming the familiar into something unsettling," as Loewe explains.

One of the key features of the brand's designs is their ability to turn luxury fashion into a reflection of raw, unique craftsmanship. This can be seen, for example, in their woven basket bag which includes a glasswork inspired by the aforementioned Josef Albers.

Paying attention to each piece is to find a polished and moving work: micro details make up the bust of a dress, while the fragmentation of a suit becomes an illusion in which you do not know what you are looking at.

A great variety of curved, fluid silhouettes are contrasted with a constant rigidity present in the most classic tailoring, while the inclusion of denim and knitwear takes us to the realm of the "everyday."

Jonathan Anderson and Loewe present us with a collection that deserves the place where it is located: surrounded by art, exposed so that we can appreciate each one of its details, among the work of others like Anthea Hamilton, Daniel Sinsel, Guglielmo Castelli, Hilary Lloyd, Jos Devriendt, Leidy Churchman, Liz Magor, Rachel Harrisson, Takuro Kuwata, Yoshihiro Suda, and Zizipho Poswa.

Loewe, we love you. Never change.