Yesterday in Paris, at the Château de Vincennes, Loewe presented its fall/winter 2024 collection exploring provenance and the pastoral. Amid a labyrinth painted three shades of green, Creative Director Jonathan Anderson led attendees on a journey through rolling hills and the first buds of spring.
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Loewe Transports Us to Albert York’s Eden
For the season, Anderson was taken by the work of artist Albert York, whose 14 paintings hung along the oh-so-green walls. “I think we live in a paradise. This is a Garden of Eden. Really. It is. It might be the only paradise we’ll ever know. And it’s just so beautiful. And you feel you want to paint it,” said the American painter (1928-2009).
Albert York, “Landscape with Sleeping Figure,” circa 1968, courtesy of the artist and LOEWE.
We saw that inspiration of Eden and landscape idylls translated into a rich palette of greens, browns, blacks, and blues. Prints of flowers and tapestries were translated into dresses, pants, button-ups, and trousers. Fabrics billowed, ballooned, and draped creating movement like the breeze on a brisk walk in the country.
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Jonathan Anderson Finds Inspiration in the Pastoral
Dresses, coats, and pants swept the floor. Waists and necks were accentuated by oversized decorative buckles and collars that resembled carved wood. Free-flowing garments were juxtaposed with sculptural dresses, fully beaded, a motif reflected in accessories like bags and boots. There were draped Nappa blousons, leather aviator jackets, large Flamenco Purses, and illusionary prints.
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Through the arched entryways of the maze-like setting, there was a sense of that Eden of which York referred to, so beautifully translated into the wearable form by Anderson.
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