Anderson is a smart man indeed. His menswear Fall/Winter 2014 was a modernistic take on an androgynous wardrobe – fresh and high societal. And as contemplated, a déja vu vision was reflected through his womenswear collection unveiled the week after, for the Pre-Fall 2014 runways. For both of his collections, Anderson was keen on pursuing the same line of a “shared wardrobe” inspiration, instead of an effortless “unisex” ensemble. But aside from the gender politics, Anderson was all about structure and proportions with hints of a minimalistic quality of colors and fabric used. Though the collection had an oriental structure to it with the kimonos, silhouettes were explicitly futuristic which created a balance with the nature-minded color palette. With Anderson’s signature styles of creating wearable items that can be mix-and-matched, excellent knits and the feeling of symmetry and harmony in silhouettes, shaping and color coordination, this Pre-Fall collection is exceptional.
His Pre-Fall androgynous fashion was definitely not time consuming, for the simple cuts and silhouettes seen in new length-skirts and in camel asymmetrical spiral-cut dresses. The paneled turtlenecks, which the Anderson boys were comfortably covered in the menswear collection, were also seen on the Anderson ladies, attached with long asymmetrical hemlines dresses in black, camel, ivory, green and navy. Graphic printed knit tunics in multicolor greens, ivory, and navy may look like oriental kimonos at first glance, matched with ankle-long skirts, yet separate the two piece-pairings, an elegant slash-neck top with one asymmetrical kimono sleeves for the stylish evenings. The more androgynous pieces would shift attention to the boxy long-sleeved tops and lose trousers in oversized coats inspiring menswear.
This Pre-Fall collection will not fail to attract the daring women out there, with the sharpness of all the coats and dresses in silhouettes and cuts and the calming and fragile color palette that will soothe a feminine soul. Anderson’s wardrobe equality is attracting the industry’s attention inevitably, and not only is he creating a bold signature style, but also will definitely mark his territory on both men and women upcoming styles and trends. (Text Nadilla Sari Ratman)