Jonathan Anderson has built a name for himself as the creative director of Loewe and his eponymous label J.W. Anderson.
Before he became one of the most awarded and respected names in the fashion industry, Anderson originally attempted acting. At 18, he moved to the U.S. from Ireland to study at The Juilliard School, but quickly found he had a bigger passion for costume design than acting.
The U.K.-born designer moved back to Ireland and got a job at Brown Thomas department store in Dublin. He graduated from London College of Fashion in 2005.
He later became a visual merchandiser at Prada. In 2008, he launched his first menswear collection to critical acclaim under J.W. Anderson. In 2010, he held his first runway show at London Fashion Week. In 2013, LVMH took a minority stake in his label and named him creative director of Loewe. In 2024, Jonathan Anderson, renowned for his unconventional approach to reimagining classics, collaborated with Zendaya on costumes for her role in the movie *Challengers.* After twelve successful years leading Loewe, Anderson stepped down in 2025 and was recently appointed as the creative director of Dior Menswear.
Here, WWD looks at the designer through the years.
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Jonathan Anderson, 2009
Image Credit: Getty Images J.W Anderson appears at the end of the catwalk after his fashion show at the BFC tent, Somerset House as part of Man at London Fashion Week on Sept. 23, 2009.
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Jonathan Anderson, 2013
Image Credit: Getty Images Designer Jonathan William Anderson walks the runway at the J.W. Anderson show during London Fashion Week fall 2013 at TopShop Show Space on Feb. 18, 2013.
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Jonathan Anderson, 2012
Image Credit: Getty Images Jonathan Anderson of JW Anderson, winner of the Emerging Talent award, Ready-To-Wear poses in the awards room at the British Fashion Awards 2012 on Nov. 27, 2012, in London.
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Joanthan Anderson, 2013
Image Credit: Getty Images Jonathan Anderson poses with the Award for New Establishment Designer in the winners room at the British Fashion Awards 2013 on Dec. 2, 2013, in London.
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Jonathan Anderson, 2014
Image Credit: Getty Images Designer Jonathan William Anderson attends the GQ 2014 Men of the Year awards on Nov. 3, 2014, in Madrid.
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Jonathan Anderson, 2014
Image Credit: Getty Images Lewis Hamilton and Menswear winner J.W. Anderson pose in the winners room at the British Fashion Awards on Dec. 1, 2014, in London.
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Jonathan Anderson, 2015
Image Credit: John Parra designer Jonathan Anderson
Jonathan Anderson attends the Loewe U.S. debut event on March 18, 2015, in Miami.
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Jonathan Anderson, 2015
Image Credit: Vittorio Zunino Celotto Designer Jonathan Anderson attends the Conde’ Nast International and Place Vendome Qatar Party at Palazzo Corsini on April 22, 2015, in Florence.
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Jonathan Anderson, 2015
Image Credit: Getty Images J.W. Anderson designer Jonathan Anderson attends the 2015 Fashion Group International Night Of Stars Gala on Oct. 22, 2015, in New York City.
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Jonathan Anderson, 2015
Image Credit: Getty Images J.W. Anderson poses in the Winners Room at the British Fashion Awards 2015 on Nov. 23, 2015, in London.
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Jonathan Anderson, 2016
Image Credit: Getty Images Actress Juliette Binoche and Jonathan Anderson attend “Loewe Past, Present, Future” exhibition at Jardin Botanico on Nov. 17, 2016, in Madrid.
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Jonathan Anderson, 2017
Image Credit: Kristy Sparow L-R) Spencer Bailey and Jonathan Anderson attend the Surface Magazine Fall Fashion Issue 2017 presentation on Oct. 16, 2017 in Paris.
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Jonathan Anderson, 2019
Image Credit: Getty Images for LOEWE (L-R) Presenter/actress Kyoka Suzuki and Loewe creative director Jonathan Anderson pose for photographs during the Loewe Foundation Craft Prize Award Ceremony on June 25, 2019, in Tokyo.
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Jonathan Anderson, 2022
Image Credit: Getty Images Designer Jonathan Anderson walks the runway during the Loewe menswear fall 2023 show as part of Paris Fashion Week on Jan. 22, 2022.
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Jonathan Anderson, 2018
Image Credit: WWD Jonathan Anderson on runway at the J.W. Anderson spring 2018 ready to wear show shown at the Pitti Immagine Uomon 92 in Florence, Italy.
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Jonathan Anderson, 2022
Image Credit: Getty Images for Fashion Scholar Jonathan Anderson attends The Fashion Scholarship Fund 85th Annual Awards Gala on April 11, 2022, in New York City.
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Jonathan Anderson 2017
Image Credit: WWD Jonathan Anderson on the runway at the J.W. Anderson fall 2017 ready to wear fashion show in London.
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Jonathan Anderson, 2022
Image Credit: Adam Amengual for WWD Portrait of Jonathan Anderson, creative director of Loewe, photographed in the Loewe store on Nov. 15, 2022, in Los Angeles.
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Jonathan Anderson, 2023
Image Credit: Giovanni Giannoni for WWD Jonathan Anderson on the runway at Loewe men’s fall 2023 photographed on Jan. 21 in Paris.
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Jonathan Anderson, 2023
Image Credit: Getty Images Designer Jonathan Anderson walks the runway at the J.W. Anderson spring 2024 fashion show during Milan Fashion Week menswear spring 2024 on June 18.
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Jonathan Anderson, 2023
Image Credit: Getty Images Designer Jonathan Anderson takes a bow on the runway after the Loewe womenswear spring 2024 show as part of Paris Fashion Week on Sept. 29.
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Jonathan Anderson, 2022
Image Credit: WWD Jonathan Anderson attends the 2022 WWD Honors at Cipriani South Street on October 25, 2022 in New York City.
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Jonathan Anderson, 2024
Image Credit: Lexie Moreland Jonathan Anderson at the 2024 Met Gala: “Sleeping Beauties: Reawakening Fashion” held at The Metropolitan Museum of Art on May 6, 2024 in New York City.