Jonathan William Anderson's original career plan was to become an actor, moving from his home in Northern Ireland to the United States at the age of 18, but when he developed an interest in costume design rather than being in front of the camera, actings loss was very much fashions gain. After enrolling at London College of Fashion and a subsequent job working for
Prada he launched his own
menswear collection in 2008, and
womenswear in 2010 both under the label of JW Anderson. And despite having only been founded 7 years earlier at the British Fashion Awards in 2015 JW Anderson won both Men's and Women's Brand of the Year – a feat that has never been achieved before or since. Take a look at our JW Anderson Collection below...