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In 1996, LOEWE was acquired by the multi-national luxury conglomerate LVMH (LVMH Moët Hennessy Louis Vuitton SE), which aimed to elevate the brand’s status within high fashion. LOEWE  held its first catwalk presentation the following year, as part of Paris Fashion Week, where it continues to launch  its new collections.   \r\n\r\nIn 2013, LOEWE hired Northern Irish designer Jonathan Anderson (b.1984) as Creative Director, a role he fulfilled  until 2025. Anderson’s appointment transformed LOEWE, boosting sales and brand positioning as well as bringing more recognition on the international stage. A graduate of London College of Fashion (University of the Arts London), Anderson founded his own fashion label JW Anderson in 2008, for which he continued to design  while working at LOEWE. In 2014 Anderson’s first collection for LOEWE was released to critical acclaim. Designing both menswear and womenswear, Anderson is known for innovative designs that incorporate elements of craft, Surrealism and material experimentation, often reinventing familiar or traditional techniques. His collections balance the unconventional with commercial appeal, juxtaposing eccentric, often sculptural garments and accessories with more understated wardrobe staples. In 2016, Anderson established the LOEWE Foundation Craft Prize, supporting independent artists across the globe with the aim of platforming and preserving craft skills.\n\nThis full-length, long-sleeve jacquard knit dress was presented during LOEWE's Autumn-Winter 2024 menswear collection. The collection was proposed as an ‘algorithm of masculinity’ - a continuation of Anderson’s engagement with conversations around gender in fashion. The knitted design is based on the 2019 piece “Drawn Bitter and Perilous Breath” by American artist Richard Hawkins, whose work explores representations of the male body. Offering a dress as part of a menswear collection is characteristic of Anderson’s attempts to subvert gender codes. The dress’s vibrant combination of different yarns and knit techniques is an excellent example of Anderson’s experimentation with knitwear, a category he frequently returns to.   ","physicalDescription":"Full-length, long-sleeve dress. Knitted in a multi-colour, highly textured design featuring a collage of text, faces and blocks of colour, using multiple yarn types and knit techniques. Rounded crew neck, slip on style.     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