J.W. Anderson decided to “slow the tempo” with a more contemplative collection for spring 2016, crafted mainly in calico and dark denim.  Asymmetric panels and funnel necks on loose, smocklike tops were a nod to David Bowie, said Anderson, who put everything over gently ballooning, cuffed and cropped “fisherman pants” with rows of pleats below the waistband.  The gentle colors, crisp shapes and spoken-word soundtrack by American composer Robert Ashley cast a spell as surely as Bowie’s dreamy “Space Oddity.” It was an collection that recalled the more refined uniform of a fencer.

J.W. Anderson Spring 2016 Collections

J.W. Anderson Spring 2016 Collections

J.W. Anderson Spring 2016 Collections

J.W. Anderson Spring 2016 Collections

J.W. Anderson Spring 2016 Collections

J.W. Anderson Spring 2016 Collections

J.W. Anderson Spring 2016 Collections

J.W. Anderson Spring 2016 Collections

J.W. Anderson Spring 2016 Collections

J.W. Anderson Spring 2016 Collections