Collaboration line modernizes classic British university sportswear
Global apparel retailer UNIQLO today announces the March 24 launch of A Sporting Way of Life collection from UNIQLO and JW ANDERSON. The Spring/Summer 2023 range continues to reinterpret quintessential British style through JW ANDERSON’s elegant and playful lens, taking inspiration from the traditional sports of British universities.
Creative Director Jonathan Anderson commented that, “This season reworks our idea of classic sportswear, such as a traditional cricket cardigan alongside sports leggings or hand-drawn traditional British sporting team motifs on utility shorts and more traditional knitted polo shirts.”
Comfortable and functional preppy styling
A Sporting Way of Life redraws classic sportswear. A good example is the women’s Cricket Cardigan with athletic uniform-inspired lines, in a light cotton-linen blend that is comfortably cool, as well as women’s and men’s AirSense* Blazers, which feature for the first time in the collaboration line. The collection reimagines these iconic British preppy items in the innovative lightweight, stretchy, quick-dry fabric, finished with the original JW ANDERSON logo button.
Designed to double as sportswear
Several items also double as sportwear. These include a tennis-inspired Pleated Mini Skirt, Leggings, in the soft, quick-drying fabric of “AIRism”, and Cropped Bra Sleeveless Top, and a UV Protection Parka in lightweight nylon, with JW ANDERSON offbeat color blocking.
*AirSense (formerly known as Kando) is a stretchable, lightweight, and quick-drying high-performance fabric that incorporate the functionality of sportswear.
Lineup
Women’s
Cricket Cardigan Cropped Bra Sleeveless Top Leggings Pleated Skirt
Men’s
AirSense Blazer Chambray Over Shirt Utility Shorts
| Item | Prices | Item | Prices |
| Outerwear | Php 2,990 – Php 3,990 | Pants, Skirts | Php 1,990 – Php 2,490 |
| Dresses, Knitwear | Php 1,990 – Php 2,990 | Shirts, T-Shirts, Polo Shirts | Php 1,490 – Php 1,990 |
| Innerwear | Php 990 | Accessories | Php 990 |
Collection Details
Launch: Beginning on Friday, March 24
Availability: The lineup will be available at UNIQLO stores nationwide and on UNIQLO.com/ph
Note: Some items will be in select stores nationwide
Lineup: 15 items for women and 10 for men and 2 accessory items
Special UNIQLO and JW ANDERSON website
https://www.uniqlo.com/ph/en/contents/collaboration/jwanderson/23ss/
About UNIQLO and JW ANDERSON
British Heritage Meets LifeWear combines the innovative designs that JW ANDERSON brings to Britain’s traditional apparel with UNIQLO’s commitment to fit, materials, and functionality.
About JW ANDERSON
Northern Irish designer Jonathan Anderson established JW ANDERSON in 2008. At first an elaborate collection of accessories, it quickly evolved to offer ready-to-wear and attracted attention and enabled the fledgling label to show on-schedule during the 2008 London Fashion Week season. The success of this debut collection earned both critical acclaim and commercial success for Anderson, whose label is now regarded as one of London’s most innovative and forward-thinking brands. UNIQLO and JW ANDERSON first launched in 2017 Fall/Winter.
Awards
2012 British Fashion Awards for Emerging Talent, Ready-to-Wear
2013 The New Establishment Award
2014 Menswear Designer of the Year
2015 British Fashion Awards for Menswear and Womenswear Designer of the Year
2017 British Fashion Awards for Womenswear Designer of the Year
2021 British Fashion Awards, Leaders of Change (Creativity category)
