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Evening Standard
Evening Standard
Lifestyle
Jessica Burrell

RARE PHOTOS: Why we all fell in love with zany fashion | Rare Historical Photos

It wasn’t until last week that I realised all I’ve ever wanted is a trio of solid bronze peach-shaped paperweights. More specifically, those conceived by Jonathan Anderson and Luca Guadagnino for JW Anderson’s autumn/winter 2026 collection. Hand-poured before being chiselled, sanded and buffed for extra shine, the peaches are a nod to a memorable scene in Guadagnino’s film adaptation of Call Me By Your Name.

But they’re also a symbol of a wider shift that’s going on in the fashion industry at the moment. Increasingly, designers seem to be going beyond clothes and accessories to embody a “mood” across categories — the zanier and more offbeat, the better.

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