Jonathan Saunders Joining The Canon

Between capsule collections, design awards, and a shift from London to New York for Fashion Week, Jonathan Saunders is often in the headlines of the fashion news. That, and his collections are getting stronger and more Saunders by the season. For Fall Saunders showed garments pieced together in panels, accentuated by alternating color (so that the collar is a departure from the blouse, the middle panel of a dress a departure from it's main body). It was a decidedly urban collection, with nudes and blacks dominating the palate. As usual, Saunders put a lot of detail into a collection that, in the end, came out very clean and tidy. Body-skimming and sophisticated it was.

As for Target, Saunders will be the thirteenth designer to create a capsule collection for the retailer, with his contribution landing in stores just after Fashion Week in October. In addition to this, Saunders has created an extremely successful collection for Topshop, has been named creative director of Pollini, and has recently been nominated to win the Scottish Designer of the Year award. This gent is canon-bound if ever because when you're winning awards, designing strong ready to wear collections, having successful collaborations, and rejuvenating an established brand--and you do these thing successfully, you're pretty much tenured. We're still a few years off from that with Saunders but it looks like he's getting there, quickly if nothing else.