Loewe and the Albers Foundation Collaborate on a Graphic Fall Collection
Josef Albers’s iconic color blocks and Anni’s bold weavings inform dynamic overcoats, embroidered bags, and signature clutches
The Loewe fall/winter 2025 presentation at Paris Fashion Week jettisoned runways for an elaborate mise en scène that former creative director Jonathan Anderson described as a “scrapbook of ideas.” That ethos likewise applied to the garments, which pay tribute to midcentury pioneers Josef and Anni Albers through a collaboration with their namesake foundation in Connecticut.
Trailblazers of 20th-century abstract art, Josef crafted geometric paintings and Anni, graphic wall hangings, which coalesce beautifully with Loewe aesthetic. Nested color blocks from Josef’s “Homage to the Square” series metamorphosed the familiar forms of the label’s Puzzle and Amazona bags and Flamenco clutches, while the pixelated flecks of Anni’s experimental weavings brought graphic tactility to cocoon-like overcoats and hand-embroidered bags.
A version of this article first appeared in print in our 2025 Fall Issue in the section “Artful Life.” Subscribe to the magazine.