7 Faces to Know From JW Anderson’s Offbeat New Campaign

With a career like Jonathan Anderson’s, one is bound to make some very cool friends. And when you have very cool friends, a collab is inevitable. This week, the Irish designer released a new fall 2026campaign for his eponymous line, JW Anderson, in which he placed his “close-knit circle of friends, long-time collaborators, and acquaintances” on full display. Featuring more than a few familiar-ish faces, the participants can be seen modeling the brand’s latest iteration of its “Anchor” canvas tote (this time, it’s emblazoned, in all caps, with the word “porn”), or climbing out of wicker trunks, or holding quirky, bucolic props like pitchforks and turf edgers.

The picturesque cast of characters runs the gamut from global icons like Australian pop deity Kylie Minogue and legendary fashion critic Tim Blanks, to niche figures like BMX-champion-turned-songwriter Alice Temple and the founder of the New York-based menswear brand Still Kelly, Marc Kalman. “The idea is to weave together things—and people—I like and I would like to have around me,” said Anderson via a press release. One could think of it as a more high-brow version of 2023’s infamous Heaven by Marc Jacobs couch. With that in mind, we took a closer look at some of the faces in this uniquely JWA campaign.

Kylie Minogue

Kylie Minogue’s seat in the pantheon of pop goddesses is disputed by none. Hailing from the coastal city of Melbourne, Australia, Minogue is best known for the early-aughts hit album, Fever, which boasts the globally chart-topping track “Can’t Get You Outta My Head.” In the past couple of years, the songstress has worn Anderson’s designs—whether they’ve come from the Spanish label Loewe, where Anderson previously served as creative director until last year, or JWA, his namesake ride-or-die—and is seen in this campaign donning knits in the form of a car-printed dress and a bundle of cardigans.

Marc Kalman

Though he made a splash at the height of the pandemic for his public, highly photographed relationship with model Bella Hadid, Marc Kalman is best known in menswear circles as the founder of the clothing label Still Kelly. Here, he’s seen boyishly stepping out of a giant wicker trunk in a cozy flannel and light-wash jeans. For whatever it’s worth, I shared an office floor with Kalman for the better part of a year because his workspace was in the same building as that of my former employer, and can attest to the fact that he has many very cool friends.