John Alexander Skelton is a British designer celebrated for his deeply researched, craft-driven approach to menswear. Trained in London at LCF and CSM and supported early on by the Sarabande Foundation, his label emerged as a quiet rebellion against the speed of modern fashion and the excessive consumption of trend-driven garments.

Each numbered collection unfolds like a story rooted in British history, working-class life, and local character, conveyed through immersive, human-centred narratives. His silhouettes draw freely from 19th-century tailoring, folk dress, and utilitarian workwear, resulting in clothing that feels grounded, lived-in, and purposeful.

At the heart of his practice is an unwavering commitment to craft. Skelton develops fabrics with mills and artisans across the UK, often working with handwoven cloth, rare-breed wool, repurposed vintage textiles, and natural dyes. While embracing the slower rhythm of fashion, his pieces are made in limited runs and hand-finished in his studio. 

For Autumn Winter 2020 collection JAS drew extensively from Dylan Thomas’s Under Milk Wood and the everyday poetry of ordinary characters. Pieces were revealed as if waking from sleep under white sheets, with lighting and pacing that transformed the presentation into a narrative experience rather than a conventional seasonal show. 

Silhouettes referenced 19th-century tailoring and workwear, while garments were executed in multiple shades of grey, sometimes knitting or weaving up to eleven tones into a single piece, and finished with hand felting, washing, and tumbling to achieve a textured, weathered intimacy.

This beautiful tea-dyed jacket from look 6 is crafted from extremely fine plaided wool.

Measurements:
shoulder: 49cm
length: 76cm
ptp: 53cm
sleeve: 66cm
hem: 56cm