In an interview with The Observer this weekend, J.W. Anderson dismissed the idea that his clothes were androgynous, telling the paper, ‘People forget about unisex, but I think it's very relevant now’. So rather than simply stripping his pieces of any gender association, as androgyny would suggest, he throws, in some cases, full-on feminine pieces in his men’s line, but says it’s cool for guys to get a bit girly in them (and likewise, for girls to don a pair of his slacks). 

And he’s not the first to play with a bit of girl-on-guy/guy-on-girl in his collections…

YSL Editions 24 created the same looks for both men and women, making dabbling with the other side a doddle. Just don’t use that as an opportunity to get matchy with your boyfriend – even the Beckhams struggled to pull that off.

The T-shirts Christopher Kane designs for women were just as popular with men, prompting the designer to launch a men’s label, which in turn, thanks to its simple cuts and covetable prints, is perfectly nickable for girls too. 

Phoebe Philo’s mastery of slouchy slacks owes a lot to men’s fashion. Would our stylish male counterparts dare to veer into the womenswear section for Céline?

James Long, primarily a knitwear designer, creates collections for both men and women. Un-gendered as his colourful and often witty designs can be, both girls and guys would be foolish not to dip into both lines.