Jez Tozer/Robbie Spencer
Budding fashion, perhaps, should not emerge from its chrysalis too soon - but Jez Tozer's fashion film of the same name allows us to peer inside and sneak an advance view of Spring/Summer 2009 ahead of the fashion flock.
Related Projects: [Fashion] [Film] [Yves Saint Laurent] [Givenchy] [Spring/Summer 2009] [Jez Tozer] [Robbie Spencer] [Christopher Kane]
Alexander Fury
What, when, why, wear: Spring/Summer 2009 in handy microcosm from our place at the London and Paris shows.
Related Projects: [Gareth Pugh] [London Fashion Week] [Giles] [Martin Margiela] [Spring/Summer 2009] [Marios Schwab] [Christopher Kane] [Louise Goldin] [Jeremy Scott]
Giles Price/Magda Keaney
Andy Warhol famously coined the 'Fifteen Minutes of Fame' cliche, but only in fashion do those fifteen minutes come around every six months. While all eyes usually focus on the flurry of the catwalk presentation, Fifteen Minutes of Fashion not only turns the lens backstage, but on the designers themselves. Taken during the S/S 2009 London Fashion Week presentations, these diptych images capture leading British designers five minutes before their show, and five minutes after their creations exited the runway. Curated by Magda Keaney and featuring the striking photography of Giles Price, the resulting portraits offer an arresting before-and-after contrast reflecting each designer's behind-the-scenes response to the realisation and reception of their latest collection.
Related Projects: [Richard Nicoll] [London Fashion Week] [Eley Kishimoto] [Vivienne Westwood] [Christopher Kane] [Louise Goldin] [Spring/Summer 09] [Osman Yousefzada] [Erdem] [Meadham Kirchhoff] [Basso & Brooke] [Peter Pilotto] [Louise Gray] [House of Holland]
Showcasing a new genre of amateur print photography that has emerged from South East Asia over the past decade - Purikura- we have invited a Tokyo-based team to interpret the Autumn/Winter collections using nothing more than a souped-up Photo-Me booth. See how photographer Kenji Hirasawa, stylist Takumi Iwata, illustrators Kai Ohta and Yumiko Suzuki envisage model Ayako Hayamizu in looks by Givenchy, Martin Margiela, Balenciaga, Comme des Garcons, Alexander McQueen, Christopher Kane, Christian Dior, Chanel, Prada and Yves Saint Laurent in their own inimitable way in five, fun film shorts that detail the amazing construction of the resultant 'fashion spreads'.
Related Projects: [Fashion] [Film] [Balenciaga] [Christian Dior] [Yves Saint Laurent] [Chanel] [Alexander McQueen] [Martin Margiela] [Comme des Garcons] [Prada] [Givenchy] [Christopher Kane] [Photograhy] [Kenji Hirasawa] [Takumi Iwata] [Kai Ohta] [Yumiko Suzuki] [Yasuhiro Tsuchiya] [Ayako Ha]
For the shows of Autumn/Winter '07/08, Penny’s brand of guerrilla phone reportage was beefed up by a newly appointed two-man army. HQ Girl Friday, Ingrid Hass, and MOET photographer-cum-party-flaneur, Clive Booth, joined her as they journeyed through the pageantry and pandemonium that is London Fashion Week. This season, produced the same quick-fire show commentaries and first-hand video footage as well as unprecedented high-resolution photos from the front line. Highlights included a peek into the glittering netherworld of Gareth Pugh, coverage of favourites Christopher Kane and Giles as well as our obligatory tour of all the most important tent corners.
Related Projects: [Fashion] [Magazines] [Gareth Pugh] [Penny Martin] [Jens Laugesen] [London Fashion Week] [Giles] [Marc Jacobs] [Christopher Kane] [Autumn/Winter 07-08] [Clive Booth] [Ingrid Hass] [Aitor Throup] [MAN] [Central St. Martins]
Nick Knight/Gemma Ward/Giles Deacon/Christopher Kane/Marios Schwab/Rebecca & Mike/Fred Butler/Paul Bruty/Simon Foxton/Alexis Marguerite Teplin
Over three days, 7, 8 & 11 December 2006 twelve friends of SHOWstudio came down to the live space to create one of 12 Days of Christmas videos, each decorating a Nick Knight silhouette of Gemma Ward with Swarovski crystal. In addition to webcasting the live event, each contribution was filmed from above and the footage was edited into a special film that was offered on SHOWstudio on each of the twelve days of Christmas (26 December – 6 January). Starting 7 December, set up day, viewers watched inspired hands at work to get a sneak preview of the final result.
Related Projects: [Fashion] [Nick Knight] [Simon Foxton] [Gareth Pugh] [Penny Martin] [Paul Hetherington] [Gemma Ward] [Jonathan Kaye] [Paul Bruty] [Francesca Burns] [Marios Schwab] [Christopher Kane] [Rebecca and Mike] [Fred Butler] [Alexis Marguerite Tepli]