Christmastide

In the spirit of the festive season, SHOWstudio have approached a dozen stellar examples of international fashion talent to help us celebrate Christmastide in style. Over the twelve days of Christmas - from 26 December 2008 to 6 January 2009 - we will showcase a selection of inspired and inspirational images proffered by our design stars, refracted and faceted as if seen through Swarovski's trademark sparkling crystals.

contributors

Todd Lynn

Todd Lynn
Todd Lynn is a Canadian fashion designer who lives and works in London. Lynn studied his MA at Central Saint Martins College of Art and Design in London, working as assistant to designer... [more]

Roksanda Ilincic

Roksanda Ilincic
Belgrade-born Roksanda Ilincic is a fashion designer based in London. During the early 90s, Ilincic studied at the University of Architecture in Belgrade, a discipline that is reflected in her subsequent design work,... [more]

Peter Jensen

Peter Jensen
Peter Jensen is a Danish born, London-based designer. He has trained in various fields, including embroidery and graphic design, and graduated from Central St. Martin's in MA Fashion Design Menswear in 1999. Two... [more]

Marios Schwab

Marios Schwab
Marios Schwab is a Greek-Austrian fashion designer who is based in London. He began his studies in Berlin where he graduated with a distinction and Best Student Award from Esmod. Schwab later completed... [more]

Rodarte

Rodarte
Rodarte is a design partnership of sisters Kate and Laura Mulleavy, founded in 2005. Both sisters attended UC Berkley - Kate majored in Art History with an emphasis on 19th and 20th Century... [more]

Mary Katrantzou

Mary Katrantzou
Mary Katrantzou is a Greek-born fashion designer based in London. She has worked with Sophia Kokosalaki and studied at the Rhode Island School of design before transferring to Central Saint Martins to complete... [more]

Emilio De La Morena

Emilio De La Morena
Emilio De La Morena is a fashion designer, born in Spain but based in Britain since 1993. After graduating with a first class honours degree in International Business from Edinburgh, De La Morena... [more]

Sandra Backlund

Sandra Backlund
Sandra Backlund is a fashion designer, living and working in Sweden. She graduated from Beckmans College of Design in Stockholm in 2004, working full-time on her own label since then. Backlund is known... [more]

Scott Wilson

Scott Wilson
Scott Wilson is a jewellery designer based in London. Whilst studying for an MA in womenswear and millinery at the Royal College of Art, Wilson completed a work placement with Karl Lagerfeld in... [more]

Ann-Sofie Back

Ann-Sofie Back
Ann-Sofie Back is a fashion designer from Sweden, who is based in London. She draws inspiration from Stenhamra, a downbeat suburb of Stockholm where she spent some time. Back completed an MA in... [more]

Nicholas Kirkwood

Nicholas Kirkwood
Nicholas Kirkwood is a shoe designer based in London who graduated with a degree in BA Fine Art from Central St. Martins before completing a course at Cordwainers. Kirkwood won the Condé Nast... [more]

Richard Nicoll

Richard Nicoll
Richard Nicoll is a young Australian, London-based fashion designer. He graduated in 2002 from Central St. Martins with an MA in womenswear, and his graduation collection was bought by Dolce & Gabbana. He... [more]

Credits

Concept: Nick Knight and Danny Brown
Interactive Development: Danny Brown
Creative Direction: Paul Hetherington
Fashion Direction: Alexander Fury
Editorial and Production: Laura Bradley
Sound Design: Nick Ryan
Technical Development: Ross Phillips and Dorian Moore
Front-End Design and Development: Francisco Salvado
Editorial Assistance: Imogen Eveson and Eloise Edgington

Special thanks to Mandi Lennard, Valery Demure, Urban Würsch and Jude Patternoster at Todd Lynn, Ashley Boer at Ann-Sofie Back, Gerard Butler at Peter Jensen, Jasmine Sevan at Relative PR, Sophie Wright at Marios Schwab, Juliana Ribeiro at Frame Noir, Mike Carey at Emilio de la Morena, Ben at Richard Nicoll, Bill Baldwin, Claire Robertson, Tomas Näsström, Kathrin Wesonig, Johanna Waldmann, Pascale Montaner and all at Swarovski.