Behind The Seams explores the ideas, inspirations and individuals shaping the landscape of twenty-first century fashion in an evolving series of articles.

London designer Mary Katrantzou posted the visual inspiration behind a floral digital printed piece from her S/S 12 collection exclusively on the SHOWstudio Tumblr as part of her week-long curation.

Nick Knight looked to the work of Erté, Aubrey Beardsley, Lillian Bassman and Irina Ionesco, amongst others, to explore the future-fantastic visions of Spring/Summer 2012 for W magazine.

Nick Knight and Edward Enninful's luminescent shoot for W Magazine comes to life in this otherworldly fashion film starring Alexia Wight.

Artist Rei Nadal curated a week-long Tumblr takeover on the subject of 'fashion fetish'.

Learn to stay safe from a vulnerable angle; Lara Stone wears Calvin Klein in this high fashion self defence demonstration.

A life saving lesson in Krav Maga featuring Prada’s iconic leather car skirt from Spring/Summer 2012.

Lara Stone delivers a demonstration of advanced self-defence in full Ralph Lauren evening wear.

Power dressing with a difference; Lara Stone wears Louis Vuitton S/S 12 to demonstrate the technique of escaping a two handed choke.

See the stills from Nick Knight's self-defence themed shoot for V Magazine, with model Lara Stone and stylist Carine Roitfeld.

‘Cause pain as soon as possible’ Lara Stone masters a Krav Maga move in Valentino S/S 12.

Behind the Seams: Stephanie LaCava on how religion crept into the Spring/Summer 2012 collections and continues to inspire.

Nick Knight teamed up with Edward Enninful to capture the luminous beauty of pieces from the S/S 12 collections for W Magazine, modelled by Alexia Wight. Explore the editorial, along with some previously unpublished images.

Fashion maverick Gareth Pugh collaborated with fashion film director Ruth Hogben on this film to unveil his first make-up range, created with M.A.C.

Gareth Pugh teamed up with make-up mega brand M.A.C to launch a dark and futuristic range of limited edition gems – inspired by the colours of thunderstorms. Discover the exquisite look in an electrifying fashion film by Ruth Hogben.

Designer: Gareth Pugh

Alexander Fury reports on Gareth Pugh S/S 12 womenswear show.

Watch Gareth Pugh, Alex Box, Crystal Renn and the team at work on the Gareth Pugh S/S 12 fashion film.

Model Crystal Renn embodies Gareth Pugh's S/S 12 vision.

For S/S 12 designer Gareth Pugh fused a live catwalk presentation with a fashion film to create a unique viewer experience.