SHOWstudio/Swarovski
Fashion has defined the appearance and character of every important moment in musical history. And in turn, fashion continues to draw on that heady heritage for inspiration season after season. To celebrate this inextricable link between musical performance and fashion exhibitionism, SHOWstudio and Swarovski are partnering on Fashion DJs: an ambitious, three-day music and fashion event to be held at the legendary Abbey Road Studios on 9, 10 and 11 July 2008. Fashion DJs will be broadcast live on SHOWstudio.com and swarovskisparkles.tv and also transmitted via radio for London listeners, on 87.7FM.
Related Projects: [Fashion] [Simon Foxton] [Film] [Gareth Pugh] [Music] [Naomi Campbell] [Jason Evans] [Sam McKnight] [Boudicca] [Stephen Jones] [Michael Clark] [Alice Hawkins] [Katy England] [Lily Cole] [Peter Saville] [wild beasts] [Jourdan Dunn] [Francesca Burns] [Antony Price]
Stephen Jones/Oriole Cullen/Michael Howells
Coinciding with the opening of the exhibition 'Hats: An Anthology' at London's Victoria and Albert museum, SHOWstudio unveils its own tribute to the enduring genius of millinery maestro Stephen Jones. Inspired by Cecil Beaton's 1971 exhibition 'Fashion: An Anthology', which formed the basis of the V&A's enviable contemporary costume collection, Jones' exhibition pays homage to Beaton whilst exploring his own milieu in mind-boggling detail. Created in collaboration with the Victoria and Albert museum, this project showcases the creation of the exhibition literally from the drawing board, exploring its inspiration with the key players.
Related Projects: [Fashion] [Interactive] [Film] [Interview] [Design] [Illustration] [Set Design] [Stephen Jones] [Parties] [History] [Exhibition] [Michael Howells] [Hats] [Oriole Cullen]
Penny Martin
For the first time in four years, the SHOWstudio Picture Phone journeyed to Paris Haute Couture Week, to document the unconstrained aesthetic ambition, extraordinary luxury and fastidious workmanship of the most exclusive end of the fashion industry. Sent directly from the opulent venues, taxis en route to the shows and after les defilés, Penny Martin captured the magic of the most outrageously imaginative and decadent of fashion weeks.
Related Projects: [Photography] [Penny Martin] [Christian Dior] [Chanel] [John Galliano] [Boudicca] [Stephen Jones] [Martin Margiela] [Haute Couture] [Givenchy] [Spring/Summer 07] [Benjamin Seroussi] [Armani] [Jean Paul Gaultier] [Christian Lacroix] [Elie Saab]
Seven London-based designers agreed to let our camera into their studios prior to the unveiling of their Spring/Summer '04 collections to document the various people and source materials that inspired them. Use these fascinating 'photo-joiners', fashioned in a 360-degree cycle, to peruse the private workspaces photographed. Like Deckard's Esper Machine in Blade Runner, an in-built zoom function allows you to indulge your curiosity by scouring every last detail of each studio's contents. Enlarge fascinating scenarios and snippets, ranging from phone-numbers scribbled on Post-It notes and fabrics laid out on cutting-tables to the revealing book collections of some of London's leading designers.
In accompanying interviews, the designers explained their choice of studio space and considered its influence on the work produced there.
Related Projects: [Fashion] [Interactive] [Interview] [Collections] [London Fashion Week] [Stephen Jones]
Stephen Jones
Milliner extraordinaire Stephen Jones kept his head for hats amid the pandemonium of the London, Milan and Paris fashion weeks. Acting as our Correspondent, Stephen took us behind the scenes at the shows and inveigled our way into the celebrity parties that followed.
Related Projects: [Fashion] [Paris Fashion Week] [Picture Phone] [Documentary] [Christian Dior] [Diary] [Stephen Jones] [Millinery]