Our third and final performance from Harold Offeh and Eloise Calandre commences at 5pm today. Offeh will expand his series of video works 'Covers'- two of which are currently on show as part of our exhibition In Your Face.

In 'Covers' Offeh re creates iconic album covers by staging them as durational performances, and casting himself as the main subject. Previous pieces in the series have seen Offeh as Grace Jones on Island Life, The Ohio Players, Honey and Funkadelic's Maggot Brain, and now he will add to the series with his appropriation of the cover of the Rolling Stones' Exile on Main Street.

This cover featured '3ball Charlie', a freakshow performer who worked the sideshows of carnivals. Charlie would stuff a tennis ball, a golf ball and a billiard ball in his mouth whilst whistling a tune, juggling and balancing on top of several other balls. Offeh will re stage the cover in his performance at 5pm today but in a comical twist, replaces the balls with gobstoppers.

By using the primary mediums of popular culture- photography and video, Offeh and Calandre unravel complex ideas of race, identity and desire. Tune in to SHOWstudio at 5pm today to see this iconic image re made.

Eloise Calandre and Harold Offeh are gearing up for their second performance of the day. This piece sees a film of Calandre's face projected back onto her face. Simultaneously moving and stationery, the effect is a baffling image where her features are changed and distorted. Continuing the exploration into the capabilities of portraiture this piece challenges the idea of a fixed sense of self.

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Simon Costin is the latest contributor to offer up his personal fashion playlist for your listening pleasure. The set designer and art director drops an eclectic mix of tracks, featuring artists as varied as Kate Bush and Bach. It's a suitably innovative mix for one of fashion's most creative men. Listen here.

Harold Offeh and Eloise Calandre are in SHOWstudio as we speak testing and perfecting their performances which will take place at 13:00, 15:00 and 17:00 GMT today. Exploring the possibilities of portraiture, the pair have composed three pieces which will be streamed live on SHOWstudio as a counterpart to our current exhibition In Your Face. 

The first piece at 13:00- Smile sees Offeh transform a familiar and pleasant expresssion into a painful 34 minute endurance task. At 15:00 we'll see Calandre using her own face as a screen for a re-projection of her features and finally from 17:00 GMT, Offeh will build on his existing body of work Covers, recreating the cover of The Rolling Stones' Exile On Main Street by appearing as '3Ball Charlie', a thirties freakshow performer.

Tune in at 13:00 when it will all begin!

on the ELLEN show on feb 2 2012, MICHELLE OBAMA, the first lady, was seen rocking the CLOT CONVERSE CHUCK FLIPS...... i guess we be balling like that and also now u know we not to be fucked with cuz we be calling the WHITE HOUSE and getting ya ass bombed if u do 

All of those who loved SHOWstudio's NEWGEN//TEN shoot with Karlie Kloss will be pleased to know that Topshop is celebrating its relationship with the British Fashion Council's NEWGEN scheme by releasing an exclusive range of T-shirts. Naturally, given that the range marks the sponsorship's ten year anniversary, Topshop has called back all NEWGEN's finest from the last decade to collaborate, including Erdem, Christopher Kane, Louise Gray, Emma Cook and Peter Jensen. Highlights include two wonderful printed numbers from Meadham Kirchoff and Mary Katrantzou. Proceeds from the tops, which go on sale during Fashion Week, will go towards supporting Centrepoint, a charity that supports the young homeless.

Other high points from the Starworks press day were Nicholas Kirkwood's equestrian-inspired Pollini shoes and Jonathan Saunders pre-fall collection, which was a choc-a-block with interesting textures alongside his signature prints. A treat for all the senses! Roksanda Ilinic's pre-fall collection, composed mainly of dresses, was also worthy of note. Inspired by Lego blocks, the clothes harked back to youthful playtime. Oh to be a child again... Still there's always a nice Meadham Kirchoff for Topshop T-shirt to give you a playful spring in your step!

With Valentines Day on the horizon, Nick Knight and SHOWstudio Shop took the opportunity to team up with Motilo this week for their fabulous 'With Love' Ball. Nick Knight's 'Rose' piece stole the show when it was exhibited centre stage in the ballroom to greet a star studded crowd.

Nick Knight is well known for his photography of still life, in particular his breath taking Flora portfolio, and, in line with the amorous theme of the evening, his 'Rose' piece seemed like the perfect addition to the night. The piece was admired by onlookers throughout the evening. Alluding to Dutch 17th century still llife painting, the image captures both the beauty and brevity of the flower and we were delighted to sell two of the ten editions of the piece. Nick also revealed to Motilo in an exclusive interview for their online magazine that it was this image in particular that was the inspiration for a new, previously undisclosed project. Nick intends to explore ways of expressing the beauty of the flower in a non figurative ways. By manipulating the image at the stage of printing, he is developing ground breaking imagery that is as equally stunning as its original counterpart. Not surprisingly, names were immediately added to the waiting list for these as well.

As the evening continued we saw appearances from Sara Brajovic, Sol Campbell, Clive Owen and Damien Hirst. There were familiar faces from Chanel, Prada, Armani, Louis Vuitton and Dior as well as directors from the Serpentine Gallery, the BFA and the Fashion Trust. Motilo took the opportunity to screen their new short fashion film Suspended Desire on retro TV screens throughout the dimly lit upper floor while downstairs guests were dancing to tracks played by DJ Mary Charteris well into the late hours. Motilo certainly throw a great party.

Here is a sneak preview of fashion film director Ruth Hogben's latest project, a creative collaboration with stylist and LOVE magazine Editor in Chief Katie Grand. Titled Fan Club, the film is a spectacular celebration of fourteen years of Louis Vuitton - a true paean of love to LV, coinciding with the publication of LOVE issue 7 'After Taste'. The film itself is showcased exclusively this afternoon at The Electric on Portobello Road, and released to the world via thelovemagazine.com on 6 February. Until now, sate your appetite with this 'cheeky' teaser - in every sense of the word.

PLEASE CHECK OUT THE SLIDESHOW OF THE MYSTERY OF THE 3rd EYE

the BE@Rbrick family is rocked by the transformation of MICKEY 

he seems to be different but yet the same 

what is so mysterious about the 3 eyed mickey????

can he still bake a mean cake with 3 eyes???????

there is no discrimination within the CLOT world

ALIEN or HUMAN we love you .... if you can bake a mean strawberry cake!!!!!!!!

shot by HARLIM @ GLAMFAB

creative directed by CLOT INCORPORATED

special thanks to WINI and PAT of CLOT and KINDERGARTEN CAFE hong kong

Proenza Schouler's tikki-inspired Spring/Summer 2012 collection was my sleeper hit of the season. It didn't really register as a hardcore must-have at first glance, but the more I dissect the layers of mottled Bakelite, Hawaiian-patterned bead-crusted tulle and PVC-alike eel-skin (real masquerading as fake masquerading as real), the more intriguing it appeared. 'It was the idea of these land-locked people re-imagining primitive Hawaiian life,' explained Lazaro Hernandez, one half of the Proenza Schouler design team, when I pinned him down for a phone chat in the midst of completing their latest pre-collection. 'Artifice, total fantasy.' That underlines the key theme not only of the collection, but arguably of fashion as a whole. The final incarnation of the collection - before, of course, it hits the all-important shop rail - is this campaign, shot by Willy Vanderperre, styled by Olivier Rizzo and starring Natasha Poly as postmodern pin-up on a few prime examples of mid-century modern furniture. Portrait-style and in a series of alluring, come-hither poses straight from The Notorious Bettie Page, they resemble a deck of naughty playing-cards, albeit highly fashionable ones. At least, that's my take on this fake...

The art of butterfly collecting or 'lepidoptery' is well over 300 years old and holds its own place in European cultural history. The concept of preserving the exotic or unusual in 'curisoity cabinets' is a pre cursor to the development of our modern idea of the Museum. Artefacts which tell a story are boxed up and put on display to explain the subject or historical discourse they belong to.

Alister Mackie has playfully and very cleverly utilised this aesthetic to describe a part of his own history. From butterfly to 'Black Tie', this piece showcases a number of bow ties that he has collected throughout his career. Bow ties from established menswear brands are showcased alongside equally beautiful ties by unknown designers in a wunderkammer for this fashion staple. A geometric Austin Reed tie, a silk tie by Lanvin, and a tie from the Louis Vuitton on the Champs Elysees is neatly placed amongst a vintage American tie, a black velvet tie from the 1970s, and other bow ties of varied designs from the middle of the century. Collected from flea markets and designer boutiques in London and Paris, 'Black Tie' is a hand-selected display, each pinned and labelled with scientific precision.

SHOWstudio Shop was delighted to show Mackie's first 'Black Tie' piece as part of our Blackwhite exhibition last year, and now he has delved back into his collection to produce three more. All are available at SHOWstudio.com.

Director Joseph Lally's latest film Death Camp launches on SHOWstudio exclusively today. This, the third of Lally's expressionistic art-shorts to feature on SHOWstudio, approaches darker and more foreboding topics - namely, the idea of the end of humankind as we know it. This time Lally is influenced by the writings of Bernard-Henri Lévy, Roland Barthes and Susan Sontag, still staying true to his unique visual language and continuing to draw inspiration from the visuals of Jean Luc Godard. The phantasmagoric mix of new material and vintage footage in this film takes you on a journey through political and cultural questioning of modern culture and humankind. Watch Lally's captivating film short here.

SHOWstudio Shop is delighted to announce that  our current exhibition 'In Your Face' will now remain open until 9th March 2012.

Which means another month to see a rare still from Luis Bunuel's iconic collaboration with Salvador Dali 'Un Chien Andalou', the debut series' from emerging artists Tim Shaw and Stephen Doherty, our live model wearing Gareth Pugh's jaw dropping 'Stealth Bomber' and Marina Abramovic's ground breaking film AAA-AA amongst many others.

'In Your Face' will now run until 9th March 2012 at 1-9 Bruton Place, open Monday to Friday 11am until 6pm.

There's only a few days left before we close the deadline for the Le Printemps image submission that allows SHOWstudio viewers to submit their own images and be a part of Nick Knight's Visions Couture project. Have a look at some of the submissions we've already received and send your own vision of one of the themes:

Dark Knight
Flora
House and Garden
Death Becomes Her
Nature at Night


Deadline for submissions is Wednesday 1 February at 12:00 GM

Send us your images via email on visions_couture@showstudio or via Twitter with the hashtag #visionscouture