We close 2008 with our latest Christmastide contribution from Marios Schwab and a look back at one of the strongest and most inspired collections of the year. Schwab took this opportunity to allow SHOWstudio viewers free reign around one of the mesmerising William Morris-inspired patterns devised with artist Tom Gallant... [more]
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The recipient of the inaugural Swarovski Emerging Talent Award for Accessories, shoe supremo Nicholas Kirkwood's selection for Christmastide is as idiosyncratic as his trademark footwear designs. On the fifth day of Christmas, Nicholas Kirkwood gives us clusters of fairy-bulbs, red-light districts, fireworks, a man in the moon and a fly... [more]
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We can always rely on Peter Jensen to put a smile on our faces and his contribution for our Christmastide series is certainly no exception. The only designer to feature in person, Peter has chosen to share treasured personal snapshots from a recent trip to Greenland. Witness the wrapped-up, red-cheeked... [more]
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Whilst winding down over the festive period, spare a thought for designers who have to have their collections ready for the fast-approaching February and March shows. Often immersed in research imagery at this time of year, it comes as no surprise that Ann-Sofie Back has chosen to theme her Christmastide... [more]
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Intrigued by the cultural similarities in all religious beliefs, Todd Lynn has chosen to contribute images of a series of religious locations from across the world taken by various members of his team to our Christmastide project. Todd was particularly drawn to the atmosphere of each of these differing locations,... [more]
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To celebrate the twelve days of Christmas (that's the period from Boxing Day through to Epiphany, if we're old-school) SHOWstudio has invited some of international fashion's leading lights to showcase their choice of inspirational and inspired images, focussed on the theme of 'light' and refracted through the facets of a... [more]
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Our latest SHOWstudio fashion short is something of an in-house production - literally, as Jez Tozer shot his Chrysalis short and the accompanying 'We Came Through' editorial for January's Dazed Japan within the white confines of SHOWstudio itself. Not that this comes across, of course, in the final images of... [more]
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A labour of love for all concerned, today marks the launch of our latest SHOWstudio project - Antony Price: For Your Pleasure. Regarded as the designer's designer and revered by talents from Stephen Jones to Vivienne Westwood to Christopher Kane, we are thrilled to be able to examine the life... [more]
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Dear Sissel,
yes I received it this morning as I was leaving the house.I had a quick smell. Interesting.A lot of chemical smell which I guess is some sort of solvent.
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In line with the ever-enigmatic Mr Margiela himself, last night had a gently - but emphatically - enforced "no face" policy when it came to photography, leading to much innovation (and perhaps frustration) on the part of the press in attendance. Luckily, we arrived early and were able to snag... [more]
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On the back of our own Make Up Your Mind Maison Martin Margiela marathon, last night marked the inauguration of the house's new London flagship - characteristically, with the lowest-key fanfare possible. That's not to say the Margiela team did anything by halves: floors were strewn with confetti in the... [more]
Coinciding with the opening of Maison Martin Margiela's new Bruton Street boutique today, we felt the time was apt for the release our latest foray into fashion film, Make Up Your Mind. Focused on just one of the many archive-inspired highlights of Margiela's Spring/Summer 2009 'Retrospective' collection, Nick Knight and... [more]
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The nominations for the Brit Insurance Design Awards 2009 have just been revealed and we are extremely excited to announce that Helen Storey's Wonderland project is one of the 11 selected for the fashion category. Showcased on SHOWstudio earlier this year, the multi-faceted project documented the construction of Storey's first... [more]
Last night saw the launch of Claire De Rouen Books' latest exhibition, A Fairytale about Fashion, showcasing work by a handpicked selection of contemporary fashion photographers, magazines, illustrators and designers. The popular Central London bookshop is renowned for its limited edition, out-of-print and latest fashion, art and photography titles and... [more]
We are pleased to present Coming Soon comprising two films courtesy of photographer and film director Max Vadukul, showcasing garments from Yohji Yamamoto's second line for Autumn/Winter 2008-9 and Spring/Summer 2009. Choosing to present the collection over the internet through motion image, the two films enlist the talents of... [more]
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The 7-day period in which our Insensate image can be downloaded is now over. For the 2152 that printed and pieced together the 24-part Nick Knight print, we are now offering you the opportunity to send in your images so that they can be showcased in our Viewers Download Gallery.... [more]
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In this gloomy economic climate what could be better than the offer of a free, limited-edition Nick Knight print? Our exclusive Insensate image download has been available to the public for just over 12 hours and the SHOWstudio team obviously couldn't resist having one of their own. Having printed... [more]
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We are pleased to announce the launch of our exclusive, individually numbered Insensate Download. Composed of 24 separate pieces, the giant monochrome Nick Knight print, featuring Gareth Pugh's Spring/Summer 2009 collection, will be available for a limited 7-day period, ending at Midnight (UK Time) Sunday 7 December 2008.
Viewers signed... [more]
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