London Fashion Week turns 25 this year - and the British Fashion Council couldn't have wished to snag a more thoroughbred British fashion institution to return back to the fold than Burberry. Come September, the label will head to London to show its much-feted high-end Prorsum line as the closing... [more]
The behemoth that is the LVMH group have swung their considerable weight into the Fashion Film arena, with a foray into online motion image focussing on Christian Dior's reinvented Lady Dior bag. Interestingly, Dior's latest excursion is very much designed for the digital age: far from a web-hosted fashion show... [more]
Paris’ first annual fashion film festival, curated by influential blogger Diane Pernet, is currently accepting submissions for this year's contest. The traveling presentation of short films, showcased last year at the Jeu de Paume in Paris, calls on innovative film makers with a passion for fashion and the moving image to... [more]
Our latest film project, Britannica, examines a somewhat unconventional side to set designer Simon Costin's sphere of interest: namely his fascination with, and ardent support of, the native folklore rites and rituals of Great Britain. His passion for these traditions is so heartfelt that he has recently realised a lifetime's... [more]
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They don't call Central Saint Martins 'The Tastefactory' for nothing: at last count, thirty of the designers showing at London Fashion Week graced its corridors, with a clutch showing abroad and untold numbers working under designers as diverse at Marc Jacobs, Miuccia Prada and Nicolas Ghesquiere. Therefore it is understandable... [more]
If the latest additions to our Soft Furnishings project seems somewhat unfamiliar, it's because our latest batch of films come from the action on Thursday after our live stream had officially ended, and where Nick Knight's lens lingered over Gideon Ponte's lavish fantasy interiors for Peter Saville's imaginary abode (suitably... [more]
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It's always wonderful to see true talent succeed: thus the overwhelmingly exciting news that stellar London talent Marios Schwab has been head-hunted to succeed Marco Zanini and helm the house of Halston. While the saga of exactly who will take over the reigns at the iconic seventies loungewear purveyor has... [more]
The Chelsea Flower Show? No, Louis Vuitton's latest shop opening. Whilst Alex Fury was live-blogging from today's shoot, I made it over to the luxury behemoth's grand unveiling of their sixth UK store at Westfield London and Jeremy Deller's accompanying urban garden. Having invited the Turner Prize-winning artist to 'conceptualise... [more]
Our seventh - and final - look for Liu Wen consist of taut velvet trousers by New York label Proenza Schouler and an ivory silk blouse with trompe l'oeil draped swags by Viktor & Rolf. Although the man himself is unfortunately absent for todays final vignette of action, Michael Howells... [more]
Or rather, let there be white! In contrast to our previous shots (but still in keeping with the emerging monochrome theme), Michael Howells has transformed our inky black backdrop into a billowing bank of draped white chiffon. Shooting once more through Michael's panel of foliate needlepoint lace, Liu Wen here... [more]
Where in all this are the clothes, you may well ask? Without the single image capture of the conventional photographic shoot, Liu Wen and Jean Sebastian are quite literally always on camera, making SHOWstudio's usual point, shoot and run cameraphone reportage nigh-on impossible. However, with all action happening on set... [more]
The final fashion short will intersperse still life film alongside the selection of moving editorial shots featuring models Jean-Sebastian and Liu Wen: accordingly, Nick Knight and Ruth Hogben took a moment between shots to film a series of still-lifes created with Michael Howells, including vast masses of yellow roses,... [more]
After shooting Simon Foxton's inaugural menswear look (a casu-luxe combo of tailcoat and grey jersey jogging-bottoms courtesy of Viktor & Rolf Monsieur) on Jean-Sebastian, Liu Wen models our first womenswear outfit selected by Jonathan Kaye - head-to-toe A/W 2009 Kris Van Assche, veiled behind a bolt of antique Valenciennes... [more]
Today's shoot has something of a baroque feel, lavishly hung with drapery, brocades and thick velvets. There's a Napoleonic chaise longue or two also - alongside those passementerie-festooned crimson drapes that unfurl to begin every scene. The array of candles on set are a reference to one of Michael Howells'... [more]
Thick red brocade drapes and an arching proscenium are traditionally elements of the theatre, not a fashion shoot - but our shoot today is anything but traditional. Rather than producing a photographic editorial story for a magazine, Nick Knight's latest shoot harnesses the medium of the internet (naturally) to create... [more]
Daughter of Irish brewing heir Jonathan Guinness and granddaughter of Diana Mitford, the Honorable Daphne Guinness is perhaps best-known for her consumption of ready-to-wear and couture clothing; being an ardent supporter of established designers, namely Azzedine Alaïa and Chanel as well as a mentor and champion of lesser-known talent. Over... [more]
Today marks the launch of our VMAN Model Search: an exciting opportunity for one of our male viewers to become the next face of men's fashion. Running in association with US menswear title VMAN and Ford Models, the competition invites model hopefuls to upload images and videos of themselves until... [more]
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As Nick Knight and Peter Saville focus on the post-production aspects of the photographic editorial spreads destined for the upcoming sex-themed issue of Wallpaper*, we've just launched a selection of four films incorporating footage from the three-day Soft Furnishings shoot last month. Alongside three highlights films of three different erotically-charged... [more]
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Nick’s iconic image of Devon Aoki dressed in Alexander McQueen will be going up for auction at Phillips de Pury & Company’s 'Photographs' sale this coming Saturday at 15:00. The 40 x 30" print was originally created for the 20th issue of Visionaire, guest edited by Rei Kawakubo and has... [more]
Viktor & Rolf’s show-stopping designs are set to take centre stage later this month - instead of their conventional fashion show context, the Dutch duo's designs will feature in Robert Wilson’s new staging of the romantic opera 'Der Freischütz' in Baden-Baden, Germany. This is the second time the director and... [more]
Following Thursday night's preview of 'Unseen Guy Bourdin' at The Wapping Project, the exhibition opened its doors to the public today. Showcasing thirty-two of the late fashion photographer's images, printed and exhibited for the first time outside context of Bourdin's Estate. Throughout his lifetime, Bourdin always preferred to show his... [more]
Stuttgart-based SHOWstudio viewers should try to get their hands on last-minute tickets for tomorrow's 5D Conference part of the 14th international digital media event 'FMX/09', set to feature regular SHOWstudio regulars Rebecca and Mike. Alongside their contributions to our Twelve Days and 1/1 Art of Football projects, design duo Rebecca... [more]
Set designer Simon Costin has always looked to the unusual, often bizarre and occasionally macabre in his work: witness the savage shard-like metallic chandelier from Gareth Pugh's A/W 2009 menswear show, or any of his multitude of collaborations with Alexander McQueen (human body parts as decoration in the A/W 1997... [more]
We were delighted to see that our SHOWstudio Twitter came 5th place in The Times' Top 20 Fashion Twitterers list in yesterday's paper. Featuring a mixture of designers, photographers, well-known bloggers and high-profile publications, we rated higher than French Vogue, The New York Times' T Magazine, The Sartorialist and WWD.... [more]
