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COLLECTIONS Shades of Grey

There were many highlight's in Gareth Pugh's all-grey show this evening, namely the spectacular versions of the mohawk headpiece, which first appeared in Gareth's 'moodboard' film installation created in collaboration with Ruth Hogben. To coincide with his Spring/Summer show, we are proud to announce that the orginal 'Double-Mohican' headpiece from... [more]

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COLLECTIONS Let The Paris Shows Begin!

Taking up the 'fashion baton' from Alex Fury, I've just arrived in Paris to cover the first four days of the last leg of the Spring/Summer 2010 shows. There was a pile of intriguing invites waiting at our hotel including a handwritten postcard from Maison Martin Margiela, metallic pink strips... [more]

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V MAN MODEL SEARCH The final countdown

The search is over! Well, just about. This Friday 2 October 2009, Nick Knight and Simon Foxton will collaborate once more to shoot the second selection of finalists from the wealth of entries to our VMAN Model Search. One lucky model chosen from our two shoots will win the coveted... [more]

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FASHION REVOLUTION Castings

We've had over 400 casting entries so far from Somerset House and the standard is high! We're working hard to get the project set up and hope to have it ready for launch next week.

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Peter, Tim and the Penguins!

Less than a week after his charming Spring/Summer 2010 presentation, Peter Jensen was busy putting the finishing touches to another exciting collaboration at Dover Street Market this morning. Working with photographer and close friend Tim Walker, Jensen's latest offering is a range based on his Greenland-inspired collection for Autumn/Winter. As... [more]

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COLLECTIONS DSquared2's rousing send-off

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Apologies for the rather washed-out video footage due to the blockbuster spotlights (what else!) of this morning's DSquared2 show, but I felt the fact had to be commemorated as this was our first -and last - show of the day, and the finale to our S/S 2010 Milan Fashion Week.

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COLLECTIONS Donatella says MORE!


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I've just written up my views on Christopher Kane's new Versus collection for our Collections reports, but wanted to share this snap of Mr Kane's cheeky little scarlet number in Versace's silk-swathed showroom on Piazza Vetra. By far the most packed of all the presentations in Milan (possibly due to... [more]

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COLLECTIONS Running with the bulls


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From my limited comprehension of the Milano Moda schedule, the Italian word for press appears to be 'stampa' - appropriate really, as that's exactly what the press do to force their way into each and every overrunning, oversubscribed show on the Milan calendar (and London, and Paris...). Here is the... [more]

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COLLECTIONS Cavalli sets the scene


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No, this isn't some idylic Tuscan farmhouse I stumbled into for a break from the fash-bashing Milan fashion week is giving me (I wish). It's the helm of Roberto Cavalli's catwalk, styled up as said provincial villa and replete with trailing vines, wicker furniture and a croft-tiled runway. Maybe we're... [more]

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COLLECTIONS The setup at Jil Sander


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My last show today is Jil Sander - and lo behold if there aren't more of those odd projections (a la Prada) doing the rounds. These ones are hanging from the ceiling AND come with sound. Bit like being in a Bruce Naumann installation - frankly, rather disturbing.

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COLLECTIONS Day 2 in Milano


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Could two invites be any more different? On the left we have Versace's neo-baroque bonanza of pink, silver, artful laser cutting and a font so elaborate I can barely read it, and on the right is Jil Sander's inkless take on the same theme. Perhaps the jagged edge to the... [more]

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COLLECTIONS Prada's virtual reality


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Hopefully children of the eighties will know what I'm talking about when I say that these imagined architectural projections at Prada remind me of the ITV series 'Nightmare'. Equally, they're redolent of any number of eerie Second Life virtual realities tossed about the World Wide Web in the last decade... [more]

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COLLECTIONS Man Time!

The finale of London Fashion Week was dedicated wholly to menswear, from shows to presentations. Royal College of Art graduates James Long and Carolyn Massey opened the day with catwalk shows, followed by the much-anticipated Fashion East's menswear installations. Curated by Lulu Kennedy in the East Wing and Vaults at... [more]

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COLLECTIONS NEW GEN Talent at London Fashion Week

Celebrating its 25th anniversary in its new home at Somerset House, London Fashion Week saw the homecoming of designers such as Jonathan Saunders, Matthew Williamson, Burberry Prorsum and Pringle of Scotland as well as a visit from esteemed American Vogue editor Anna Wintour, her first in two years. Alongside an... [more]

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COLLECTIONS Italians DO do it better


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Our first Milanese show of S/S 2010 could not be more quintessentially Italian. This is the Fascistically-regimented Dolce e Gabbana show space - a cavernous, specially-built glitzy showcase for the duo's equally glitzy collections. Upon arrival, press were divided into odd and even, then drilled with military precision down each... [more]

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COLLECTIONS Tickets, money, passport...


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Add a last-minute Milano Moda schedule and you have my checklist for our latest fashion week excursion. While the rest of SHOWstudio breathe a collective (but probably short-lived) sigh of relief after the trials, tribulations, tears and tantrums of London Fashion Week (not to mention the small matter of the... [more]

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COLLECTIONS Burberry's last hurrah


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After an exhausting day to end an exhausting (and might I add ram-packed) London Fashion Week, here is a snap of the tinsel-strewn climax of the Burberry Prorsum show, our very last (womenswear) collection of London. I would like to point out that the entire edifice this show was taking... [more]

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COLLECTIONS Peter and Laurie's Dollhouse

After a day of back-to-back catwalk shows, Peter Jensen's presentation held at the ICA this afternoon, was a welcome escape. Having collaborated with American artist Laurie Simmons, the delightful installation incorporated live models, large-scale prints and these intriguing miniature cut-out 'fashion dolls'.

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COLLECTIONS Lulu's catacombs!


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Fashion East is all about the underground - Lulu Kennedy took it quite literally this season, showing in a fantastic subterranean vault beneath the official tents at Somerset House. The minus was no mobile phone reception, but was far outweighed by the pluses: a front-row seat for every guest, and... [more]

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FASHION REVOLUTION SHOWstudio: Fashion Revolution Party!

Last night we celebrated the opening of our SHOWstudio: Fashion Revolution exhibition with a party at Somerset House. Nick, the SHOWstudio team and all those involved in putting together the exhibition were joined by a host of well-known faces (many of them who feature in the show) including Naomi Campbell,... [more]

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COLLECTIONS It's got to be Jer'my


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As perhaps you can tell from the subtle, understated portrait adorning his show notes, Jeremy Scott is showing for the first time in London for S/S 2010. I've got the feeling that, whatever he shows, it ain't gonna be subtle.

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COLLECTIONS Christopher Kane gives us the creeps


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Every time I opened my bag this week, the Christopher Kane invite - bearing an odd, luridly technicolor image of a scary Victorian china doll - has scared the bejesus out of me. We're on our way to Kane's show now. Frankly I'm as excited to be shut of the... [more]

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COLLECTIONS First show, first finale

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The walk through at Marios Schwab this morning. Hopefully you can catch a glimpse of our first Anna Wintour siting - front row centre, naturally.

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COLLECTIONS The End of Day Three

Richard Nicoll closed another busy day of back-to-back-shows - you can now catch up on all of our London Fashion Week reports so far here. Tomorrow is a day we've been particularly looking forward to with Marios Schwab, Todd Lynn and Christopher Kane's shows on the official schedule, and then... [more]

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COLLECTIONS Antonio Berardi's ecclesiastical venue


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First Louise Goldin and her Bible, now Antonio Berardi shows in a church (no doubt to the most secular of congregations). Maybe divine intervention is shaping up to be a S/S 2010 theme? Only time will tell. I'm polishing up my Old Testament references as we speak.

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COLLECTIONS Louise Goldin's divine intervention!


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As good luck talismans go, Louise Goldin's is heftier than most - a Jewish bible (it is Jewish New Year after all). It evidently worked!

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COLLECTIONS Louise Goldin

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I have been asked by Louise to point out that, when this interview was conducted, she had been awake for over 48 hours! Louise, it was definitely worth it! Here, in Louise's own words, is her S/S 2010 show.

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COLLECTIONS Day 3 at London Fashion Week


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It's a not-too-early start to a very busy day three of London Fashion Week and I'm off to the Topshop Space to see the latest from Louise Goldin. I was lucky enough to get a sneak preview a few weeks ago while the collection was still in embryonic stages, but... [more]

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COLLECTIONS Our final finale!

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The final walk through of the day, courtesy of Charles Anastase. Make your own minds up on the collection for the moment as I'm still honing my erudite response. More later...

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COLLECTIONS Patience is a virtue


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A leisurely start to London Fashion Week has led to the not entirely unknown phenomenon of me being obscenely early and forced to loiter outside the Charles Anastase show, our last for today. With seven back-to-back shows tomorrow, I'm enjoying the rare respite while it lasts. Quiet moments will be... [more]

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COLLECTIONS Mary Katranzou explains it all!

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Amidst much air-kissing, I snagged Mary after her show for a quick one-on-one about the inspirations behind her collection. Three days without sleep and she can still give a great soundbyte!

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FASHION REVOLUTION Erin gets snappy!

Barely half an hour into the shoot and Erin is already snapping away like a pro! These are the first four models shot by O'Connor (with the help of Nick Knight) as part of the 'All Walks Beyond The Catwalk' initiative - another four of all shapes, sizes and ages... [more]

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FASHION REVOLUTION Erin O'Connor shoot now live!

After a quick tête-à-tête between Nick Knight and our star model-slash-photographer Erin O'Connor, our live shoot is about to get underway. Eight models in total will be sporting a range of clothes from young and established designers alike (including names like Mark Fast and the L'Oreal prizewinning Central Saint Martins... [more]

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FASHION REVOLUTION Naomi is live!

A centrepiece of the Fashion Revolution exhibition is this monolithic sculpture of supermodel Naomi Campbell, created from a 3-D rendered image captured during Nick Knight's Spring 2007 Naomi shoot. As part of the exhibition, viewers can graffiti their thoughts across Campbell both in the exhibition space and online here. The... [more]

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COLLECTIONS It's officially London Fashion Week!


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...as this slew of invites no doubt indicates! Our London Fashion Week coverage kicks off later this afternoon, and for the next five days we'll be tweeting, blogging and pap-snapping from all the London shows. For now, however, the invites will have to suffice for visual stimulation. My favourites are... [more]

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FASHION REVOLUTION Erin O'Connor - live at 6pm today!

This evening, the first of our Fashion Revolution shoots kicks off in the Live Studio at Somerset House when, from 18:00 GMT, Nick Knight will be giving model Erin O'Connor a one-hour photography masterclass, as she shoots eight models featured in the brand new fashion project 'All Walks Beyond The... [more]

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COLLECTIONS Whiter shade of pale at Calvin Klein


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Ethereal and light as a feather, Calvin Klein's collection for spring involved deceptively simple shapes and unusually textured natural materials. Weaving their way through the warehouse space to sparse piano and xylophone notes, models were clad in white needle-punched cotton, silk chiffon, crinkle silk and mohair jacquard, broken up with... [more]

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FASHION REVOLUTION Fashion Revolution project launched!

With SHOWstudio: Fashion Revolution opening to the public at Somerset House today, we can now launch its electronic counterpart on SHOWstudio.com. Housing both a retrospective selection of archive projects (grouped under the themes of process, performance and participation central to SHOWstudio.com) and a range of new commissions, revised and reworked... [more]

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Live fashion!

There's much thudding, banging and giggling going about overhead, as filmmaker Ruth Hogben is taking advantage of the SHOWstudio.com space to film a new contribution to our Fashion Revolution exhibition. No hints as to what it entails, but I can say we have two models, two-dozen corsets and a clutch... [more]

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COLLECTIONS Seeing red at Phillip Lim


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Red was the recurring theme throughout Phillip Lim's eminently
wearable collection, shown today at the Bryant Park Tents. Models
stalked through a crimson geometric and mirrored set in delicate,
pleated silk dresses, cropped trousers and tops with tie up backs, and
classic full skirts. The palette started off strictly red - one
eye-catching piece being... [more]

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COLLECTIONS It's a circus at Temperley


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For the second time in a row, designer Alice Temperley chose to
showcase her new collection off the catwalk - presenting it at
Chelsea's Milk Studios by way of a video projection and series of
mannequins. Themed around the circus, the video featured acrobats,
knife-throwers and trapeze artists donning Temperley's latest
carnivalesque wares.

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COLLECTIONS Iris Apfel in the house! Oscar de la Renta's stellar collection and turn out


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My highlight of fashion week was seeing Iris Apfel 30 minutes ago at
the Oscar de la Renta show! She is a sartorial star, an eccentrically
fabulous fashion fan who wears a bit of everything all at once,
proving that more really can be more! In front row sat Anna Wintour
and the wonderful... [more]

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COLLECTIONS Pastel palette at Michael Kors


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Michael Kors delivered a super fresh and clean vision for the new
season - a pastel palette and iridescent fabrics shaped the collection
of subtly experimental wardrobe basics.

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COLLECTIONS Metallic reflections at Halston


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Halston presented their latest collection at a showroom on Spring
Street in SoHo today, it comprised of numerous 70s-inspired dresses
themed around the metallic "notes" of their recently launched perfume.
Dresses were chiffon, asymmetric and ruffled, in silver, burnished
gold and iridescent sequins. Apparently the house is laying relatively
low until new Design Director Marios... [more]

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COLLECTIONS Menacing magic at Rodarte


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As usual, Rodarte proved to be one of the significant highlights of NY
Fashion Week. Equally magical and menacing, yellow light and smoke
flooded the warehouse space, as a dark, absorbing soundtrack silenced
the crowd that included Kirsten Dunst, Elijah Wood, Jason Schwartzman
and the amazing Grace Coddington. Wow!

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London's calling...


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Just in case we forgot about London Fashion Week's looming 25th in the hectic run-up to SHOWstudio: Fashion Revolution, the BFC have handily erected this little reminder on our doorstep at Somerset House. Just three days left until kick-off!

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FASHION REVOLUTION Put up your dukes!


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Here's the somewhat unconventional signage for the Fashion Revolution exhibition - you may remember this triplicate image of Ms Campbell from our Political Fashion project. Sans neon, natch.

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FASHION REVOLUTION Fashion Revolution finally opens its doors!

This morning, SHOWstudio: Fashion Revolution opened its doors for the first time to members of the press, in advance of the official opening to the public on Thursday. Our own Fashion Revolution project is scheduled to launch on the same morning, but here is a quick peek at the layout... [more]

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COLLECTIONS Donna Karan peaches and cream


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Donna Karan showed a collection of draped and asymmetric flowing silk dresses for spring. Grey, cream and peach ensembles reigned throughout, with shots of vivid red and coral dresses paired with unusual, sculptural sunhats. Asymmetric chiffon layers seem to be the theme this spring in NY, seen again on the... [more]

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FASHION REVOLUTION Simon Foxton at Somerset House

I made at trip over to the Embankment Galleries this evening to witness first-hand the final few hours of our exhibition build and to meet with stylist Simon Foxton to discuss his installation. Ensuring everything is in place to tomorrow's press launch, Foxton is seen here with his assistant Rasharn... [more]

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The Gareth Pugh Cube

In addition to our simultaneous screening of Gareth Pugh and Ruth Hogben's 'mood board' film and Indigo Clarke's report, we've also just been sent a selection of images by Simon Costin who art directed the piece. Taken during a presentation at Milk Studios in New York last night, the images... [more]

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FASHION REVOLUTION The final hurdle

The whole team are currently down at Somerset House putting the finishing touches to the Fashion Revolution before the press viewing tomorrow. Ab Roger's final exhibition design is now in it's final stage of evolution - a far cry indeed from the initial plans we revealed way back in 2008.... [more]

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Happy Birthday Dover Street Market!

Last Thursday evening saw the inaugural 'Fashion's Night Out', a global initiative coordinated by US and international editions of Vogue to promote shopping and help boost the economy. Numerous London shops held special in-store events and late-night openings, most notably Dover Street Market which was also celebrating its fifth anniversary.... [more]

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V MAN MODEL SEARCH Final call for entries!

If you haven't already submitted your entry, time is running out for your chance to be the next face of men's fashion: the deadline for the second and final leg of our VMAN Model Search is Midnight GMT tonight! Nick Knight will be shooting the second finalist later this month,... [more]

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Gareth Pugh S/S 2010 Exclusive S/S 2010 online video NOW LIVE!

We are proud to exclusively premiere Gareth Pugh's latest video installation, in a launch timed to coincide with the exact moment his films are shown to the international fashion press as part of New York's M·A·C & Milk. An art-cum-fashion film that outlines the inspirations for his forthcoming S/S 2010... [more]

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COLLECTIONS Gareth Pugh's NYC fashion film screening

Gareth Pugh screened his latest fashion film in Chelsea tonight, with a rooftop afterparty looking out over the Highline and Hudson river seemingly populated entirely by Londoners - which was a nice change of pace this week. Pugh said he created the film, "As a mood board and a way... [more]

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COLLECTIONS 'Sunset on the Nile' at DVF

Diane von Furstenburg's S/S 2010 collection took Orientalism as a defining concept. From gold wreaths adorning the models heads to animal prints, tribal beaded dresses and kaftan-like shifts, "Sunset on the Nile" proved a compelling theme.

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COLLECTIONS Bandage dresses at Herve Leger

Max Azria stepped up his signature bandage dress this season with body-con numbers featuring braiding, crocheting and beading - with a little metallic sheen thrown into the mix.

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COLLECTIONS Derek Lam's summer fun

Derek Lam sent out a collection of easy, breezy bright ensembles for SS10 featuring bold multi-colour floral prints on black, block colour silk separates and gathered mini-dresses with corsetry detailing. There were also a few body-suits (or are they swimsuits?) strewn throughout the collection - they look great but are... [more]

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COLLECTIONS New York, New York

After a slight technical hiccup (rectified by our new developer Paul Herron) the Collections project is now populated with images from New York Fashion week. Reviews are coming in from Indigo Clarke and Chris Moore and his team are sending us up to the minute images, so keep checking back.... [more]

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COLLECTIONS Ohne Titel walks like an Egyptian


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Ohne Titel's charming design duo, Alexa Adams and Flora Gill, took
direction from days of way old with a collection inspired by ancient
Egyptian wrapping and draping techniques. Their signature complex
knits came out to play, as did plumes along hemlines and seams - a
compelling vision for spring.

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COLLECTIONS Karen Walker take a bow...


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A show that brought a little sunshine into a terribly rainy day, New
Zealand designer Karen Walker's vision for SS10 was flawless. 60s
British seaside fare proved the inspiration for a collection of
straight-up adorable macs, loose-fitting dresses, navy and white
striped everything, sunhats and boat shoes. Love at first sight...

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COLLECTIONS Alexander Wang's NYC cool

Alexander Wang sent out another effortlessly cool collection for SS10,
to a front row populated by Terry Richardson, Kim Gordon and one-time
muse Erin Wasson. Held in an extensive warehouse space by the Hudson,
models strutted down the mega-long catwalk in leopard print wedge
heels and lace-up shoe boots in sleeveless, deconstructed macs,
midriff baring... [more]

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COLLECTIONS Tim Hamilton's film collaboration with artist Collier Schorr


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By way of presenting his SS10 men's collection, designer Tim Hamilton
collaborated with artist Collier Schorr to create evocative films
featuring his new wares. With his collection's - both men's and
recently women's - now showing each season in Paris, the presentation
in New York indicated Hamilton's abiding connection to the city.

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COLLECTIONS Band of Outsiders and Boy go beach


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LA-based designer Scott Sternberg turned up the heat for his SS10
presentation at Milk Studios, with a collection showcased on an
artificial sandy beachscape, summer sounds in tow. Girls and boys
looked fresh-faced and windswept, wearing preppy chic blazers, tapered
slim-fit trousers and boat shoes. Classic American sportswear
revisited.

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COLLECTIONS Erin Wasson x RVCA's rockin' show


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More akin to a rock show than a fashion presentation, Erin Wasson x RVCA's show this season at Bryant Park had Brooklyn noise band Gang Gang Dance supply hypnotic tribal beats live alongside dreamy Californian super-8 imagery projected on a screen behind. Bruce Willis sat with gorgeous wife Emma Heming... [more]

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COLLECTIONS Phillip Lim's inaugural menswear show


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Phillip Lim decided to go against the dour economic climate, and rather than scale down took things up a notch, showing his menswear line for the first time during NY Fashion Week. Lim explained post-show, "Being a fashion fanatic like me - I had to do this for my life.... [more]

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COLLECTIONS Preen


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Gorgeous couple behind Preen, Justin and Thea, were glowing at their Soho Grand garden party to celebrate their SS10 collection on Wednesday 9th - and after seeing the show today, and meeting their new baby girl Fauve backstage - it was easy to see why the pair were looking forward... [more]

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FASHION REVOLUTION design_download winners announced!

The judging for our design_download competition got underway earlier this week, from the twenty-or-so interpretations selected for our shortlist - and today we can finally reveal the overall winners whose work will be included in SHOWstudio: Fashion Revolution at Somerset House. We originally intended to include ten pattern recreations, but... [more]

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Good things come to those who wait

To coincide with our exclusive online screening of Gareth Pugh's video installation from New York Fashion Week at 20:00 Sunday evening EST (01:00 on Monday morning in the UK!), today Gareth Pugh sent across this mysterious package, containing an exclusive, one-of-a-kind and handcrafted article to be offered for sale in... [more]

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Jourdan makes her mark

Alongside Nick's ongoing film series More Beautiful Women, since 2000 a variety of the world's - you guessed it - most beautiful women have been asked to pucker up and lay a smacker on glass for preservation and, ultimately, display. This idiosyncratic series of prints (in the very purest sense... [more]

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COLLECTIONS Day 1 in NYC

Downtown NYC was alive tonight as 'Fashion's Night Out' took over the city. The fashionable terrorised the streets as parties hit every conceivable location - there were literally hundreds cruising with goody bags through SoHo onto the next free-drinks shenanigans. Though the shows may have kicked off this morning, it... [more]

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Christopher Kane for Topshop

British high-street giant Topshop has turned full-force to fashion film to showcase their latest blockbuster collection by much-feted British design star Christopher Kane. Working with filmmaker and SHOWstudio.com staple Ruth Hogben (whose work will also be included in our upcoming Fashion Revolution exhibition), Kane's collection - all thirty-odd pieces of... [more]

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Gareth Pugh New York Fashion Week Exclusive!

For Spring/Summer 2010, SHOWstudio.com takes its first tentative steps across the Atlantic to cover the New York Collections for the first time. Luckily, we're in good company - on Sunday 13 September 2009 at 20:00 EST, Europe's favourite enfant terrible Gareth Pugh will show as part of New York's new... [more]

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COLLECTIONS New York Fashion Week S/S 2010 begins today!

Today, the fashion circuit (or should that be circus?) kicks off for Spring/Summer 2010, launching with New York's fashionable offerings for next year. For the first time, SHOWstudio.com will be in the very thick of the action, with journalist Indigo Clarke slogging and blogging her guts out by uploading Collections... [more]

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Penny Martin In Conversation with Simon Foxton

Two months into their exhibition, 'When You're a Boy: Men's Fashion Styled by Simon Foxton', curator Penny Martin and Simon Foxton held an 'In Conversation' in front of an intimate crowd last night at The Photographers' Gallery. The event was part of a packed schedule devised to complement the exhibition... [more]

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PORTENT New Fashion Film Launched!

Our latest fashion film, Portent, is an exclusive short created by Nick Knight for thecorner.com, the virtual 'department store' launched by YOOX group. Marking the introduction of womenswear to thecorner.com's already impressive menswear roster, this video short presents Autumn/Winter 2009-10 fashion for men and women from Maison Martin Margiela, Haider... [more]

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FASHION REVOLUTION Airing our delicates

As the name suggests, SHOWstudio: Fashion Revolution wouldn't really be anything without a healthy dose of la mode. This week, garments previously featured on SHOWstudio.com from the likes of Balenciaga, Comme des Garçons and John Galliano are winging their way to Somerset House - alongside a shortlist of finalists from... [more]

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Something Fast and inviting...

Today has been something of a fashion bonanza - first we had our In Fashion interview with Sølve Sundsbø, and now the first of our invites has arrived for London Fashion Week. A full two weeks ahead of schedule - an unheard-of phenomenon in the fashion world - what's more... [more]

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IN FASHION Sølve Sundsbø now live!

Today's In Fashion interview, with Sølve Sundsbø speaking to Hywel Davies is now broadcasting live and direct. Here is a quick photograph grabbed next to the camera lens before the interview began a few minutes ago. Tune in now!

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IN FASHION Sølve Sundsbø live this afternoon!

The latest in our In Fashion interview series, internationally-renowned photographer Sølve Sundsbø will be interviewed by journalist and author Hywel Davies this afternoon. We'll be streaming their one-on-one interview live from 13:30 GMT this afternoon - but in the meantime we already have interviews with Mandi Lennard, Marios Schwab and... [more]

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FASHION REVOLUTION Coming together nicely!

Today, Simon Foxton will be visiting the Embankment Galleries to cast a glance over a space we have set aside to showcase a site-specific (and very exciting) installation to showcase some of his own great work. Sorry to keep you in suspense - all we be revealed in just over... [more]

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FASHION REVOLUTION Ross Phillips' magic fingers!

As with all things SHOWstudio.com, online streaming will play a vital role in communicating elements of the Somerset House live events programme to a worldwide audience. Here, the experienced hands of our Creative Technical Director Ross Phillips tippy-tap away to test out the connection at the Somerset House base prior... [more]

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FASHION REVOLUTION The sum of its parts

Here is a mere slither of the veritable mountain of technology required to power the SHOWstudio: Fashion Revolution show. A deluge of flatscreens, projections, interactive touchscreens, a few phones and a mannequin thrown in for good measure. What else would you expect when mixing high-tech with a good old brocade-and-bombast... [more]

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Shipping forecasts

This morning we are bidding a fond farewell to our SHOWstudio.com '$' sign (a studio fixture - pardon the pun - since 2003) and also three of Simon Costin's magnificent oversized cherries. All four have been boxed-up to be shipped off to their new home - their place in the... [more]

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