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The London College of Fashion's M.A. students make their debut at London Fashion Week!
Tune in to get all the action from the live panel discussion with Lou Stoppard, writer and i-D magazine's Milly McMahon, jewellery designer Fannie Schiavoni, online editor of Port magazine David Hellqvist and art director and accessories designer Fred Butler.
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The live panel discussion on Marc Jacobs is in progress, tune in to get the low down on the amazing slumber slick A/W 2013 collection. Guided by SHOWstudio's Lou Stoppard, see what our expert panelist have to say about the show! Insights will be offered by fashion writer Camilla Morton, editor and stylist Verity Parker, fashion features editor Dean Mayo Davies and fashion historian Amber Jane Butchart.
We are extremely proud and excited to announce that illustrator Amelie Hegardt will join us from tomorrow as our artist in residence at our Belgravia studio, covering London Fashion Week with her unique vision and style. Amelie will take over from Candybird, whose New York Fashion Week coverage came to a close today. You can see all of Candybird's illustrations on our tumblr and within our collection strand, and make sure to check back tomorrow to catch a first glimpse of Amelie's impressions on a no doubt exciting and eventful London Fashion Week to come!
'In the opening seconds of her milking, Guinness staggers forward a few steps, the cold milk, straight from the fridge, providing a shock to the central nervous system.'
Canadian based writer Erin O'Brien has provided an exclusive article on Nick Knight and Daphne Guinness' candid video Milking Mayfair, in which Guinness is filmed by Knight pouring six litres of milk over herself in our old Bruton Place headquarters. O'Brien draws upon the craze of 'milking', a tradition born out of the dorms of Newcastle University. Students would hide in trees or hang out of high floored windows and pour milk over unsuspecting victims. The tradition took off online, with thousands staging their own videos.
The visual identity of the milk cascading over Guinness' body provides a beautiful reference point for O'Brien's inquisitive eye. 'The clean, opaque residue of the milk on Guinness’s face makes her resemble a marble sculpture'.
Watch the video now before reading the enigmatic article to broaden your understanding of the film and the mad craze of milking!
Girl of the month Cara Delevigne and LOVE magazine provide a special Valentine's Day gift that is sure to excite the most subdued viewer!
Faceted Swarovski crystals adorn the bed sheets of the penthouse of The Mondrian SoHo Hotel in New York. Light scatters from the glimmering gems, splashing Delevigne's body and walls with brilliance.
Set to a soundtrack of Whatta Man by Salt N Pepa, the youtful model bounces up and down and rolls amongt heart-shaped sequins, all atop an oversized king bed. Swathed in a tiered laser cut, marabou-trimmed dress from Giles, Delevigne delves into a box of heart-shaped chocolates and tucks into some tasy love-heart sweets.
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Each season new London-trained designers garner the attention of the media with their punchy, subversive fashion statements. Institutes such as London College of Fashion and Central Saint Martins attracts fashion design talents from around the world and constantly produce a high calibre of designer.
For this reason we are opening our reportage on the London collections with a live panel discussion on the London College of Fashion's MA show - its first to be shown as part of LFW.
Tune in at 10:30 GMT on Friday 15 February 2013 - straight after our Marc Jacobs discussion - as Lou Stoppard is joined by writer and i-D magazine's Milly McMahon, jewellery designer Fannie Schiavoni, online editor of Port magazine David Hellqvist and art director and accessories designer Fred Butler.
This panel lays the foundation for the really exciting London shows coming up so don’t miss out!
Today is Candybird’s last day illustrating for SHOWstudio. Over the last week she has been uploading illustrations from the best designers at NYFW. Most recently her bold, confident lines have interpreted looks from Rodarte, Oscar de la Renta, Jeremy Scott, Anna Sui and Proenza Schouler. You can view Candybird's illustrations on our Tumblr, on the Collections page or on the SHOWstudio Pinterest collections board and illustrations board. You can also visit SHOWstudio Shop to get your hands on a set of postcards by Candybird.
Following on from today's fascinating Proenza Schouler discussion, our next live panel broadcast will take place on Friday, 15 February 2013. Focusing on Marc Jacobs, this panel will unpick the American designer's codes and signatures , all while assessing his effect at shaping the feeling of New York Fashion Week as a whole.
Since the nineties Jacobs has been hailed as a legendary talent and showman, and has been a fundamental fixture in the fashion industry, not only for his position at the the helm of Louis Vuitton but for his own lines as well. New York Fashion Week really only comes to life after his show!
Joining our lovely Lou Stoppard to discuss the collection will be fashion writer, Camilla Morton, whose years writing about designers such as Diane von Furstenberg, Manolo Blahnik and Christian Lacroix have garnered her a breadth of valuable industry knowledge. Also in the studio will be writer and Dazed fashion feature editor Dean Mayo Davies and energetic editor and stylist Verity Parker. Having previously contributing to the Givenchy menswear panel, fashion historian Amber Jane Butchart is also back to present her expertise on the show.
Tomorrow, 14th February at 10:00 GMT, our latest live panel discussion will be reviewing the Proenza Schouler show.
The designers behind the womenswear label are Parsons-educated Jack McCollough and Lazaro Hernande. Founded eleven years ago, the lable is named after each of the designer's mothers' maiden names, and their distinct use of print and structure has earned them an international reputation amongst the fashion community. They also feature in Nick Knight's latest 3D created fashion film - Lane Crawford S/S '13!
How better to review the duo's latest collection than by watching our latest live panel discussion, live at 10:00 GMT. Joining the lovely Lou Stoppard will be Liberty London Girl blogger Sasha Wilkins, stylist Jack Borkett, creative consultant Yasmin Sewell and film-maker and dear SHOWstudio friend, Ruth Hogben.
Today's live panel discussion will focus on the latest Jeremy Scott collection from New York!
Joining our chairwoman is fashion photographer, Jez Tozer. Based in London, he assisted Nick Knight for three years before embarking on his own career. Also stepping up is Carri Munden, the designer behind fashion label Cassett Playa and East London based stylist and personal shopper, Cyprian de Couteau. Our final panelist is David Hellqvist, online editor of PORT magazine.
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The live panel discussion on Oscar de la Renta is now live. Watch chairlady Lou Stoppard, writer Camilla Morton, Dressipi editor and stylist Natalie Theo, LOVE magazine's Alex Fury and social media consultant and LibertyLondonGirl Sasha Wilkins.
Catch Mandi Lennard's concluding thoughts on the most recent Rodarte collection.
A big thank you to SHOWstudio friend Mandi Lennard for the lovely gift - a lovely gesture to welcome us to our new studio space.
Mandi Lennard is a regular panelist on our live panel discussions and has presented her insider insights on the latest New York womenswear collections. Have a look at her thoughts on Alexander Wang and keep an eye out for the on demand footage of our Rodarte chat.
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The Rodarte live panel discussion is in progress. Watch Lou Stoppard, LOVE magazine's Alex Fury, casting director Jess Hallett, writer Hettie Judah and PR guru Mandi Lennard divulge over the Mulleavy sister's Autumn/Winter offering.
Our wonderful in house illustrator for the Spring/Summer 2013 couture season, Tara Dougans, has been busy drawing away as part of our Tara Dougans' Couture project. Dougans took residency in our old Bruton Place studio to illustrate the wondrous haute-couture creations from Dior, Chanel, Giambattista Valli, Valentino and Elie Saab.
To mark the occasion, Dougans has produced five exclusive GIFs for SHOWstudio in her signature, time consuming aesthetic. Dougans' intricate use of line and attention to detail is quite astounding and gives an other wordly quality to the garments which she has focused on.
Spectacular characters, immersed in pattern and paint work, stare intently back at you, luring you into the illustrations. Two tears run down the models face; a lament to the beauty of couture.
Check out the project now to see Dougans' wonderous designs!
SHOWstudio is the perfect place to catch up on all the New York collections with our real-time reportage.
Check out the Donna Karen, Marc by Marc Jacobs, Rodarte and Thom Browne Autumn/Winter 2013 collections. Each day SHOWstudio pulls in the best tweets, Instagrams and catwalk images, which are curated alongside exclusive show reports by Indigo Clark. Candybird also exclusively continues to illustrate select collections with her simplistic lines and splashes of colour.
The SHOWstudio Pinterest board presents highlights from each collection feed and our Tumblr displays all the graphic interpretations from our resident illustrator. The collections feed is a great resource to look at SHOWstudio's curated selection of major moments from the Autum/Winter 2013 season.