Live Panel Discussions: shows that raise eyebrows, pique interest and spark debate This season, our Live Panel Discussions focus on the shows SHOWstudio deems the most relevant and conversation-worthy. Lou Stoppard and Finn McTaggart will chair panels alongside industry experts. Our panels this season will be streamed regularly at 11:00 or 17:00 BST. See our schedules for each city below:
London
Charles Jeffrey LOVERBOY Saturday, 10 June, at 17:00 BST
Topic: Young London. How has the city's longstanding interplay between club culture and fashion shaped new designers?
Panelists:
Finn McTaggart, SHOWstudio editor
Lyall Hakaraia, mentor and creative maverick
Princess Julia, DJ and writer
Willie Walters, professor
Richard Mortimer, editor
See what the panelists had to say about Charles Jeffery in the live panel discussion here
Pitti Uomo
JW Anderson Thursday, 15 June, at 11:00 BST
Topic: Art and Fashion. Off the back of Anderson’s Disobedient Bodies exhibition at The Hepworth Wakefield, we discuss the 'designer as curator'.
Panelists:
Finn McTaggart, SHOWstudio editor
Mimma Viglezio, creative consultant
Amnah H Knight, editor
Jenna Rossi-Camus, curator
Hettie Judah, writer
Watch the panel discuss J.W Anderson S/S 18 Men's collection and Disobedient Bodies exhibition here
Milan
Dolce & Gabanna Saturday, 17 June, at 17:00 BST
Topic: Social media and the rise of the ‘influencers’. Students weigh in on fashion’s new relationship with celebrity.
Panelists:
Lou Stoppard, SHOWstudio editor
Marco Bajjali, menswear student at Royal College of Art
Ben Duncan, fashion design student at University of Westminster
Natasha Ahmed, fashion promotion & imaging student at University of Creative Arts Epsom
Priyesh Patel, fashion history and theory student at Central Saint Martins
Live footage from the D&G panel discussion is now available to watch here.
Prada Sunday 18 June, at 17:00 BST
Topic: This year, Prada staged their first fashion show dedicated to Cruise. This panel focuses on the changing business models dominating fashion.
Panelists:
Lou Stoppard, SHOWstudio editor
Mimma Viglezio, creative consultant
Karinna Nobbs, academic
Mandi Lennard, fashion PR
Trino Verkade, creative consultant
See what our panelists had to say about Prada S/S 18 menswear here
Paris
Walter Van Beirendonck Wednesday, 21 June, at 17:00 BST
Topic: This discussion considers how gay culture has impacted, shaped and changed fashion.
Panelists:
Finn McTaggart, SHOWstudio editor
Dino Bonacic, writer and creative director
Tom Rasmussen, journalist and drag queen
Jake Hall, writer
See what our panelists had to say about Walter Van Beirendonck's S/S 18 collection, and the issues of representation of gay and queer culture in fashion here.
Comme Des Garcons Homme Friday, 23 June, at 17:00 BST
Topic: To time with the Met’s current show, The Art of the In-Between, this panel looks at the cult of Comme.
Panelists:
Finn McTaggart, SHOWstudio editor
Jeffrey Horsely, curator
Conner Ives, designer
Rob Nowill, editor
Watch the panel discussion about Rei Kawakubo's S/S 18 offering here.
New York
Raf Simons: Wednesday 12 July, at 17:00 BST
Topic: The designer as a creative director. This panel considers the role a designer can play in changing and shaping a brand, in this case, Calvin Klein.
Panelists:
Lou Stoppard, SHOWstudio editor
Stavros Karelis, buying director
Andrew Davis, stylist
Patrick Grant, creative director
While you wait for the panels, head to our Collections page to stay up to date with what menswear is offering for S/S 18!