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Last Updated Thursday, 8 January, 2009

Edited from over thirty-seven hours of live footage, our Fashion DJs film captures all the frenetic activity, mad musical mix and stunning visuals of this truly unique extravaganza.

> POPVOX

Last Updated Tuesday, 1 July, 2008

With a stellar selection of fashion luminaries populating Abbey Road, we put our mettle where our mouth is and pin down our 'Fashion DJs' cast and crew in a musical 'Talking Heads' Q&A

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> PROGRAMME

Last Updated Tuesday, 1 July, 2008

View our schedule of DJ sets, playlists and live performances planned across the 36-hours of live broadcast with fashion's great and good preened, polished and lined up to man the mixing decks.

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> PROJECT DESCRIPTION

Last Updated Tuesday, 7 April, 2009

Since burlesque beauties first burst on the Vaudeville stage in the 1880s, cross-dressing torch singers lit up silver screens in the 1930s and glam rockers bent gender distinctions in the 1970s, fashion has defined the appearance and character of every important moment in musical history. And in turn, fashion continues to draw on that heady heritage for inspiration season after season.

To celebrate this inextricable link between musical performance and fashion exhibitionism, SHOWstudio and Swarovski are partnering on Fashion DJs: an ambitious, three-day music and fashion event to be held at the legendary Abbey Road Studios on 9, 10 and 11 July 2008. Fashion DJs will be broadcast live on SHOWstudio.com and swarovskisparkles.tv and also transmitted via radio for London listeners, on 87.7FM.

Nick Knight and the team have invited a number of very special fashion creatives and personalities to be a 'Fashion DJ'. Each will host a 'set', incorporating a selection of music and chat, as well as invited musical and art performances of the Fashion DJ's choosing.

Guest Fashion DJs already confirmed include Naomi Campbell, Gareth Pugh, Stephen Jones, Jefferson Hack and Bella Freud. Each have selected a theme for their set, guaranteeing a visual spectacle as well as an audio feast.

> PROJECT BLOG

Last Updated Thursday, 23 April, 2009

Fashion DJs Image Galleries Launched!

SHOWstudio's three-day fashion and music extravaganza Fashion DJs was an unforgettable live spectacle for all involved - not only for the wealth of musical performance, but also the dizzying visual feast. Celebrating and showcasing the latter, the latest addition to our Fashion DJs project is an exhaustive array of images from photographer Clive Booth and set designer Gideon Ponte, captured live on the studio floor during the Fashion DJs broadcast in July 2008. Accompanied by a selection of stills from our Fashion DJs film, chosen by Nick Knight, these galleries - containing almost four hundred exclusive images - serve as fitting document of all the excitement and glamour of this extraordinary and unique live event.

By SHOWstudio, 12:00 Thursday, 23 April, 2009

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> CREDITS

Last Updated Monday, 12 January, 2009

Live Event
Direction: Nick Knight
Production by Gainsbury and Whiting
Photographic Assistance & Pre-record Editing: Ruth Hogben

Fashion DJs and Performers: Click Here

Set Design: Gideon Ponte
Art Department: Poppy Bartlett, Harry Armand Smith, Errol Rainey
Construction Manager: Simon Kenny
Construction: Cormack McCommon
Projection: John O'Connell

Lighting Design: John Mathieson
Gaffer: Larry Prinz
Electrics: Phil Penfold, Craig Davis, John Saunders, Howard Davidson
Rigging: Steve Daly
Camera Operation: Ruth Hogben, Josh Ponte, Andy Vowles
Photographic Assistance: Tristan Thomson, Miu Yamanaka, Joe Colley
Jib Operation: Daniel Bose
Jib Technician: Marcus Pavett
Vison Mixing: Benny Trickett
Set Photography: Clive Booth

Radio Production: Steve Ackerman, Nicky Birch, Ben Cave, Sam Bryant, Gregor Reid, Eamonn Stack
Radio Production Assistance: Niamh McCartney, Maria Thomas
Audio Engineering: Johnnie Dymock, Gregor Reid, Peregrine Andrews, Rob Spiers, Steve Harris, Andre Bennet
IT: Eamonn Stack, David Kaplowitz, James Westlake
Vision Supervision: Ross Millard
Band Sound: Robert Harding, Mark Napier, Jim King, Nick Burton
Venue Mixer: Andrew Dudman

Shot at Abbey Road Studios, London

Executive Production: Sam Gainsbury
Production: Anna Whiting, Anna Van Der Hurd, Nina Qayyum, Vicky Madden, Maggie Ferreira, Laura Kelly
Production Assistance: Kat Davey, Lucy Quick, Ed Homes, Tom Grady, Floss Roberson
Event Co-ordination: Roger Dempster, Sara Marshall-Page, Stan Kingsbury
Co-ordination Assistance: Holly Enness, Chaz, Harriet Howe, Tony Payne

NK Image Production: Charlotte Wheeler
NK Image Production Assistance: Andrea Gelardin

SHOWstudio
Editorial and Creative Direction: Penny Martin and Paul Hetherington
Art Direction: Paul Bruty
Interactive Direction: Ross Phillips
Technical Direction: Dorian Moore
Continuity: Penny Martin and Alexander Fury
Editorial Assistance: Alexander Fury, Laura Bradley, Kiera Kelly, Tomas Rajnai
Interactive assistance: Phill Taylor

Fashion DJs Film
Direction: Nick Knight
Editing: Ruth Hogben
Production: Gainsbury and Whiting Productions
Production Design: Gideon Ponte
Lighting Design: John Mathieson

Soundtrack:
“Angel Eyes”, performed by Mike Figgis and Rosey Chan. Written by Matt Dennis and Earl Brent. Published by Campbell Connelly & Co Limited.

“Devil’s Crayon”, written and performed by Wild Beasts. Published by Domino Publishing Ltd.

“Red Sign”, performed by Kap Bambino. Written and Composed by Orion Bouvier and Caroline Martial. Published by Because Editions.

Abbey Road Studios Fashion Credits
Model: Jourdan Dunn at Storm
Look 1: Dress from Virginia's, Bloomers by Spijkers & Spijkers, Headpiece by Shaun Leane for Swarovski Runway Rocks, Socks by Falke, Swarovski Crystal encrusted shoes by Repetto
Look 2: Black and white striped dress by Louise Gray, large green Eek keyring (worn on head), ATELIER Swarovski by Giles Deacon, black Eek cuff (worn on head), ATELIER Swarovski by Giles Deacon, boots by Marios Schwab
Look 3: Necklace (worn on head), Hannah Martin for Swarovski Runway Rocks, waiscoat by John Rocha, belt by Marni, dress by Armand Basi, shoes by Paul Smith

Styling: Sam Ranger
Hair: Christian Wood
Make-up: Karina Woodruff

Video Shorts Clothing Credits
Model: Gaye Joycelin McDonald at Next Models
Dress by Marios Schwab, jacket by Roksanda Illincic, waiscoat by John Rocha, headband by Swarovski, shoes by Guiseppe Zanotti, socks by Falke
Dress by Stella McCartney, pansies from Blair’s Antiques, necklaces (worn on head), ATELIER Swarovski by Christopher Kane, boots by Hunter
Bow by Richard Nicoll, top (worn underneath) by Richard Nicoll, coat by Alberta Ferretti, socks by Falke, slippers by House of Holland
Necklace (worn on head) by Swarovski, dress by Roberto Cavalli, socks by Falke, shoes by Repetto
Necklaces (worn on head) by Swarovski, birds (in hair) courtesy of Shaun Leane, black dress by Marios Schwab, green dress from Virginia’s, black socks by Falke, black shoes by Repetto
Head-dress (made from oversized brooch), ATELIER Swarovski by Christopher Kane, rings, ATELIER Swarovski by Christopher Kane, Big Bang by Hussein Chalayan, shoes by Guiseppe Zanotti

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