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Faustine Steinmetz, Nick Knight, Niamh White and Raquel Couceiro

Faustine Steinmetz: Sculpting Denim

Continuing our tradition of inviting a designer to take up residence in our studio and make a garment live on camera, we invited rising star and denim doyenne Faustine Steinmetz to broadcast online while at work from 3 to 5 June 2015. Building on her A/W 15 collection, Steinmetz hand-wove a piece of denim in silk and copper. Tune in to see her warp her loom, make bobbins and discuss her craft.

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  • LiveStudio
    Watch on-demand footage of Faustine Steinmetz's three-day LiveStudio
  • Process Film
    Watch edited footage of Faustine Steinmetz in action as she crafts her bespoke denim
  • Image Gallery
    Nick Knight captures Faustine Steinmetz's creations on Ingrid Behague

About

Denim has no limits in the eyes of Faustine Steinmetz – she elevates the most humble wardrobe staple, blue jeans, into one-off works of art, deconstructed and developed using intricate, hand-worked techniques. Her forte is slow fashion – everyday clothes made with the same painstaking attention as a couture gown. Having worked for the likes of Jeremy Scott and Henrik Vibskov, the Paris-born designer set up her own label in early 2013 after acquiring her first handloom. Already, she has garnered acclaim and attention for its focus on craftsmanship and her intriguing, unexpected use of traditional dyeing and weaving techniques. In 2015, she was one of eight young designers to make it through to the final of the LVMH prize.

Continuing SHOWstudio’s tradition of inviting designers to partake in a ‘LiveStudio’ by taking up residence in our London studio, and following in the footsteps of the likes of Mary Katrantzou, Stephen Jones, Gareth Pugh, Iris van Herpen and Claire Barrow, Steinmetz set herself up at SHOWstudio for three days to craft a special, one-off garment live on camera. From 3 to 5 June 2015, she opened up her creative process to global viewers, allowing fashion fans and aspiring designers to observe her craft and question her on her approach and ideals.

The piece in question draws on her A/W 14 collection and is constructed by hand-weaving a piece of denim in silk and copper. Watch as Steinmetz warps a loom, makes her bobbins, weaves and sews under the watchful eye of her dog Buzz, who likes to sit next to her loom as she works.

Nodding to the way in which her work blurs the line between fashion and art, and object and garment, Steinmetz’s LiveStudio focuses on the idea of ‘sculptable’ fashion, creating a piece that can be moulded and shaped on the body. This approach is informed by Steinmetz’s core concept of creating garments as considered pieces, rather than designing with a trend, feel or top-to-toe look in mind.

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Credits / Contributors

  • Faustine Steinmetz Faustine Steinmetz
    Designer
  • Nick Knight Nick Knight
    Director
  • Niamh White Niamh White
    Curator
  • Raquel  Couceiro Raquel Couceiro
    Filmmaker
  • Concept and Direction: Nick Knight, Niamh White, Lou Stoppard and Faustine Steinmetz
  • Model: Ingrid Behague
  • Hand Sewing: Anna Oudard
  • Photography: Nick Knight 
  • Styling: Lola Chatterton
  • Hair: Roku Roppongi
  • Make-up: Lucy Bridge
  • Nails: Kate Cutler
  • Photographic Assistance: Markn Ogue, Britt Lloyd and George Eyres
  • Make-up Assistance: Mona Leanne
  • Styling Assistance: Milly Shotter
  • Technical Assistance: Benjamin Bowe-Carter
  • Film Edit: Raquel Couceiro

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