Conceived as part of the SHOWstudio Shop exhibition 'Practice to Deceive: Smoke & Mirrors in Fashion, Fine Art and Film', over June and July 2011 a selection of fashion designers were invited to re-interpret an all-time fashion classic: the evening tuxedo, or as the French would say, 'Le Smoking'.
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Mugler
Nicola Formichetti and Romain Kemer of Mugler craft a one-off outfit through high-octane experimentation in our final Les Smokings residency
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Hayward
Ritchie Charlton of tailor Hayward was the third talent to create a tuxedo jacket live as part of Les Smokings
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Giles Deacon
British couture star Giles Deacon and team plastered our studio in silver and craft a fringed metallic leather Le Smoking
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Craig Lawrence
Watch as NEWGEN knit wizard Craig Lawrence re-interprets Le Smoking in intricate yarn as a deluxe deconstructed knitted jacket
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