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Simon Foxton, Penny Martin, Michael Bracewell and Charlotte Cotton

Sittings: Thirty Men

Over April 2005, Simon Foxton styled 30 models as 'living magazine pages', seated in front of a webcam. Via telephone, the 'Sittings' models could take questions from a curious public watching via the Internet. This project details not only each outfit of this thirty-day editorial but also a monograph of Foxton's trailblazing styling career through text and image.

More in this project

  • Overview
  • Portrait Gallery
  • A History in Imagery
  • Scrapbooks
  • Source Images
  • Essay: Michael Bracewell
  • Essay: Penny Martin
  • Essay: James Anderson
  • Essay: Charlotte Cotton
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  • Portrait Gallery
    View portraits of all of Simon Foxton's 'Sittings' models, showcasing each 'look' of this living fashion editorial
  • A History in Imagery
    View imagery from Simon Foxton’s ground-breaking thirty year career in fashion image-making
  • Scrapbooks
    Look inside Simon Foxton's scrapbooks for a first-hand look behind the creative mind of one of the most celebrated fashion stylists of today
  • Source Images
    Trace the origins of 'Sittings: Thirty Men' in this mood board of portrait images drawn from Foxton's archives
  • Essay: Michael Bracewell
    Cultural commentator Michael Bracewell unpacks the Warholian approach to masculinity central to 'Sittings: Thirty Men'
  • Essay: Penny Martin
    In an extract from her essay 'English-style photography?' Penny Martin analyses an image from Simon Foxton's seminal 1991 shoot 'Strictly'
  • Essay: James Anderson
    The man who borrowed sportswear from the sports people and put it on the street: Simon Foxton, stylist, and proud of it.
  • Essay: Charlotte Cotton
    Stylist Simon Foxton interviewed by curator and author Charlotte Cotton
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Over April 2005, Simon Foxton styled 30 models as 'living magazine pages' - a different man each day in an Autumn/Winter 2005 outfit by a different fashion designer. Each model was groomed, carefully composed as a magazine shot and seated in front of a webcam for four hours.

Via telephone, these Sittings models could take questions from a curious public watching via the Internet. This project details not only each outfit conceived by Foxton for this thirty-day editorial but also provides a monograph of Foxton's trailblazing styling career through text and image.

Allowing glimpses into Foxton's world of inspirations and influences through his source imagery and sketchbooks, Sittings: 30 Men is a timely examination of Simon Foxton's consistently innovative career as one of the foremost fashion stylists of his generation.

Credits / Contributors

  • Simon Foxton Simon Foxton
    Stylist
  • Penny Martin Penny Martin
    Writer
  • Michael Bracewell Michael Bracewell
    Writer
  • Charlotte Cotton Charlotte Cotton
    Curator
  • Styling and Direction: Simon Foxton
  • Concept: Nick Knight
  • Editorial and Creative Direction: Penny Martin and Paul Hetherington
  • Research and Development: Christabel Stewart
  • Text: James Anderson, Michael Bracewell, Charlotte Cotton and Penny Martin
  • Technical Development: Ross Phillips and Dorian Moore
  • Styling Assistance: Mohson Iqbal
  • Studio Assistant: Jez Tozer
  • Editorial Assistance: Alessandra, Maria Eisl and Wendy Bevan
  • Design Assistance: Wayne Daly

 

  • Thanks to Sarah, Catherine and Alex at Katy Barker for their help with production

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