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Nick Knight, Susannah Frankel, Nick Ryan and Daniel Brown

The Sound Of Clothes: Synaesthesia

Using the notion of 'pictures for the blind' as a stimulus, Nick Knight and digital artist Daniel Brown collaborated with synaesthete and sound designer Nick Ryan to interpret garments from Nicolas Ghesquiere's Spring/Summer 2006 Balenciaga collection through sound. The garments are described through both Knight's visuals, and of sound interactives

More in this project

  • Overview
  • Interactive
  • Editorial Gallery
  • Clothing Gallery
  • Essay
  • Interview
  • Pre-production Meeting

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Clothing Gallery

Examine a selection of garments from Nicolas Ghesquière's Spring/Summer 2006 collection for Balenciaga in detail in these Polaroids, photographed on an illuminated mannequin backstage during Nick Knight's editorial shoot for POP magazine in November 2005

  • Frock Coat
  • Frock Coat
  • Frock Coat
  • Jacket
  • Jacket
  • Jacket
  • Jacket
  • Jacket
  • Jacket and dress
  • Jacket and dress
  • Dress
  • Dress
  • Dress
  • Dress
  • Frock Coat

    Frock Coat
    Silk organza handkerchief-hem frock coat with stand-up collar and embroidery and lace appliqué details, over panelled chiffon and satin camisole

    Silk organza handkerchief-hem frock coat with stand-up collar and embroidery and lace appliqué details, over panelled chiffon and satin camisole

  • Frock Coat

    Frock Coat
    Silk organza handkerchief-hem frock coat with stand-up collar and embroidery and lace appliqué details, over panelled chiffon and satin camisole

    Silk organza handkerchief-hem frock coat with stand-up collar and embroidery and lace appliqué details, over panelled chiffon and satin camisole

  • Frock Coat

    Frock Coat
    Silk organza handkerchief-hem frock coat with stand-up collar and embroidery and lace appliqué details, over panelled chiffon and satin camisole

    Silk organza handkerchief-hem frock coat with stand-up collar and embroidery and lace appliqué details, over panelled chiffon and satin camisole

  • Jacket

    Jacket
    Multi-layered jacket in silk georgette, silk organza and self-striped chiffon with lace panels, ruffles, broiderie anglaise and drawn-threadwork trims, over panelled chiffon and satin camisole

    Multi-layered jacket in silk georgette, silk organza and self-striped chiffon with lace panels, ruffles, broiderie anglaise and drawn-threadwork trims, over panelled chiffon and satin camisole

  • Jacket

    Jacket
    Multi-layered jacket in silk georgette, silk organza and self-striped chiffon with lace panels, ruffles, broiderie anglaise and drawn-threadwork trims, over panelled chiffon and satin camisole

    Multi-layered jacket in silk georgette, silk organza and self-striped chiffon with lace panels, ruffles, broiderie anglaise and drawn-threadwork trims, over panelled chiffon and satin camisole

  • Jacket

    Jacket
    Multi-layered jacket in silk georgette, silk organza and self-striped chiffon with lace panels, ruffles, broiderie anglaise and drawn-threadwork trims, over panelled chiffon and satin camisole

    Multi-layered jacket in silk georgette, silk organza and self-striped chiffon with lace panels, ruffles, broiderie anglaise and drawn-threadwork trims, over panelled chiffon and satin camisole

  • Jacket

    Jacket
    Waisted silk organza jacket with buttoned lace sleeves, puffed over-sleeves, lace panelling and pintucked and pleated chiffon details

    Waisted silk organza jacket with buttoned lace sleeves, puffed over-sleeves, lace panelling and pintucked and pleated chiffon details

  • Jacket

    Jacket
    Waisted silk organza jacket with buttoned lace sleeves, puffed over-sleeves, lace panelling and pintucked and pleated chiffon details

    Waisted silk organza jacket with buttoned lace sleeves, puffed over-sleeves, lace panelling and pintucked and pleated chiffon details

  • Jacket and dress

    Jacket and dress
    Lace and chiffon puff-sleeved jacket with ruffled collar and laced sleeves over chantilly lace slip dress with mink hem

    Lace and chiffon puff-sleeved jacket with ruffled collar and laced sleeves over chantilly lace slip dress with mink hem

  • Jacket and dress

    Jacket and dress
    Lace and chiffon puff-sleeved jacket with ruffled collar and laced sleeves over chantilly lace slip dress with mink hem

    Lace and chiffon puff-sleeved jacket with ruffled collar and laced sleeves over chantilly lace slip dress with mink hem

  • Dress

    Dress
    Silk organza trapeze dress, open at back with pouf hem in silk georgette, satin, chiffon and organza, embroidered panel and ruff

    Silk organza trapeze dress, open at back with pouf hem in silk georgette, satin, chiffon and organza, embroidered panel and ruff

  • Dress

    Dress
    Silk organza trapeze dress, open at back with pouf hem in silk georgette, satin, chiffon and organza, embroidered panel and ruff

    Silk organza trapeze dress, open at back with pouf hem in silk georgette, satin, chiffon and organza, embroidered panel and ruff

  • Dress

    Dress
    Multi-panel lace trapeze-dress with striped organza pouf hem and mille feuille trim

    Multi-panel lace trapeze-dress with striped organza pouf hem and mille feuille trim

  • Dress

    Dress
    Multi-panel lace trapeze-dress with striped organza pouf hem and mille feuille trim

    Multi-panel lace trapeze-dress with striped organza pouf hem and mille feuille trim

About

synaesthesia or U.S. synesthesia (,sɪniːsˈθiːzɪə), noun
1 Physiol. a sensation experienced in a part of the body other than the part stimulated.
2 Psychol. the subjective sensation of a sense other than the one being stimulated. For example, a sound may evoke a sensation of colour.
From New Latin, from SYN- + -esthesia, from Greek aisthēsis, sensation

During the shoot of a 'Balenciaga special' by Nick Knight for Pop magazine in November 2005, digital artist Daniel Brown was invited on set to respond to Nicolas Ghesquiere's Spring/Summer 2006 collection. Inspired by the delicately layered, translucent garments, Brown proposed a series of interactives based on unpublished images from Knight's story. Using the notion of 'pictures for the blind' as a stimulus, a collaboration with synaesthete and sound designer Nick Ryan ensued, aiming to interpret the source garments and images through sound.

Here, Nick Knight's final Pop editorial and unpublished images are showcased alongside Brown's interactive, an essay examining the Spring/Summer 2006 Balenciaga collection by Susannah Frankel and films documenting the entire process of this shoot.

Over spring 2006, SHOWstudio embarked on a series of of projects devoted to exploring 'The Sound of Clothes'. Continuing our commitment to re-thinking mainstream fashion editorial, we believe fashion audio to be a genuinely new frontier, ripe for exploration through interactives and fashion films.

Credits / Contributors

  • Nick Knight Nick Knight
    Film Director
  • Susannah Frankel Susannah Frankel
    Writer
  • Nick Ryan Nick Ryan
    Composer
  • Daniel Brown Daniel Brown
    Multimedia Designer
  • Concept and Direction: Daniel Brown, Nick Knight and Nick Ryan
  • Interactive Development: Daniel Brown
  • Audio Development: Nick Ryan
  • Technical Development: Dorian Moore
  • Photography: Nick Knight
  • Model: Gemma Ward
  • Styling: Jonathan Kaye
  • Essay: Susannah Frankel
  • Mannequin Images: Nick Knight

  • Thanks to POP magazine

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