In-depth conversations with fashion figures and worldwide creatives
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Tony Ryan, Pinny Grylls, Patricia Belford, Kate Storey, Helen Storey and Alice Dellal
Wonderland
May 26 2008
Product of a groundbreaking collaboration between artist and fashion designer Helen Storey and scientist Tony Ryan, 'Wonderland' used fashion as a 'Tro... -
Peter Saville, Paul Hetherington and Claire Catterall
Waste Painting
Dec 20 2000
What do you do in a carnivorous culture where whatever you create is lionised, and then discarded before anyone's had time to appreciate it? If you're ... -
Nick Knight and Sissel Tolaas
Violence
Sep 25 2008
An ongoing collaboration with scent artist Sissel Tolaas, SHOWstudio investigates the concept of creating a fragrance on the Internet. Based on a provo... -
Viktor & Rolf
Viktor & Rolf
Oct 8 2003
Who better to have shown you around Viktor & Rolf's historic Louvre retrospective than the designers themselves in a live tour one hour prior to the la... -
Nick Knight, Nicola Formichetti, Marie Schuller, Mel Odom, Danni Daniels and Jeff Bhasker
Venus
Jun 22 2011
Inspired by shifting notions of sex, sexuality and physicality and paying tribute to the work of cult illustrator Mel Odom, 'Venus' explores and explod... -
Marcus Werner Hed, Louise Goldin and Alex Fury
Unravelled
Feb 18 2009
A ten part series exclusively filmed alongside award-winning designer Louise Goldin and team during the realisation of her Autumn/Winter 2009 collectio... -
Tim and Barry, Lucy Orta and Jason Evans
Transgressing Fashion
Jun 24 2004
In response to the Allied forces handover of power back to Iraq on 30th June 2004, artist Lucy Orta staged a 'protest performance' at the Victoria & Al... -
Le Guo, Sheng Qi, Voon Pow Bartlett, Haili Sun and Carrie Scott
Today/Tomorrow: Chinese Art
Aug 6 2012
As part of the exhibition 'Death', SHOWstudio plays host to contemporary artists Le Guo, Sheng Qi and Haili Sun, and academic Voon Pow Bartlett for a d... -
Nick Knight, Susannah Frankel, Nick Ryan and Daniel Brown
The Sound Of Clothes: Synaesthesia
Apr 4 2006
Using the notion of 'pictures for the blind' as a stimulus, Nick Knight and digital artist Daniel Brown collaborated with synaesthete and sound designe... -
Daphne Guinness, Joseph Lally and Tom Guinness
The Murder of Jean Seberg
Jun 12 2011
Inspired by the controversial and shocking death of the all-American actress Jean Seberg in 1979, Daphne Guinness collaborates with filmmaker and photo... -
Alice Hawkins
The Good Life
Nov 24 2010
Proper doesn't have to mean prim - Alice Hawkins gives the bourgeoisie mood of the Autumn/Winter 2010 collections a terribly British spin in a tongue-i... -
Nick Knight and Daphne Guinness
The Daphne Guinness Collection
Jun 25 2012
To honor the late Isabella Blow, Daphne Guinness has set up a foundation to support aspiring art and fashion students and to facilitate further researc... -
Betony Vernon and Lou Stoppard
The Boudoir Bible
Jan 29 2013
Armed with a selection of her beautifully crafted sex objects, Betony Vernon visited SHOWstudio to talk about her new book, 'The Boudoir Bible', with L... -
Tara Dougans
Tara Dougans' Couture
Jan 20 2013
Continuing SHOWstudio's exploration of fashion illustration, Nick Knight invited art director and illustrator Tara Dougans to take up residency at our ... -
Giles and Hywel Davies
Talking Fashion Giles
Mar 12 2009
Filmed at the Victoria and Albert Museum, this 'Talking Fashion' evening brings together journalist Hywel Davies and fashion designer Giles Deacon. Pro... -
Nick Knight, Simon Foxton, Bea Sweet, Lou Stoppard and Younji Ku
Studs
Jul 27 2012
Nodding to fashion's ongoing preoccupation with pushing gender boundaries comes 'Studs', a series of nine unique photo studies. Exploring the idea of a... -
Greg Kadel
Strike Me Pink
Mar 17 2003
Showcasing their most colourful and playful collection yet, Dutch designer duo Viktor & Rolf's Spring/Summer 2003 show provided the setting for Greg Ka... -
Nick Knight, Daphne Guinness, Iris van Herpen, Niamh White, Geoffrey Lillemon, Salvador Breed and Andrew Tomlinson
Splash!
Mar 13 2013
Iris van Herpen joins forces with Nick Knight and Daphne Guinness to create a new 'Crystallization' dress live on camera. Knight will capture Guinness ... -
Gotscho, Emanuel Ungaro and Isabel Best
Solo Gotscho/Ungaro
Aug 4 2004
A collaboration between Emanuel Ungaro and Parisian artist Gotscho, this short film documents an exhibition at the Grand Foyer de l'Opéra Comique in Pa... -
Nick Knight, Peter Saville, Mariacarla Boscono, Gideon Ponte, Francesca Burns and Alana Zimmer
Soft Furnishings
Apr 20 2009
As backdrop to an editorial story for July 2009 Wallpaper* magazine, Peter Saville's febrile imagination constructs an imaginary 'Erotic House' of Pop ... -
Simon Foxton, Penny Martin, Michael Bracewell and Charlotte Cotton
Sittings: Thirty Men
Apr 1 2005
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... -
Leah Debrincat, Phoebe English and Rose Easton
Selling Sex: Phoebe English and Leah Debrincat
Jun 6 2012
'Frenetic Flesh' sees acclaimed young designer Phoebe English collaborate with fusion belly dancer Leah Debrincat. In an exploration of the interplay b... -
Atsuko Kudo and Simon Walter Hoare
Selling Sex: Atsuko Kudo
May 18 2012
Coinciding with the display of her 'Armour for Prostitutes' in SHOWstudio's 'Selling Sex' exhibition, latex doyenne Atsuko Kudo provides a lesson in dr... -
Nick Knight, Rick Owens and Panos Yiapanis
Rick Owens Portrait
Apr 9 2009
An intimate portrait of Rick Owens in his own words and his own clothing, this filmic diptych explores Nick Knight's monograph of an American fashion l... -
Walter Hugo
Reflecting The Bright Lights
Jun 28 2011
Offerings a unique twenty-first century insight into nineteenth-century photographic methods, artist Walter Hugo captures portraits of a new generation... -
Toyin, Kim Jones and Andrew Daffy
Raphi
Jun 11 2003
As Kim Jones' garments slithered across the bare torso of the young male model in Toyin's film short, it became apparent that clothing may not have bee... -
Lou Stoppard, Alex Fury and Max Pearmain
Punk: On the Runway
May 15 2013
To celebrate and unpick punk's lasting influence on high fashion, SHOWstudio asked a range of our favourite editors and stylists to tell us about their... -
Lou Stoppard, Niamh White, Una Burke, Carrie Scott, Kelly Knox, Caryn Franklin, Kat Marks, Patrick Ian Hartley and Ian Thompson
Prosthetics: Conversations
May 20 2013
Coinciding with our 'SHOWcabinet: Prosthetics' exhibition, SHOWstudio engages in the discussions and debates surrounding disability by offering artists... -
Nick Knight, Val Garland, Sam McKnight, Rei Kawakubo, Erin O'Connor, Allan Finamore and Alister Mackie
Power Of Witches
May 28 2004
Developed in collaboration with Rei Kawakubo of Comme des Garçons, 'Power of Witches' lays bare every step in the creation of a fashion image, showing ... -
Vivienne Westwood, Nick Knight, Ruth Hogben, Walter Van Beirendonck, Viktor & Rolf, Sam McKnight, Warren Du Preez, Vanessa Friedman, Valerie Stahl von Stromberg, Tamsin Blanchard, Stefano Pilati, Sølve Sundsbø, Sarah Maple, Roger Tredre, Robbie Spencer, Rebecca Arnold, Penny Martin, Peaches, Original Sins, Nilgin Yusuf, Nick Thornton-Jones, Namalee Bolle, Matthew Stone, Malcolm Pate, Lucy Cash, Liz Hoggard, Josh Ponte, Joana Vasconcelos, Joachim Norvik, Jefferson Hack, Jason Evans, Jane Audas, Ilker Akyol, Gideon Ponte, Fumiko Imano, Frances Corner, Eamonn Hughes, Delaney Bishop, Craig McDean, Christopher Breward, Catherine Long, Carlo Brandelli, Camille Bidault Waddington, Boudicca, Ben Dunbar-Brunton, Alistair O'Neill, Alison Clarke, Alice Rawsthorn, Alexander Fury, Aitor Throup, Agyness Deyn, Jez Tozer, Betony Vernon, Aganovich, Adam Briggs, Alex Fury, Hywel Davies, Becky Conekin and Marian Newman
Political Fashion
Jul 23 2008
Believing fashion to be intrinsically political, from December 2007 through summer 2008 Nick Knight staged a multi-level film and essay project, encour... -
Nick Knight, Alexander McQueen, Ruth Hogben and Raquel Zimmermann
Plato’s Atlantis
Oct 6 2009
Under the direction of Nick Knight and with support from IMG, SHOWstudio streamed Alexander McQueen's Spring/Summer 2010 presentation, 'Plato's Atlanti... -
Nick Knight, Jane How and Lone Sigurdsson
Plasticine
Feb 9 2001
A unique interpretation of the Spring/Summer 2000 collections, Lone Sigurdsson worked with stylist Jane How to create plasticine replicas of the season... -
Sam McKnight
Phonecarte: Sam McKnight
Oct 21 2004
Hear all the vital tidbits of information, rumour and nuance from backstage on the key Spring/Summer 2005 campaigns via hairstylist Sam McKnight's audi... -
Lily Cole
Phonecarte: Lily Cole
Oct 1 2006
Model Lily Cole acted as your insider guide to Paris Fashion Week for Spring/Summer 2007. Phoned in directly from backstage at the shows, prior fitting... -
Karlie Kloss
Phonecarte: Karlie Kloss
Feb 19 2012
Giving a unique insider's view on the Autumn/Winter 2012 Paris collections, American supermodel Karlie Kloss phones home from les defiles, leaving voic... -
Karen Elson
Phonecarte: Karen Elson
Oct 11 2004
Supermodel Karen Elson sent frequent voicemail messages throughout her experiences at the Spring/Summer 2005 Paris collections. Recorded live and unedi... -
Philip Treacy
Philip Treacy's Feather Salad
Mar 25 2010
On 25 March 2010, internationally acclaimed milliner and accessory designer Philip Treacy took up residence in the LiveStudio space for one day only. T... -
Jamie Morgan
People, Not Clothes
Aug 22 2003
The seminal idiom of Morgan's 80s style photography endures in this diverse showcase of his adventures in motion imagery. -
Nick Knight and John Galliano
Past, Present & Couture
Mar 2 2002
John Galliano's first five years at Christian Dior were marked by a series of Nick Knight-shot images interpreting Galliano's groundbreaking haute cout... -
David Weightman
Ordinary
Dec 20 2000
Ordinary people on an ordinary street in an ordinary town on an ordinary day. If it's all so ordinary, why does one of David Weightman's old ladies see... -
Nick Knight and Katy England
One In Ten
Nov 17 2000
If breast cancer affects one-in-ten women, why is it invisible in fashion photography? Nick Knight and stylist Katy England redressed the balance in a ... -
Nick Knight, Naomi Campbell, Kev Stenning and Daniel Brown
Naomi Campbell: Statuesque
Dec 25 2006
Statuesque is the word for Naomi Campbell, an icon of our time who, it seems, can inflame opinion in any observer. Statuesque is also the word for Naom... -
Nick Knight, Alex Fury and Marian Newman
Nailed
Sep 1 2011
The finest fashions at your fingertips - manicurist extraordinaire Marian Newman interprets the best of the Spring/Summer 2011 collections in a unique ... -
Ada Fung and Stephen Willats
Multiple Clothing
Mar 8 2005
'Multiple Clothing' presented a selection of clothing-based works by British artist Stephen Willats' that spanned 40 years of practice. -
Nick Knight, Kate Moss, John Galliano, Gareth Pugh, Stephen Jones, !WOWOW!, Val Garland, Simon Foxton, Sam McKnight, David Bailey, Willy Vanderperre, Toyin, Tom Hingston, Steven Klein, Stella Tennant, Stella McCartney, Sølve Sundsbø, Shona Heath, Peter Lindbergh, Patrick Demarchelier, Liz Collins, Linda Evangelista, Lily Cole, Katy England, Katie Grand, Karen Elson, Julien D'Ys, Jonathan Kaye, Jason Evans, Hiromix, Glen Luchford, Gemma Ward, Francesca Burns, Fabien Baron, Emma Reeves, Eamonn Hughes, Christian Louboutin, Alister Mackie, Alice Hawkins, Kate Phelan, Tim Walker, Bay Garnett and Marian Newman
Moving Fashion
Sep 29 2005
The printed page has determined the way fashion looks since women's magazines were first introduced. Nick Knight's key motivation for founding SHOWstud... -
Nick Knight
More Beautiful Women
Jun 13 2002
An homage to Andy Warhol’s screen tests, 'More Beautiful Women' evolved from Nick Knight's commission to photograph the most famous models of the twent... -
Susan Bright and Camille Vivier
Monument
Apr 17 2002
Love's flame burns eternal as the lifespan of the romance represented outlasts the Santeria candle pictured in Camille Vivier's short film. -
Nick Knight, Ming Xi and Jonathan Kaye
Ming Xi Couture 2011
Mar 25 2011
Underlining the Asian inspiration of the latest haute couture collections, in April 2011 Nick Knight shot model Ming Xi in a selection of Paris' finest...