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 | Newsletter | 22 February 2012 |
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| CURRENT IN YOUR FACE: VOID OF COURSE | |
| London based brand Void of Course is a collaborative project between Belfast born Sean-Anthony Moran and Dubliner Chris Sutton, creating art, fashion and film with their own unique visceral results. From 22-23 February 2012, Void Of Course take up residency at SHOWstudio as a part of the In Your Face series. Interacting directly with each viewer, they will be answering your questions through SHOWstudio.com and creating two unique garments inspired by Francis Bacon, Buffalo Bill, surgery and mental deterioration and spun out of liquid latex, wire, lace and crystals as they put together something they describe as a 'performance portrait'. Tune in each day from 10.30 GMT for the In Your Face: Void of Course live stream. [more] | |
| CURRENT OBJECT FETISH | |
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 A fashion landmark of 2011 if ever there was one, leading London designer and 'princess of prints' Mary Katrantzou's 'Picket Parade' lampshade skirt marks the final instalment of the fashion film series. Alluding to historical antecedents from eighteenth century panniers, to Leon Bakst and Paul, through to the eighties extravagance if Christian Lacroix, watch as Raquel Zimmermann brings Katrantzou's creation to life for Nick Knight's lens. A joyous closer for what has been a stellar London Fashion Week. [more] | |
| CURRENT LEO | |
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 Launched exclusively on SHOWstudio today in sync with the London Fashion Week menswear collections, photographer and filmmaker Jez Tozer's fashion film series LEO takes a fresh look at contemporary male fashion. Compiled from six parts, each styled by Anna Trevelyan, the films all draw on one key designer using catwalk and specially-commissioned pieces from the likes of Mugler, Walter Van Beirondonck, Nasir Mazhar and Void of Course. Inspired by the performances of aerialist Leo Hedman, every film depicts a different emotional state or world, brought to life by body artist Isamaya Ffrench and art director Alun Davies. From the calm simplicity of The Hush to the unsettling yearning of The Hunger this provocative series offers an exciting exploration of some of this seasons key looks, invigorated by incredible performance, beautiful styling and tight-concept narrative. [more] | |
| CURRENT NEWGEN//TEN | |
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 NEWGEN//TEN Nick Knight's latest fashion film styled by Topshop Creative Director Kate Phelan and starring model Karlie Kloss, celebrates the ten-year anniversary of Topshop's sponsorship of the British Fashion Council's NEWGEN scheme - and, as revealed on Friday, another decade of support for London talent to come. Launched to coincide with London Fashion Week, Kloss is clad in the exclusive Topshop ranges created by NEWGEN's finest designers of the last decade, including Mary Katrantzou, Meadham Kirchhoff, Christopher Kane and Marios Schwab. As well as showcasing these designers' individual and instantly-recognisable aesthetics, this fashion film commemorates Topshop's landmark role in fostering the best of pioneering new talent. [more] | |
| CURRENT COLLECTIONS: MILAN WOMENSWEAR A/W 2012 | |
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 They say there's no rest for the wicked, and during fashion season that couldn't be more true. Just as the style pack begin to dust themselves off from the London shows, and one too many post-presentation parties, Milan is calling. Spring weather may not even have arrived, but Spring/Summer fashion is already old news as the likes of Gucci, Prada, Bottega Veneta and Jil Sander offer up their Autumn/Winter 2012 visions. Keep up to date with all the chicest looks from the Italian fashion capital, with SHOWstudio's swift and candid fashion coverage, as well as collection images courtesy of NOWFASHION.com. [more] | |
| CURRENT FASHION MIX | |
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 It's been a stellar week for Fashion Mix. Perfectly timed alongside the Londons shows the series boasts playlists from two of Britain's best fashion talents. Monday saw SHOWstudio's own Nick Knight offer up his musical must-haves. The fashion photographer dropped a perfectly balanced mix; one part soulful, with tracks from the likes of Detroit Spinners and Barbara Lewis, and the other party fashion-friendly, hence the inclusion Jeremy Healey's mix from John Galliano's Spring/Summer 2012 RTW show. Friday will see an equally stylish mix, as fashion designer Kim Jones puts forward a diverse range of tracks. The director of Louis Vuitton’s mens ready-to-wear line matches his musical tastes to his fashion ambitions, opting to give something for everyone, from Mozart to Madonna. Listen up on Friday at 13.00 GMT to hear the mix for yourself. [more] | |
| COMING UP IN YOUR FACE: MUSIC | |
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 The latest contributor to take to the SHOWstudio stage for our In Your Face: Music series is Ladyhawke. The New Zealand born singer-song writer and instrumentalist follows in the footsteps of electropop legend Gary Numan, Cerebral Ballzy frontman Honor Titus, o F F Love and British singer/songwriter Vula in offering up an intimate and personal performance. Tune in at 16:00 GMT this Friday 24 February 2012 to have access to a unique music show live on your own computer. | |
| FROM THE SHOP DERRICK CROSS, 1983 | |
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 Among the most brilliant and revolutionary photographers of the twentieth century, the work of Robert Mapplethorpe perfectly expresses the ethos of our In Your Face exhibition. Beginning in New York in the early Seventies, his subjects including Andy Warhol, Debbie Harry, Grace Jones and most famously Patti Smith. Mapplethorpe’s depictions of his circle of rent boys, porn stars and the S&M underground spiralled America into controversy. Despite the conservative contention surrounding this sexual self expression Mapplethorpe stated in 1988, 'I don't like that particular word "shocking". I'm looking for the unexpected. I'm looking for things I've never seen before'. In Your Face’s triptych of his works, Agitto, George Bradshaw and Derrick Cross, are beautifully balanced explorations of the male form and typify Mapplethorpe’s unashamed confrontation of homosexual and racial attitudes of the 1980’s. [more] | |
| FROM THE ARCHIVE DESIGN_DOWNLOAD: ANTONY PRICE | |
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 Design_Download: Antony Price Running out of things to wear during fashion season? Look no further than SHOWstudio's Design_Download archives to find the perfect pattern for a new sartorial masterpiece. Selected from Antony Price's Spring/Summer 1989 collection and dubbed 'The Macaw' by its creator, the 2009 addition to the Design_Download series was a true work of fashion art. Adorned with shard-like taffeta feathers, this boned dress is a trademark example of Price's celebrated cut and his potent, provocative evening wear. Simply download the pattern to have a go at fashioning the gown for yourself, or have a look through our submissions gallery to see how others chose to recreate the wonderful piece. [more] | |
| LATEST ENTRIES BLOG | |
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In Your Face: Void of Course, streaming live at 10:30 GMT  Fashion design duo Void of Course - the edgy London label sported by Lady Gaga and championed by superstylists Nicola Formichetti and Edward Enninful - have arrived at SHOWstudio for their two-day residency. [more] | |
Giles Autumn/Winter 2012/13  Burning parchment, heraldry, armour and witchcraft all played into Giles Deacon's latest collection with sumptuous fabrics and beaded embroideries all helping to create a sense of mediaeval rigour and luxe. [more] | |
London Womenswear Autumn/Winter 2012: The selling collection  This London fashion week, perhaps more than any other, I seem to be considering the demands of commerce when writing about the shows. That's neither a good nor bad thing, generally. It's simply a fact of fashion. [more] | |
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SHOWstudio's NEWGEN//TEN shoot brought together the very best of Topshop-supported talent, showcasing designer pieces from the one-off collections created for Topshop by some of the greatest of Great British fashion - from Christopher Kane to Marios Schwab to Mary Katrantzou - over the past decade. Nick Knight's fashion film, starring model Karlie Kloss in Topshop Creative Director Kate Phelan's selection of those ground-breaking collaborations, launches on SHOWstudio and 
A new addition to the In Your Face series of live broadcasts comes from Irish fashion design duo Void of Course. Having already contributed to SHOWstudio's In Your Face exhibition with their triple-masked leather helmet, Void of Course extend their input to a live performance in-house at SHOWstudio's Bruton Place headquarters. Inspired by the somewhat anti-fashion references of Silence Of The Lambs' serial killer Buffalo Bill, Francis Bacon, surgery and mental deterioration and staged over the course of Milan fashion week (a riposte to that art versus commerce debate if ever there was one) this will undoubtedly be a performance to remember. Tune in to the live stream from 10.30 GMT on 22-23 February 2012. 
Launching exclusively on SHOWstudio on Wednesday 22 February 2012, in line with the London Fashion Week menswear showcase, Jez Tozer's fashion film series Leo takes a fresh look at contemporary menswear. Compiled from six parts, each aesthetically representing a different emotional state, Tozer's film stars aerialist Leo Hedman in a sequence of gravity-defying acrobatic moves, alongside equally startling fashion. Selected by stylist Anna Trevelyan, the outfits come courtesy of London's latest crop of menswear talents, including Nasir Mazhar, Void of Course, Matther Miller and Alex Mattsson, framed by the established designs of Walter Van Beirendonck and Mugler. An exciting collection of some of the seasons key looks linked by incredible performances, a focused approach and a tight conceptual narrative, tune in next week to see the thought-provoking pieces for yourself. 
We've barely recovered from the excitement of the menswear collections and springtime Paris couture, but the Autumn/Winter 2012 Collections shows already loom large on the fashion horizon. The action kicks off in New York, where fashion's finest battle their way through the concrete jungle to get a glimpse of the latest looks from designer powerhouses including Calvin Klein, Marc Jacobs, Proenza Schouler, Rodarte and Altuzarra. Keep up-to-date with the biggest fashion stories from the Big Apple via our real-time Collections coverage, photography courtesy of the NOWFASHION.com team and reportage from contributing fashion journalists Indigo Clarke, Stephanie LaCava and Kiki Georgiou. Our Autumn/Winter 2012 begins in February! 
Mere days before the start of the Autumn/Winter 2012 London collections, next Wednesday sees the launch of our In Fashion interview with Professor Louise Wilson OBE, the leader of the acclaimed Central Saint Martins Fashion MA. A formative influence on designers as diverse as Alexander McQueen, Christopher Kane and Mary Katrantzou, Wilson discusses her life and work with journalist and author Hywel Davies in a candid and frank one-on one. Provocative and inspirational, this unmissable interview with one of the most influential figures in contemporary fashion will launch next week exclusively on SHOWstudio. In Fashion, Louise Wilson launches on Wednesday 15 February 2012.
