SHOWstudio: Ellie Grace Cumming, Lady Gaga, Nick Knight, Harriet Walker, Phillip Lim, Christopher Kane, Giles Deacon, Peter Saville and more...

Jun 11, 2012: Ellie Grace Cumming, Lady Gaga, Nick Knight, Harriet Walker, Phillip Lim, Christopher Kane, Giles Deacon, Peter Saville and more... If this email is not displaying correctly click here to view in web browser

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— Fashion Fetish Ellie Grace Cumming Today's 'Fashion Fetish' film comes from stylist Ellie Grace Cumming, who collaborates with filmmaker Sarah Piantadosi to explore triciphilia; the partialism in which one becomes sexually aroused by human hair. Citing references as broad as Larry Clark, Sinead O'Connor, Nick Knight's 'Skinhead' book and even Sigmund Freud - who argued that the cutting of women's long hair by men could represent castration, giving the cutter a sense of sexual dominance - Cumming sought to explore hair fetishism from a female perspective, offering a startling vision of a woman shaving her own head. — Unseen Footage — Born This Way Lady Gaga and Nick Knight As a tribute to the iconic singer and a thank-you to her little monsters for their support of SHOWstudio, Nick Knight has now released all the unseen footage of Lady Gaga from the 'Born This Way' tests. View the technicoloured silent film now on SHOWstudio or peruse Nick Knight's Instagram account - @showstudio_nick_knight - for eye-popping stills. — Essay — Fashion Fetish Harriet Walker This week's essay by writer Harriet Walker expounds Anna Trevelyan's film, offering a witty critique of the internet's snap-happy army of bedroom bloggers. Walker explores the darker connotations of the virtual self, musing, 'If fetish is the objectification of sex then fashion is the objectification of the self. At least it is if you happen to be online.' — Collections — Menswear London S/S 2013 Coming up, author of 'Modern Menswear' Hywel Davies is our eyes and ears at this weekend's inaugural London Collections. Alongside our candid catwalk imagery - courtesy of NOWFASHION - Davies will be providing written reports on all the brightest boys, including Jonathan Saunders, Christopher Kane, Meadham Kirchhoff and J.W. Anderson. Makes us proud to be British! — Interview — In Fashion Phillip Lim Edited footage of Phillip Lim's live 'In Fashion' interview is now available on SHOWstudio. The film sees the designer in frank conversation with associate editor Lou Stoppard, discussing everything from his misguided youth as a business student to his first trip to Première Vision. Lim gives a candid insight into the trials and tribulations behind the shiny veneer of fashion, quipping 'you've got to go through a whole lot of ugly to get to something pretty'. — Audio Mix — Fashion Mix Christopher Kane and Giles Deacon Aptly, British-born design talent rules supreme this week on 'Fashion Mix' thanks to compilations from Christopher Kane and Giles Deacon. Kane takes us down memory lane with retro classics by The Donnas and Willy de Ville. On Friday, Deacon will shun the stateliness of his recent collection of ballgowns and tuxedo suits, instead opting for witty electro hits and experimental disco jams - a nod to his famous eclectic taste. — Follow Us — Instagram Nick Knight Photography fans are in luck thanks to the nifty app Instagram - available on iPhone and Android. Our very own Nick Knight is an avid fan, and has been treating his followers to gorgeous daily imagery straight from his mobile phone. Recent shots hark back to his famous 'Flora' series, see them for yourself by following @showstudio_nick_knight. Blooming marvelous. — From The Archive — Soft Furnishings Peter Saville For a pulsating recap of fashion and fetish, lounge back to our collection of film snippets showing Mariacarla Boscono playing lady boss of an erotic household. Entitled 'Soft Furnishings', the editorial - masterminded by Peter Saville and captured by Nick Knight - appeared in Wallpaper* magazine's 2009 'Sex' issue. — From The Shop — Fraser Hamilton IDOLS, 2012 Extending from his original 'IDOLS' series, Fraser Hamilton's latest hand-made designs feature semi-precious stones. Decapitated heads, primitive masks and totems all feature in these unique bronze and silver necklaces and rings, no two of which are the same. Get adorned at SHOWstudio Shop.

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