SHOWstudio: New couture fashion film by Nick Knight and Amanda Harlech, Shaun Leane interiew and exhibition, interview with Kristen McMenamy about Helmut Newton, fashion history lesson from Valerie Steele and more...

May 15, 2014: New couture fashion film by Nick Knight and Amanda Harlech, Shaun Leane interiew and exhibition, interview with Kristen McMenamy about Helmut Newton, fashion history lesson from Valerie Steele and more... If this email is not displaying correctly click here to view in web browser

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— Fashion Film The Elegant Universe We're thrilled to launch a new fashion film created by Nick Knight. The work features model and physics scholar Alexia Wight styled in the best S/S 14 couture, as selected by Lady Amanda Harlech. The film and accompanying editorial explore the mathematics of beauty and see Knight's images displayed alongside texture maps, which are a computer's representation of the couture pieces after they've been 3D scanned. See fashion from Dior, Chanel, Iris van Herpen and more as you've never seen before! — Fashion Film — Subjective Nick Knight, Kristen McMenamy, Helmut Newton 'I took off my clothes & he said, 'look at that pussy, I can't shoot that.'' Kristen McMenamy talks to Nick Knight about shooting with legendary Helmut Newton for American Vogue. She details his obsession with body hair and his appreciation of flaws. Watch the candid interview and stay tuned for more in the series. — Interview — Ugly Lou Stoppard, Valerie Steele As part of our 'Ugly' series, which investigates the obsession certain high fashion designers have with alternative notions of beauty, Lou Stoppard grilled acclaimed curator Valerie Steele on fashion history. 'Your eye changes – that's what fashion is about. Suddenly something will look right that looked ugly only a few months earlier. But of course a few months later it may switch and start looking ugly again,' says Steele. — Fashion Film — Proud to protest Vivienne Westwood, Sarah Burton, Steven Klein SHOWstudio continues to stand up against the prejudice directed towards the LGBTI community in Russia and more and more influential members of the fashion industry are joining the cause. Vivienne Westwood, Andreas Kronthaler, Steven Klein, Marios Schwab and Sarah Burton are the latest creatives who are #proudtoprotest with us. — Live Interview — In Fashion Shaun Leane SHOWstudio editor Lou Stoppard interviewed acclaimed avant-garde jeweller Shaun Leane live as part of our 'In Fashion' series. Watch the on-demand footage to hear Leane discuss everything from his first foray into jewellery design as an apprentice to his celebrated creative relationship with Lee McQueen. Additionally, don't miss our exhibition of Leane's work at SHOWstudio Shop, which opens on 23 May! — From the Blog — SHOWstudio talk MACHINE-A at Decoded Lou Stoppard, Jon Emmony On Tuesday 13 May, editor Lou Stoppard and digital art director Jon Emmony were invited to speak about SHOWstudio's pioneering work at fashion and tech conference Decoded. Stoppard and Emmony discussed our recently-launched virtual shop experience, created in collaboration with MACHINE-A. Check out the interactive for yourself! — From the shop — New Exhibition Shaun Leane On 23 May, SHOWstudio will launch the first major exhibition dedicated to Shaun Leane! The show will offer an unprecedented opportunity to delve into the psyche of Britain's leading avant-garde jewellery house and will debut eight bespoke creations. The gallery will be transformed into a chamber of curiosities, with each piece of jewellery being accompanied by an artwork, fashion piece or natural history specimen that has served as an inspiration to the house. — From the shop — New Collaboration SHOWstudio x AMBUSH The SHOWstudio x AMBUSH capsule collection launches this Friday, 16 May! The collaboration precedes the Hip Hop season coming soon to SHOWstudio and is made up of medallion caps, guard rings and I-D bracelets. The entire collection is exclusive to SHOWstudio Shop and all the products are in limited edition black and white. Make sure to snap them up! — From the Archive — Plato's Atlantis Alexander McQueen, Nick Knight, Ruth Hogben In light of our upcoming exhibition featuring the work of McQueen collaborator Shaun Leane, revisit 'Plato's Atlantis'. The archive project features a film of Alexander McQueen's S/S 10 catwalk collection, which was streamed on SHOWstudio, alongside a fashion film by Nick Knight and Ruth Hogben and an interview with the designer himself.

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