Thurs 17th Feb: Incoming from NOKI at LFW

"Let the fashion games commence ha ha x"

NOKI at Somerset House yesterday setting up for Estethica. He has filmed a little virtual tour of his space for us here. To see preview shots of his collection click over to the BFC site here.
NOKI will also be part the live presentation event at the Fashion East Menswear Installations on Weds so you can catch his garms off the static stand and in motion. ...............

Thurs 17th Feb: Piers Atkinson "Paris" A/W11 exhibition

Piers Atkinson has just unveiled a teaser trailer for his AW11 collection "Paris". In addition to the pieces on display as part of the BFC millinery showcase "Headonism" at Somerset House, Piers has put together 30 hats in an exhibition of fashion portraits in Frith Street during London Fashion Week. Here you will find Morgan White's photographs of subjects including Anne Pigalle, Dr. Noki, Lyall Hakaraia, LIZ & MC Kinky and Benjamin Esser. This set of London's fashion Royalty and emmerging contenders have been cast for this season by stylist Kim Howells to represent the world inwhich Piers has been inhabiting throughout his career in the city. From a past of previously assisting a pink haired Zandra Rhodes to the most recent relationship of PR representation from a peroxide haired Ella Dror - all these personality's have posed for the campaign.
Film director Zaiba Jabbar was on set for the shoots to capture the time spent with each sitter to make a documentary of the seminal project. Here I have pulled stills from her trailer of Twigs Paramour & Ryan Pickard, Zandra Rhodes, Judy Blame & Dave Baby, Princess Julia and Karlie Shelley . To see the entire showcase put these details in your diary!

The Gallery at Franny's Soho from 11:00 - 19:00, Fri 19th Feb - Wed 23rd Feb.

Weds 16th Feb: FRED LOVES FASHION

Fred Gallery on Vyner Street is holding a special exhibition during February to
coincide with London Fashion Week. Curator Fred Mann has asked eight designers to make an installation rather than display collections as an opportunity to show how they how they opperate in the grander scheme. The work on show includes drawings, sculpture, film, photography in addition to garments and accessories.

Contributing Designers/Artists:
A Child of the Jago
Bernstock Speirs
Boudicca
Andrea Cammarosano
Sian Hoffman
Kenny Campbell and KCTV with Nelson Santos
Factoria Rent Me
Omar Kashoura


16 – 27 February 2011
45 Vyner Street, London E2 9DQ
T +44 (0)20 8981 2987
www.fred-london.comr

(selection of work top to bottom Andrea Cammarosano, KCTV, A Child of the Jago styled by Judy Blame, Bernstock Speirs for Peter Jensen, Boudicca)

Tues 15th Feb: "No Days Off" report on the iconic London Mosaic under threat........

The maverick magician behind my graphic design Teo Connor has alerted me to the sad and scandalous pillage of the magnificent multi-colour mosaics at Tottenham Court Road underground. I absolutely love these public space site specific pieces and have previously blogged photos of the moth and more abstract patterns so akin to my own obsession for colour and form. Here, Teo talks through the developments which I have lifted from her own business blog "No Days Off" ........

"If you do one thing this week, make sure it’s going down to Tottenham Court Road station for a long, and perhaps final, look at Sir Eduardo Paolozzi’s beautiful technicolor mosaics. These stunning works of art, that depict elements from everyday city life in Paolozzi’s distinctive Pop Art style, are at risk due to the mammoth Cross Rail
revamp taking place at the station.

I know that travelling on the tube in London can be pretty horrendous and is best avoided unless you have a penchant for sticking your face in the armpits of strangers. However, what is great about Paolozzi’s mosaics is their power to cheer up even the most weary of commuters, and bring a burst of colour and personality to an otherwise bland station.

I think it would be very sad to lose such a spectacular and iconic piece of public art.

Let’s hope TFL do the right thing by preserving one of the few things that make travelling by tube half bearable, for future generations to enjoy."

Tues 15th Feb: In the edit with Elisha

Just been to visit Elisha in the edit.......... our film is nearly finished! Here is an example of one of my cards that was up on her wall from a few years ago.......... nice to know people hold onto them!

Elisha, Kim and I are going to be holding a talk / Q&A about our fashion films together at the W Project evening on March 11th. Elisha is also going to be part of the panel in this year's "Birds Eye View" Fashion Film event alongside contributors to the billing Julie Verhoeven, Ruth Hogben, Sarah Piantadosi, KT Autela and Quentin Jones. See curator Kathryn Ferguson's site for more details. That's a couple of dates for the diary if you are in London!

Tues 15th Feb: Invitations to my AW11 screening

Here is another little teaser for my new collection. Ive been scooping up the offcuts to make special invite cards to accompany the hardcopy postcard being distributed. Here is a glimpse of what they look like if you are not a recipient of one of these limited edition correspondences ............ sealed with my ASOS "HIT" pink parcel tape.

Details of my digital presentaion can be found on the LFW website here.

Mon 14th Feb: Behind the scenes of my AW11 Film.......

Some behind the scenes snaps on set of my new fashion film with Elisha Smith-Leverock which we shot on Saturday. Here is Kim Howells wearing a bit of my archive for good vibes on the day, Yin Lee's makeup kit and Helen Macintyre's pain box / suitcase!

Find out more about the film on schedule at LFW here.

Mon 14th Feb: Heart Shaped Velvet Cake at RELAY Tea Room

A new Tea Room has opened up in the burgeoning Brixton Market complex which is whipping up the best range in sweet treats. I went down yesterday for special Valentine themed tea with Yellow Rose Cream and Red Velvet Heart Shaped cakes. It was all washed down with English Breakfast Tea in cute cups and mint leaf / strawberry infused water. Janelle Monae's Archandroid album was singing out of the soundsystem........the sisters who have set up the tea room know a thing or two about music so on any given day the tunes will be a guaranteed draw. For me, it was the triple layer banana cake from the fair hands of Mrs Mcksays that first got me hooked to the baking sensation even before the cafe was set up. Now the doors are open for breakfast, lunch and tea ........ on the patchwork print bonquette under bookshelves of collected crockery and cook books.

http://relay-boutique.blogspot.com/

Fri 11th Feb: threeASFOUR Resonance show today

threeASFOUR FW 2011 RESONANCE
WWW.THREEASFOUR.COM

Best of luck to my best friends in NYC for their show today............. cant wait to see! If anyone is there please send me photos.............

Fri 11th Feb: My "Cut Out & Keepsakes"

Lovely picture of my "Cut Out & Keepsakes" make your own paper accessories kit in the V&A gift shop I discovered on Lee Appleton's blog.........

Thurs 10th Feb: "Little Glass Clemintine" Studio Visit and Selfridges window

To wrap up my coverage of "The Bright Young Things" I'm going to complete with Little Glass Clementine just in time for Valentine's Day. Clemmie's unique necklaces are comprised of antique shrapnel, discarded time pieces, trinkets and mementos all tied together with narrative and twine. Previously having studied Humanities at SOAS, Clemmie's innatley drawn to the art of accessorizing from an anthropological perspective. Tribal decoration and body adornment serve as a key inspiration in her hands-on instinctive method to treating her components.
The label takes residence in the ethical scheme of London Fashion Week within the Esthetica area due to the sustainable element of her ethos. By bricolaging together bits and bobs from the bottom of flea market boxes, she is conjuring up desirable and collectable items in their own right, ready for a second life.
It all started out when Clemmie was 16, first of all working with glass beads which gave the title to her enterprise. The operation ran off a blanket laid down on Brighton Beach or opened out on the floor of festivals. Its Clemmie's love for circulating the festivals that was the unconscious motivation to keep creating each piece to sell as she travelled. Another venture on the back burner of her long term plan, is restoring her grandmother's gypsy caravan (see postcard on pinboard). The goal is to have a movable museum / theatre to share more of the "Little Glass Clemintine" world and literally take it on the road. But just for now, imminent opportunities are taking presidence on the agenda............ including her window for Selfridges and exclusive collection of limited pieces for the project. The installation is a whirlwind of artifacts arranged with same tender touch and eye for composition as the jewellery itself. Inbetween flying manuscript and rocking horses you can focus your eyes and zoom in to see the necklaces nestled in amongst the heirlooms hung all around.

To sign up and have a go for yourself under the guidance of the girl behind the beading, look up the workshop in store at Selfridges on the 19th of Feb in Time Out listings.

If your in Europe, you can purchase pieces at Clemmie's Italian stockist Luisa Via Roma

(Top photos at studio, bottom 3 images of Selfridges window. All images by me except top portrait c/o Clemmie)

Weds 9th Feb: Incandescent Meta-morph-incessant"

Here is a teaser for my next film venture with Elisha Smith-Leverock and Kim Howells........with soundtrack by Ben Esser......... to capture my new collection AW11 "Incandescent Meta-morph-incessant" with special pieces by Rosy Nicholas and more......... much more info to come.

Showing on schedule at LFW in the Digital Screening Room of Somerset House, 21st Feb.

(Thanks to Teo Connor for the invite artwork which will be winging its way out to press in the post)

Weds 9th Feb: Cocknbullkid "Hold Onto Your Misery" by Elisha Smith Leverock

For the final flower feature, here is the latest release from one of my favourite songstresses - Cocknbullkid. Director extraordinarre Elisha Smith-Levorck commissioned me to make Anita a floral Frida Kahlo inspired accessory and then replicate it exactly 6 times for mini versions of Anita. Each one was coloured to match the teeny tiny girls cast in this cute promo for "Hold Onto Your Misery" from the album "Adulthood". Both Elisha and I have always wanted to work with Anita so this was an absolutely brilliant opportunity. Its very exciting to see who else Anita has been collaborating with to record her debut album (Chilly Gonzalez , Liam Howe, Joy Joseph, Jamie Morrison).......... some of which you can see in this little excerpt "CockNBullKid talking about stuff"............ which is essential viewing. Ive also included an interview with Huw Stephens where Anita explains about working on the video...........



To read more and see a few pics from behind the scenes of the shoot, see my first post here and ROWDY SUPERST*R's blog who styled the film.