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A twist on the coaxing, cajoling tradition of interviewing prevalent in art and fashion journalism, our 'In Your Face' interview series pits the interviewer against the interviewee in a collection of confrontational conversations. With subjects drawn from the worlds of art, fashion and celebrity this series push the boundaries of a typical interview into a one-on-one face-off.

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Writer and broadcaster Afua Hirsch speaks about how modern Britain must recognise its dark colonial history.
Hirsch calls for Britain to recognise the widespread violence, displacement and cultural erasure which has been omitted from the national narrative that sees Britishness as synonymous with decency and civilisation.

Credits:

Speech: Afua Hirsch
Film Edit: Raquel Couceiro

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'Statues aren’t history. They are a memorialisation. They are acts of political symbolism meant to shore up a narrative about what this country is.’Writer and broadcaster Afua Hirsch rebuts the idea that toppling statues serve to erase history, and explains the fragility of a nation that cannot engage fully with their own past. The removal of statues is a topic Hirsch is well known for addressing, having tackled it back in 2017 in a widely read article for the Guardian. Not only is her work in resurfacing the parts of colonial history that have been excluded from the popular narrative, but as she explains, statues are not 'history' but memorialisations that are politically expedient, which warrant review.

Credits:

Speech: Afua Hirsch
Film Edit: Raquel Couceiro

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Looking back to an age before social media gave the world access to the fashion show, this series invites revered fashion journalists to give a front-row account of their three most memorable runway shows.
As the runway footage is projected onto the studio space, journalists Suzy Menkes, Tim Blanks and Alexander Fury narrate some of fashion's most legendary moments. From Maison Martin Margiela’s S/S 93 Black and White collection to John Galliano's Dior, the reporters talk through every aspect, from the clothes and the show space to the spirit of the time and what these moments mean for fashion today.

Credits:

Guest: Alexander Fury
Film Edit: Raquel Couceiro
Film Camera: Thomas Alexander, Raquel Couceiro, Myles Henrik Hall
DIT: Michael Gossage
Title Design: Nick Merdasi

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Motivated by the prevalence of sporty shapes on high fashion runways, SHOWstudio investigates the history of key ‘sportswear’ garments. Working on the premise that a lack of both suitable terminology and awareness of the style's heritage has prevented proper, considered analysis, to reveal the story and subtleties behind select items, from the trainer to the hoodie.

Credits:

Analysis: Gary Aspden
Concept and Direction: Lou Stoppard and Nick Knight
Photography and Filming: Britt Lloyd, Markn Ogue and Raquel Couceiro
Film Edit: Raquel Couceiro, Gabriel Carasso and Lily Vetch
Editorial Assistance: Helena Fletcher, Georgina Evans, Barbora Kozusnikova and Lauren Sharkey

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It has been a pleasure to be the editor for this constant series of exclusive and in-depth video interviews, profiling a myriad of individuals who help shape the ever-changing landscape of contemporary fashion.

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Editor for SHOWstusio's 'subjective' intreview series with timeless models.

Nick Knight and SHOWstudio present the history of contemporary fashion photography as told from the subjects' perspectives. When envisaging 'Subjective', Knight sought to empower models by putting their oft-unheard stories in the spotlight. He talks to a range of women, including Kate Moss, Alek Wek, Lily Cole and Tatjana Patitz, whose faces and forms helped create the world's most iconic images.

http://showstudio.com/project/subjective

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Continuing SHOWstudio tradition of inviting a designer to take up residence in our studio and make a garment live on camera, 3 to 5 June 2015 will see the rising star and denim doyenne Faustine Steinmetz broadcast online while at work. Building on her A/W 15 collection, Steinmetz will hand-weave a piece of denim in silk and copper. Tune in to see her warp her loom, make bobbins and discuss her craft.
Watch edited footage of Faustine Steinmetz in action as she crafts her bespoke denim

Credits:

Photography: Nick Knight
Fashion: Faustine Steinmetz
Model: Ingrid BehagueFilm Edit: Raquel CouceiroStyling: Lola Chatterton
Hand Sewing: Anna Oudard
Hair: Roku Roppongi
Make-up: Lucy Bridge
Nails: Kate Cutler
Photographic Assistance: Markn Ogue, Britt Lloyd and George EyresFilm: Raquel CoueiroMake-up Assistance: Mona Leanne
Styling Assistance: Milly Shotter

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To celebrate his SHOWcabinet exhibition, Noritaka Tatehana took up residence at SHOWstudio on 9, 10 and 11 September 2014 to create a pair of his vertiginous heel-less shoes during a live broadcast. Revealing his process for the very first time, the shoemaker gave a step by step demonstration of the techniques used to create his gravity-defying designs. When the shoes were complete, Nick Knight shot them on Daphne Guinness, a longterm champion of Tatehana, in a finale that marked the opening of the exhibition. The shoot resulted in a fashion film that depicts Tatehana's latest creation.

Alongside the broadcast, we have also published a series of essays and interviews that interrogate the significance of Tatehana's absent high heel. Purposefully altering the weight distribution of the wearer to the toes and therefore altering the shape of their leg and the style of the gait, Tatehana's designs subvert well established western ideals of feminine beauty. The implications of which are far wider-reaching than those purely aesthetic. Fashion experts, historians of Japanese craft and Tatehana himself investigate both the literal and conceptual impact of his designs.

Credits:

Direction:Nick Knight
Fashion:Noritaka Tatehana
Model:Daphne Guinness
Hair:Tom Berry
Make-up:Rebecca Wordingham
Nails: Fiona Keane
Film Edit:Raquel Couceiro
Production: Lauren Juska and Niamh White
Photographic Assistance: Markn Ogue and Britt Lloyd
Creative Assistance: Jon Emmony
Production Assistance: Chloe Curry 

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In conjunction with the opening of 'Savage Beauty' at the V&A in March 2015, SHOWstudio celebrates the life of the late Lee McQueen and his fruitful bond with Nick Knight. Knight has filmed all of his photoshoots since the late eighties and, for the first time, reveals hidden gems from his archive to the public. Key bits of unseen McQueen footage is revealed throughout the exhibition's duration.

Credits:

Interview Edits: Raquel Couceiro
Interviews and Editorial Direction: Lou Stoppard
Filming: Britt Lloyd, Markn Ogue and Raquel Couceiro
Archive Research and Footage Conversion: Britt Lloyd, Chris Sutton, Liam Bendell and Markn Ogue
Technical Direction: Ben Bowe-Carter
Visual Direction: Nick Knight, Jon Emmony and Toni Hollowood
Editorial Assistance: Sarah Cleaver and Liberty McAnena
Production: Lou Stoppard and Lauren Juska

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Feature film Dior and I tracks the arrival of Raf Simons at Christian Dior in 2012 and his atelier's subsequent attempt to produce a full haute couture collection in just 8 weeks, instead of the usual 4 to 6 months. The film's title comes from a book published by Christian Dior that explores the separation between Dior, the man, and Dior, the house. Passages from this texts are read during the film, drawing comparisons between Simons' experiences designing his 'new couture' and Dior's own emotions and outlook while at the house. The star is not just Simons, but also his right-hand man Pieter Mulier, and 'premieres' Florence Chehet and Monique Bailly, who handle the dresses and tailoring respectively.

To celebrate this landmark documentary - a beautiful glimpse into a closed world - and the growing genre of fashion on the big screen, Lou Stoppard interviews the film's director Frédéric Tcheng. He opens up about gaining access to the notoriously shy Simons, his work on other acclaimed films such as Diana Vreeland: The Eye Has to Travel and his approach to filmmaking.

Dior and I will be in in selected UK cinemas from 27 March 2015.

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Charles Jeffrey LOVERBOY, the brainchild of Central Saint Martins MA graduate Charles Jeffrey, is one of London's most-talked about new brands. Jeffrey envisages it as more than a fashion label - it's also a club night, a movement even.

The Woolmark Company teams up with SHOWstudio for the first time to help provide Jeffrey with fabric expertise and special access to some of the UK’s best mills. In the weeks leading up to to the broadcast, Jeffrey visited the Laxtons Specialist Yarns and Bower Roebuck mills in Yorkshire; the former focuses on yarn spinning for knitting and weaving, while the latter deals with making and weaving the fabrics themselves. The Woolmark Company regularly collaborates with and supports young design talent, often by connecting them directly with mills, as part of their goal to be a significant contributor to a vibrant, stable and profitable wool industry, providing the world with the best natural fibre. They have focused specifically on revealing the benefits of Merino wool to Jeffrey, who will use this fibre during the broadcast.

Credits:

Direction: Nick Knight
Fashion: Charles Jeffrey LOVERBOY
Performance: Sharon Le Grand
Hair: John Vial
Film Edit: Raquel Couceiro
Film Camera: Markn Ogue, Britt Lloyd, Chris Ower, George Eyres, Claudia Legge and Raquel Coueiro
Executive Production: Charlotte Knight
Production: Riana Casson
Hair Assistance: Chorong Park
Production Assistance: Clio Cooper

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To celebrate Somerset House's 'Isabella Blow: Fashion Galore!' exhibition, launched in partnership with the Isabella Blow Foundation and Central Saint Martins, SHOWstudio honours the extraordinary life and wardrobe of the late fashion editor with a multidisciplinary project featuring a fashion film, editorial images, interviews and essays that all offer a unique perspective on the brilliant Blow.

Credits:

Interview by: Lou Stoppard
Film Edit: Raquel Couceiro

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To celebrate David Bowie's lasting influence on fashion, Nick Knight unearths previously unseen footage from his archive. For British Vogue's May 2003 issue, Knight shot Kate Moss in key pieces from Bowie's collection, including the adored blue Freddie Buretti suit from the 1972 'Life on Mars' video. Watch the shoot, explore unreleased Bowie material, and stay tuned for a panel discussion.

Credits:

Concept/Direction: Lou Stoppard and Nick Knight

Film Edit: Raquel Couceiro

Iris van Herpen joins forces with Nick Knight and Daphne Guinness to create a new 'Crystallization' dress live on camera. Knight will capture Guinness being splashed with black and clear water, and then offer up the footage to van Herpen to create a one-of-a-kind water dress. Combining archaic crafts with futuristic technologies van Herpen will create a shape shifting garment that defies logic.

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The final instalment in our 'Flora' series of LiveStudios sees lingerie couturier Carine Gilson take up residence at SHOWstudio on 4 and 5 December to create a full length sheer negligee embroidered with a lace flower bouquet. Gilson's multilayered creations regularly employ floral motifs, principally taking their inspiration from the delicate patterns inlaid into her signature Chantilly lace.

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In a project that has spanned years, author Sofia Tchkonia interviewed numerous influential figures of 20th and 21st century fashion and culture, including Pierre Berge, Jean-Paul Goude, Rick Owens, Michele Lamy, Serge Lutens and Madame Carven. SHOWstudio is proud to present edits of these intimate conversations as a series titled 'Love, Money, God', a reference to Tchkonia's three key questions.