‘It is quite petrifying’: designer JW Anderson on his first exhibition
10 March 2017 • Syndicate
Landmark fashion meets great sculpture in the designer’s ambitious new show
Tag: Fashion
BOOK REVIEW: Alexander McQueen Unseen Backstage Images by Vogue’s Photographer Robert Fairer
20 February 2017 • Staff
London has trained some of the most interesting visionaries in the Fashion industry of today. Galliano, McQueen and McCartney to name just a few.
Anti-surveillance clothing aims to hide wearers from facial recognition
6 January 2017 • Mark Westall
Hyperface project involves printing patterns on to clothing or textiles that computers interpret as a face, in fightback against intrusive technology
The Top 5 Exhibitions to see in London this week
29 August 2016 • Tabish Khan
Fashion, found objects, engineering, travel and skyscrapers.
Sterling Ruby: making it big
14 March 2016 • Syndicate
Paintings, flags, tapestries, ceramics, denim workwear … no wonder artist Sterling Ruby needs a two-acre studio. He talks about growing up on a farm, his manic drive, and being inspired by Henry Rollins’ gym shorts
FASHION: CandyRocks Emerging Designers Show Takes Place in the City During London Fashion Week
14 February 2016 • Staff
CandyRocks, launched last August, aims to become a platform for a selected group of fashion designers. Founded by the Afghan Aisha Ferozee, she had to overcome tough challenges in order to succeed.
Jeremy Deller flies flag for Thomas More’s Utopia, 500 years later
26 January 2016 • Staff
Giant smiley marks launch of year-long celebration of radical book, to take in everything from street art to fashion
The ‘wearable dwelling’ – a coat for refugees that turns into a tent
21 January 2016 • Mark Westall
Royal College of Art students have designed a multipurpose garment for refugees, made from the insulated material used by marathon runners
Tracey Emin’s luxury penis bracelet works like a charm on me
21 January 2016 • Staff
Emin’s latest venture – a designer jewellery line – reveals in miniature her strengths as an artist who always has something new and eloquent to say
Evolution of sneakers explored at Brooklyn Museum exhibition
9 July 2015 • Mark Westall
The cultural impact of designs such as the Air Jordan and Rick Owen’s high-end efforts chart how the footwear went from casual runaround to chic statement
The tattoos that turn breast cancer surgery scars into works of art
16 May 2015 • Mark Westall
After mastectomy operations, some women are choosing to reclaim their bodies with beautiful and intricate designs
REVIEW: Sonia Delaunay @ Tate Modern
17 April 2015 • Tabish Khan
Colour comes alive in beautiful paintings
David Armstrong: photographer of outsiders lately embraced by fashion
28 October 2014 • Mark Westall
Armstrong, who has died aged 60, had a contrasting style to his great friend Nan Goldin, but their subjects were intertwined
REVIEW: “Death Becomes Her” @MetMuseum
25 October 2014 • VC Maurer
Just in time for Halloween, the Anna Wintour Costume Institute at the MET has unveiled it’s first Fall exhibition in seven years.”Death Becomes Her” showcases a century of mourning attire (1815 to 1915) as well as illustrations, paintings, and daguerreotypes, all dedicated to the etiquette of bereavement.
ART PICS : Rick Owens Collaboration with S&M Photographer Rick Castro.
20 October 2014 • VC Maurer
Fetish photographer, Rick Castro shoots Rick Owens A/W ’14 Lookbook.
REVIEW: The Fashion World of Jean Paul Gaultier, From the Sidewalk to the Catwalk
24 April 2014 • Mark Westall
Jean Paul Gaultier is one of a handful of fashion designers whose charisma and achievements command pop star style adoration, so it’s unsurprising that he’s now on tour.
INTERVIEW: CURATOR, RYAN LANJI
3 April 2014 • Mark Westall
The first time I encountered Ryan Lanji was through his emails. Every so often I would receive colourful invites to exhibitions, primarily based in east London, as curated by the innately cool Lanji and his team.
INTERVIEW: DIGITAL INFLUENCER, DISNEYROLLERGIRL’S NAVAZ BATLIWALLA
31 March 2014 • Mark Westall
About a year ago the term ‘digital influencer’ started to build momentum, it featured in mainstream newspaper editorials and was casually referred to in conversations.
Mum, imam and Saddam: what daring young Iraqis are saying with tattoos
24 March 2013 • Mark Westall
Tattoo parlours are increasingly popular in Baghdad, despite opposition from traditionalists
V&A exhibition shows how David Bowie shaped fashion history
18 March 2013 • Mark Westall
The Starman leotards and Ziggy Stardust bodysuit are still dazzling, but tailoring is the real star of this show
Read music critic Alexis Petridis’s verdict on the exhibition
Olivia Bee: ‘People don’t take me seriously – until they see me work’
24 February 2013 • Mark Westall
Brooklyn-based photography prodigy Olivia Bee is only 18 and has already shot advertising campaigns for the likes of Nike, Converse and Hermès – and her ambition doesn’t end there
Punk fashion celebrated at New York’s Metropolitan Museum of Art
12 February 2013 • Mark Westall
Organisers hope exhibition of punk fashion at the Costume Institute has the power to shock – and draw the crowds
Textile futures: the living shoe and the strawberry plant that grows lace
24 January 2013 • Mark Westall
What will we be making shoes out of in 2080? And will our clothes come from fruit? One college course studies exactly that