From the fashion archive: BLACK (2004 / revisited 2015)
On 3 June 2004, Alexander McQueen returned to the London catwalk for one night only, in association with American Express. Black re-staged defining moments from his shows, opening with a duet between Kate Moss and Michael Clark.
Behind the scenes, Nick Knight had just minutes with each model, shooting them pressed against glass in a nod to the show’s box set. Among them were Naomi Campbell, Lily Cole and Moss herself. The images were meant to be brought together after the show, but stayed untouched in the archive for years.
In 2015, to mark Savage Beauty at the Victoria and Albert Museum, the work was finally brought together. A return to the archive, and a way of honouring Lee McQueen.
Watch the full film and explore credits on SHOWstudio.com.
Today’s Fashion Film Archive pull is White Wedding: Let Them Eat Kate (2008).
@nick_knight , @katemossagency , @jakechapman and @dinos_chapman_studio come together in a grand collaboration with @agentprovocateur , marking the launch of its bridal range by extending a narrative campaign into a series of experimental films.
Working from a six-part script by founder Joe Corré, the team created six striking stills that map the slow collapse of a bride’s big day, unpicking both the fantasy and the institution around it.
Drawn from footage captured across The Happiest Day of Her Life, The Garden of Eden, Bad News, Frenzy, Revenge and Let Them Eat Kate, each image is pushed into motion through projection and in-camera experimentation.
With styling by @kegrand , hair by @sammcknight1 and make-up by @thevalgarland , the series is brought to life by an iconic creative team.
Across the films, Moss moves between extremes, from demure bride to dangerous, Lynchian siren, hinting at new creative ground for fashion film within advertising.
Released over one week in May 2008, the full sequence captures a complete marital meltdown.
Watch all six films and explore the credits now on SHOWstudio.com.
What’s been happening this week at SHOWstudio.com
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What’s coming up next week ….
Pictures from the studio @oldnightkidwang 🤍
Just wanted to add that it’s the wonderful people from @dragsyndrome in picture 6 wearing versions of the @bjork swan dress , Hi 👋🏻🤍! Loved meeting you :)
UP IN THE CLOUDS (2020)
Created during the first lockdown for British Vogue’s August 2020 issue, @nick_knight ’s Up In The Clouds redefined what a fashion shoot could look like.
Captured entirely over Zoom, the project transformed bedrooms, kitchens and gardens into fashion sets as models shot themselves remotely under Knight’s direction.
Featuring @bellahadid , @anokyai , @fransummers , @jillkortleve , @ugbadabdi , @xiaowenju , @abbychampion and @lulutenney .
Working remotely from their own homes, @katephelan , @thevalgarland and @sammcknight1 directed styling, make-up and hair virtually over video call, guiding each model through the process from afar.
Edited by @raquel_couceiro_ .
Watch the full film and behind-the-scenes process as well as the full credits list on SHOWstudio.
From the archive. Hips (2010), part of The Fashion Body season, captured New Orleans’ sissy bounce performer @therealquackkkkk in a raw celebration of movement, identity and the body in motion.
Styled by @edward_enninful and @jackborkett , the film sits at the intersection of fashion, performance and underground dance culture long before the mainstream caught up.
Direction by @nick_knight . Hair by @koji_ichikawa . Make-up by @thevalgarland .
Special thanks to @rustylazer .
Watch the full film and explore credits on SHOWstudio.com.
Today from the fashion film archive: BONED (2007)
‘To find a way not to ignore the male form, but to enhance it.’ That was Nick Knight’s stated aim with BONED, his editorial collaboration with Alister Mackie for AnOther Man magazine that challenged traditional representations of masculinity, men’s underwear and the male body itself.
Mackie invited designers including Gareth Pugh, Marios Schwab and Christopher Kane to reinterpret menswear lingerie through lace, corsetry and sheer.
The shoot, which was broadcast live, featured models sourced through adult modelling agencies and pushed the boundaries of fashion image-making in ways that still feel provocative today.
Fun fact: framed lingerie from the project still hangs on the bathroom walls of SHOWstudio.
Direction: @nick_knight
Styling: @alistermackie
Film Edit: @ruthhogben
Hair: @sammcknight1
Make-up: @thevalgarland
Explore the full credits list on SHOWstudio.com and watch the full film.
Dynamic Blooms (2011)
Colliding contemporary dance, fashion and flora, @nick_knight and @alistermackie transformed model @jacmonika and key Spring/Summer 2011 fashion into breathtaking blooms for AnOther Magazine.
Extending the world of the editorial, a fashion film by Tell No One brings the dreamlike shoot into motion.
Watch the full fim & explore the credits on SHOWstudio.com.
Extraordinary Gentlemen (2010)
For Another Man magazine, @nick_knight invited @lucymcrae and @barthess into the studio alongside stylist @alistermackie for a two-day experimental shoot.
The result is a post-human fusion of bodies transformed with pins, balloons, foam and paper spikes, set against Autumn/Winter 2010 menswear from Rick Owens, Ann Demeulemeester, John Galliano and Comme des Garçons.
Watch the full fashion film and explore the gallery on SHOWstudio.com.
What happened last week @showstudio and just a few of the wonderful events and people coming in next week.
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Studio pictures and live band pictures @oldnightkidwang 🤍🙏
