On|Off Placement - Stroboscopic Event - London Fashion Week - Landrover

I was selected as for an internship to work with Doll - Creative Events Agency (On|Off) where I was based at London and Paris Fashion Week.

On|Off has an amazing track record of discovering and nurturing new talent such as Peter Polotto, Jasper Conran and Gareth Pugh. This season I was given the chance to  work alongside with the amazing Zandra Rhodes, Cunnington & Sanderson, Bernard Wilhelm and so many more at Paris Fashion Week after opening London Fashion Week with this event.

On|Off’s 2012 launch and Paris preview opened at London Fashion Week with an event at the Rook and Raven Gallery hosted in partnership with Land Rover. 

I helped to prepare, organise and set up the event hosted for an exclusive 90 guests audience with celebrities and guests such as Tv host  George Lamb, Pop star Alexandra Burke and Zandra Rhodes, the wonderful iconic fashion designer who I later worked with in Paris Fashion Week.

The designers were married with the music acts in a Jules Holland style showcase, where the musician wore the fashion of the designer. Amanda Lepore the New York transvestite pop star as well as Natt Weller (Son of Singer songwriter Paul Weller) had to be some of the highlights of the music whilst wearing some amazing designs by, Textiles Designer and founder of On|Off Lee Lapthorne and Japanese eccentric fashion designer Yang Du as well as many other up and coming designers.

Acts and Designers:

Amanda Lepore ft Charlie Le Mindu

Martin Creed ft Matteo Molinari

Natt Weller ft Lee Lapthorne

Ryan Styles ft Yang Du

Irina Lazareanu ft Raphaelle H’Limi

Brendan Courtney ft Bronwen Marshall

Along with Early Morning Rebel and Marques Toliver.

Alexandra Burke, Zandra Rhodes and Amanda Lepore.

DJ Natt Weller (Son of Paul Weller)

Yang Du

Cunnington and Sanderson

Amanda Lepore

George Lamb

Zandra Rhodes and Amanda Lepore

Tuuli (Middle) and Lee Lapthorne (Right)

Brendan Courtney

On|Off Land Rover London event from On|Off TV on Vimeo.

   

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Ones to Watch - Menswear Catwalk - London Fashion Week - Bodybound Autumn/Winter 2012

Bodybound - Autumn/Winter 2012

I was lucky enough to be given a gift of seated tickets to the OTW Menswear Catwalk show.

Lee Lapthorne, Textiles designer and Founder of Doll- Creative events agency gave me these tickets due to the hard work and determination I was showing during my placement for On|off atLondon & Paris Fashion week. The Catwalk was showcased by Vauxhall Fashion Scout, there was some fantastic collections the first of which being Bodybound.

Bodybound Autumn / Winter 2012, created by young talent Kim Choong-Wilkins, is a heady futuristic collection, taking inspiration from Blade Runner and 2001: A Space Odyssey.


The collection showcased gold cropped jackets with heavy shoulder detailing and matching visors. The gold knitwear was particularly different as well as a wide use of transparent plastic to show the outfit beneath.

Ones To Watch: Bodybound AW12-13 Catwalk Show from brightonart.tv on Vimeo.

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Ones to Watch - Menswear Catwalk - London Fashion Week - Joseph Turvey

Ones to Watch 

Menswear Catwalk

London Fashion Week 

Designer : Joseph Turvey

As a textiles designer seeing this collection in person was just fantastic, Turvey has really pushed the boundaries in menswear in this collection using delicate fabrics combined with this weaves and knitwear alongside a really interesting collection of print designs with a models face being printed facing forwards and backwards.

Really love the pink jumper he made - although don't know if I could pull it off, might need a few more gym sessions first.

Ones To Watch: Joseph Turvey AW12-13 Catwalk Show from brightonart.tv on Vimeo.

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Ones To Watch - Menswear Catwalk - Julian Zigerli

Ones to Watch
Menswear Catwalk
London Fashion Week
Vauxhall Fashion Scout 
Designer: Julian Zigerli


I was rather unsure what to expect when arriving at the Vauxhall Fashion Scout Venue, although one thing that was for certain was that there would be lots of press, due to the overwhelming demand in menswear collections over the past few years and that was certainly the case.

Known for experimenting with innovative production techniques including laser cutting and

translucency, Julian Zigerli created a sports luxe inspired collection.

Sheer long sleeved cotton tops were paired with cargo-inspired trousers and hooded sports jackets tightly tied around the face. 

The collection included many padded pieces including gilets and puffer jackets with built in backpacks - which looked amazing!!!

 These built in backpacks were worn with matching trousers in patterned cotton. Stepping away from the sports luxe, Zigerli showcased a deep red knitted jumper matched with extra short dusty grey shorts.

A really interesting and well developed collection!

  

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Placement at On|Off London & Paris Fashion Week.

I have been selected as an intern for Doll where I will be working at On/Off London Fashion Week & Paris Fashion Week.


Im incredibly excited to be part of Fashion week in both of these AMAZING cities.
This is truly a once in a lifetime opportunity - an opportunity of being able to network with Fashionistas from across the globe.

On|Off has a strong international reputation of showcasing 'design over hype' with a track record of discovering and nurturing new talent including Peter Pilotto, Gareth Pugh, Louise Gray, Yang Du, Mark Fast, Aminaka Wilmont and Hannah Marshall to name a few.

I first became involved with On|Off during a "Guest at Grays" Guest Lecture from Lee Lapthorn - director of On|Off PFW and LFW, Fashion consultant, Print designer & external examiner printed textiles St Martins. 

He talked of how his career as a textiles designer had influenced his involvement within Fashion week and had resulted into the creation of On|Off which I felt deeply interested in.

There is going to be some truly inspiring designers showcasing their work at On|Off and I'm so excited to see them in action. To read about and see some of the designers who have shown at On|Off click here.

Below is a clip of On|Off Paris - Can you spot Vivienne Westwood and some of the other well known names in Fashion?

On|Off Paris SS12 September 2011 from On|Off TV on Vimeo.

Im so excited to begin working in both London and Paris Fashion weeks and you can make sure to keep unto date with both Fashion Weeks as well as all of my own experiences and time in London and Paris via @artnthat on twitter as well as via my schedule below.

Matt's Schedule

London Fashion Week Schedule - Designers showcasing at On|Off  

Paris Fashion Week Schedule - Location and Sneak Peek

London here I come!!!

Photogram Life Drawing Designs - ARTnTHAT

Photogram of Leaves and Lightbulbs

A photogram is a photographic image made without a camera by placing objects directly onto the surface of a light-sensitive material such as photographic paper and then exposing it to light. The usual result is a negative shadow image that shows variations in tone that depends upon the transparency of the objects used. Areas of the paper that have received no light appear white; those exposed through transparent or semi-transparent objects appear grey. 

Photogram of Scissors

Essentially anything can be placed onto the photographic paper to create a different effect.
I decided to combine my life drawings with semi transparent objects such as light bulbs, acetate, leaves, jewellery and feathers - it is then up to me to how many seconds of Light I give the paper with the object on top which gives the end result a different effect.

My life drawings were then converted to acetate and then layered onto the photographic paper along with some leaves, lightbulbs and text I had written.

 

The layering of all these transparent objects and drawings created a real effect of depth which could be used in not only as nice images but I plan on using it as repeat image for digitally printed fabric....

Keep your eyes pealed for some photogram inspired fabric....

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My Metal Sculpted Dress : Textiles Draping and Innovative Dress Making

Working with unusual and innovative fabrics and methods is of highest priority as a textiles designer to ensuring you are keeping fresh and ahead of the game - This is always at the forefront of my deigns and work

I was given the brief was to use my most innovative ideas in relation to draping and intergrate them as part of our draping project in the construction of a floor length dress.

I decided to use unconventional materials as my textile, this material being metal. 

I began work with aluminium metal sheets which I took to the welding workshops and melted into rounded and streamlining sculpted segments which was then constructed into my floor length dress as seen below.

Adding another dimension to my dress was the projection of the amazing colours onto the metal, creating a reflective metal dress.

The recording which was projected and reflected on the dress was a video I took of the colours created when I welded the metal.

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