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WATCH: Kanye West’s Latest Fashion Foray, “Lost in the World” Music Video Directed by Ruth Hogben

Lester Brathwaite — Mon, 07 May 2012 11:45:46 +0000

Kanye West has teamed up with Webby Award winning SHOWstudio and acclaimed fashion filmmaker Ruth Hogben for his new music video, “Lost in the World.” Described as breaking “the mould of popular rap aesthetics,” the clip stars West — his face partially or entirely obscured for the duration — and six dancers matching the song’s intensity step for step and writhe for writhe. Featuring Justin Vernon of Bon Iver, “Lost in the World” is Yeezy’s fifth single from the Grammy-winning My Beautiful Dark Twisted Fantasy. Hogben’s film for Gareth Pugh‘s spring 2012 collection was recently nominated in the fashion category at the Design of the Year Awards. All those accolades add up to a brilliant piece that not only “breaks the mould” of the traditional rap video but dances on its shattered remains. Check it out after the jump.

Geeks Still Chic: Vogue.com, SHOWstudio and Instagram Win Webby Awards

Lester Brathwaite — Wed, 02 May 2012 11:45:55 +0000

Winners of the 16th annual Webby Awards have been announced with vogue.com taking the People’s Voice Award, voted on by Internet users like you, for best fashion website for a second year in a row. A panel of judges including Arianna Huffington, voted Nick Knight‘s SHOWstudio the Webby Award winner for best fashion website, besting the likes of NOWNESS.com and tmagazine.com. Meanwhile, Facebook‘s billion dollar baby Instagram was named Webby Breakout of the Year and Pinterest won best social media site.

Presented by the International Academy of Digital Arts and Sciences, a body of 1000 Web experts and Internet professionals, the Webbys highlight two winners of the World Wide Web in some 130 categories, voted on by the people and by their panel.

For his Live at the Beacon Theater stand-up special, comedian Louis C.K. was named Webby Person of the Year. Independently releasing the show on his website for $5 a download, Live at the Beacon Theater raked in over $1 million in less than two weeks. Other comedians such as Aziz Ansari and Jim Gaffigan have followed suit.

Björk was named Webby Artist of the Year for her multimedia project, Biophilia, billed as the world’s “first app album,” in collaboration with Apple.

Juliette Lewis and Graydon Sheppard shared the Webby Actress of the Year award for “Shit Girls Say,” the viral sensation that infamously spawned a seemingly neverending proliferation of parodies.

For a full list of winners of the 16th annual Webby Awards click here.

The Webbys will host their award ceremony on May 21 where winners can pick up their trophies and deliver their five-word acceptance speeches, as Anna Wintour surprisingly and succinctly did last year. [WWD, WSJ]

Karlie Kloss Gets Sex-Rated in “Fuck Me” by Ruth Hogben and SHOWstudio

Lester Brathwaite — Thu, 22 Mar 2012 17:35:21 +0000

It’s been a few days since we’ve wanted to scream in Karlie Kloss‘ face — out of love — but we knew it wouldn’t be long before there was something worth yelling about. In SHOWstudio‘s latest film series, “Fashion Fetish,” women in fashion — including Daphne Guinness, Lily Donaldson and Amanda Harlech — create performances and multi-media pieces “that comment on the contentious and provocative fusion of fashion with fetish.” Here, filmmaker Ruth Hogben directs Karlie, Ms. Kloss ’cause we’re nasty, playing with herself in Fuck Me. If the title doesn’t say enough, kinda NSFW.

Virtual Statues of Daphne Guinness to Go on Display in Paris Department Store

Lester Brathwaite — Fri, 20 Jan 2012 12:42:16 +0000

Daphne Guinness is going on display once again. But this time it’s not a window performance piece at Barneys nor an exhibit dedicated to her enviable collection of couture. Paris department store Printemps has teamed with the heiress and photographer Nick Knight‘s SHOWstudio to create virtual mannequins of Guinness for their store windows, using photographic images rendered using cutting-edge three-dimensional scanning technology.

Entitled “Visions Couture,” the display will feature these Daphne avatars in looks from Paco Rabane, Gareth Pugh, Maison Martin Margiela, Rick Owens and Junya Watanabe — in other words, a fierce fashionable feast for the eyes. ”Visions” will also include short films by Knight about each outfit and an interactive display by multimedia artist Danny Brown, utilizing images submitted by the public and passersby. The Daphne-quins will be unveiled come February 6. [WWD]

McQueen’s Last Shoe Is G-O-R-G-E-O-U-S

Jason Chan, Señor — Thu, 15 Jul 2010 17:58:55 +0000

The late Alexander McQueen‘s final women’s shoe design was just profiled by the people at SHOWstudio. The heels are incredibly detailed and look like the prow of an old-time sailing ship. Watch the video. If you can get past the narrator’s silly moustache, it’s chock full of insight into these one-of-a-kind heels.LINK LOVE: SHOWstudio

Jack And Lazaro, Live Now On SHOWstudio

The Fashion Web — Tue, 13 Jul 2010 17:16:15 +0000

Starting at 11:45 a.m. (EST), SHOWstudio is live-streaming its latest “In Fashion” interview, with Jack McCollough and Lazaro Hernandez of Proenza Schouler. Is your boss standing behind you? If not, head here to tune in. (The nice part about our job? We’re tuning in because our boss is standing behind us!)

Photo: showstudio.com

LINK LOVE:Jack And Lazaro, Live Now On SHOWstudio

TWITS: SHOWSTUDIO

FashionIndie — Thu, 24 Sep 2009 20:40:51 +0000

My fashion week suitcase was too big for regular baggage handling. Had to check it in next to a cello. Guess which was bigger?!

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Alexander McQueen To Stream Spring 2010 Runway Show Live

Monique Montagnese, Contributor — Thu, 10 Sep 2009 17:26:14 +0000

Some of you may be lucky enough to be attending New York Fashion Week, but I doubt invites to McQueen’s Paris show are sitting on your coffee table. No worries, via his Twitter McQueen has announced that he will be collaborating with ShowStudio and streaming his show live on AlexanderMcQueen.com! Now you can watch his show from anywhere, you can even sit on your ticketless coffee table if you like. McQueen may love Kate, but we love him! Tune in on October 6th.

SOURCE: Fashionologie

Don’t Mess with Naomi!

Hilary Price — Thu, 31 Jul 2008 15:09:37 +0000

Supermodel Naomi Campbell stars in photographer and filmmaker Nick Knight’s film. The film ends with the infamous supermodel firing two handguns. I love it. While Campbell’s violent past could make this film hilarious, the movie’s subject touches on a serious fashion issue. The film’s premise is racism in the fashion industry.

Lately, this seems to be a hot topic. From Italian Vogue’s all black issue to small forums, the industry is taking note of the color void. The silent film addresses the blunt nature of designers, advertisers, editors and agencies who denounce black models for employment. While the film is only two minutes long, it is powerful and resonate.

“By my own inaction, I am guilty of allowing racism to be normalized and accepted in this business. This has made my deeply sad and increasingly angry.” - Nick Knight

View the film here!

Thanks to SHOWstudio for the pics!