Tuxedo 'the aftermath'

Following on from a previous post regarding a project I did with London College of Fashion and the Savile Row tailors Henry Poole in which I reinvented the tuxedo for the 21st Century.  The project has now taken on a life of its own and has started to snow ball.  After an initial photo shoot in Paris and the launch party at Quintessentially (the London concierge service) the tuxedo that I made along with others and showcase heritage pieces from renowned Tuxedo wearers Frank Sinatra and Truman Capote went to a pop-up exhibition in the Burlington Arcade and Harrods.


Other VIP stars who have been shot in their favourite tuxedos, with an accompanying vignette outlining what makes this distinctive item of clothing so iconic, include supermodel Marie Helvin, musician Mr Hudson, Gordon Richardson (Topman) and jeweller Robert Tateossian.


In September 2011 the tuxedo was flown out to New York where it went on exhibition in the Tuxedo Park Historical Society and I was lucky enough to be flown out with it to attend the Tuxedo Park Autumn Ball  which was sponsored by Giorgio Armani. But more on this later.


There is now talk of the exhibition going on to Brazil, Hong Kong and China.


So I like to take this opportunity to thank a everybody who was involved in the project;


My tutors Christopher Stevens,Steven Dell and Alan Cannon-Jones.  Roma Vaccaro and Ben Whyman for managing and curating.  Everyone at London College of Fashion.  The Gentleman from Henry Poole, Angus and Simon Cundey, Alex cooke and Craig featherstone.  Frederic Dormeuil and Patrick Bunting from Dormeuil for there kind fabric sponsorship.  Deborah Harmon and everyone at Tuxedo Park.  The kind people at the V&A for letting us into there archives. Finally just everyone who had input to this project without who all of this would not be possible.


I now look forward to getting my tuxedo back so I can wear it

Me, David Adams & model Olivia Inge 

Gordon Richardson

Harold Tillman, CBE

Marie Helvin

Mr Hudson

Robert Tateossian

Timothy Everest

My Internship

Back in March 2011 I was lucky enough to win an internship with the tailoring house of Timothy Everest at his design studio.  I was chosen on the merit of my work after doing a project in collaboration with them.  I was really happy to expenicing the way that they work at Timothy Evesest as he is a big infulence on me.  I find we share the same sense of design and the same taste for astectics.  I also admire his take on tailoring and the quintessential britishness with a modern twist that keeps it interesting, and he isn't afraid to collaborate.

After interning there I also have come to admire the way he runs his buisness, as there doesn't seem to be any sense of protensouse highroky that I have found in other fashion houses.   It is a small team and everyone has their own role which is just as important as the next,  it gives it a sense of a family and which is why everyone there is happy and lovely to work with, which I think helps in a creative envoirment.

Being part of there team for 6 weeks gave me a great insight into the deign process and the profeesionalism behind the work.  I also got to be apart of a number a exciting projects including helping with a photo shoot for a collaboration with Urwerk a fantastic swiss watch makers which took place at the amazing Ham house in Richmond.

I also got to go to the opening of the Tommy Nutter exhibition at the Fashion and Textile Museum.  This was great as being another one of my influences I not only got to see the work close up but got to enjoy it with a glass of champagne with guests including Edward sexton, Cilla Black and Ringo Star.

http://www.timothyeverest.co.uk/

Dance with the Green Fairy

La Belle Epoque Party

From B&H events team bring you a party that takes you back to 19th century back streets of paris where the women are beautiful and the men are dandies.  You can enjoy Burlesque, trapezes artists and can can dancers all while you drink champagne cocktails and absinth.  What a great night.


http://www.belleepoqueparty.com/

New Years 2011 (almost)

Last Tuesday society, New Years Eve Eve Masked Ball 2010

The day before New Years eve 2010 took a turn for the strange and enchanched as I went to the Last Tuesday society, New Years Eve Eve Masked Ball.  The Last Tuesday described as a 'pataphysical organisation dedicated to throwing parties, tea parties, parties, parties for dead people, parties for people who cry,' so I thought to myself that it sounded like a good way to celebrate the turning of the new year (or at least the day before it).  What a party it was, with the dark tunnels near London Bridge tube station transformed into a decadent dislay of eccentricity.  With the tag line 'Masks obligatory, clothes optional' and a giant chocolate fountain how could you go wrong?


http://www.thelasttuesdaysociety.org

Vintage 2010

Vintage 2010

Friday 13th till Sunday 15th of August 2010 played host to one of the greastest celebrations of the 20th Century and one on the greatest festivals I have ever been to.  The first Vintage festival held at Goodwood in Sussex was unlike anything I had been to before, with a music line up that included The Faces, Peter Hook, Heaven 17, The Noisettes, Sandie Shaw and many more, there were was something for everyone.   But it was shear amount of other things that set Vintage apart from any other festival.  This included a complete town built in the middle that had bars and resturants to a hair slaon.  Everywhere you went there was music, fashion, art, design, film, dance, comedy, burlesque, food and more.  The clientel was this festival was also what made it, never had I been somewhere where people had embraced the spirit, were friendly and having a good time of all ages (and looked fantasic doing it)

I look forward to going back in 2012 it see how they can top it.

http://www.vintagebyhemingway.co.uk/