Directed by Narya Abhimata
SHOWstudio 'Master' Project
In celebration of Nick Knight's Mastered course, SHOWstudio presents a series of films and stills chosen by Tessa Kuragi and Tom Hingston and created by a selection of the students involved. Born out of a desire to bring a genuine and personal portrayal of sex back to the forefront of contemporary fashion, Knight asked his students to create an image taken from an erotic film of their creation.
Knight explained to the students, 'The fact that on two huge media image platforms, Facebook and Instagram, it is not allowed to show a woman nipples, this is taking us back to almost Victorian moral values and worse still sends out a very harmful message to women, that showing your breasts is in someway wrong and even sinful.
Even the most natural action of breastfeeding is now becoming taboo in public in the United States. It is important to re-address this imbalance in the media and it is only done so by showing how important and how brilliant imagery of this sort can be.
'I am not looking for imagery that objectifies women or men and I believe if the model is part of the creative process, informed and most importantly consensual to being part of it, then the subject is not being objectified.'
The results present an erotic catalogue of imagery taken from the moving picture, exploring both the possibilities of contemporary eroticism and the development of the fashion image in motion. The submissions presented here were chosen by Knight himself, alongside model and artist Tessa Kuragi and graphic designer Tom Hingston.
Production Stills From ‘HERØ'
HERØ - Teaser
Song credit : These New Puritans - 'We Want War'
CMXCIX at Poland Fashion Week 2013
LCF Students Nominated at Berlin Fashion Film Festival
Two of LCF’s MA Fashion Photography students have had their fashion films nominated for prizes at the Berlin Fashion Film Festival, part of Berlin Fashion Week 2013.
Narya Abhimata, MA Fashion Photography 2013, had his MA final project film, CMXCIX, screened as part of the Young Guns category. Showcasing the best emerging fashion and film talent, the Young Guns screening took place in front of a Jury consisting of leading fashion names and visionaries, including Vogue Italia’s Sara Maino and former art director at Saatchi & Saatchi NY, Michael Schachtner.
Luca Maria Piccolo, MA Fashion Photography 2013, had his nominated film, Amor Sacro Amor Profano, screened at the Award Ceremony on July 4th to the same prestigious jury and an audience of fashion experts and figures.
The Berlin Fashion Film Festival seeks to recognise the innovative power of film in fashion by bringing together outstanding film directors and emerging fashion talent.
Both films featured high production values and explored the young creatives’ sophisticated visions. Having been nominated as part of the festival, the filmmakers saw their work alongside projects from Prada, Givenchy, H&M, which featured Cara Delevigne and Lana del Ray, amongst others.
Source : London College of Fashion
CMXCIX
"Shot in Mount Bromo, East Java and Bali - Indonesia, this film is a modern interpretation of an ancient Indonesian legend, Rara Jonggrang. A prince in a far away land cannot marry his bride unless he is able to build a thousand temple in one night. The spectacular scenery and saturated colours draw together the old world and the new with this fashion film take on magical realism."
- Nilgin Yusuf, Director of Media and Programmes at the London College of Fashion & Contributing Fashion Writer for SHOWstudio
BfFF 2013 Shortlist
The Berlin Fashion Film Festival 2013 programme has been released. Spot my film among these names! :)
The second edition of the Berlin fashion Film Festival takes place during Berlin Fashion Week SS14 between the 2nd and 4th of July.
The top fashion newcomers are screened next to established international names of the fashion industry such as Dolce e Gabbana, Givenchy, and H&M featuring the likes of Eva Herzigova and Lana del Rey.