Celebrating the 100th Anniversary of International Women's Day is a duo called Loren Platt and Teo Conner who have put together an exhibition of women in the creative industries. From fashion sculptures to photography the aim was to "promote empowering role models and provide a platform to connect and inspire women". Down with the tabloit tramps and up with talented individuals of whom you can learn something from.
The exhibition featured established creatives such as Fred Butler (who also gave a talk at the sit down dinner, more later) & new up and coming illustrators such as Milly Freeman.
I loved the giant callidoscope below that was inspired by 80s power dressing. Inside were rotating 'power women accesories', like lipstick & nail files (Power Woman Must-Haves!).
and inside!
On the final night of the exhibition props stylist Fred Butler along with the women from her all female collaboration, Elisha Smith-Leverock & Kim Howells screen their latest film collaboration Incandescent Meta-morph-incessant, first shown at this year’s London Fashion Week. They also showed short films SunShowers(my personal favourite) & The Nape of the Neck.
Next fashion journalist Caryn Franklin & co-founder Debra Bourne from All Walks Beyond The Catwalk, screened their latest film compiled for The National Portrait Gallery. A collaborative organisation working with Erin O Connor to promote a healthier vision of beauty on the catwalk; incidentally they were the ones who introduced up-and-coming designer Mark Fast to the voluptuous size-12 model Hayley Morley that caused a stir at LFW last year. The idea is to start at home, be comfortable with who you are as what you see in the media is false; if we do not buy into the current unachievable idea of beauty then hopefully other ideals will be celebrated. Visit http://www.allwalks.org/ for more info.
The exhibition featured established creatives such as Fred Butler (who also gave a talk at the sit down dinner, more later) & new up and coming illustrators such as Milly Freeman.
I loved the giant callidoscope below that was inspired by 80s power dressing. Inside were rotating 'power women accesories', like lipstick & nail files (Power Woman Must-Haves!).
and inside!
Fred Butler creations
On the final night of the exhibition props stylist Fred Butler along with the women from her all female collaboration, Elisha Smith-Leverock & Kim Howells screen their latest film collaboration Incandescent Meta-morph-incessant, first shown at this year’s London Fashion Week. They also showed short films SunShowers(my personal favourite) & The Nape of the Neck.
Next fashion journalist Caryn Franklin & co-founder Debra Bourne from All Walks Beyond The Catwalk, screened their latest film compiled for The National Portrait Gallery. A collaborative organisation working with Erin O Connor to promote a healthier vision of beauty on the catwalk; incidentally they were the ones who introduced up-and-coming designer Mark Fast to the voluptuous size-12 model Hayley Morley that caused a stir at LFW last year. The idea is to start at home, be comfortable with who you are as what you see in the media is false; if we do not buy into the current unachievable idea of beauty then hopefully other ideals will be celebrated. Visit http://www.allwalks.org/ for more info.
sounds like an interesting exhibition. like the sound of 'all walks beyond the catwalk' and their message but fear getting a more achievable image of beauty is full of pitfalls. when it's currency to call normal sized models 'voluptuous size-12 model' through the media and even among ourselves we're putting her size before her identity. the mad men's woman is always described as 'the curvy' one as well. it's strange that women are still so objectified. the media never seems to distinguish males as 'the bigger one' or 'the big boned one'.
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