Showing posts with label Nowness. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Nowness. Show all posts

Friday, September 13, 2013

FILM: 'On Collaboration: Distiction' Lady Amanda Harlech x JW Anderson on Nowness

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Director Johnnie Shand-Kydd captures Karl Lagerfeld’s confidant Lady Amanda Harlech whom examines the nature of creative collaborations with gender-bending designer J.W.Anderson and the 'birth of something different', “Distiction” is the third part of On Collaboration series, by Nowness created in conjunction with Edition Hotels.



Film: 'Ballroom Battle' by Clara Cullen x Nowness

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#NOWNESSisBurning - Buenos Aires-born filmmaker Clara Cullen create's an interactive video at the Nowness ball, featuring eight dances whom represent fashion house's Lanvin, Balenciaga, McQueen, Comme Des Garcons, Mugler, Givenchy, Versace & Lacroix, as they battle it out to win your vote in Street Fighter meets street-dance 'Ballroom Battle'. Who wins? You decide.



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Film: 'On Collaboration: Innovation' Rufus Norris x Rory Kinnear on Nowness


'Innovation' - Is the second episode of On Collaboration series, by Nowness created in conjunction with Edition Hotels. Director Johnnie Shand-Kydd films conversation between British actor Rory Kinnear and theatre director Rufus Norris about 'an atmosphere of trust and collaboration ' and an improvised performance between the pair.



Friday, July 12, 2013

FILM: 'On Collaboration: Vision' Franca Sozzani x Miles Aldridge on Nowness


Vogue Italia Editor-in-Chief Franca Sozzani explores the concept of collaboration with photographer Miles Aldridge, “Vision” is the first episode featuring Sozzani in conversation with Aldridge about image making,.On Collaboration is a series directed Johnnie Shand Kydd with NOWNESS in conjunction with Edition Hotels.




Friday, July 5, 2013

Film: 'Tory Burch: Making of a Show' by Tabitha Denholm on Nowness


Nowness.com present an insider’s glimpse of the energy that enveloped the Tory Burch Fall 2013 show in Tabitha Denholm’s ethereal short. In addition to the designer herself, models Cara Delevingne and Julia Nobis, stylist Tabitha Simmons, hair stylist Eugene Souleiman and makeup artist Diane Kendal are the protagonists captured in the unveiling of the label’s Gustav Klimt-inspired collection at New York’s Pierre Hotel. Jewel-tone colors, romantic prints and rich embellishment added to the luxe extravaganza, soundtracked here by wistful Canadian duo Blue Hawaii.


Wednesday, June 12, 2013

FILM: "Joan Smalls: Woman of Steel" by Barnaby Roper for Nowness.com


NOWNESS.com presents an exhilarating short in which director Barnaby Roper transforms supermodel Joan Smalls into a high-fashion superwoman. Stylist Keegan Singh built up Smalls’ heroic look by plundering designers including Balmain, Rodarte and Altuzara for powerful silhouettes and then finished the looks off with piles of tough jewellery from Eddie Borgo. 


Tuesday, June 11, 2013

'Léa Seydoux: Mirror, Mirror' by Eric Guillemain for Nowness.com


Léa Seydoux: Mirror, Mirror - Away from the industry buzz about her somewhat scandalous new role as a lesbian art student in Palme d’Or-winning La Vie d’Adele (Blue is the Warmest Color),  Léa Seydoux reveals a natural candidness in this set of photographs by Eric Guillemain from behind the scenes at a recent shoot for Numéro Tokyo that took place at Pin-Up Studio, Paris in January. 


Thursday, May 30, 2013

Iris Apfel x Duro Olowu on Nowness.com

91-Year-Old Style Doyenne Iris Apfel Shares Life Lessons with Designer Duro Olowu at the Zoo

NOWNESS.com showcases a short from filmmaker Leigh Johnson capturing long-standing friends style doyenne Iris Apfel and designer Duro Olowu discussing life lessons while on a stroll through the London Zoo. 


Friday, May 17, 2013

Music: Deerhunter x Proenza Schouler: Monomania


NOWNESS.com presents an unlikely collaboration born from mutual admiration between Bradford Cox, the provocative lead singer of Deerhunter, and Proenza Schouler’s Jack McCollough and Lazaro Hernandez.

Indie rocker androgyny finds a kindred spirit in women's ready-to-wear courtesy of the New York fashion label in this photo series accompanied by a track taken from the rockers’ recently released album Monomania.




Wednesday, May 15, 2013

Interactive Beauty Film: Starshift: A Ride With Hilary Rhoda by Santiago and Mauricio


NOWNESS.com puts the power in your hands with filmmaking duo Santiago and Mauricio Sierra’s highly charged interactive beauty film “Starshift” featuring model Hilary Rhoda.

Inspired by 8-bit video games and their dad’s all time favourite film, Stanley Kubrick’s 2001: A Space Odyssey, the siblings created interchangeable shorts featuring a helmeted Rhoda in four striking looks.


Wednesday, May 8, 2013

FILM: 'Wild Rubber' by Lily Cole on Nowness


NOWNESS.com presents Wild Rubber, an 8mm short from model Lily Cole to raise awareness of the plight of a region in peril. Cole shot the film across a day-lit Amazon vista after spending time with a rubber-tapping community in Feijó, where she learned more about the practice she believes is key to curbing deforestation.


Thursday, April 18, 2013

Film: One Minute with Karl Lagerfeld on NOWNESS.com by Malcolm Venville


Karl Lagerfeld: ZillionsNOWNESS.com showcases the pilgrimage director Malcolm Venville undertook for a brief encounter with the Chanel and Fendi designer, artist, photographer and one-man cultural phenomenon Karl Lagerfeld in St. Moritz in February, where the polymath was revealing an exhibition at Galerie Gmurzynska


Tuesday, April 16, 2013

Film: Figure Skater Sasha Cohen Dons Nina Ricci on NOWNESS.com by Jake Sumner


NOWNESS.com spotlights figure skater-student-designer Sasha Cohen in a lyrical short film from Jake Sumner and shares a private moment on the ice. 

 “We wanted to explore the transformation that happens when she’s on the ice,” explains Sumner, who collaborated with stylist Emily Barnes for this film, whom choose a Nina Ricci gown for the film.