01.02.12
Launch Screening of Animal Charm
Leah Weller
Sadie Frost
Duggie Fields, Princess Julia and Jordan Gene Bowen
Ben Charles Edwards and Dominic Wells
Kate Mullins from The Puppini Sisters and partner
Sally Phillips and son
Daniel Lismore
Daniel Soane and Kandice Holmes
Aizak Buyondo and Markus Maverick
Leah Weller
Leah Weller
Camilla Gleditsch and Prince Cassius
John Hilson and Natt Weller
Irwin Sparkes
Ben Charles Edwards
Launch Screening of Animal Charm
Last night, stars and British underground figures showed up at the W Hotel for the launch screening of our new ‘fashion’ film Animal Charm, directed by Ben Charles Edwards. Guests included cast members Sadie Frost, Sally Phillips, Princess Julia (who has a cameo in the film) and David Hoyle along with friends such as artist Duggie Fields, Natt Weller and DJ for the night Leah Weller, Irwin Sparkes, The Puppini Sisters and Daniel Lismore amongst others. Amazing night! all finished off at the Wyld bar at W.
photo credit: Jason Dack and Chris Edwards
30.01.12
Animal Charm Trailer
Animal Charm Trailer
Getting ready for the launch tomorrow of our new film Animal Charm, the gothic comedy 'fashion film' directed by Ben Charles Edwards and starring Boy George, Sadie Frost (Bran Stoker's Dracula), Sally Phillips (Smack the Pony, Bridget Jones Diary), Emily Beecham (the Calling), Michael Urie (Ugly Betty) Princess Julia and many other interesting characters...
Party pics to follow...
www.bencharlesedwards.com
22.09.11
Belle Sauvage at London Fashion Week
Belle Sauvage at London Fashion Week
Congrats to Virginia and Chris at Belle Sauvage for another amazing show at LFW! Powerful and feminine with phenomenal eye candy prints, this collection was inspired by 1920's silent Hollywood movie stars. Check out the entire show here..
16.09.11
Stephen Jones opening at New York Fashion Week
Christina and Fritz Donnelly
Stephen Jones opening at New York Fashion Week
Hats: An Anthology by Stephen Jones had its opening during New York Fashion Week last night and above is a glimpse of the happenings...
The exhibition runs from 15 September 2011 - 15 April 2012 at Bard Graduate Center in NYC.
01.07.11
House of Organza Opening Night
Kim Howells & Gity
Piers Atkinson and Michael Costiff
House of Organza Opening Night
Kim Howells gathered together an Yves Klein blue clad crowd of fashion visionariers and performance art legends. The work of all the artists are available upon request through Ella Dror.
15.06.11
NEW THING PRABRAL GURUNG FEAT. RYERYE
Rye Rye in Prabal Gurung's Resort 2012
NEW THING PRABRAL GURUNG FEAT. RYERYE
glassloves loves this collaboration so much we just had to share it with you! We'll keep you updated on further exciting news! gl x
23.05.11
Tommy Nutter Opening
Ringo Starr and Cilla Black - photo credit www.kirstinsinclair.com
Sue Timney, Justin de Villeneuve and Zandra Rhodes - photo credit www.kirstinsinclair.com
Andrew Logan - photo www.glassloves.com
Tommy Nutter exhibition - photo credit www.kirstinsinclair.com
Tommy Nutter exhibition - photo credit www.kirstinsinclair.com
Tommy Nutter Opening
Savile Row's overcoming resistance to change and traditional tailoring was all thanks to Tommy Nutter back in 1969. The opening of 'Tommy Nutter: Rebel on the Row' at London's Fashion and Textile Museum took place last week with a great turnout of supporting fans from Cilla Black to Ringo Starr.
The shop - financed by Cilla Black, James Vallance White, and Beatles’ executive Peter Brown – opened up the experience of bespoke tailoring; catering to rock stars, artists and aristos. Nutter's trademark suits with a tight jacket, wide lapels edged with his signature contrasting braid and flared trousers, all cut in a medley of pattern, appealed to both sexes and changed the face of Savile Row.
'Tommy Nutter: Rebel on the Row' is on from 20 May 2011 - 22 October 2011
28.04.11
A Conversation with Diane Pernet
Pam Hogg, Diane Pernet and Daniel Kershaw
A Conversation with Diane Pernet
glassloves' fashion film editor Daniel Kershaw spent an afternoon with the fabulous visionary Diane Pernet (having lunch with the iconic Pam Hogg).
Here Daniel gets the low down on one of the coolest women on earth:
Diane Pernet is widely acknowledged as the doyenne of fashion film. Her Fashion Film Festival ‘ A Shaded View on Fashion Film’ is the preeminent festival of its kind and is entering its fourth year. It is open to everyone who wants to contribute and fits in with Diane’s belief in a democratic fashion industry. This visionary has combined a passion for film and a love of fashion and style into what is becoming a hot bed of talent in an arena that is fast growing as important as still photography and fashion shows in communicating a message of style, fashion and beauty.
Diane gives good interview. Seated in a corner of Paris’ chic Café Ruc amongst the throngs of non-Parisians in town for the longest fashion week of the month long calendar of shows, she is concentrated and benign. Holding court in this make shift office of sorts, she can give interviews, see old friends (as I arrived, she and Pam Hogg were having a catch up – Diane knows everyone it seems) and feed a coterie of assistants as they do her bidding around the City of Lights during this most busy of times.
She is in black. Naturally. Her distinct look, a gothic high priestess with a hint of Spanish Infanta and her sunglasses (hence the title ‘A shaded view’) have made her as synonymous amongst the coterie of fashion insiders as the major editors of the best magazines. Indeed, Diane was once an editor and a designer and everything in between, but its her blog and the consequent birth of her festival that will cement her reputation as being ahead of the game.
Diane, for the uninitiated, is warm and funny, and, despite the garb, softly spoken and her dialogue is interspersed with a throaty laugh. She is American and retains the sort of East Coast sass that can be found all over 7th Avenue. She is considered and accomplished and for twenty years has lived and worked in Paris.
DK: there is so much I want to ask you, but I suppose we must stay on subject; so can I ask you about your first memories of film?
DP: My parents took me to the movies a lot when I was a kid. Adult films, I mean with adult subjects… sometimes scary! I was a child of 8 or 9 and watching these very sophisticated films, which were sometimes confusing for me, but I found I loved the imagery, the way a story could be told and emotions could rise from the screen… my parents were pretty bohemian people, this was in Philadelphia and we were watching French films and films from all over at these art house pictures palaces!
DK: you studied film didn’t you?
DP: I’ve been interested in film forever; my first degree was actually in film, and I’ve been making small low-fi movies for years. So, Temple University – I did a degree in filmmaking and communications. I was interested in documentary primarily – the opposite of fiction. You know, the truth is so bizaare! You can’t top it! Look at what’s happening today (she waves a hand around and as everyone with a tiny amount of fashion knowledge will know, she is referring to the debacle at Dior and the fall from grace of John Galliano, and the Chinese whispers that the industry cultivates and pretends not to listen to, and the consequent game of –gilded- musical chairs that will ensue) – you couldn’t make it up!
DK: your road to Paris is well documented and includes time as a designer and editor, but I want to ask you about your blog ‘A Shaded View on Fashion’ – how did that start?
DP: it was a new way to promote fashion and people and culture as a whole, it’s a phenomenon, the internet and email and blogging and all of it. The instant-ness! It’s cheap and fast and yet it offers a platform for not only my view point on things, but also I can offer the all- important platform to young creators in multi- media. People I believe in, work I like, parties I went to… all of these things have an element of creativity and style and personal talent… that’s exciting to me. (ASVOF receives 350-400,000 hits per month and is one of the most pertinent and well updated fashion blogs in the world, as well as one of the first) another aspect that I like is the way it offers some democracy in fashion, which it lacked up to the point of the online explosion and that suits me. Think of the designers who have their shows on live streaming. Things will never be the same again. Fashion is no longer limited to 250 people, it’s being brought to the people. The curtain has been pulled. Bloggers were at the beginning of that, and they are interesting because they are consumers and not insiders–of course in my case, because of my experience in fashion, I’m more of a insider-outsider. But today, although fashion moves extremely slowly, the Internet is going to reorganize the whole landscape. The film festival was really born out of my love for film and my belief in talent from everywhere…. A kind of satellite to the blog, that would combine my interests…You know I came to Paris with no strategy and it was the same for the blog and the festival really… it was something I believed in and wanted to do.
DK: so your instincts have proven to be the right ones?
DP: I guess (laughs) – you know, you know what you like; and I know what I like.
DK: How DO you choose and edit the finalists of ASVOFF?
DP: I watch them on my own, take them apart and remind myself to judge them on several merits, the quality, is it interesting enough?, why do I like it? Where is it from and how much does that need to be considered? You know, some kid in India maybe has less technology and funds at hand, but his interpretation may be that more creative or stylish than someone in America with access to an edit suite! Also, most importantly, the fashion HAS to be featured and of good quality… Fashion film is a new format, it’s its own genre, and there is a real difference between the way a fashion filmmaker and a classical director think.Today, more and more brands are commissioning videos, because it’s one of the core advantages of the Internet, you can share small films. Some designers have such a power to create a spectacle, and fashion must use this potential and create a unique form of entertainment.
DK: and so your jury is then put together?
DP: Right. I want the jury to be as diverse as the directors and filmmakers we have entering the competition. Last year we had: Mike Figgis, Paolo Roversi, Elisabeth Quin, Olivier Saillard, Michael Nyman, Bryan Adams, and Dita Von Teese. Also involved were Tavi for Talenthouse – we narrow the entrants down to three hours- worth (anything from one minute to five minutes) and I send each of the jury a dvd to watch, comment on and narrow down further. What I want is the Fashion to be paramount and shown in the most interesting and original context.
DK: do you always all agree?
DP: No! but that is part of the process, to have renowned artists and creators see, judge and argue over who deserves to be in the top ten, or three, or the winner! The entrants are being seen and critiqued by some of the best ‘eyes’ in the world.
DK: Thanks so much Diane. At glassloves we think you are Amazing!!!
Click here to see Diane's top 10
23.03.11
i-D : Princess Julia Presents
i-D : Princess Julia Presents
glassloves are very excited about the release of their latest production : Animal Charm directed by Ben Charles Edwards. in an interview for i-D online, Princess Julia gets the lo-down :
Princess Julia Presents Ben Charles Edwards
Photographer, filmmaker, artist, screenwriter: Ben Charles Edwards has got the lot. Right now he's turning his busy hands to a 'filmette' starring some pretty fabulous folk.
Living in London, Edwards is currently putting the finishing touches to his 'filmette' entitled Animal Charm starring Sadie Frost as a deluded and crazed actress on the come back. With references toward Norma Desmond (Sunset Boulevard), early Hammer House Of Horror, a dash of Rocky Horror and a reverend nod to early John Waters, Edwards has captured something rare with Animal Charm: macabre humour alongside valid social commentary. And yes it's wonderfully camp, but completley sincere. Look out for cameo roles from Boy George as a police inspector, Nancy De Olio and the many stars of clubland! Due for release in March 2011, rumour has it the film festivals are already lining up! Keep one eye locked on this lad.
And please note, no cats were harmed during the conducting of this interview.
Text Princess Julia
Photography Rob Gardner
VIEW THE INTERVIEW VIDEO ON i-D ONLINE HERE
Trailer
23.03.11
BELLE SAUVAGE A/W11
BELLE SAUVAGE A/W11
glassloves is loving Belle Sauvage!
Their AW11 catwalk show at London Fashion Week was an impressive hit and now Virginia Ferreira and Christian Neuman, the audacious design duo behind Belle Sauvage, have transferred their vision to film with their new fashion film ‘self-similarity’ directed by Chris Neuman and produced by glassloves.
Their collection infuses sacral iconography with fractal compression to embellish their trademark digital abstract prints and structural silhouettes. Luxurious silks, leather, french lace and crepe de chine are revived using a vivacious colour palette ranging from gold, silver and black to muted shades of greys and blues.
22.02.11
DIANE PERNET : TOP TEN
DIANE PERNET : TOP TEN
Le Dernier Cri : Erwin Olaf (2009)
I like the starkness of the sets, the sound design with the vaccum cleaner and the birds and the tension created by the camera just moving through an empty room and of course the surprise element. The film leaves you wanting more.
Blacklight : Suzie Q & Leo Siboni (2010)
I love the richness of the way the film is shot, the thunder and the light, Blacklight. As always with Suzie Q & Leo , the styling is perfection. This film won the SAMSUNG New Directors award at ASVOFF 3 and was commissioned by me for the LIGHT series in collaboration with Vogue.it.
Wonderwood : The Brothers Quay (2010)
A totally magical universe created by two established filmmakers. It is a sensual experience all around the world of wood, in a distinctively Brothers Quay kind of way. You can feel the wood as if it were living and breathing.
Don’t’ Blink : Francesco Carrozzini (2008)
Who can resist Linda Evangelista and those feathered eyelashes. It’s transporting and only lasts a Blink.
Mr. Pearl : Diane Pernet (2008)
This is a documentary that I had wanted to make for a long time. There are two chapters, this is the first one. It’s great to hear Mr. Pearl even though you never see him. Dita von Teese is always a treat for the eyes and she talks about what it feels like to wear a Mr. Pearl corset and you see her in one. Thierry Mugler’s insect collection was iconic as were the Mr. Pearl corsets on the runway.
Heliocentric Electric by Elisha-Smith Leverock for Fred Butler (2009)
This film is so upbeat that I cannot resist smiling. The pale and metallic colors, the beautiful make-up, the music and of course the dancers and the way they are filmed. The music is infectious. I remember being in Mexico City after the screening there and the next day at lunch people were talking about this film and humming the music. It was made for ASVOFF 2.
Lust Lust : Martins Grauds (2010)
This film won best picture and best actor at ASVOFF 3. I love the humor of wearing your furniture. It captures the spirit of fashion and creation and the acting is really good. He does not even have to say a word, and he doesn’t. I discovered Martins Grauds and this film in Riga.
Myself : Marcelo Krasilcic (2006)
This was made for my first fashion film festival, You Wear it Well, by Marcelo Krasilcic. I had asked Kai Kuhne and Marcelo Krasilcic to make a film for me and they did. I love Chloe’s passion over clothes and the orgasmic moment over a dress.
Peter Jensen’s Screentest : Colin O’Toole (2008)
Screentest was made for SHOWstudio, I love the freshness of the interviews and the casting. It touches you and it makes you laugh. It’s quite simple in front of a screen, just the subject and the clothes.
Despair : Alex Prager (2010)
I love the Technicolor nostalgia, the acting is great, art direction sublime and the styling superb. I love the Alfred Hitchock revisited atmosphere of the film and of course the clothes look great.
DIANE PERNET X
PHOTOCREDIT : DIANE PERNET BY ARAKI