JEREMY SCOTT STOLE THE SHOW

Okay so Moschino's fall 2018 show was INSANE.

I loved everything from the garments, to styling, to casting and even the catwalk space itself. I think this fetish, androgynous and playful collection was the revamp that Moschino needed. 

A lot of the previous shows to this for Moschino I found very same old and almost too cheesy with their pop art imagery and fast food vibe, it was cute but only for a minute. I saw no longevity within their designs. Whereas I feel as this collection still has the key playfulness of Moschino but also has the edge and attitude that they were missing. I love the mix of old and new and feel that this collection marks a new provocative and daring Moschino.

This look below is literally EVERYTHING. From head to toe the model looks incredible and she had the attitude to match. It gives me bank robber, psycho bitch, gold digger vibes and I couldn't improve one thing about it. I really feel like I understand the attitude Jeremy Scott wanted to convey with this collection and it really resonates with me.

But the real star of the show was Jeffery himself, his resting bitch face, outfit and walk showed everyone that he is here and with this collection he did not come to play!

SHAUN EVANS

WHATS SO WRONG WITH BEING A LIL CONCEITED?

Conceited by definition is to be excessively proud of oneself; vain. I always wonder why theres always such a negative view and connotation with this word. With social media further engrossing on our lives and the pressures from this multiplying we see more and more people lacking self worth and hating how they are both inside and out. So surely people that are at peace with themselves, know their worth and are proud of their accomplishments and achievements should be celebrated rather than slated. It's time to be a little bit more conceited. 

I think what gets confused about the word conceited is that its not just about loving the way you look, taking constant selfies and having pictures of yourself littering your hallways (no shade to Paris Hilton) but rather being proud of yourself and being YOUR biggest supporter. It's about realising that you are the shit, you know your strengths and your worth and you're not afraid of that. I feel like in many cases where people try to bring others up and get them  to realise their worth they do this by bringing others down and slating them for their confidence. Now this is not to shun people that aren't at this stage in their life yet of feeling comfortable in themselves, being proud of theirselves and liking how they are as a person but rather to get rid of the stigma of loving yourself and being proud of yourself as being a bad thing and rather turning it into an aspiration. Think of Naomi Campbell, Grace Jones and Kanye West. Like them or not they're all 'conceited' in different ways. They all own themselves and their actions, they are all proud of their assets and accomplishments and they're all highly successful. So if this is where 'conceited' leads you to them sign me up!

As good old Rupaul says "If you can't love yourself, How in the hell are you going to love somebody else?!" and this is so true! The world can be a cruel place and if you aren't your biggest supporter, if you don't realise you can do anything you want to and that you are the shit then you won't get far as this can't be taught or given to you by another it has to come from you, you are in control. 

Everyone needs to be a little bit more conceited. What I'm trying to say is not to look in the mirror 24/7 and be obsessed with yourself and the way you look but rather to find things you admire about yourself and be proud of them, if you're the shit let people know that. 

SHAUN EVANS

FASHION TOGETHER

In a recent visit to London I took a trip to the Fashion Together Exhibition at the UAL Fashion Space Gallery. At first glance the exhibition seemed sparse and bare to say the least but after looking deeper at what was on show it was clear that the exhibition was much more about quality than quantity. Showcasing collaborations by the likes of Sean Leane and Alexander Mcqueen to Nick Knight and Daphne Guinness, Fashion Together aims to provide a platform to present the meaning of a true, authentic collaboration. One that is formed from decade long working relationship by true visionaries within their fields and curated to make an impact rather than the new type of collab thats been buzzing around in the last decade thats made from one corporation to another to make a quick buck.

This is my favourite of the pieces on show, a collaboration between Shaun Leane and Alexander Mcqueen. I love how they've managed to include that many diamonds, such bold design and sparkle yet created a sophisticated striking look rather than something too garish. I also appreciate it's timelessness, the fact that this looks like it could have been made and worn many decades ago but also looks futuristic and in keeping with todays fashions.

Also on leaving the exhibition we found a collection of fashion and photography books on the table at the entrance. I loved Nick Knights book from front to back I really appreciated the flow throughout as well of the range of content. I had briefly researched into Nick Knight before but within this book it showcases his true versatility, one minute he can be using bright bold colours in his work then the next using dim lighting with monochrome tones.









The fashion industry has a reputation of being very catty and hostile, although I live for the drama, I enjoy how this exhibition challenges this idea. It shows the beauty of collaboration and how by putting differences aside and working together great things can come from it that could simply not be achieved from just one mind and creative view.

 SHAUN EVANS

THE SECRETS OF THE SOHO STORE

During research into Agent Provocateur for my summative brief I found a fascination with the 90's era of AP after watching a short film looking into the store at the time via Dazed Digital. One story that singer and former AP Soho employee Paloma Faith told was one of an anonymous man that phoned up the store every friday and bought lingerie for every woman working in the store that day. The girls also took part in campaigns like the muff girls where they trimmed the initials "AP" into their vaginas and took images and displayed them in the shop windows! Regular customers also used to take the girls out for dinners and wine and dine them in exchange for their knickers. 

I loved looking into these times and seeing how risqué, provocative and relaxed the times were. Nowadays if somebody did they they'd be considered as pervs or probably even charged with sexual assault! I think the free, liberating and spontaneous side of these times is whats lacking today. Everything is too formulaic and structured

SHAUN EVANS

JOSHUA WOODS - GAP

"Every person I've met in the past year, we've instantly gravitated towards one another - like crazy gap magnets" - Joshua Woods

Photographer Joshua Woods recently created a shoot for Dazed Digital simply about gaps. A far cry from his look books for Alexander Wang, Woods decided to focus a shoot solely about gaps and embracing them. When interviewed by Dazed he commented that he had started to pay more attention to what made him unique, one thing being the gap in his teeth, and due to this he wanted to create a shoot around people embracing and celebrating their own identities and creating a fun light hearted visual around this. 

The shoot featured models against blank or blue backgrounds in stark lighting smiling and showing off their beautiful gap. I enjoy how there is minimal prop use as it allows their teeth to be the main  focus rather than being overly stylised. The styling also cleverly compliments the rest of the tones of the shoot and again doesn't take any shine of the models gnashers. Although the quality is very high the post production skilfully gives the shoot a more organic and improvised feel through filters and editing.

When casting the shoot Woods' only criteria for the models was that they had to have a gap in their teeth. Although it could be argued that Rimmel attempted to embrace the gapped tooth before Joshua Woods by including Georgia May Jagger in their "Get the London look" campaign, I feel as though Joshua Woods has managed to celebrate inclusivity, embracing identity and being playful within photography much more stronger and effortless than Rimmel did.

I really enjoy and relate to shoots that are very simple visually yet have a really strong message behind them. Not all shoots have to be of the highest quality, working with top people in the industry and feature clothes by admired designers. Joshua Woods' editorial is a prime example of how a simple message of embracing identities can create beautiful and inspiring outcomes that no high budgeted planned out shoot could ever achieve.

SHAUN EVANS