The CUT x Mr. P
featuring Taj Reed
photographs by Travis Matthews
styled by Alexander-Julian
Styled four looks for Mr. Porter x NY Magazine’s The CUT utilizing all pieces from Mr. Porter’s “Mr. P” essentials collection.
PRODUCTION CREDITS
Photography by Travis Matthews, Styling by Alexander-Julian
Art Direction by Sam Kim at New York Stories
Produced by Aydah Albaba, Grooming by Sae-Ryun Song
Photo by Kola Oshalusi.
What is Lagos without the energy?
In Africa's most populated city, vigor and vibrancy are what cultivate the energy that keeps the city bustling and thriving, despite the efforts of NEPA. That very same energy was definitely present throughout this season's fashion week shows. Afromodernism, theatrical showmanship, and celebrity appearances were some of the themes in many of the presentations, but never in lieu of genuine and raw design talent.
This curated collection of Africa's finest designers managed to keep the audience attention on a rollercoaster ride of discerning moments throughout the ongoing parade of models and garments. To help digest these moments, I've put together my top 10 from the fashion rollercoaster that was Lagos Fashion Week 2018.
ALEXANDER-JULIAN HOSTS EXCLUSIVE FASHION WEEK DINNER AT THE HOUSE IN LAGOS
“Creative content specialist and all-round fashionisto Alexander-Julian Gibbson took some time out to celebrate the start of Lagos Fashion Week 2018 with an exclusive dinner on Thursday night at ‘The House’ in Victoria Island, Lagos. Guests included designers, creatives and press. From menswear fashion influencer Denola Grey, to Nigerian designers Emmy Kasbit and Adebayo Oke-Lawal. Other hand-picked guests included Baingor Joiner, Stephen Tayo, Nigerian musician Falana and documentary photographer Yagazi Emezi. With great food and an amazing ambience, it was a great start to the fashionable week ahead!”
“A late-night dinner in Lagos.”
by DJ Atracta
photography by Marissa Findlay.
Every year New Zealand hosts the World of WearableArt (WOW) Fashion/Art Exhibition, where designers from all over the world create intricately designed garments for the chance to win the Supreme WOW Award at the exhibition’s extravagant Awards Night ceremony.
This year WOW celebrated 30 years of “taking art off the wall and onto the human form” and in celebration of 30 years, I made it down to Wellington to catch the Awards Night ceremony and watch the eccentrically awesome display. I then worked with the WOW team to select and shoot some of my favorite pieces from the show.
The amount of time and work put into each garment, to me, was reminiscent of the attention and detail put in by the famous ateliers of Paris and Milan to couture garments. So, I wanted to shoot these pieces as such, bold, avant-garde, and bare––a true welding of the worlds of art and fashion.
Echoplex - Goddess of Reverb by Natalie Hutton (Melbourne, Australia) // Winner: Avant-garde Section
Spirit Bone by Guo Xiao Tong (Beijing, China) // Winner: Weta Workshop Emerging Designer Award
Ernst Haeckel’s Bride by Nika Danielska (Wroclaw, Poland) // Runner Up: Supreme WOW Award // Winner: Under the Microscope Section
Chinese Opera by Chan Wai Tung (Hong Kong, China)
