Video installation by moi! Official screening coming soon!
Watch this space!
Thursday, 23 September 2010
William Richard Green SS11 @ NEW GEN + FASHION EAST MAN DAY
Video installation by moi! Official screening coming soon!
Watch this space!
Monday, 20 September 2010
Tuesday, 14 September 2010
Thursday, 9 September 2010
Agent Provocateur Fashion Film
I love this! I think they get this fashion film/sex tape just right!
Directed by Johan Renck
Starring Kirsty Hume
Monday, 6 September 2010
Wednesday, 1 September 2010
Monday, 9 August 2010
The Couture Issue video "Can You Hear Them" Featured on the blog!
Zaiba Jabbar directs this month's F156 FILM
Can you hear them? Through the trees... with their guns? They’re close. I can feel it....
Since having worked with the award winning, up and coming filmmaker Zaiba Jabbar on our Summer Issue, we here at F156 have been itching to start another project with her and we’ve been lucky enough to collaborate with this amazing young, London talent once more for our ‘Couture Campers Issue’.
The lovely Zaiba recently won first prize at the ASVOF Film Festival for her ‘1 minute light series’ entry, featuring William Richard Green’s collection which I blogged about a few weeks back . This time Zaiba directs our F156 FILM entitled ‘Can You Hear Them?’ A sinister tone is set, deep in the woods where our Couture Camping subjects are submersed into an intoxicating orange smoke and dark shadows. Lost in a sensational and surreal world, our subjects are torn between light and darkness with a distinct element of the hunt following close behind.
To accompany our main fashion editorial, Zaiba has captured our stills in motion with a feeling of suspense and fear that has had us all gripped in the office since we saw the final cut! Another amazing film by this gobsmacking-ly talented girl. I love the way she has captured our green armed boys, clad in Katie Eary skins from head to toe as they hunt down Couture fawns that dress in fur and layers of florescent Perspex. Enjoy these stills and enjoy the film even more...
Fashion Direction and Styling: Guy Hipwell.
See more of Zaiba Jabbar’s work here.
Saturday, 10 July 2010
EXCLUSIVE FULL LENGTH VERSION OF WILLIAM RICHARD'S GREEN AW10 FASHION FILM UP ON DAZED DIGITAL
WILLIAM RICHARD GREEN (LONDON, UK)
The 24 year old designer talks about his rubber-and-wetsuit inspired fall showing as we exclusively show the full length version of the award-winning film for the collection directed by Zaiba Jabbar.
Text by Kin Woo | Published 08 July 2010
Most people come to the city to forget their past. But for 24-year old CSM graduate and new menswear designer, William Richard Green; a childhood spent in the countryside made an indelible impression on him. Take his graduate collection based on the Rob Zombie film, ‘House of a 1000 Corpses’ which featured a coat made out of rabbit furs (supplied by Hockley) with buttons cast out of their bones. “It was kind of an expensive joke. I come from Worcester and my parents own a farm. But I tend to associate fur with vulgar glamour so I don’t go out of my way to use it.”
Perhaps his upbringing is more reflected in the rugged materials such as denim and wool and sturdy, if subtly reconfigured sportswear shapes that make up his work. His vision combines a masculine utilitarianism with technical innovation, undercut by a dark, perverse sense of humour. Laughs Green, “Well I do draw influence from my friends and they are all perverts basically!”
Following apprenticeships at DavidDavid and Hockley, he also did time on Savile Row and as seems a prerequisite for every promising young designer these days; has designed an outfit for Lady Gaga. His fall 2010 collection takes inspiration from a decidedly more obscure source, John Carpenter’s postapocalyptic film, ‘Escape from LA.’ “That film was tacky but amazing at the same time. The wetsuits worn by the heroes in the film inspired me to work with rubber. I worked with this guy who makes these fetish outfits. We made these real basics like a raglan t-shirt and duffle coat but in these fetish fabrics, and we used the wrong side so that it wasn’t tacky, but chalky.” So enamoured was he with the results, his hotly tipped DJ act (Joe and Will Ask?) got booked to play the sex-and-rubber venue, The Hoist. “I’m glad we did it – it was interesting to check it out. It’s such a specific genre. They were quite excited about having two straight young boys DJ at their club. In a way it was kinda sweet!” It would seem a certain seediness pervades Green’s aesthetic. After all what else to make of a quilted mohair jacket made out of rug that came from a porn shoot. “Well I didn’t have much money this season – so everything was collected or found which fits in with the aesthetic of the movie because these were gangs who pick up rubbish to make their outfits.”It’s no surprise that he cites the Belgian fetishist Walter Van Beirondonck as well as the bondage loving Vivienne Westwood as designers he admires.
The coolly sinister, monochromatic gang of toughs in the Fall collection continues to explore his fascination with subcultures. “I do love where people stick together in groups and be different from everyone else. I think London is cool for that. My work always ends up looking like a gang. Those movies like Mad Max had a strong influence on me.”
Dazed Digital exclusively premiere the full length video for the collection directed by up-and-coming filmmaker, Zaiba Jabbar (who won the prestigious 2010 A Shaded View On Fashion Film/ Vogue Italia Award along with Miho Kinamura). Says Jabbar, "I was especially interested in exploiting the grungy ideas of the collection through the use of negative space and light which infected the clothes. The rubber jacket absorbed the pin prick lights beautifully and I loved the idea of a floating illuminated moving silhouette highlighting the shapes and details of the clothes. I wanted to echo the heroic and anti-heroic ideas of the collection by creating a tectonic and mysterious mood for the film."
For Spring/Summer ’11 sees Green looking to more offbeat sources. “I can’t really sleep at night because of my hours DJ-ing and so I really got into this late-night reality TV programme called ‘The Deadliest Catch’ about Alaskan fishermen - they were these really burly Hell’s Angels types who would wear heavy duty oilskins and go diving. I thought it would be fun to do a Spring/Summer collection based on that. I have this fantasy of doing short shorts and wellies.”
Photography by Christina Smith,
Styling by Paul Joyce,
Make up and Hair by Anna Inglishall
Model Mark Stanworth at NEVS.
All clothes by William Richard Green AW10 available at MACHINE-A.
Film by Zaiba Jabbar
Produced by Zaiba Jabbar and William Richard Green
Model Thomas Ashley
Music Joe and Will Ask? - 'Rivet Gun'
Perhaps his upbringing is more reflected in the rugged materials such as denim and wool and sturdy, if subtly reconfigured sportswear shapes that make up his work. His vision combines a masculine utilitarianism with technical innovation, undercut by a dark, perverse sense of humour. Laughs Green, “Well I do draw influence from my friends and they are all perverts basically!”
Following apprenticeships at DavidDavid and Hockley, he also did time on Savile Row and as seems a prerequisite for every promising young designer these days; has designed an outfit for Lady Gaga. His fall 2010 collection takes inspiration from a decidedly more obscure source, John Carpenter’s postapocalyptic film, ‘Escape from LA.’ “That film was tacky but amazing at the same time. The wetsuits worn by the heroes in the film inspired me to work with rubber. I worked with this guy who makes these fetish outfits. We made these real basics like a raglan t-shirt and duffle coat but in these fetish fabrics, and we used the wrong side so that it wasn’t tacky, but chalky.” So enamoured was he with the results, his hotly tipped DJ act (Joe and Will Ask?) got booked to play the sex-and-rubber venue, The Hoist. “I’m glad we did it – it was interesting to check it out. It’s such a specific genre. They were quite excited about having two straight young boys DJ at their club. In a way it was kinda sweet!” It would seem a certain seediness pervades Green’s aesthetic. After all what else to make of a quilted mohair jacket made out of rug that came from a porn shoot. “Well I didn’t have much money this season – so everything was collected or found which fits in with the aesthetic of the movie because these were gangs who pick up rubbish to make their outfits.”It’s no surprise that he cites the Belgian fetishist Walter Van Beirondonck as well as the bondage loving Vivienne Westwood as designers he admires.
The coolly sinister, monochromatic gang of toughs in the Fall collection continues to explore his fascination with subcultures. “I do love where people stick together in groups and be different from everyone else. I think London is cool for that. My work always ends up looking like a gang. Those movies like Mad Max had a strong influence on me.”
Dazed Digital exclusively premiere the full length video for the collection directed by up-and-coming filmmaker, Zaiba Jabbar (who won the prestigious 2010 A Shaded View On Fashion Film/ Vogue Italia Award along with Miho Kinamura). Says Jabbar, "I was especially interested in exploiting the grungy ideas of the collection through the use of negative space and light which infected the clothes. The rubber jacket absorbed the pin prick lights beautifully and I loved the idea of a floating illuminated moving silhouette highlighting the shapes and details of the clothes. I wanted to echo the heroic and anti-heroic ideas of the collection by creating a tectonic and mysterious mood for the film."
For Spring/Summer ’11 sees Green looking to more offbeat sources. “I can’t really sleep at night because of my hours DJ-ing and so I really got into this late-night reality TV programme called ‘The Deadliest Catch’ about Alaskan fishermen - they were these really burly Hell’s Angels types who would wear heavy duty oilskins and go diving. I thought it would be fun to do a Spring/Summer collection based on that. I have this fantasy of doing short shorts and wellies.”
Photography by Christina Smith,
Styling by Paul Joyce,
Make up and Hair by Anna Inglishall
Model Mark Stanworth at NEVS.
All clothes by William Richard Green AW10 available at MACHINE-A.
Film by Zaiba Jabbar
Produced by Zaiba Jabbar and William Richard Green
Model Thomas Ashley
Music Joe and Will Ask? - 'Rivet Gun'
Thursday, 1 July 2010
Wednesday, 30 June 2010
Monday, 28 June 2010
Saturday, 19 June 2010
Monday, 14 June 2010
WillIAM RICHARD GREEN FILM BY ZAIBA WINNER PARTY @ DALSTON SUPERSTORE!! up on Vogue.it
Main Blog Page on VOGUE.IT here.
The East London masses filled up Dalston Superstore early on thursday night.
The space usually allocated to disco dancing was taken up by Zaiba Jabbar's ASVOFF & Vogue Italia's
winning video for CSM fashion graduate William Richard Green.Supping on delicious passion fruit, apple juice and vodka cocktails provided by sponsor Zubrovka and Kopperburg pear cider, they were entranced by the light-trickery, shadows and poses onscreen.
Upstairs, sounds were provided by The Lovely Jonjo and Green - in his alter-ego as co-partner in DJ duo Will and Joe Ask. There's not much that can get E8's finest out this early, but this combination of sounds, sips and, most of all, sights did just that.
"Having the party where we shot the video just seemed like right idea! And it was! We had a super fun night, everyone who came watched the video at least once! Dalston Superstore have been fantastic!! They helped sort out the drinks and the projection of the film. Thanks again to them. It was great to sip cocktails and celebrate our winning video" Zaiba Jabbar.
Lauren Cochrane
Ella Dror, and one half of Qasimi and quest.
My dear friend , The Lovely Jonjo ( thanks for playing the tunes!)
Alex Noble & Josh Caffe
Photo's thanks to weknowwhatyoudidlastnight.com
Saturday, 12 June 2010
FASHION156 BLOG! Such a lovely write up, thanks Fashion 156!!!
Tuesday, 8 June 2010
Monday, 7 June 2010
Thursday, 3 June 2010
Goldfrapp’s Alive by Geremy Jasper & Georgie Greville (Legs)
Goldfrapp "Alive" Music Video directed by Legs from LEGS MEDIA on Vimeo.
I love these guys!! Great video! I'm sensing a Holy Mountain reference going on here. See pic below.
Tuesday, 1 June 2010
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