Image Gallery

More in this project

All clothing and footwear: Gareth Pugh
All clothing and footwear: Gareth Pugh; Tights: Calzedonia; Underwear: Intimissimi
All clothing and footwear: Gareth Pugh; Tights: Calzedonia; Underwear: Intimissimi
All clothing and footwear: Gareth Pugh
All clothing and footwear: Gareth Pugh; Tights: Calzedonia; Underwear: Intimissimi
All clothing and footwear: Gareth Pugh
Dress: Gareth Pugh
All clothing and footwear: Gareth Pugh
All clothing and footwear: Gareth Pugh; Tights: Calzedonia
Dress: Gareth Pugh; Tights: Calzedonia; Underwear: Intimissimi; Boots: Gareth Pugh
All clothing and footwear: Gareth Pugh
All clothing and footwear: Gareth Pugh

About

Gareth Pugh’s Autumn/Winter 2017 collection is an expression of lethal female resistance.

Filmed amongst the brutalist apertures of a vast concrete arena, far beneath the streets of London, Nick Knight and Younji Ku’s fashion film reflects Pugh’s austere vision of a world on the precipice of anarchy. A world where the prevailing instinct is to build walls, reinstate borders and reclaim territory. Where the most powerful person in the world is a billionaire demagogue and self-confessed pussy grabber.

Models including Erin O’Connor, Demi Hannah Scott and Hung Jee Park wear looks inspired by iconic cinematic references including Bob Fosse's Cabaret and Liliana Cavalli’s The Night Porter. The soundtrack – taken from the runway show at London Fashion Week in February 2017 – is based on CIA sleep deprivation techniques, with models moving to relentlessly looping tracks and lacerating jump cuts.

A continuation of Nick Knight and SHOWstudio’s collaborative relationship with Gareth Pugh, this fashion film explores the shared belief that fashion stands for more than a glitzy sideshow, that fashion can – and should – reflect our collective fears and fantasies.

Credits / Contributors

Photography: Nick Knight
Fashion Editor: Gareth Pugh
Fashion Team: Carson Mccoll and Aine Geoghegan
Fashion: Gareth Pugh A/W 17, all underwear Intimissimi and all tights Calzedonia.
Models: Erin O'Connor, Demi Hannah Scott, Aamito Lagum, Heejung Park, Grace Bol, Barbra-Lee Grant, Liene Podina, Tyg Davison, Tii Ansio, Lia Pavlova, Megan Sabik, Irina Kravchenko, Ana Cristina Plansky, Kye Howell, Nyaueth, Scarlett Cannon, Stav B, Kitty Garrett, Benedict Stewardson and Maisie Pearson
Dancer: Edward Watson
Film Edit and Sound Design: Younji Ku
Hair: John Vial
Make-up: Val Garland
Nails: Marian Newman
Camera Operation: Peiman Zekavat, Britt Lloyd and Younji Ku
Digital Operation: Joe Colley
UAV pilot: Dani Rose
UAV tech/spotter: Chris Williams
Casting: Shaun Beyen
Production: Riana Casson
Onsite Production: Nienta Nixon
Photography Assistance: Britt Lloyd, Rob Rusling, Vikesh Govind, Sonny Casson, Modu Sesay and Keir Laird
Fashion Assistance: Joel Traptow, Khosrov Melkonyan, Abbey Mills, Ben Mak, Eloise Hanikene, Unji Cho and Francis Lim
Hair Assistance: Anne Veck and Bozena Sarek
Make-up Assistance: Joey Cho and Elizabeth Hsieh
Nail Assistance: Jennie Nippard and Kristine Toce
Production Assistance: Poppy Thorpe, Mariana Caldeira, Kristina Osipova and Sophie Brunker
Retouching: Mark Boyle

More in this project

Share this page