BE AMAZED. 20 YEARS OF DAZED&CONFUSED EXHIBITION

Preservation Vamp, 1995, photography by Donna Trope, styling Katie Grand

Celebrating 20 years of their controversial magazine content, the Dazed and Confused exhibition at Somerset House brings together a host of various photo shoots, cover shots and artwork. Having used a variety of different ways to tell visual stories, the magazine commissioned work from many influential photographers, designers and artists over the years, all of whom left their mark on the publication and it's reputation for being a cutting edge voice of the new media.

 

 

 

Within the exhibition, two smaller courtyard rooms are dedicated to the late Alexander McQueen’s involvement with Dazed & Confused. There is a room solely devoted to the 1996 ‘Fashion-Able’ shoot which represented disability in a way that no other magazine had ever attempted, both then and now. The images in this room highlight McQueen’s ability in powerful social commentary and also his passion for seeking innovative ways to get a message across.

 

LEIGH BOWERY, THE BRUTAL BEAUTY.

Leigh was a drag mama, an intellectual, a space alien, a club queen, a trans-performer and an advocate for creating your own reality. He was so avant-garde to transform himself into a living artwork.

 

He was a freaky icon. Was the London underground scene of the 80's-90's. Inspiration for special artists such as Galliano and McQueen. Creative energy, pure.

DAPHNE GUINNESS PERFORMANCE IN THE BARNEYS NEW YORK WINDOWS

Undressing, dressing, walking... be smart, emotional. A performance staged in the windows of Barneys before the MET gala.

Daphne Guinness's grace permeates and involves. Humanly theatrical.

 

A DIP INTO THE 90'S: GALLIANO FOR DIOR, MCQUEEN FOR GIVENCHY AND ANTONIO BERARDI

The 90's woman certainly is not holy. Sinner, provocative and pretty bitch. Despite everything, she has style. The 90's are affected by the excesses of the previous decade. Fashion becomes minimal, while staying pittoresque.
A representative Dior ( Fw1997) by John Galliano.

A stunning Alexander McQueen for Givenchy Fw1997...

A motel on the catwalk and daring women for Antonio Berardi Fw1999-2000. A frenzy NY, scene of lively female lives.