Spring / Summer '13

'Director's cut'

Look 1

‘Liza with a Z’

Fairy Pink kreutz hood shown with Look 1a: Swarovski veil on velvet band and choker.

Look 2

‘The Hitchcock’

Coal Black coque swirl widescreen epic.

Look 3

‘Maria’

Puffed tulle veil on band with Swarovski star beauty spot.

Look 4

‘Bacall’

Coal Black glossed straw hat shown with Look 1a: Swarovski veil on velvet band and choker.

Look 5

‘Silver Screen’

Gunmetal kreutz twirl.

Look 6

‘The Devil Is A Woman’

Coal Black straw ‘saucer’ with florals and coque trim.

Look 7

‘Lillian’

Gunmetal peony with Silver tassel on Dove Grey suede band.

Look 8

‘Greta’

Gunmetal straw hat with swept brim and peony trim.

Look 9

Fuchsia Pink silk roses with Swarovski veil on Coal Black leather band.

Look 10

‘Hyper Cherries Mk II’

Cherries on leather band with Swarovski veil.

Look 11

‘Crawford’

Gunmetal Hyper Bug ensnared in a tulle veil with Swarovski crystal beauty spot.

Look 12

‘Mae’

Fairy Pink sinamay hat with Piers Atkinson ‘Spray Of Stars’ print laser-cut black organza draping with feather trim.

Look 13

‘Glinda’

Sequinned Fairy Pink ostrich plumes with silk rose on wired band.

Look 14

‘Cover Girl’

Neon beret (battery or mains operated).

Look 15

‘Lady Jessica’

Coal Black coque cascade widescreen epic shown with Look 15a: Coal Black leather mask.

Look 16

‘Lady St Germans’

Dip-dye Hot to Fairy Pink sinamay hat with English Country florals.

Look 17

‘Bette’

Gunmetal rushalama maxi-beret.

Look 18

‘Lana’

Multi-floral on satin band with embroidered tulle veil.

Look 19

‘Who’s afraid…?’

Gunmetal ostrich maxi-beret overdose.

Look 20

‘Mme. Tomoko’

Wig strands on a leather band.

Look 21

‘Think Pink!’

Fairy Pink boater.

Look 22

Coal Black glossed straw midi-beret with Swarovski crystal veiling.

Look 23

‘Swanson’

Swarovski crystal tear drops on tulle veil.

Look 24

‘Zeigfeld Folly’

Swarovski encrusted Hyper Cherries Mk II on pink metallic leather band.

Look 25

‘Hermes’

Slashed and wired ‘winged’ baseball cap.

Look 26

‘Whatever Happened…?’

Gunmetal dupion and veiled midi-beret with Fairy Pink dupion bow.

Look 27

‘Incognita’

Gunmetal and Coal Black silk rose on a straw beret with paparazzi veil.

Look 28

Pink silk rose and studs on pink metallic leather band.

Look 29

‘Hollywood Revue’

Fairy Pink ostrich pom-poms on leather band.

Look 30

‘Losing My Mind’

Gunmetal kreutz hood.

Look 31

‘How To Marry A Billionaire’

Floral explosion in pink with Swarovski stars on wired band.

Look 32

‘The Lower Clapton (née Dalston)’

Slashed and re-assembled baseball caps.

Look 33

‘Shanghai Express’

Cherry blossom on Fairy Pink straw beret.

Look 34

‘Tiara Tantrum’

Laser-cut piexiglass tiara on satin band with Swarovski stars.

Look 35

‘Ritz’

Top Hat in association with London Undercover.

Look 36

‘It Ain’t No Sin’

Fairy Pink ostrich plume swirl on a Candy Pink leather beret.

Look 37

‘Lecia 2013’

Multi-floral on straw beret with pearl veil.

Look 38

‘Once Upon A Honeymoon’

Tulle veil climax with florals on a wired band.

Look 39

Mini-bowler with marabou puffs and moustachioed veil.

Look 40

‘Hollywoodland’

High kickin’ dolly on Sliver leather band.

Look 41

‘Mr. Hollywoodland’

Laser-cut signage on baseball cap.

Look 42

Fairy Pink ostrich overdose.

Credits

10th season retrospective

“Ten! Ten! Ten! Ten! Ten! Ten! Ten! Ten! Yeah…! Are there any more?!!”
‘Paris is Burning’ 1990

 

 Photography: Morgan White
Stylist: Kim Howells at The Booking Agency
Hair: Paul Donovan using Bumble and bumble
Make-up: Yin Lee at Premier Hair & Makeup using MAC cosmetics
Casting Director: Paul Isaac
Models: The Bombshell: Barbora Wohlora at Premier, The Brunette: Uliana Tikhova at Storm,
The Beau: George Alsford at Select and The Femme Fatale: Rebecca from The Murder Barn
Lighting Assistant: Pierre Maelzer
Digi Operator: David Lau
Photographer’s 1st Assistant: Clare Lewington
Photographer’s 2nd Assistant: Gary Morrisroe
Piers Atkinson Team: Philip Dunn, Elva Rodriguez, Jamie Briggs
Films by Morgan White / Realised by Elva Rodriguez

 

“A spray of stars hit the screen….”
Siouxsie & The Banshees: ‘Kiss Them For Me’ 1991

 

Concept: Piers Atkinson
Brand Consultancy: Kim Howells
Graphic Design: Elva Rodriguez
Studio: Rosemary Beard: buying & embroidery, Jessica Broas: millinery & production management,
Philip Dunn: studio & design, Lizzie McQuade, Rosanna Gould & Chloe Scrivener: millinery
and the team: Anna Kostina, B, Elva Rodriguez, Emma Aichison
Evie Cheung, Jamie Briggs, Kate Braithwaite, Liz Stott, Roxanne North, Sunmin Lee
Tami Bar-Lev, Tibo Bechu and Yan

 

With thanks to Ella, Ash & Ebi at Ella Dror PR / Gary & Emily at Royal Ascot for the support
Stephen Jones, Katie Bain, Antonio Fiengo, Barbara Grispini, Anne Lomax, Clara Mercer
Sarah Mower, Anna Orsini, Marits Roberts, Camilla Scott-Bowden & David Watts at the BFC and The London Showrooms
Jamie at London Undercover / Inky Hsieh for weaving the web
Andrew Logan / Franky Mang / Alùn Davies / Minnie Mouse