Sunday 13 February 2011

'Snapped' at the National Portrait Gallery

Friday night saw the Fashion crowd pour in to the National Portrait Gallery for the Late Shift tour of Snapped: A celebration of fashion, beauty and diversity. The event was curated in partnership with All Walks Beyond the Catwalk's Erin O'Connor and Caryn Franklin, who posed the question: 'Has fashion become the lens through which we evaluate identity?' Which was heavily debated on the night by model Erin and Elle magazine editor Lorraine Candy.
Tickets to see the talk sold out in record time and unfortunately we were one of the unlucky ones, however there was still lots to see and do. There diverse portraits by Rankin dotted around whilst the models who posed for them mingled with the crowd.
Female DJ's the Work It Girls were there to get everyone in the mood for Friday night as they played some of our favourite tracks by Jay-Z, Missy Elliot, Pharrell and People Everyday. (We LOVE a bit of old school hip-hop) as we were treated to a special secret recipe 'Fashion Fix Cocktail' that just tasted of Summer, and Fashion Photographer Alistair Guy was there shooting those who had been 'spotted' on the night to be featured in i-D online.

As well as all the special events taking place, we also had free reign to explore the rest of the gallery. Frankie was happy to stumble across drawings by Illustrator Michael Langley exclaiming "This is right up my street"
Whilst I want the portrait of Anna Wintour by Alex Katz (2009) on my living room wall.

However the one that shocked us most, was the 'Head of Isabella Blow' by Tim Noble and Sue Webster, a mix of a crow, a mouse, a shoe and other everyday objects that when the spotlight shined, the shadow reflected the outline shape of Blows face.

It was a great night, and the late shift tours are the perfect time to visit, it's a great idea holding events for people to socialise and see the gallery too as we know for sure, you don't always get the time to visit as often as you should.



Fashion Fix Cocktail - Yummy. 

Portrait of Anna Wintour by Alex Katz 2009 - Oil on Linen. 

Head of Isabella Blow by Tim Noble and Sue Webster 

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