James Long SS13 LFW

East Asian urban cowboys in monochrome:

James Long SS12 Official After Show Party

I was proud to host and DJ the official after show party for James Long this season in the Wyld Bar at the W Hotel London. I organized the party with the blessing of James and his PR team at Relative MO and all in all it was a great success; the perfect way to end London Fashion Week! I picked 7th Man Magazine to be the media partner as they had recently done a feature on me and I thought it would be a perfect tie-in as they had shot James' clothes before and they're probably the most respected London-based high-end fashion magazine specializing in menswear. Click HERE to see their photos from the event as well as a short interview with James following the show.

James and co. partied at Wyld until the place was shut down, the unlimited bar courtesy of Grey Goose & Bacardi Oakheart keeping everyone in the mood! Laurencematthew (signed to Deadly People under the name Citizen) came and DJ'd with me. 7th Man's editorial team mingled with James and his interns, Facehunter took photos of Wyld's huge disco ball, Daniel Lismore provided visual spectacle in the form of his elaborate outfit, male models aplenty were spotted and our friend and actor Nathan Stewart Jarrett attended with fellow actress Valene Kane. Check out some of 7th Man's photos (shot by Rokas Darulis) of us below, I'm dressed in a James Long silk polka dot shirt, James Long suede perforated trousers & a James Long biker jacket blazer. Fabulous!

LFW Day 5: Menswear

I kicked off menswear day at the Relative MO headquarters, picking out James Long pieces to wear for the show and later that night for the after party at the W (which I had organized). Here is a photo of me trying on a grey knit with my Damir Doma trousers & boots.

I loved the James Long show, the whole exotic desert vibe was really cool, for me it conjured up retro images of the American West Coast, desert road trips in classic convertibles and sun-kissed San Francisco days. The patchwork biker jacket made up of contrasting fabrics was really cool, and the styling and music (by Hanna Hanra) really brought everything together nicely. Thumbs up! Below is a photo I took at the show and if you want to see a video then click HERE:

Next up I attended the KTZ (Kokon To Zai) show also at Somerset House, which I was really impressed by. Mixing African tribal influences with punk rock via S&M it was full of detail and attitude. The soundtrack was superb, starting and ending with It Began In Afrika by The Chemical Brothers and incorporating various other tribal electro tracks as well as Beyoncé's Run The World. Below is a photo I took of the finale with my friend dancer/model Eric Underwood wearing the leather harness piece and if you click HERE you can watch a video of the show:

After the KTZ show I headed over to see Nickque walk for Oliver Spencer and then onto Vauxhall Fashion Scout for the T. Lipop show for which I did the soundtrack. I mixed Phenomenon by LL Cool J with tracks by Pretty Lights and the Don Diablo/Missy Elliott mash-up Workin' Out Is Overrated. The show itself was brilliant, mixing Native American tribal influences with African prints (created by my good friend Cyril Crentsil) and fantastic casting and styling choices that came together to create a look I can only describe as Amish rock chic. Here are some photos I took backstage with models including Leebo Freeman, Cyril showing off one of his prints and two of the amazing bags Tom (Lipop) created for the collection:

I highly recommend you click HERE and check out some photos from the T. Lipop catwalk. Later that night I hosted and DJ'd the official James Long after show party (which I also organized) in conjunction with 7th Man Magazine and in collaboration with Relative MO which was amazing, and which I'll post about later. All in all it was a very exhausting but amazing day!