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Norman Parkinson: A Very British Glamour

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An exhibition about the British fashion photographer Norman Parkinson is currently running in the Somerset House, London. Norman Parkinson, was active for over 50 years (1930s to the 1980s). He redefined glamour in fashion and was instrumental in taking portrait and fashion photography beyond the stiff formality of his predecessors and injecting an easy, modern,spontaneous and casual elegance into his images. His photographs of celebrities, artists, actors and the British Royal Family are known throughout the world and have become icons of twentieth century style. The exhibition in the Somerset House celebrates the publication of the book: Norman Parkinson: A Very British Glamour and displays a selection of portraits from the Norman Parkinson archive.It will run until 31 January 2010. 

Photos: Norman Parkinson | Norman Parkinson Archive | Somerset House

Exhibition: Showstudio, Fashion revolution

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Showstudio has staged a major exhibition at the London Somerset House called: Showstudio: Fashion revolution. This exhibition is a retrospective of nine years of online innovation, invention and creation and it challenges conventional perceptions of fashion imagery.

Photos from the performance: Banquet | Heston Blumenthal | Ed Griffiths

The exhibition is divided into various segments called: process, performance, participation and fashion film. It opens the process of image-making up to the public – by putting a live, working photographic studio within the exhibition space, to be used by top photographers including Nick Knight of Showstudio himself. Knight will also shoot 100 portraits of London’s ‘beau monde’; models, actors, musicians and artists – and will show a programme of new Fashion Films, specially commissioned by Showstudio for Fashion Revolution.

The exhibition will run untill the 20th of December 2009

Photos: Showstudio | Somerset House