Gareth David

Biography

London Fashion Week S/S 2012 Catwalk Review: David Koma

David Koma presented an epic collection inspired by Polynesian tribal tattoos and African Zulu style at the old Waterloo Eurostar Terminal on Tuesday 20th September 2011.

David Koma S/S 2012 by Gilly Rochester. Ahhhhh… David Koma. One of London‘s most feted new design talents and a hot ticket on a Tuesday you would think, cialis 40mg […]

London Fashion Week S/S 2011 Catwalk Review: David Koma (Reprise)

Running ever so slightly late... Here's our second review of David Koma's beautiful collection for Spring Summer 2011.

Illustration by Andrea Peterson Only two seasons ago David Koma presented his – Niki de Saint Phalle inspired – collection of dresses off schedule headlining Freemasons as the winner of […]

An interview with fashion designer David Longshaw

Siobhan Fagan talks to David Longshaw - fashion designer, pattern cutter, illustrator and writer. He reveals how he worked his way up the fashion ladder, talks about the stellar line-up of industry figures he's worked with, and what the future holds…

Latitude 2010-Ivo Graham Blind Date by Amelia Gregory James Acaster by Kathryn Jones. Over the course of Latitude I saw numerous comedians, online some of whom appeared as comperes on […]

The Phantasmagorical World of Gackland

Purveyor of 'chatty communication', painter of vivid brush strokes, much-loved Amelia's ex-staffer and Rolf Harris aficionado; welcome to Gacklactica. Now appearing in Brick Lane.

All illustrations by Gackland. I first encountered the prolific Gackland two years ago when we shared a desk at Amelia’s Magazine. At the time he was operating under the guise […]

Drawing Fashion at the Design Museum

A new exhibition at the Design Museum explores fashion illustration through the ages: Erté and Lapape in the 1920s, Gruau and Bouché in the 1950s, Antonio Lopez in the 1980s and the modern greats such as Gustafson and Berthoud…

Gareth David Ackland lives and writes in a vibrating triskadekahedron called London. When not writing, here he makes paintings about guilt, colonialism, biodiversity loss, vanity, terrorism, evolution, consciousness and doom, […]

Island-Hopping Mad.

Interview with Jamie Dyson of Propeller Island.

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Art Listings

This weeks top exhibitions

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Yasmin Rizvi

Blazing Bonnets

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Social Networking Goes Green!

Online Networking

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Live: The Maccabees

Brighton

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Hackney Transitions To A Sustainable Future

Hackney, Transition Town, March

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Interview: Dan Deacon

and his new album Bromst, Illustration by Simon Edgar Lord

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Ruffed Up.

Born Ruffians - Little Garçon EP, Out now on Warp.

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Becky Becky: Good Morning, Midnight

Introducing the astonishing debut album from Becky Becky, based on the story of an ageing drunk and inspired by a book by Jean Rhys.

Becky Becky by Gareth A Hopkins. I often listen to the music that I am sent when I am driving, and only a very few albums make a big impression: […]

A Review of 50 Fabulous Frocks at the Fashion Museum, Bath

Jessica Cook wishes the Fashion Museum a very happy fiftieth as she visits their 50 Fabulous Frocks exhibition

Illustration of 1900s champagne fancy dress costume, unknown maker, by Freddy Thorn. Like any good birthday bash, it begins with champagne; a bottle of 1904 Veuve Clicquot to be exact, […]

Heohwan Simulation: London Fashion Week S/S 2013 Catwalk Review

Heohwan Simulation showcased his debut solo catwalk show on Friday 14th September at Freemasons Hall for Fashion Scout.

Heohwan Simulation S/S 2013 by Gaarte. Heohwan Simulation is the latest recipient of the Fashion Scout Merit Award, which entitles him to £25,000 worth of support over three seasons to […]

An interview with Peter Broderick and review of new album http://www.itstartshear.com

Peter Broderick returns with a wonderfully assembled album of low key beauty. Find out how the past and the present rubbed together to produce the uniquely titled http://www.itstartshear.com

Peter Broderick by Gemma Cotterell. http://www.itstartshear.com makes no grand entrance: I Am Piano is the softest of openers, with quiet keys gradually joined by the curling sighs of a looped […]

An interview with The Witch and The Robot on the release of new album Fear of Mountains

Meet the incredibly creative minds of TWATr, Cumbrian natives who are inspired by a multitude of musical influences from all over the world. New album Fear of Mountains Pt 1 is really quite special...

They live in the Lake District, drug they’re neighbours with British Sea Power and they make bewitching alternative music that has been labelled psych folk but which really doesn’t fit […]

London Fashion Week A/W 2011 Catwalk Review: Mary Katrantzou

Mary Katrantzou showed as part of Topshop New Gen at Billingsgate on Tuesday 22nd February 2011. Here's my review plus lots of lush illustrations.

thumb MFP MariaFrancescaPepe LFW A/W 2011. Illustration by Abby Wright. It was extremely dark in that first room. Save for a few lamps casting red strips of a blood-like glow. […]

London Fashion Week A/W 2011 Catwalk Review: Jena.Theo (by Matt)

Jenny Holmes and Dimitris Theocharidis, aka Jena.Theo, showed their bold collection at the new On|Off venue on Friday - will illustrations by Antonia Parker!

Les Chiffoniers by Abby Wright Slinky t-shirts, and seriously sprayed on leggings and rocky accessories have defined Les Chiffoniers for the last four years. With a winning formula, they like […]