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Hawthorne & Heaney for FKA Twigs

July 31, 2019 by Natasha Searls-Punter

Hawthorne & Heaney for FKA Twigs London Hand Embroidery

It has been three years since FKA Twigs has given a live performance so when she announced her return to music with new songs and the ‘Magdalene’ tour, it was a safe bet that it was going to be epic. From all accounts, she has not disappoint as many people have been describing  as ‘a masterpiece’ (anothermag.com) ‘feels at times more like an avant-garde dance piece than a pop show’ (NME).

Hawthorne & Heaney for FKA Twigs London Hand Embroidery

Unsurprisingly, when superstar stylists Ed Kay and Matthew Josephs contatcted us, we jumped at the chance to work on the embroidery for the tour costumes. We produced a series of 5 pieces which formed a part of this visual treat and are delighted with how they turned out!Hawthorne & Heaney for FKA Twigs London Hand EmbroideryBandana and head scarf with leopard print sleeved corset

Hawthorne & Heaney for FKA Twigs London Hand Embroidery

Leopard print sleeved corset

Hawthorne & Heaney for FKA Twigs London Hand Embroidery

Hawthorne & Heaney for FKA Twigs London Hand Embroidery

 

Hawthorne & Heaney for FKA Twigs London Hand Embroidery

Hawthorne & Heaney for FKA Twigs London Hand Embroidery

Hawthorne & Heaney for FKA Twigs London Hand EmbroideryMonogram silver corset

Hawthorne & Heaney for FKA Twigs London Hand Embroidery

Hawthorne & Heaney for FKA Twigs London Hand Embroidery

Hawthorne & Heaney for FKA Twigs London Hand Embroidery

Hawthorne & Heaney for FKA Twigs London Hand EmbroideryHawthorne & Heaney for FKA Twigs London Hand Embroidery

Filed Under: Art, Embroidery, Fashion, Film, TV & Theatre Tagged With: art, costume, costume design, ed kay, fka twigs, Hawthorne and Heaney, London, magdalene, matthew josephs, music, pop, stylist, theatrre

Hawthorne & Heaney for Hasan Hejazi

January 11, 2019 by Natasha Searls-Punter

We are delving back into the archives to revisit this really fun project we worked on for designer Hasan Hejazi in 2012.  We were asked to create baroque inspired tonal cut work for three bespoke luxury evening dresses for pop goddess Marina from Marina and the diamonds.  The project included some exciting names including Tim Bret Day (Photography), Thomas Knights (Film) and a suit for the designer by London tailor Gresham Blake.

Hawthorne & Heaney for Hasan Hejazi London Hand Embroidery

Our designs and drawings were based on victorian florid ornament something that is very good to translate to cut work.   The initial designs and refining took a long time and the annotations and notes for the embroiderers even longer as there was so much detail involved.

Hawthorne & Heaney for Hasan Hejazi London Hand Embroidery

The embroideries were executed in cutwork in colours to match the dresses with a fade to either lighter or darker.  There were also a few crystals scattered about to add a bit of light.

Hawthorne & Heaney for Hasan Hejazi London Hand Embroidery

Hawthorne & Heaney for Hasan Hejazi London Hand Embroidery

Hawthorne & Heaney for Hasan Hejazi London Hand Embroidery

The dresses were then put together over four days ready for the photo shoot.

Before the event we hadn’t seen any of the dresses, so we were very excited for the launch.  The first we saw was the full length red piece which marina wore for her performance at the beginning of the night.

Hawthorne & Heaney for Hasan Hejazi London Hand Embroidery

She then changed into the blue knee length dress which is our personal favourite !

The final pink dress was saved solely for the photo shoot, which you can see in the photos below.   It was lovely to get a chance to flex our cutwork drafting muscles this thoroughly, so we are very grateful to Hasan for getting us involved !  A wonderful project all round.

Hawthorne & Heaney for Hasan Hejazi London Hand Embroidery

Hawthorne & Heaney for Hasan Hejazi London Hand Embroidery

Hawthorne & Heaney for Hasan Hejazi London Hand Embroidery

Filed Under: Art, Embroidery, Fashion, Music Tagged With: baroque, bespoke, couture, custom, cutwork, drafting, embellishment, embroidery, fashion, goldwork, hand embrodiery, hasan hejazi, making, marina and the diamonds, music, pop, stitching, womenswear

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