Hormazd Narielwalla

We all at Dege & Skinner are very sorry to loose a wonderful man. One of our tailors Stefano sadly passed away the weekend before the Private View. He has taught his craft to many, and his current student Emma won a prestigious award – “Young Tailor of the year”. I had done this drawing of him a long time ago and forgotten about it. We will miss you Stefano!

This is the first 3-Dimensional object I am working on – a human skull.  The Skull has been made from a single forepart bespoke suit pattern belonging to a customer who is now dead. More to follow….

The photos have been manipulated on Instagram 

Thank you Mer for featuring my Klaus Nomi drawings in your beautiful magazine and an interview for Fair-God, Fashion-Mother on your blog.

The Modern Pantry, photo by Lee Murrells for 3 Objectives Photography

Thank you Anna Hansen, Dougal and John from the Modern Pantry for inviting me to show in their dining rooms.  The show is until 7th January 2012.The night was indeed very enchanting – I am so grateful from the support I have received from all my friends and well wishers. I couldn’t believe my muse Diane Pernet was there. Thank you for continuously featuring the event on your beloved www.ashadedviewonfashion.com

Diane and I, photo by Lee Murrells for 3 Objectives Photography

and Zowie Broach my tutor on my Masters course. Thank you for being there..

Diane, Homi and Zowie, photo from www.ashadedviewonfashion.com

A big thank you to the Sheridans…..

Michael and Minty, photo by Lee Murrells for 3 Objectives Photography

A special thanks to my supervisory team and the Associate Dean of Research at LCF Tony Kent for supporting me.

Artist and Reader in Fine Art Charlotte Hodes, Dr. Flavia Loscialpo, Professor of Fashion and Textile Design and Technology Sandy Black, Associate Dean of Research Tony Kent, photo from www.ashadedviewonfashion.com

My friends and supporters from 3Objectives - thank you for your help

Knitwear specialist Ted Houghton, Paul Downes from 3Objectives and Zowie from Lulu Guinness, photo by Lee Murrells for 3Objectives Photography

More Photos of the event…

The Drawings, photo by Lee Murrells for 3 Objectives Photography

The Drawings, photo by Lee Murrells for 3 Objectives Photography

The drawings, photo by Lee Murrells for 3 Objectives Photography

The Drawings, photo by Lee Murrells for 3 Objectives Photography

Homi and Taryn, photo by Lee Murrells for 3 Objectives Photography

Charlie and photographer Alistair Guy, photo by Lee Murrells for 3 Objectives Photography

My guests, photo by Lee Murrells for 3 Objectives Photography

Savile Row boys Tom Bradbury and Tristan Thorne with Homi, photo by Lee Murrells for 3 Objectives Photography

Caroline and friend looking at a drawing up close, photo by Lee Murrells for 3 Objectives Photography

‘Fairy-God, Fashion-Mother’ runs until 7th January 2012

Just finished creating a photo-booth installation at 3 Objectives to photograph our Guest-of-honour Diane Pernet. Daniel my friend and photographer insisted he wanted to test-run before the big day and needed a “Fake” Diane…I jumped at the opportunity to be my muse for a few seconds.

The patterns are collaged in a way that the negative space creates a fashion model.

Photo Courtesy: Daniel Schwetizer of 3 Objectives.

Thank you so much Diane Pernet for all your support.

I am so excited that she is coming to London to open Fairy-God, Fashion-Mother at the Modern Pantry. This drawing was the first one I did of Diane, which Vassilis Zidianakis of ATOPOS cvc spotted and thus the journey began.

Following the exhibit – I am in-conversation with Diane about the communication of fashion  - be it in the medium of art, illustration, photography and film. The event is on the 15th at 3Objectives. Hope to see you there -

I am inspired by the eccentric Marian Kihogo who informs me it is her birthday next week. It’s also a big week for ‘Fairy-God, Fashion-Mother’. Marian was so kind enough to write a lovely post about the exhibit.

Happy birthday darling! Kisses from me.

I am so pleased to share that my Klaus Nomi drawings are published in Coilhouse magazine Issue 6. I received a lovely letter this summer from editor Meredith Yayanos requesting they use these drawings for her article on Nomi.

I couldn’t refuse having looked at the beautifully put together earlier magazines. Their mission is to cover mainstream and underground fashion, art, music and technology. To Buy

These drawings are very special to me. I was introduced to Klaus Nomi’s music by visiting the lovely Pippa Brook’s blog Madame Says, who also featured my work, and ever since become a fan of my pattern collages.

They were then spotted by Diane Pernet who requested they be included in a show Markt, she curated The 3 Nomi drawings along with Dead Man’s Patterns were exhibited in Scope, the Lincoln centre, New York. It was most exciting when Diane informed me that they were featured in New York times style magazine.

‘Fairy-God, Fashion-Mother’ at the Modern Pantry runs until 7th Jan 2012.

A big thank U to my muscle in the form of Ed, Alan and Lee who helped me set up Fairy-God, Fashion-Mother at the Modern Pantry.

The exhibit opens tomorrow until the 7th January 2012.

Diane Pernet goes to the Proms. This is the final drawing for ‘Fairy-God, Fashion-Mother.’ This drawing is made up of a bespoke shirt yoke pattern cut by Master Shirtmaker Robert Whittaker from Dege & Skinner along with 3 floral print replicas of the paper dresses from the ATOPOS cvc archive.

This morning I’m excited – we install the exhibit at the Modern Pantry  for tomorrows opening.

The final collage drawing for ‘Fairy-God, Fashion-Mother’ is Diane Pernet depicted as an Oriental Doll. The collage is made up of 3 collar fused end patterns (used to cut fusing the stiffens the end of a shirt collar) cut by Master Shirtmaker Robert Whittaker of Dege & Skinner along with 2 images of floral paper dresses from the ATOPOS cvc archive based in Athens, Greece. I have also cut out a shape of a A-line paper dress from one of my dead man’s bespoke Savile Row pattern.

3 Days to go…

Another collage-drawing created for the show. This time the allure of Diane Pernet, the fashion seductress is made up by using 2 sets of bespoke shirt collar’s cut by Master Shirtmaker Robert Whittaker of Dege & Skinner coupled with 3 various replications of the paper dresses from ATOPOS cvc archive. They were extracted from their exhibition RRRIPP Paper Fashion catalogue.

4 days to go before ‘Fairy-God, Fashion-Mother’ opens at the Modern Pantry

I am so grateful to street photographers Daniel Stern and Jonathan Price from the Les Garcon de Glasgow who invited me for morning tea and a stroll to discuss ‘Fairy-God, Fashion-Mother’. A very big thank you for their support and lovely portraits that they took of me.

5 more days to go until ‘Fairy-God, Fashion-Mother’ opens at the Modern Pantry. Just completed another new piece for the show. Diane’s impression is made up of 2 actual collar tops cut by Master shirtmaker Robert Whittaker from Dege & Skinner and 4 replications of 1960s paper dresses from the ATOPOS cvc archive.

Photo courtesy: Rick Morris for ID

I have just finished another drawing for ‘Fairy-God, Fashion-Mother’ - Senorita Diane Pernet. The collage-drawing is made up of a spray painted original shirt collar pattern, cut by Mr.Robert Whittaker, Master shirt maker at Dege & Skinner, along with various replications of the paper dresses from the ATOPOS archive.

I also got up this morning to a lovely e-mail from the glamorous Marian Kihogo who wrote a lovely preview about the exhibit.

Big thank you to Diane for her post on ASVOF and Minas from the Eternal Optimist who is constantly writing about my work since 4Fashionshake III

Ed Burton the BAFTA award winning software artist comes alive be cutting up a coat forepart pattern – Happy Halloween!

 A very warm Happy Diwali to everyone…I am so very pleased to announce that these drawings have been made especially for Karishma Shahani, a trendy bag designer in India under the label Princess K. Style.com nominate her work as the next best thing after Manish Arora. The drawings will appear for her winter collection…Can’t wait to see them…More to follow.

I collaged patterns and imagery to create a peacock. The rationale being Savile row men when attired are really handsome peacocks. The negative space between the brown paper patterns creates the shape of the peacock and the man’s head has been extracted from a vintage tailoring book. The separate pieces are printed on archival matte and acetate.

The artwork has been commissioned for Sheridan & Co….Thank you Julien

London 18th Oct 2011: I am working on 8 more Diane Pernet impression-collage-drawings for the exhibit. The series have developed since their inception…I have returned to the drawing board with fresh eyes and am using more actual bespoke Savile Row patterns – thus in the process creating something far more precious.

“Fairy-God, Fashion-Mother” at the Modern Pantry, 8^th November – 7^th January 2012

“Fairy-God, Fashion-Mother” – An exhibition of collage drawings by artist Hormazd Narielwalla at the Modern Pantry.

 8^th November – 7^th January 2012

London, Monday 17^t October 2011: ‘Fairy-God, Fashion-Mother’ is a series of paper collages by artist Hormazd Narielwalla inspired by the cult fashion curator Diane Pernet. No mere follower of fashion she remains impossible to pigeonhole. In response the collages combine paper shapes sourced from three paradoxically eclectic historical sources; reproductions of 1960s American paper dresses archived at ATOPOS cvc (a Greek cultural centre), original tailoring pattern drafts from a Victorian cutting book (from the London College of Fashion) and original Savile Row cutting patterns discarded after the death of customers. The iconic fashionista appears resplendent from the remnants of disposable dresses, antique patterns for clothes that were never made, and patterns for men whose meticulous measurements are made redundant by death. The series followed a commission for two large scale works by ATOPOS cvc for the RRRIPP Paper Fashion touring exhibition and was first exhibited in Athens, Greece at 4 Fashionshake III by Ozon Magazine.

The Modern Pantry hosts the exhibition.

The restaurant is a keen supporter of the arts and Hormazd Narielwalla is the 10^th Artist to exhibit work in their dinning rooms on the first floor.

Anna Hansen’s cooking reflects her Danish ancestry, a childhood in New Zealand, and a culinary journey to the UK. With years of experience in the restaurant business, Anna is a culinary prodigy with a fresh and contemporary take on food. Her renowned restaurant in Clerkenwell, The Modern Pantry, is a sanctuary of bold flavours, colourful ingredients and herbs and spices from around the world that are expertly brought together to create fresh, original and captivating dishes. Anna’s culinary philosophy is driven by the desire to please and excite the palate by renewing everyday cooking with modern ingredients and global inspiration. The Modern Pantry in Clerkenwell is open for breakfast, lunch and dinner seven days a week, with a Café and Pantry on the ground floor as well as outside seating in the square, and two elegant dining rooms on the first floor.

The Modern Pantry, 47-48 St John’s Square, London, EC1V 4JJ

Tel: 020 7553 9210

www.themodernpantry.co.uk

The exhibition is supported by:

• 3Objectives (www.3objectives.co.uk) a prestigious London based photographic studio run by award winning photographers Daniel Schweitzer, Aneta Swoboda and Paul Downes, has been providing images to the fashion and lifestyle magazine industry for over 20 years.

• Sheridan & Co (www.sheridanandco.com) is a London and New York based design agency offering a full service in retail design consultancy working globally across domestic & travel retail.

He is called Orlando!

I am very happy to share that The Savile Row Cutter can now also be purchased from the Victoria & Albert Museum shop. A very big Thank You to Dr. Jonathan Faires who decided to stock it.

I am so pleased that Martin Dawber used 9 of my drawings with a quote in his introduction of his latest book – The Great Big Book of FASHION ILLUSTRATION.

great big book of FASHION ILLUSTRATION

Diane Pernet impression (far left) 2010 appeared in womenswear section

Michelle, Gieves & Hawkes London Fashion Week debut collection (middle left) 2010, appeared in menswear section

Paper Catwalk, Dead Man's Patterns (top far-right), 2008 appeared in menswear section

Paper Catwalk, Dead Man's Patterns (far-left), 2008 appeared in menswear section

Sebastien, Gieves & Hawkes London Fashion Week debut collection (middle left) 2010, appeared in menswear section

Christian, Gieves & Hawkes London Fashion Week debut collection (far left) 2010, appeared in menswear section

Paper Catwalk, Dead Man's Patterns (far-right), 2008 appeared in youth culture section

Midnight Shopping (middle left) 2009 appeared in the youth culture section

Henry Wynmalen commissioned for The Savile Row Cutter, 2010 (Top right) appeared in the sports section

To purchase the book – please visit AMAZON , a very big ‘Thanks’ & ‘Congratulations’ to Martin for a beautifully produced book.

A very big thank you to my friends at 3Objectives 

The purpose of this video produced by my friend and fellow artist Ed Burton is to give my viewers a glimpse of my work-in-progress methodologies. In this video I am attempting to search for a form within the form by collaging various Savile Row bespoke tailoring patterns from Dege & Skinner’s archive.

Floating in the Lay

Artist Charlotte Hodes gets a closer look at the piece

William Skinner from Dege & Skinner makes a sartorial check

Block Party until the 25th at Victoria House is worth a visit. The Crafts Council i n association with Lucy Orta did a very considered job on Block Party and I was very pleased with my contribution. I choose various pattern components to create a collage jammed between 2 perspex sheets and is placed on a metal table frame to emulate a cutting table. I loved wearing my first bespoke Suit cut by Master Tailor of Dege & Skinner – Michael Skinner  whose biography I have recently written. I am also very grateful to William Skinner who supported my artwork for the exhibition.

A big Thank You to  Daniel Schweitzer for 3Objectives for taking the photos.

My artwork – A Study on Anansi (top right) was featured in the Crafts Magazine alongside with Yinka Shonibare and Charlotte Hodes work in relation to the exhibit Block Party. Please visit for more info

Film-maker Frederico Urdaneta was commissioned by the Crafts Council to make this film that accompanies Block Party: contemporary craft inspired by the tailor.

“Negative Space explores the process and tradition of bespoke tailoring. Hormazd Narielwalla, artist-in-residence at the prestigious Savile Row civil, military and sporting tailor Dege & Skinner, and pattern cutter Nina Penlington, take us behind the scenes, offering a rare glimpse into the workshop and pattern archive. Both reveal their unique relationships with paper patterns.”

Please visit the Website for more about the exhibition

I am pleased to announce that my work for the Crafts Council’s Block Party will debut at Design Junction during Design Week. The event is free to attend, but you need to register - Very much look forward to the Event.