MERRY XMAS!!!!!

This year I traded the welsh sheep and snow hills for the beach, pool and cocktails. Miss ya Wales!..................NOT!!!

PIERS ATKINSON AT MACHINE-A

Yipee its nearly Xmas and to celebrate Piers Atkinson teamed up with the amazing London concept store MACHINE-A for the Xmas window which launched on the 8th Dec. Piers asked me to jump on board to style the sexy mannequins which flew straight from Germany and with the help of uber talented Alun Davies we sprinkled some tron tastic S & M on the rauchy duo. Thanks to Morgan O'Donovan for these images!! MERRY XMAS!!

DAVID KOMA FOR V

Here is my new David Koma S/S11 film for V MAGAZINE directed by Bell Soto.

ONE from Bell Soto on Vimeo.

HANNAH MARSHALL A/W10

I love working with Hannah Marshall and I am still hooked on her A/W10 collection. Here are some shots taken by the lovely Victor De Mello with the fabulous Tina V at NEXT.

ALEXANDER MCQUEEN FOR V MAG

I recently shot a short film with Bell Soto for V MAGAZINE on Alexander McQueen's S/S11 menswear collection and here it is!!

END from Bell Soto on Vimeo.

'ADORN' by JEZ TOZER

I just realised I have still not put up my HOUSE OF ORGANZA 'ADORN' film, directed by the lovely Jez Tozer featuring Jourdan Dunn - Here is it!!!

HOUSE OF ORGANZA PRESENTS "ADORN" by Jez Tozer from Kim Howells on Vimeo.

UNSEEN SHOTS ............

Here are a couple of extra unseen shots from my shoot with Victor de Mello for Vision Magazine.

VISION MAGAZINE

Yeah! My story for Vision Magazine has just come out with photographer Victor de Mello and here it is!!! Thanks everyone.

PIERS ATKINSON S/S11 on RIHANNA

It was great to turn on X factor this weekend and see Rihanna wearing a floral delight from my talented flatmate milliner Piers Atkinson's S/S11 collection ..................... Here's to a great season!! As he is next to me creating a rainbow floral headband let's find out what he thinks of it all ....................

How did you feel seeing Rihanna performing in your design on the X Factor?

Very excited. It's quite strange to know that so many people are watching it at the same time, it makes you realise how influential these performers are .........I was deluged by texts. I saw my friend Scottee, the performance artist, eating Rihanna's cakes in the background too!

What other celebrities have worn your hats?

Kelis, Lady Gaga, Christina Aguilera, Cate Blanchett, Kate Moss, Paloma Faith and Fashion pack powerhouses Anna Dello Russo and Sarah Mower!

Where can we buy the Rihanna look?

This is an exclusive for Rihanna and this S/S collection will not be in the shops until after Christmas but try Fenwick's, MACHINE-A, Dover Street Market and Viola - they all stock my work here in the UK.

1984 .....

I know everyone is busy writing about Halloween but I have 1 thing on my mind ................ Claude Montana 1984!!!......................

ZAIBA JABBAR

Not only is Zaiba Jabbar one of the nicest people to work with she is also proving to be one of the most sought after filmakers in London right now working with exciting young brands like Charlie Le Mindu, Craig Lawrence, HOUSE OF ORGANZA and David David. Here are 3 of my fav films, with a couple of questions. Check out her work on vimeo and visit her website.

How would you describe yourself?

Driven, approachable...... and a little bit weird.......

What do you love most about what you do?

I love having the opportunity to ZAIBA-FY the things I see happening around me....

What have you got coming up?

I've got a really cool collaboration with Vice online magazine. And a few other collaborations in the pipeline. I've also got an exclusive official screening of my new William Richard Green SS11 video coming soon. I just really want to challenge peoples perception of what video can be about and make it cool.

S/S11 CHARLIE LE MINDU BY ZAIBA JABBAR from zaiba jabbar on Vimeo.

CRAIG LAWRENCE LAUNCH @ MACHINE A BY ZAIBA JABBAR from zaiba jabbar on Vimeo.

HOUSE OF ORGANZA @ THE ROYAL DALSTON HOTEL from zaiba jabbar on Vimeo.

TINAZ HALLOWEEN PARTY IS .........................NEARLY HERE ...............WOOOOOOOO!!!!

So Halloween is nearly here ................woooooooo..............spooky!! This will get you in the mood for party time sat!!! Here is to a scary weekend : )

I LOVE EVERYTHING ABOUT............BLUE

FRED BUTLER AT THE V & A

I recently took a trip to the V&A to see Diaghilev and the Golden Age of the Ballets Russes 1909-1929 (which is AMAZING!!!) and whilst buying the book at the V&A shop I stumbled on this...................... make your own fabulous Fred Butler pieces.

BELL SOTO

This is a shout out to an amazing Photographer / Director who I have just had the pleasure to meet and work with - BELL SOTO. Bell is based in NY but has recently been here in London and we have just shot 2 short fashion films exclusively for V MAG. The films will be out soon but I wanted to share his work with you. Above are some of my fave images he has taken and below is 1 of his films. Please check out his website, blog and vimeo.

INSOMNIA from Bell Soto on Vimeo.

FRED BUTLER - PHOSPHORESCENT OMNI-PRESENT

Fred Butler has been a busy bee, tucked away in her fabulous studio (shared with Craig Lawrence) finishing her new S/S11 collection titled 'Phosphorescent Omni-Present'. Above is Fred's postcard image shot by Elisha Smith Leverock and below are the pieces from her collection taken at Cube press day last thursday. I love working with Fred, she is truly one of London's most talented designers and always sunshine to be around. Theses pieces are now available to shoot : )

THE TRANSEXORCIST

Get ready for Halloween!!!

I BLAME COCO

Wed night I joined Coco to celebrate the launch of her first album ' The Constant'. Coco played live at Scala to a sold out crowd, it was a great gig and then we went to Shoreditch house for some drinks to celebrate. 'The Constant' is officially out 8th Nov.

I realised I have not put our recent vids up - so here is 'Quicker' directed by China Moo Young - I love this video.

Jacket - Barbour

Denim Shirt - ralph Lauren at MINT Vintage

Fang Necklace - Dominic Jones

Other Necklaces and White Shorts - Coco's own

CRAIG LAWRENCE AT MACHINE-A

The amazing Craig Lawrence has teamed up with london concept store MACHINE-A and I went to see the gang with photographer Morgan O'Donovan to get the 1st preview for Dazed, which you can see on DAZED DIGITAL now.

ADORN by JEZ TOZER

I teamed up with the super amazing Jez Tozer this season to make a short film for my 'ADORN' House of Organza, staring the lovely Jourdan Dunn. Here are 3 of the stills from the film that were printed and displayed at the launch. Please go onto Jez's website or SHOWSTUDIO to see the film for now.

HOUSE OF ORGANZA presents 'ADORN'

All images by Morgan O'Donovan

Last thursday Lyall Hakaraia and myself opened the Royal Dalston Hotel, Vogue Fabrics, doors for round 2 of HOUSE OF ORGANZA (HOO) - this time titled 'ADORN'. HOO is on it's 2nd season and with a strong team such as Piers Atkinson, Fred Butler, Judy Blame, Lyall Hakaraia, Craig Lawrence, PINS London and DR NOKI all on board 'ADORN' was a great way to launch Frieze. I started the group HOO last season with Lyall Hakaraia with the theme ORGANZA, this season we choose the humble pin from tales of Queen Elizabeth the first. It was common for ladies of the elizabethan court to wear no less than 1000 pins and gold was only permitted to be worn by Queen Elizabeth and her family.......

Lyall and I turned Vogue Fabrics into a black box where we displayed all these bespoke pieces, projected a short film directed the amazing Jez Tozer, starring Jourdan Dunn and all squeezed in to sit on the floor for golden tales by Jonny Woo. Our event has just gone up on Dazed Digital with a short behind the scenes film by Zaiba Jabbar. Thanks to Morgan O'Donovan for these pics and everyone for getting involved! These pieces are now available to shoot so please contact me.

PINS London

DR NOKI

Piers Atkinson

Fred Butler

Judy Blame

Lyall Hakaraia

Poor Craig Lawrence got left out of Morgan's images so here is my version ...............