Open Lab #8: Editorial "The Seventh Son"

No secret that Chris Arundel is one of my favourite male models and this story shot around the outskirts of one of the the studios at Big Sky really stemmed from vibes, from the music we were listening to, the clothes and of course Chris's mellow presence really complemented to the story to produce a short but effective editorial. It was Martine Rose's SS13 collection that really triggered my vision for this story.

Check it out...

Photography Kate Cox

Fashion Nickque Patterson

Hair Michael Jones

Make Up Abigail Johnson 

Fashion Assistant Yoona Kim

Model Chris Arundel @ Storm

Open Lab #8: Editorial "Dazed"

The last editorial shot for the current issue of Open Lab!
This evening shoot took place just on the cusp of our deadline. A mix of travels, other work and a hairstylist who landed in from Milan mens week and came straight to shoot and curated arguably one of the most talked about things in our SS13 issue, this shoot is a testament to get in, do your part, position, click, next, got it, move on.

 

 Photographers Brendan Barker & Daniel Evans BBDE

Fashion & Creative Direction: Nickque Patterson

Hair Fabio Vivan

Make Up Molly Portsmouth 

Model Grace J @ MandP Model

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 p.s(entiment) love Grace and her lovely mum who came to the shoot and took the role as my second assistant lol. Really routing for this youngmodel!

Open Lab #8: Editorial "That 70's Show"

Small room filled with trinkets, 7 strong team, maze to get location and tea is how I'll remember this story. To be fair, any shoot with Georgie will include a lot of tea.

This was the last editorial I shot last year and it's a favourite; getting seriously throwback as of late! 

Photography Georgie Wileman 

Fashion Director Nickque Patterson

Hair John Mullan 

Make Up Andrea Gomez Anzola 

Models; Kumi Keazor @Models 1, Kyle Forde @D1 and Ysham @AMCK

Editorial: Hunger TV "An Early Retirement"

Lately I've been a bit obsessed with old legendary gals like Little Edie, Edith Piaf and I've always been fixated with twisted suburbia. This story is takes from that,  two young girls summoned to melancholia (which is a reference also)

Check out "An Early Retirement" on Hunger TV!

Open Lab #8: The Collections

NEW STORY!

I will always remember this story for a number of reasons;

1) First time Open Lab has done a collections story 

2) Location issues; original location swept from under out feet day before shoot
3) Flight issues and hotel scamming
4) All the normal stresses of shooting; getting full show looks on time, casting, light etc

It didn't just all come together, it seemed we had everything thrown at us but working with such a great team and shooting in the beautiful No.9 French Place we managed to achieve this story. For this I imagined a day in the life of a married vampire couple. From home to work to dinner date with the Addams. The day of a modern couple who choose blood over wine. Light topic.

Photography Aline and Jacqueline Tappia

Fashion & Art Director Nickque Patterson

Hair Soichi Inagaki @ Balcony Jump

Make Up Thom Walker

Models Ben Waters @ Models 1 and Flo Dron @ Select

Fashion Assistant Kitty Paterson 

Hair Assistant Baba Takuya

Special Thanks to Space NO.9. and the amazing designers/PRs (in order of occurence) James Long, Eudon Choi, Raf Simons, KTZ, Xander Zhou and Damir Doma. The AW13 one will be even bigger, mark my word!

Lookbook: Jenn Lee SS13

Today marks a big day for my friend and designer Jenn Lee. Her AW13 collection is available to buy at Immense in Taiwan and soon online!

So far the lookbook images have appeared in features in Excellence magazine and a video interview with Jenn for Elle Taiwan...

Look book images credit are... Photography Ellis Scott Fashion/Creative Direction Nickque Patterson Hair Masanori Yahiro  Make Up Molly Portsmouth

Editorial: The Ones2watch "Pastel Pain"

Shooting spring/summer in autumn winter is never ideal, especially when shooting in a derelict (but amazing) space with no central heating and a lot of walking. You wouldn't be able to tell it was the case with this fiercely colourful editorial. Check out "Pastel Pain" on TheOnes2Watch 

Photography Luca Campri

Fashion & Creative Direction Nickque Patterson

Make Up Lucy Gibson 

Hair Sami Knight 

Model Sycha Mubiaya @D1 Models

Editorial: DASH Magazine "Bacon's Samba"

No secret I'm usually a "moody" stylist, a lot of my portfolio being quite dark. Lately I've been doing a few more colourful shoots and this story I shot early December last year is most definitely that. Loved the technique photographer Woland used on this editorial!

The whole team  did an excellent job but model Mikayla really impressed me on this shoot, 10 inch platforms, big hair, full body make up and this girl never missed a beat!

Check out my story "Bacon's Samba" in the new issue of Dash Magazine...

Photography Woland

Fashion Nickque Patterson

Make Up Ian Brown

Hair Ernesto Montenovo

Nails Nancy Wru

Photographers Assistant Dan Korkelia 

ProductionPerrin Saylan

Model Mikayla @ Union

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NICKQUE FAVOURITE FASHION SHOWS (SOME)

by Nickque Patterson

I spend most of my (spare) time, reading about and watching artists that excite me. Recently I've been studying shows. I think it's easy to become too familiar with the flow that you don't get to truly appreciate the craftsmanship in design, composition, production, casting and styling (fashion, hair and make up). It's up early, show one, run to show two etc... I feel this way and I don't do half the amount of shows most fashion fiends or top editors do. I'm OCC, obsessive compulsive creative (yes i just made that up, I think), always want to make and learn, always have been; so working on a show or watching one I want to get into that world for that period in order to understand or at least interpret someone's vision. Here are some of my favourites...

Ultimately my fashion family is; Grace Coddington and Andre Leon Tally as my (young) grandparents. Yohji Yamamoto and Rei Kawakubo as parents, Rick Owens, Alexander McQueen, Jean-Paul Goude, Tim Walker, Miuccia Prada as my favourite uncles and aunt and Alexander Wang, Raf Simons, Daul Kim and Alek Wek as my siblings. Someone whip up a family portrait and send it to me now!!!

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Exclusive: Biophilia; the beautiful consequences of time

Don't like to blog at night but thought I'd "strike whilst the iron is hot" and figured it's morning time somewhere in the world. Here's a story I shot last year! We all all had a field day in our department of creativity to make this one... also I realised I was a master at bandage wrapping.

 Photography Sarah Brimley

Styling Nickque Patterson

Set Design Leo Todd and Samuel Overs

Make Up Lucy Gibson

Hair Marcia Lee using Oribe and Fekkai

Nails Pinkita using OPI

Model Danielle Cooper @ Select 

Photography Assistants Andras Bartok and Nadine Dix

Styling Assistant Kitty Paterson

Editorial: Volt Cafe "Free Fall"

New story for Volt Cafe just went live. Beauty/ fashion shoot and the perfect start to February releases, this month holds a lot for me. Excited... and nervous.

Check out "Free Fall"

p.s. How epic was Beyonce last night at Superbowl, Inspired. Game face. I'm about to run some shit! 

Editorial: Bullet "Cold Intimacy"

Last year I had a little road trip with Ellis, Molly and Conor... the outcome was this little story. Check out "Cold Intimacy" on Bullett Media. I also did another "mood movie"... 

Photography Ellis Scott

Styling/Creative Direction Nickque Patterson

Grooming Molly Portsmouth using Illamasqua

Model Conor Doherty @Elite
Editing Vasilisa Forbes 

P.S February release is starting so I have a lot of new work coming out that I can't wait to share. 

Video : Simon Ekrelius A/W 2013.14

Early December last year I received an email from the lovely and talented designer Simon Ekrelius asking to meet, long story short soon after I went to meet him (with my big suitcase of returns) in Soho for tea. After briefing me on direction for this upcoming season he asked me to bring my "crazy, artistic" vision to the fall campaign film. I said yes.

It was my last job of 2012 and the first I get to see and share in 2013! Check out this warped amazing film for Simon's AW13/14 collection I styled.

Designer Simon Ekrelius Fashion Editor Nickque Patterson Make Up Norah Nona Hair Regina Messeen Video Director Yannis Tsakiridis Videographer Helena Ahonen Video Editor Giusy Naitana  Music Composer Chris Costa  Models Carmen Obied, Laurence Obied and Jim Holt Assistant Maj Turesson