Fashion in Motion is a series of live fashion shows at the V&A featuring leading fashion designers from across the world.
Hailed by Vogue as 'England's Most Eccentric Dresser', artist and activist Daniel Lismore describes himself as a 'living sculpture'. Using his body as a canvas, he creates monumental three-dimensional wearable artworks which combine haute couture, charity shop finds, vintage fabrics, found objects and religious paraphernalia. Sustainability sits at the heart of Lismore's design philosophy as he creatively re-uses and upcycles materials.
Naturally curious about how things are made, Lismore deconstructs garments to learn more about their structure. Watch as he showcases extravagant life-size ensembles from his exhibition 'Be Yourself, Everyone Else is Already Taken', alongside his 2022 'Jubilee' look. Here he tells us about his unique approach to creating - taking inspiration from experiences in his father's auction house as a child, lucid dreaming and burying things to dig them up years later.
Having styled the likes of Nicki Minaj, Mariah Carey, Naomi Campbell, and Boy George whilst he was Creative Director of luxury label Sorapol, Lismore has also designed for the English National Opera, exhibited at the Venice Biennale as well as Miami Art Basal and the Reykjavik Arts Festival.
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