'Star Wars' fashion show to raise money for hospital

Описание: (26 Nov 2015) 'STAR WARS' INSPIRES FASHION SHOW FOR CHARITY
Ten designers came together in London to create a collection inspired by the "Star Wars" films to raise money for charity Thursday (26NOV2015).
The pieces, which will be available through a silent auction online, are being sold alongside jumpers and t-shirts to raise money for the Great Ormond Street Hospital which is the UK's largest paediatric center.
The designers included household names such as J.W. Anderson, Peter Pilotto and Preen.
The pieces were all inspired by various aspects of the "Star Wars" films from the Storm Troopers to the effect of the Millennium Falcon jumping to hyperspace.
Justin Thornton, who was joined by fellow Preen designer Thea Bregazzi, said their inspiration was the iconic lightsaber and the East Asian Jedi look.
"The new film seems to be about light and dark and the good and the bad so we looked at the idea of the lightsaber, the white lightsaber and the red lightsaber and how a lot of the imagery seems to be very black and white, very graphic, so we took that and put it to a print on the jacquard and then we looked at what we know about 'Star Wars' which is the slightly Japanese, slightly Jedi inspired double wrapping and layering. So that was kind of our main inspiration."
Fashion duo Claire Barrow and Bobby Abley took their ideas from the characters in the new film, "Star Wars: Episode VII - The Force Awakens," in particular Gwendoline Christie's character.
"From Captain Phasma and the Storm Troopers speaking to her and the reflection of all of them talking to her" said Barrow, while Abley confessed he went for the same themes.
"I also did an outfit based on Captain Phasma as well but mine's more literal, just the helmet, silver embroidery to show that it's like a chrome Storm Trooper not just the normal white one."
The designers were joined by Daisy Ridley, who appears in the latest instalment, and Anthony Daniels who has played the character of C-3PO in all of the "Star Wars" films. Daniels said he had seen many changes in the sort of audience who became enthralled by the franchise over the years:
"Back in the day the costumes were small because nobody had any, the philosophy was the world was a different place or the galaxy was a different place and girls, the female audience wasn't that involved actually and now it's changed almost a hundred percent. The girls are totally into all this," he said.
Daniels also admitted that he wanted to get in on the action.
"Personally I want to get a BB8 t-shirt. Because he's my new friend."
"Star Wars: The Force Awakens" comes out Dec. 18.

Find out more about AP Archive: http://www.aparchive.com/HowWeWork
Twitter:   / ap_archive  
Facebook:   / aparchives   ​​
Instagram:   / apnews  


You can license this story through AP Archive: http://www.aparchive.com/metadata/you...