Fashion Beat TV 2010 Highlights

Now that the New Year is about to get well underway with this season's major Fashion Weeks kicking off, the Berlinale Film Festival next month and many of the leading Art Galleries opening their first main exhibitions of the year, We decided to take a look back and showcase some of the Fashion Beat TV highlights of 2010. These include Roskilde Festival, Copenhagen Fashion Week, London Fashion Week, London Film Festival, the New York Art Scene and more. We'll be posting the vids on here, so check them out over the next days. Bring on 2011!

H&M Fashion Against Aids @ Roskilde Festival

Facehunter caught snapping during the Blogger Party @ Copenhagen Fashion Week w. FBtv Djs

Ghost Zine artists

We love New York

With Cannes- and London Film Festival-Winner, Janus Metz, director of "Armadillo"

PHOTOGRAPHY: Jonathan Lappin -Not Your Typical Fashion Shot!

London-based photographer Jonathan Lappin, who recently won the Daily Telegraph Fashion Week Photo Competition, took the time to share some thoughts on the process of capturing the moment with Fashion Beat TV.

“I am very much attracted to performers of all kinds and I get real satisfaction when I capture a great image of them. I have no interest in taking pictures that the subject would not like be seen.”

The competitions curator Kate Day explains she was “looking for images with a real sense of style that have captured a mood, a feeling, a look, even if they’re nothing like traditional fashion shots.”

Jonathan's Winning Shot

In his winning image, Jonathan Lappin managed to do just this while attending a burlesque ball, capturing two performers who provided him with a natural openness of expression. The atmosphere and ambient lighting of the venue provided the icing, which suited Jonathan’s style of bright contrast and a slightly over-exposed look perfectly.

As a result of winning the competition Jonathan will now take the opportunity to focus more on his fashion-inspired photography during London Fashion Week where he will be shooting in the pit at the Betty Jackson show.

FASHION: Creative Collective "Junction" Present Fashion as Art.

The Shimmy Shakers & Heartbreakers

On the eve of London Fashion Week, the new creative collective "Junction" showcased a host of upcoming designers from London College of Fashion and Central St. Martins at a gallery space in Camden, London. Curators Samuel Morton and Natalie Long said that their aim was "to present fashion in a different way to the typical, commercial runway shows of Fashion Week and instead focus on the connection between art and fashion." Among the names being showcased were the much hyped Ara Jo with looks from her "Vampire" collection and Jess Sayers with her light and shadow inspired sequined pieces. As well as playing host to numerous installations, film projections and art work the event featured a burlesque performance with live band accompaniment by "Shimmy Shakers And Heartbreakers." We will soon be adding an edited video from the event. For now, check out the live stream video and photos from the event.