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Bella Freud shot by Sophia Spring for Stella magazine
Hair & Make-up: Freya Danson Hatcher
"FREYA DANSON HATCHER FOR STELLA MAGAZINE 14.10.2016"
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Hair & Make-up: Freya Danson Hatcher
"FREYA DANSON HATCHER FOR STELLA MAGAZINE 14.10.2016"
http://smanagement.co.uk
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"BELLA FREUD and her son JAMES FOX attending Annabel Goldsmith's Summer
party held at her home in Ham, Surrey on 10th July 2014."
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"KIM SION; BELLA FREUD, Pilar Ordovas hosts a Summer Party
in celebration of Calder in India, Ordovas, 25 Savile Row, London 20 June 2012"
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party held at her home in Ham, Surrey on 10th July 2014."
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"KIM SION; BELLA FREUD, Pilar Ordovas hosts a Summer Party
in celebration of Calder in India, Ordovas, 25 Savile Row, London 20 June 2012"
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Alice Brudenell-Bruce and Bella Freud attend
The Prada Costello Cavalcanti screening December 10th 2013
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"Bella Freud (L) and Jemima Khan attend the Harper's Bazaar Women of the Year Awards 2012, in association with Estee Lauder, Harrods and Tiffany & Co., at Claridge's Hotel on October 31, 2012 in London, England."
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"Sandro Kopp (L) and Bella Freud attend the London EDITION and NOWNESS dinner to celebrate ON COLLABORATION on October 14, 2013 in London, England."
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The Prada Costello Cavalcanti screening December 10th 2013
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"Bella Freud (L) and Jemima Khan attend the Harper's Bazaar Women of the Year Awards 2012, in association with Estee Lauder, Harrods and Tiffany & Co., at Claridge's Hotel on October 31, 2012 in London, England."
Getty/Dave M. Benett
"Sandro Kopp (L) and Bella Freud attend the London EDITION and NOWNESS dinner to celebrate ON COLLABORATION on October 14, 2013 in London, England."
Getty/Dave M. Benett
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Bella Freud's appeal is a package deal. I feel a personal connection to her, which goes beyond admiration of her designs or style. Corny as it may sound I do feel a special musical kinship thanks to shared life-long passion for punk and reggae music ( in my case alt-country/folk music), record collections, and shows.
How can I not love a woman who developed a crush on a 38 year old musician named Leonard Cohen, at 11 years old? My teacher, in college, who I eventually dated, introduced me Leonard. The relationship with him ended but not with Leonard.
The inception, execution of Hades lacks on so many levels, I'm not even going to waste my breath.
"Bella Freud (L) and Patti Smith attend the Hoping Foundation's 'Rock On' benefit evening for Palestinian refugee children at Cafe de Paris on June 20, 2013 in London, England"
Bella Freud in a Patti Smith t-shirt 2014 via Instagram:
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How can I not love a woman who developed a crush on a 38 year old musician named Leonard Cohen, at 11 years old? My teacher, in college, who I eventually dated, introduced me Leonard. The relationship with him ended but not with Leonard.
The inception, execution of Hades lacks on so many levels, I'm not even going to waste my breath.
"Bella Freud (L) and Patti Smith attend the Hoping Foundation's 'Rock On' benefit evening for Palestinian refugee children at Cafe de Paris on June 20, 2013 in London, England"
Bella Freud in a Patti Smith t-shirt 2014 via Instagram:
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A scent by Azzi Glasser | Posted by Rose on Sunday July 5th 2015
"To celebrate the launch of Bella Freud's signature fragrance, Laura Bailey hosted a discussion between her and the inimitable perfumer Azzi Glasser at Selfridges."
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"To celebrate the launch of Bella Freud's signature fragrance, Laura Bailey hosted a discussion between her and the inimitable perfumer Azzi Glasser at Selfridges."
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The Hideous Man cast wearing Bella Freud shot by Julian Broad for The Sunday Telegraph magazine July 7th 2002:
The original website which I screencapped this feature from is now defunct but the rest can be found on my Bella Freud board. For some bizarre reason I can no longer copy paste the image URL directly from my pins; only copy links to the pin
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The original website which I screencapped this feature from is now defunct but the rest can be found on my Bella Freud board. For some bizarre reason I can no longer copy paste the image URL directly from my pins; only copy links to the pin
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"Focus | 07 October 2016
IN CONVERSATION WITH BELLA FREUD
Creator of cult knitwear, we visited the British designer at her studio to talk about building her brand and finding a creative balance."
I’ve always worked with knitwear but I didn’t get into using words until I was making the film Hideous Man (with John Malkovich). I was looking to create some sort of combination between branded merchandise and beatnik inspired language that is sparse but very captivating. I’ve always been interested in the power of words and how you can affect people in a certain way with the language you use. I didn’t know exactly what I was looking to produce but the result was my first word jumper ‘Ginsberg Is God’, ‘Godard is Dog’, which was just a slip of the tongue! I love the ambiguity of the phrases, is it meaningful or is it just bullsh*t? I never use the term slogan. A slogan tends to be an instruction, I want the words to have an independent meaning.
There is something fascinating in the absurdity of fashion, people can do what they want with it, and it’s there to be enjoyed and experimented with. Someone like Anna Dello Russo is thrilling, to see someone so larger than life. She clearly loves it and I think it’s fabulous.
The creation of the ‘Ginsberg Is God’ jumper was a key moment for me. I wasn’t going to do any production around it, but then Kate (Moss) wore it and it just took off. It seemed to really capture people’s imaginations in a very organic way."
Today this kind of hype tends to be planned and orchestrated. The success of Ginsberg gave me the confidence to stick to the things I liked; whether it’s ‘fashion’ or not is irrelevant. I’m not trying to make fashion, I’m simply trying to hone my look, which took me a long time to perfect. I get my inspiration from Jane Rainey and those girls in the late 60s who just wore things a certain way and it just worked.. they had this essence, and that’s what I’m trying to capture.
My favourite jumper would be a toss up between ‘Ginsberg is God’ and ‘The Last Poets’. They’re like my first borns. The 1970 jumper was a random one, it’s funny how some things just take off. ‘Je t’aime Jane’ came about because I had an answer phone message from Jane Birkin’s agent saying that Jane loved the ‘Gainsbourg is God’ jumper. I thought about those crushes you have at school, revering certain girls and the messages we used to carve into our desks. Je t’aime Jane could have been one of them.
I fell into making films almost by accident. I decided to do a film instead of a catwalk show for my second collection. I just thought it seemed like a good idea because it’d be cheaper, but it also enabled me to create the sort of atmosphere that interested me without the constraints of a catwalk. Later on in my career I realised I’d put together a body of work without having actually intended to. When you start something and it turns into something much bigger, it’s obviously very enjoyable and it gives you a real buzz. When it comes to development I’m always incredibly thoughtful and tentative, at first I was incredibly resistant to doing anything in colour. The key is making it grow without diluting what works.
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IN CONVERSATION WITH BELLA FREUD
Creator of cult knitwear, we visited the British designer at her studio to talk about building her brand and finding a creative balance."
Bella Freud. © Ella Parkes
I’ve always worked with knitwear but I didn’t get into using words until I was making the film Hideous Man (with John Malkovich). I was looking to create some sort of combination between branded merchandise and beatnik inspired language that is sparse but very captivating. I’ve always been interested in the power of words and how you can affect people in a certain way with the language you use. I didn’t know exactly what I was looking to produce but the result was my first word jumper ‘Ginsberg Is God’, ‘Godard is Dog’, which was just a slip of the tongue! I love the ambiguity of the phrases, is it meaningful or is it just bullsh*t? I never use the term slogan. A slogan tends to be an instruction, I want the words to have an independent meaning.
Bella’s moodboard in her West London studio. © Ella Parkes
There is something fascinating in the absurdity of fashion, people can do what they want with it, and it’s there to be enjoyed and experimented with. Someone like Anna Dello Russo is thrilling, to see someone so larger than life. She clearly loves it and I think it’s fabulous.
The creation of the ‘Ginsberg Is God’ jumper was a key moment for me. I wasn’t going to do any production around it, but then Kate (Moss) wore it and it just took off. It seemed to really capture people’s imaginations in a very organic way."
Today this kind of hype tends to be planned and orchestrated. The success of Ginsberg gave me the confidence to stick to the things I liked; whether it’s ‘fashion’ or not is irrelevant. I’m not trying to make fashion, I’m simply trying to hone my look, which took me a long time to perfect. I get my inspiration from Jane Rainey and those girls in the late 60s who just wore things a certain way and it just worked.. they had this essence, and that’s what I’m trying to capture.
A Greta Bellamacina and Robert Montgomery poetry book. © Ella Parkes
My favourite jumper would be a toss up between ‘Ginsberg is God’ and ‘The Last Poets’. They’re like my first borns. The 1970 jumper was a random one, it’s funny how some things just take off. ‘Je t’aime Jane’ came about because I had an answer phone message from Jane Birkin’s agent saying that Jane loved the ‘Gainsbourg is God’ jumper. I thought about those crushes you have at school, revering certain girls and the messages we used to carve into our desks. Je t’aime Jane could have been one of them.
I fell into making films almost by accident. I decided to do a film instead of a catwalk show for my second collection. I just thought it seemed like a good idea because it’d be cheaper, but it also enabled me to create the sort of atmosphere that interested me without the constraints of a catwalk. Later on in my career I realised I’d put together a body of work without having actually intended to. When you start something and it turns into something much bigger, it’s obviously very enjoyable and it gives you a real buzz. When it comes to development I’m always incredibly thoughtful and tentative, at first I was incredibly resistant to doing anything in colour. The key is making it grow without diluting what works.
vestiairecollective.com
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Bella's beautiful revival of this elephant cord jacket from her Biba Autumn/Winter 2006 collection:
All of the online images of this collection are really low resolution, even on vogue.com.
The belted, buckled mini black coat, in the lower Left, is the the same style as what Bella wore:
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I magically stumbled on the entire 2 page spread from this 1968 Biba catalogue! The spread shows the smaller inset image, new to me. It's a miracle when bloggers have the foresight to not dissect these vintage editorial spreads; otherwise the often brilliant retro graphic design elements get cropped into oblivion. Starring Stephanie Farrow shot by Hans Feurer:
fromayellowhouse.com
All of the online images of this collection are really low resolution, even on vogue.com.
The belted, buckled mini black coat, in the lower Left, is the the same style as what Bella wore:
christinebec.com
I magically stumbled on the entire 2 page spread from this 1968 Biba catalogue! The spread shows the smaller inset image, new to me. It's a miracle when bloggers have the foresight to not dissect these vintage editorial spreads; otherwise the often brilliant retro graphic design elements get cropped into oblivion. Starring Stephanie Farrow shot by Hans Feurer:
fromayellowhouse.com
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"Selfridges and filmmaker Kathryn Ferguson join forces to celebrate International Women's Day with a dynamic short that showcases inspirational female role models. 'Four-Tell', which stars Zaha Hadid, Sharmadean Reid, Caryn Franklin and Bella Freud, explores all different facets of womanhood, using four different personalities to unpick everything from being a career-driven woman to the importance of female role models in our society today." - SHOWstudio
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Essay | BY PHOEBE FRANGOUL | 8 MARCH 2013
Role models have an effect on us not because they’re perfect, but the opposite - they’re imperfect, just like us. Our role models have to be flawed so that we can feel connected to and invested in them.
Role models, ‘icons’ (style and otherwise), heroes, heroines, idols – who are they to us, why do we need them, what do they represent?
When you’re a child they can be cartoons (She-Ra! Spiderman!) or characters in books – Roald Dahl’s feisty, magical Matilda or Anne of Green Gables smashing her slate over Gilbert Blythe’s head for calling her 'carrots'. They inspired us to be brave, to stand up for what we believe in and know to be right, to follow our dreams.
Role models have this effect on us not because they’re perfect, but the opposite - they’re imperfect, just like us. Our role models have to be flawed so that we can feel connected to and invested in them – we recognise common traits that we share, see something of ourselves in them, but bigger, bolder, brighter, like a mirror reflecting back an idealised version of ourselves.
As we grow and change, so do our role models – they’re only human, after all. They serve various purposes at different stages in our lives, and so when it came to making a film for International Women’s Day with Selfridges, filmmaker Kathryn Ferguson knew she needed a diverse group of women to feature, representing different ages, professions and backgrounds.
Role models have an effect on us not because they’re perfect, but the opposite - they’re imperfect, just like us. Our role models have to be flawed so that we can feel connected to and invested in them.
Role models, ‘icons’ (style and otherwise), heroes, heroines, idols – who are they to us, why do we need them, what do they represent?
When you’re a child they can be cartoons (She-Ra! Spiderman!) or characters in books – Roald Dahl’s feisty, magical Matilda or Anne of Green Gables smashing her slate over Gilbert Blythe’s head for calling her 'carrots'. They inspired us to be brave, to stand up for what we believe in and know to be right, to follow our dreams.
Role models have this effect on us not because they’re perfect, but the opposite - they’re imperfect, just like us. Our role models have to be flawed so that we can feel connected to and invested in them – we recognise common traits that we share, see something of ourselves in them, but bigger, bolder, brighter, like a mirror reflecting back an idealised version of ourselves.
As we grow and change, so do our role models – they’re only human, after all. They serve various purposes at different stages in our lives, and so when it came to making a film for International Women’s Day with Selfridges, filmmaker Kathryn Ferguson knew she needed a diverse group of women to feature, representing different ages, professions and backgrounds.
