Video Essay: Clothing as Pride in 'My Private Idaho'

Honing in on the flannel shirt and the 1991 film My Private Idaho, fashion critic M-C Hill champions pride inside society's dressing standards. This video essay, River Number (N)ine — My Own Flannel Pride, examines how personal associations within fashion, fabric and film reveal class, gender and style identities in our visual society. Most importantly, it is a love letter to the critic’s idols: for a collection from fashion designer Takahiro Miyashita; for a film from director Gus Van Sant; for the escapism, for the instincts of stylist Panos Yiapanis and for the joyful alchemy that comes from class, cultural and sexual constructs…all seen throughout the patterns in a grunge flannel shirt. https://showstudio.com/projects/menswear-musings/video-essay-my-own-flannel-pride Established in November 2000, SHOWstudio is an award-winning fashion website, founded and directed by Nick Knight, that has defined the manner in which fashion is presented via the Internet. A pioneer of fashion film and live fashion broadcasting, SHOWstudio is now recognised as the leading force behind these mediums, offering a unique platform to nurture and encourage fashion to engage with moving image in the digital age. In its documentation of fashion and the arts, SHOWstudio has collaborated with pop culture icons and creatives including Tracey Emin, Lady Gaga, John Galliano, Kate Moss, Alexander McQueen, Charles Jeffrey, Gareth Pugh and many more. Visit SHOWstudio: http://showstudio.com/​ Instagra