The Collaboration Worldview: Bianca Saunders x SHOWstudio Panel Discussion

Menswear designer Bianca Saunders discusses a collaboration worldview with model and writer Jess Cole and photographer Joshua Woods, in a discussion chaired by Bella Gladman for SHOWstudio. Saunders worked with Cole and Woods on her zine called 'We Are One Of The Same', which is based around similarities within gender, which is also the vision of the Bianca Saunders brand. They shot the zine with two twins; male and female, conveying the idea of mutuality. The zine features a selection of Bianca Saunders collections, styled in an androgynous and expressive way. The panel talk about bringing their different perspectives together for the first time and how to create an authentic collaborative environment. Speaking about blackness in their work and the expectations society has of Black creatives, the panel also discuss finding liberation via collaboration. 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 Jeff