Wanna Buy Coco Rocha's Miniature Greenhouse?

Victorian miniature greenhouse by Simon Costin. £6,000.
Model Coco Rocha. Albion Cosmetics A/W 2009 campaign.
Photographed by Tim Walker.

Have you ever wondered what happens to those cool and unusual props made for editorial shoots and campaigns? Well, some of them now go Showstudio's new curated shop. It was established to sell an exclusive selection of one-of-a-kind creations that will appeal to collectors eager to own a piece of fashion history. Showstudio's got the inside track in that renowned British fashion photographer Nick Knight is the creator of the site and the shooter of many of the spreads from which the items came. Others are from Tim Walker's fantastical and dreamy editorial so if you have the cash to scoop up the greenhouse please know that I hate you. Just a little bit.

Cherries by Simon Costin. Edition of 9.
Albion Cosmetics A/W 2009 campaign.
Photographed by Tim Walker.


Taxidermied Belgian tiger on painted wooden base, £50,000
Alexander McQueen S/S 2010 PUMA campaign
Crane Vs. Tiger, photographed by Nick Knight.

I'm uh, assuming it died of natural causes...


Poodle marionette by Shona Heath, £6,000
British Vogue, April 2008. Model Karen Elson.
Photographed by Tim Walker.


Eyeballs by Shona Heath. 6 pieces, £3,000.
British Vogue, December 2008.
Photographed by Tim Walker.



Life-size Toy Soldier costume by Shona Heath, £5,000.
‘Soldier, soldier, won't you marry me?’ British Vogue, April 2008.
Photographed by Tim Walker.

Now here's something interesting. It's a pirate flag made from a Union Jack, created by John Galliano for a 2001 portrait shot by Nick Knight. Price, £25,000. That's a lot of sterling for a piece of distressed cotton with a stencil spray-painted on it. So, the perceived value must be in the idea that Galliano made it with his own hands (I'd want proof) to serve as the backdrop for an iconic photograph of himself. Surely many of his fashion designs, particularly haute couture, sell at a price even higher than this. It could be argued that his dresses, embellished by artisans at Paris' last remaining specialty ateliers and the product of hundreds of hours of work should be considered works of art. And I'd agree. But the flag? And to the extent that a price tag of £25,000  is justified, even to the least objective of fans? What do you think?

‘John Galliano’. Design Museum London, 2001
Photographed by Nick Knight

Comments

[dreamsequins]

I saw something about this Showstudio shop. I was all excited at first because I thought it was going to be something like Not Just a Label's shop, but it turned out to be.. well interesting but way out of reach for me. I could use some giant eyeballs in my life, though.

[Wicked Halo]

Those prices are clearly for the financially endowed...and that flag...well maybe I can start making some of my own and sell them for 25£ instead eh eh...but I think you have to be one hell of a galliano fan to splurge that kinda of money for something that may or may not have been touched/made/whatever by the great galliano