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ABOUT THE DESIGNER:

THE VENICE OF ESSEX

“The year is 1958 and Wickford, a small town in the south-east of Essex, is preparing for

their annual carnival amid a violent billowing storm. Torrential rain has caused the River Crouch to rise to dangerous levels. Bursting its banks, a flood suddenly erupts and a tidal wave of terror descends on the unsuspecting townsfolk.

How will they navigate this fateful day? Is the carnival their only means of survival? This is the Venice of Essex.”

Initially inspired by photographs of a real flood that occurred in my home town of Wickford in 1958, I wanted to use this devastating event as a metaphor for my struggles growing up as a queer child, drowning in the fear of revealing my true self.

A newspaper clipping found in the community archive inspired the name of the collection and encouraged how I would reimagine the flood in a fanciful and fantastical way. Reading “The Venice of Essex” it instantly conjured images of the famous ‘Venetian Carnevale' and after finding vintage images of the Wickford Carnival I felt this served as a strong narrative - retelling the story of the flood on the day of the town carnival.

Each design will act as an extension of my queer identity - a true reflection of the turbulent emotions I felt in my childhood as I attempted to suppress my true self. Like something out of a disaster film.

INSTAGRAM:

Designer @matthew.david.andrews

Production: (@drawingcabaretcouture)

Location: @dcc.studios

Set Design: @mgjlawrence

About Drawing Cabaret Couture

Drawing Cabaret Couture (DCC) is an independent production company & studio based in East London.

Founded by Matthew Lawrence (Artist & Set Designer) and Janet Mayer (movement director, model & professional dancer), DCC has worked on a wide variety of exclusive projects and events. Including high-profile fashion campaigns, elaborate film & photography concepts - and everything in between.

Although we’ve worked in many exclusive events, we strongly believe that high fashion and art should be for everyone. On Eventbrite, we open up this world to everyone, by running affordable, weekly, life drawing classes. Every event is inspired by our experience working in the fashion industry and London’s glamorous nightlife scene, and we always feature work from London’s most exciting and radical designers.

Previous names include:

Vogue
Elle
Grazia
Jean Paul Gaultier
Louis Vuitton x Yayoi Kusama
London Fashion Week
Paris Fashion Week
V&A
Fashion Scout
Alice Temperley
Selfridges & Toni & Guy
and many, many more

Website: www.dccstudioslondon.com

Instagram: www.instagram.com/drawingcabaretcouture/

Email and Venue Hire: bookingsdcc@gmail.com

ONLINE - LIFE DRAWING - FASHION - MATTHEW DAVID ANDREWS