White Light dazzles on the runway for London Fashion Week’s finest
As London Fashion
Week recently returned for new season collection launches, technical production
specialist White Light (WL) once again delivered full support to some of its
most eagerly anticipated catwalk shows.
The Tanks at Tate
Modern housed the Tommy Hilfiger x Lewis Hamilton show, which
saw models including the Formula One driver himself and Naomi
Campbell unveil the new season’s looks. Bureau Betak
directed the whole creation and production of the show while WL provided under their
direction a large lighting and power distribution system to
transform the industrial, blank-canvas spaces. The WL
team of 16 was led onsite by Lighting Crew Chief, Alan Fotheringhame, supported
by WL Senior Account Manager, Dominic Yates.
Over 400
moving lights and more than 350 LED fixtures were utilised to enhance the
runway. These included, 114 x Varilite VL2600 profiles, 148 x Chauvet Rogue R1
FX-B moving heads, 100 x Robe 150 Beams and 80 x Astera Titan Tubes. The rig
was driven by 4 x Grand MA2 Consoles.
Another high-profile event saw Preen By Thornton Bregazzi launch their Autumn Winter 2020 collection at Church House Westminster, produced by creative agency Pretty Bird. The dome-shaped Assembly Hall provided a stylish backdrop for the runway and WL worked closely with Lighting Designer, Tupac Matir, supplying all lighting, rigging and power distribution.
The key
equipment specification included 94 x Source 4 Profiles, 48 x Astera Titan
Tubes and 13 x SGM P5 Flood fixtures.
Dominic comments: “London Fashion Week always sees our
team deliver multiple shows in a very diverse range of venues. Our expertise in
fashion events and experience in transforming different spaces, hugely adds to
what can be achieved with production to transform venues and bring the designers’
collections to life.”
Further shows delivered by WL during
London Fashion Week included Victoria Beckham at Banqueting House, produced by
Gainsbury&Whiting; Simone Rocha at Lancaster House produced by Karla Otto
and Molly Goddard, produced by Blonstein at Central Hall Westminster.