The photographer Nick Waplington is bringing a piece of New York fashion to London at the Hamiltons Gallery on Mount Street.
“Nick Waplington: We Dance in Mysteries,” on until Sept. 23, displays candid moments that the photographer captured behind the scenes at Isaac Mizrahi’s fashion shows from 1989 to 1995.
There are photographs of the supermodels Christy Turlington, Linda Evangelista, Naomi Campbell and Veronica Webb in the chaos of fittings and moments before stepping onto the runway.
Linda Evangelista
Courtesy of Hamiltons Gallery
The exhibition also touches on Waplington’s exploration of New York City’s vibrant house and techno scene. The photographs were taken at the now-defunct clubs The Sound Factory and Save The Robots.
He says bringing together the chaos of a fashion studio together with nightlife “describes the vibrancy of a vanished moment in New York’s cultural history.”
There’s a fine line between what’s been shot in the day or night in Waplington’s work. He’s blurred the lines purposely to highlight the heyday of the ‘90s.
The photographer was introduced to Mizrahi through their mutual friend, the legendary photographer Richard Avedon.
