X Mas Gifts!

Crazy X Mas - Mixtape!

Crazy Xmasmp3 by Lewis Cloke

I made this mix tape to help me get through this Christmas, with a little help and inspiration from some of the amazing artists I have been working with over this year. It is a little bit of an eclectic mix of experience from all the countries and cities I have lived in over the last year, Wales, London, Paris, Berlin. Enjoy the fun.

Peaches - I Feel Cream
Jenny Wilson - Crazy Summer / Let my shoes lead me forward
The Knife - We share our mothers health
Aqua - Barbie Girl
Adam Rikkit - Breath again
OM Gina G - I Belong to you
Crystal Castles (Feat Robert Smith) - Not in Love
Gala - Freed from desire
Katy Perry - California Girls
Rihanna - The only girl in the world
Lady GaGa - Disco Stick
Ace of Base - Don't Turn Around
Daft Punk - Derezzed
La Roux - Bulletproof
Fever Ray - Triangle walks
No Bra - Munchausen
Kylie - All the lovers
Cher - All or nothing
Madonna - Vogue

OH SANTA! Maria Carey

Maria may have lost her speed to some of the other female pop stars these days but there is one thing she manages to do best.... Christmas pop songs. We are now 16 years on since 'All I want for Christmas was first released' I did actually buy it on cassette tape at the time. And even then 'AIWFC' was only the 2nd track from an entire Christmas studio album entitled 'Merry Christmas'. This years release 'Oh Santa'follows well in the footsteps even if it it some years on. The album art work was photographed by none other than David La Chapelle and so it goes without saying a little photoshop can do wonders! But we all love a bit of HO..HO....HO!!

Bright Light Bright Light road trip

Can we fit a Piers Atkinson into a Fiesta.

Off to Wales, going to blog en route!

Selina's Transformation Part 2 (Batman Returns)

I love this Scene from Batman Returns, maybe because it resembles a little like my working process: Scream, spray paint something, smash something up, grab fabric ruthlessly, sew everything together........... "I don't know about you miss Kitty but I feel so much yummier"

I remember this scene so vividly from my early childhood, yet I cannot remember hardly anything else from Batman returns, was this a signal that I always would enjoy a career in costume and set? Oh and by the way the I cannot love more the pink tone of all the walls and Neon light fixture in Selina's apartment. And to top it all off there is lot's of Pussy! Brilliant.

Piers Atkinson x MACHINE-A AW11 Pre-Collection Film

Last night we were lucky enough to view the premier of Piers Atkinsons fashion film for Machine-A, Directed by James Barnett & Poppy French and featuring model Aaron Frew.

Also to coincide with the excitment Machine-A launched their super brilliant new online Video store at www.machine-ashop.com






MACHINE-A presents Piers Atkinson from Ashley Smith on Vimeo.

Piers Atkinson at Machine-A

Today Piers Atkinson Launched his X Mas window display at Machine-A, I was able to attend and view some of my handy craft working on the manequin's fashion accessories I had made under some very brilliant fashion direction from the wonderful Miss Kim Howells. The Party was a brilliant success and Pier's fashion film went down very well with a few Vodka Shots to add to our Winter chill thrill! Bullet Nipples indeed.

The windows were created under the artistic direction of Piers Atkinson and realized by Planarama.

You can win one of Piers headbands as featured in this window display at Vogue.com

Piers inside his brilliant sexual window of futuristic excitement touching up his mannequin.

Erik Tonrie my dashing Sweedish assistant, Bright Light Bright Light and Miss Christa Holka attending the event with myself.

Art Direction - Piers Atkinson
Design & Installation - PLANarama
Neon Headpieces - I Catchers Neon for Piers Atkinson
Neon Art - i Catchers Neon
Laser Niples by PINS London
Stylist - Kim Howells
Make-up - Martina Luisetti
Assistants - Reuben Esser and Daisy Newman
Models - Kate & Neil @ PLANarama

MACHINE-A and Piers Atkinson / AW 10

I shall be attending this tomorrow evening!

Christmas Lights switch on at 6pm
with Special Guest!

Piers Atkinson AW11 pre-collection preview
exclusively for Machine-A

SNOW WAY!!!

LASERS...Around the world!

It would seem this week is all about Lasers! For Photoshoots, The LIVE or simply trying to give yourself some home made eye sight corrective surgery.

But more to the point Peaches is doing her Laser show again, which I unfortunately missed back in September in Berlin. This time it is at Art Bassel Miami Beach, one of the most important art shows in the United States. 'A cultural and social highlight for the Americas. As the sister event of Switzerland's Art Basel, the most prestigious art show worldwide for the past 41 years,
Art Basel Miami Beach combines an international selection of top galleries with an exciting program of special exhibitions, parties and crossover events featuring music, film, architecture and design.'

Peaches Laser show is not one to be missed as you can see from this brilliant film. And featurning Peaches band Sweet Machine and the fabulous Danni Daniels, rumours are that Danni has been putting together a rather elaborate costume for this. If only I was stateside I would visit! Peaches needs to bring it to London soon.

But if you are in Miami I suggest you should go and see the show if there are tickets available December 2nd Art Bassel Miami Beach.