Stephen Jones

S/S collection: ‘Bonnes Vacances’

A/W collection: ‘Playlist’

Celebrating 25 years as Creative Director of Hats at Christian Dior

Collections:

London: Edward Crutchley, John Skelton

Milan: Matty Bovan, Moschino

Paris: Christian Dior Haute couture, Prêt à Porter + Cruise, Dior Man, Louis Vuitton Cruise, Maison Margiela Artisanal, Raf Simons, Schiaparelli Haute Couture + Prêt à Porter, Thom Browne.

Exhibitions:

SJ Art Director and SJ x Dior hats in the exhibition, Chapeaux Dior! L’Art du Chapeau de Christian Dior à Stephen Jones’ at Monsieur Dior’s childhood home, Musée Christian Dior, Granville.

‘Tabac Blond’ mask + ‘Creepy Crawley’ headdress exhibited at ‘Exposition Lalanne / Bestiaires’, Musée Richard Anacréon, Granville.

SJ x Dior hats and headdresses exhibited in the opening exhibition at La Galerie Dior, Paris

SJ x Schiaparelli hats exhibited in ‘Shocking? The Surreal World of Elsa Schiaparelli’ in the Musée des Arts Décoratifs, Paris

‘Monique’ flowered sun-hat in the exhibition ‘Nice, Reine des Fleurs’, Nice, France

‘Rose Royce’ top hat and ‘La France’ headdress exhibited in the ‘Wild & Cultivated: Fashioning the Rose’, The Garden Museum, London

SJ head-signs for the exhibition ‘In America: An Anthology of Fashion,’ Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York

180 SJ x Dior hats and headdresses exhibited in the exhibition ‘Christian Dior, Designer of Dreams’ at the Museum of Contemporary Art, Tokyo

Commissions:

SJ created ‘Haute Denim’ collection for G-Star, Amsterdam

SJ created an ‘Spring Bonnet a la Tiffany’ showcasing Jean Schlumberger’s snowflake brooch, for the exhibition ‘Vision & Virtuosity by Tiffany & Co.’, Saatchi Gallery, London

Commissioned by Akris to create horsehair visors to celebrate the brand’s 100th birthday

Commissioned by Dior for special Christmas Dior bucket hat for Harrods Christmas Grotto.

SJ created a turban of Khalid Benkaroum’s painting for the ‘Fashion For Relief’ charity auction, in partnership with Qatar Creates.

SJ tweed crown and Vivienne Westwood’s mini crini worn by Lila Moss opened the ‘The Fashion Salute Show’, the BFC’s tribute to the late Queen Elizabeth II.

SJ commissioned with members of the British Hat Guild to create, ‘Hats fit for a Queen’ celebrating Queen Elizabeth’s platinum Jubilee. SJ created a hat inspired the Queen’s millinery in the 1950’s. All hats were sold, and all the profits were donated to Brain Tumour Research

SJ in collaboration with Louis Vuitton designed x4 embroidered draped helmets for the rock opera, ‘Starmania’, touring across the world, but returns to Paris

SJ commissioned to make, ‘Sympathy for the Devil’ hat for Sam Smith’s ‘Unholy’ music video featuring Kim Petras. SJ was then re-commissioned to make another, ‘Sympathy for the Devil’ hat for Sam Smith’s, performance at the Royal Albert Hall, London

Lecturing:

SJ ‘Artist’s Eye’ talk at ‘Christian Dior: Designer of Dreams’, Brooklyn Museum

SJ interviewed for ‘Kingdom of Dreams’ documentary, Sky documentary

SJ interviewed for ‘Shocking Schiaparelli, the story of a fashion visionary’ documentary, France 5

SJ interviewed by Ed Tang for the ‘Dior Common Thread’ podcast

SJ interviewed in ‘Dressed: The History of Fashion’ podcast

‘Jubilee & Millinery’ address at St Michael and All Angels, Charlton, Hampshire

SJ in conversation with Times editor Jessica Diamond at the exhibition ‘Vision & Virtuosity by Tiffany & Co.’ Saatchi Gallery, London

SJ in conversation with Katie Somerville at the National Gallery of Victoria, Melbourne

SJ in conversation with Nicole Trunfio, for the VRC Crown Oaks Luncheon, Melbourne, Australia

SJ in conversation with Alice Rawsthorn for ‘By Design’ at the Sir John Soane’s Museum, London

SJ ‘Best in Show’ broadcast for SHOWstudio describing his hats ‘Kass Atay’ and creations for Matty Bovan SS23

SJ judge for the ‘Emerging Designer’, ‘Millinery Award’ and ‘Best Dressed’ awards at Fashions on the Field, the Melbourne Cup, Melbourne, Australia.

SJ on the selection committee of the BFC’s  NEWGen Accessories bursary

Publications:

‘Fashioning Design: Lee Broom’ by Becky Sunshine

‘Christian Dior, Designer of Dreams’, Japanese edition