Hannah Marshall x Rankin - SS11

Marshall and Rankin teamed up again to make a short film for the SS11 Strict Machine collection. The film shows a series of dark images, over lapping and weaving in and out to create a dream like feel. Floating, haunting images and withering bodies are shot to a emotive sound track.

Hannah Marshall x Rankin - SS10

Hannah Marshall's debut catwalk debut at LFW began with a short film shot by Rankin. The film followed the concept of the CCTV age that we live in. Using close ups and clever cuts the film allows the audience to feel a certain degree of entrapment and a lack of privacy. The film compliments the concept and ideals of the Encryption collection perfectly.

SS11 STRICT MACHINE

Strict Machine investigates the privacy of the body and mind and how people control access and exposure of their most intimate inner lives. Incorporated are techniques of restraint from inspirations of minimalist masters; Helmut Lang and Jil Sander. The collection marks the introduction of discreet colours - grey, chalk, mint, white and of course the signature colour - black. As the collection progresses down the catwalk the pieces become intensified, the layers increase, the scale grows and the depth of the panels stretch, in order to disguise and hide the human body as we know it.

Hannah Marshall's moodboard for Strict Machine.

AW10 ARMY OF ME

Sliced, slit and slashed this collection sees Marshall explore with lethally sharp aesthetics and the possibilities and limits of body modifications. Powerful new silhouettes embody the same optical illusions that was created by art director Jean-Paul Gaude in his iconic photos of Grace Jones. The garments allow the female body to be reshaped, resized and resealed. The use of bionic shapes and architecture reflect modern women as powerful urban warriors.

Hannah Marshalls moodboard for Army of me.

SS10 ENCRYPTION

Encryption is inspired by a generations fascination with surveillance culture, body modification and ways that people mark and track their identities. Folded leather creates pointed hips, shoulders and breasts on dresses and jackets. Oversized power dressing also features heavily within the collection, contrasting with tight leather and mesh dresses. The normal monochrome palette is injected with royal blue for a fresh yet still darkly enigmatic collection.

AW09 ARMOUR

This season saw Marshall create garments that when worn, acted as a piece or Armour. The body is encased in steel line panels, protected with angular breast plates, concealed contours and moulded hips. The body armour concept allows the pieces to offer the illusion of strength and lend the wearer a sense of security. A recurring theme of women and power are interlined within this collection. Flashes of flesh create a provocative feel, with the use of slashed mini dresses, low scooped back dresses and corseted leather panels. These elements also create a fetish theme and is also representative of women in the 1980s British punk rock era.

SS09 Power Architect

Power architect sees sharp and powerful silhouettes that have been inspired by the balance, repetition and lines of architecture and dance. The collection is roused by the human form and they way that it moves. Marshall has taken inspiration from the work of architect Santiago Calatrava; whose work usually derives from the study of the human body, and the figure of Parisian Ballet dancer Sylvie Guillem. The LBD continues to make an appearance throughout the collection with amplified volume, loose shapes and body conscious fits. In addition to black - chalky white, flesh nude and aluminum grey are used to compliment the predominantly dark collection.