Harvey Nichols Riyadh are pleased to support the inaugural Saudi Design Week with a series of events, talks, screenings and a book signing involving two of the world’s most influential fashion and design creatives.
During Saudi Design Week Harvey Nichols will host several exciting fashion-design related events, which spring from the endeavors of vintage clothing store Decades founder, Cameron Silver, and film director Deborah Riley Draper. Cameron Silver and Deborah Riley Draper will both be speaking about their work as part of the Saudi Design Week official talks programme on Tuesday 11 February at King Faisal Foundation.
Cameron Silver
Cameron Silver opened the doors of vintage fashion boutique Decades in 1997 and his understanding of fashion history saw him named one of Time magazine’s “25 Most Influential Names and Faces in Fashion” in 2002, as well as fast become a favourite pundit on E! Entertainment, the Style Network and “Fashion File.” Pulling looks from Decades’ deep closets, he styles celebrities for major red carpet awards appearances like the Golden Globes, and the Academy Awards. He has also written about luxury, from shopping to travel to his front row perch at the haute couture presentations, for Harpers Bazaar and Style.com, and others. Silver recently narrated the fashion documentary Versailles ’73: American Runway Revolution about the legendary 1973 fashion show that heralded American fashion and African-American models like never before. His coffee table book for Bloomsbury, Decades: A Century of Fashion was published in 2012.
Deborah Riley Draper
Deborah made her directorial debut in 2012 with the award-winning documentary Versailles ’73: American Runway Revolution, the story of the epic fashion battle at the Chateau de Versailles in 1973. Throughout an extensive career in advertising, Deborah has impacted the client campaigns for Fedex, ING, HP, adidas and Coca-Cola classic and held account management roles at Omnicon agencies Tracy-Locke and Millsport and Publicis agency Burrell Communications Group.
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Vintage Decades and Chanel Pop Up Shop
Throughout Saudi Design Week, Harvey Nichols Riyadh will be home to a vintage Decades and Chanel Pop Up shop, curated by Decades founder Cameron Silver.
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Versailles ‘73
Throughout Saudi Design Week, Harvey Nichols Riyadh will host 2 screenings each day of Versailles ’73 in the VIP Suite on the Upper Ground Floor. Tickets can be reserved in advance.
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Cameron Silver and Deborah Riley Draper in conversation
On Tuesday 11 February 2014 at King Faisal Foundation at 6:00PM Cameron Silver and Deborah Riley Draper will each speak separately and then together about their respective approaches to the communication of fashion and design. These talks will be followed by a Q&A session where the audience will be invited to participate.
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Cameron Silver Decades Book Signing
Following the talk on Tuesday 11 February 2014 at King Faisal Foundation at 6:00PM Cameron Silver will be available to sign copies of his book, Decades, on the history of vintage fashion.