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Keko Hainswheeler

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Keko Hainswheeler
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BornBirmingham, UK
💼 Occupation
Costume designer, Fashion designer, Wardrobe director
🌐 Websitewww.kekohainswheeler.com
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Keko Hainswheeler is a British costume designer,[1] fashion and wardrobe director[2] working between London, New York, Los Angeles.[3]

Career[edit]

Keko was born in Birmingham, United Kingdom.[4] His farther is a landscape Gardener and mother is working in the Birmingham UK jewellery quarter.[5] Keko Hainswheeler is a costume designer, fashion designer and wardrobe director working in the music-entertainment, fashion, and advertising industries.[6]

Keko’s designs and custom fashion pieces have adorned by celebrities and influential recording artists like including Lady Gaga,[7] Katy Perry,[8] Jessie J,[9] Dizzee Rascal,[10] Take That,[10] Skunk Anansie,[10] Grimes,[11] Bat for Lashes, Natalie Portman,[12] Naomi Campbell,[13] Madonna[14] and Nicki Minaj.[15]

His list of global collaborators includes fashion publications V Magazine,[16] Dazed and Confused,[17] Hunger, Vogue Hommes Japan,[18] Vanity Fair,[11] the Stylist’s Nicola Formichetti,[19] Johnny Wujek,[20] Jay Massacret,[16] Patti Wilson,[21] Anna Trevelyan,[22] and photographers Mario Testino,[23] Hedi Slimane,[24] Tim Walker,[10] Ellen von Unwerth,[10] Rankin,[25] Sølve Sundsbø, Steven Klein, and Terry Tsiolis amongst others.[16] As well costume & wardrobe designer for advertisement campaigns for companies including 3 Mobile,[26] Yamaha,[27] Camper shoes,[26] Vitamin Water[26] and Rolls royce.[28]

Madonna on Medellin MTV premiere (cropped2)

Recording artist's, global tours, performances and music videos[edit]

Lady Gaga (6891780238) (cropped)

Keko worked with Lady Gaga,[29] conceptualising and fabricating whole sections for The Fame Ball Tour and record breaking The Monster Ball Tour (the highest grossing tour in history by a debut recording artist) creating looks for Gaga and her dancers.[30] The designer also created numerous custom looks for Lady Gaga’s stage/television performances and music videos including the feathered neck brace, that received global press/media acclaim,[31] worn by Gaga for the MTV Music Awards red carpet and looks for Gaga’s stage performance.[32][33]

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For Katy Perry's Prismatic World Tour the designer looks include the creation of a custom made animatronic moving butterfly headpiece consisting of thousands of hand cut butterflies and encrusted in Swarovski crystal.[34]

As part of Nicki Minaj "Juice world tour" Keko created a series of pieces for the artist including custom gold plated armoured shoes, gloves and adornments.[20]

Keko has costume designed pieces for lead singer Skin and the band 3 European tours for the band Skunk Anansie including, Wonderlustre, Black Traffic, and 25Live@25.[35]

Pink’s Beautiful Trauma World Tour, he created a series of crowns for the artists tour that were showcased on all global promotional materials as well as merchandise and stage imagery world wide.[36]

For Madonna's global launch of Medellín with MTV, Keko joined up with Gregory Kara to create a custom jacket look referencing Madonna's iconic style and alter ego Madam X.[37]

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Melanie Martinez photographed by Scott Legato

Keko worked closely and costumed Melanie Martinez K-12 Tour as lead costume designer creating the whole tour to include hand made trims, print and custom footwear for the artists and dancers.[38]

Fashion design-consultancy[edit]

Keko has designed and creatively consulted on a number of projects for the clothing brand Diesel, working closely with brands artistic director Nicola Formichetti from 2014 to 2017.[39] He also created Diesel’s 35th anniversary consulting and designing the global "Diesel TributeCollection" and The "Diesel Leather Tribute Collection" paying homage to the brand.[40] Keko also designed and consulted on runway looks for Diesel's Spring/Summer '15 runway collection which opened Shanghai Fashion Week.[41]

Museums exhibitions[edit]

The Victoria and Albert Museum has exhibited his work[42] and he was invited by the Victoria and Albert Museum London to present a public talk as a result of his recognized achievements, discussing his process, influences, and career to date.[43]

At the Design Museum, London, as part of the exhibition entitled “Women Fashion and Power” Keko worked for recording artist Skin, was exhibited as part of a global touring exhibition chosen for their striking visual effect and strong expression of female empowerment.[44]

At the Grammy Museum in Los Angeles his works for Katy Perry frock and roll Prismatic World tour were featured as part of the exhibition spanning iconic costumes from Katy’s performances.[45]

Television Appearances[edit]

Keko was a contestant on Project Catwalk (series 3).[46][47]

References[edit]

  1. Szalai, Georg (17 April 2019). "Madonna to World Premiere "Medellin" in Global MTV Special". The Hollywood Reporter.
  2. "Pink: Still Misunderstood". Rolling Stone Australia. 16 November 2017.
  3. "Lady Gaga Auctions Off Costumes". E! Online. 8 November 2012.
  4. "Keko Hainswheeler at V&A - by Silvia Bombardini". A Shaded View on Fashion. 5 September 2015.
  5. "Hunger Tv: Keko - Hungry".
  6. "Brit Awards 2013". British Vogue. 20 February 2013.
  7. Formichetti, Nicola. "MTV Music Awards - Lady Gaga". www.nicolaformichetti.com.
  8. "My loves Lady GaGa, Katy Perry and The Hills at the VMAs".
  9. "Designers - Page 4786 of 7221". Red Carpet Fashion Awards.
  10. 10.0 10.1 10.2 10.3 10.4 "Custom Designer Keko Hainswheeler". Brooklyn Management.
  11. 11.0 11.1 "Grimes on Music, Mars, and Her Secret New Baby With Elon Musk". Vanity Fair. 10 March 2022.
  12. Dunbar, Hawley (5 December 2009). "Natalie Portman for V Magazine". Sidewalk Hustle.
  13. "Lady Gaga's Most Gaga Outfits". InStyle.
  14. "EN EL ARMARIO DE "MADAME X"". M Magazine (in español). 24 February 2021.
  15. "Nicki Minaj Tour 2019". Gregory Kara.
  16. 16.0 16.1 16.2 "V Magazine preview: V Love U Just The Way U R by Terry Tsiolis". models.com.
  17. "Keko Hainswheeler (London, UK)". Dazed. 25 March 2009.
  18. "Tunes for a Tuesday". ShortGirlSays.
  19. "maleen xtyn".
  20. 20.0 20.1 "17 Lessons on Rocking a Wedding Dress From Beyoncé, Lady Gaga, Madonna, and More". Vogue. 17 March 2016.
  21. "The Summer of Scarlett". V Magazine. May 7, 2010.
  22. "Photo of me by Bella Howard, wearing Ashish and..." Anna Trevelyan.
  23. "Natalie Portman knows all". V Magazine. November 9, 2009. pp. 36–37.
  24. "Jethro Cave by Hedi Slimane". Dazed. 23 January 2009.
  25. "Hunger - Hounds Of Love". S Magazine.
  26. 26.0 26.1 26.2 "Keko Ad Campaigns" (PDF).
  27. "Yamaha Motor Europe Rewrites The Dark Side Of Japan With Armando Testa". newsroom.armandotesta.it.
  28. "Macbeth: Sun 25th Dec: Keko Hainswheeler Studio Visit". Macbeth. 24 December 2011.
  29. "Lady Gaga's 17 Most Out of This World Red Carpet Looks". Time (magazine).
  30. "The fashion crimes of Lady GaGa". NME. 3 December 2009.
  31. "Lady Gaga's 17 Most Out of This World Red Carpet Looks". Time.
  32. Wilson, Gaby. "Lady Gaga's VMA Outfits: A Brief History". MTV News.
  33. "Lady Gaga Talks Michael Jackson, Lupus Diagnosis with Larry King". Billboard.
  34. Whittington, Gale Chester (9 March 2010). "LADY GAGA DEBUTS LIVING DRESS FRIDAY NIGHT WITH JONATHAN ROSS UK LIVERPOOL MONSTER BALL TOUR 20 VIDEOS 45 PHOTOS IMAGES PICTURES TELEPHONE INFORMATION".
  35. "SKUNK ANANSIE – "25LIVE@25" – Interview with ACE in Paris". rockartfashion.net. 11 July 2019.
  36. "Pink Archives". Who Wore What Jewels.
  37. "MTV Presents Madonna Live & Exclusive: 'Medellín' Video World Premiere - The Shorty Awards". Shortyawards.com. Shorty Awards.
  38. "Watch Melanie Martinez Perform 'Strawberry Shortcake' on JIMMY KIMMEL LIVE". BroadwayWorld.com.
  39. "Keko Hainswheeler Biography". Brooklyn Management.
  40. Henriques, Sasha (24 October 2013). "Nicola Formichetti Debuts First Line for Diesel". Harper's Bazaar.
  41. "Ashnikko - Daisy (Live on Jimmy Kimmel)". Ashnikko.
  42. "Victoria and Albert Museum - July at the V&A". All About London.
  43. "Keko Hainswheeler at V&A - text by Silvia Bombardini". A Shaded View on Fashion. 5 September 2015.
  44. "Women Fashion Power". Design Museum.
  45. "Katy Perry Frock & Roll: Transforming Music And Fashion". GRAMMY Museum.
  46. "Project Catwalk Details and Credits for Season 3". Metacritic.
  47. "Keko Hainswheeler". Metacritic.


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