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Beautiful Moments: Coco Capitán
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Mulberry's 2016 Autumn Winter collection captured by Coco Capitán and styled by Katy England. “I wanted to capture everyday moments, fleeting moments that are both mundane and beautiful. The result is a series of vignettes that have an almost voyeuristic feel." Music: “Bowline” by Ross Tones, Hannah Cartwright and Oliver Knowles.
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Coco Capitán is a photographer and artist, known for her collaborations with Gucci. Capitán grew up in Spain, and moved to London aged 17 to study fashion photography at London College of Fashion . After freelancing for independent magazines and building her portfolio through a variety of photographic work, she was accepted into the Royal College of Art for a master’s degree, which she completed in 2016. She has since shot campaigns for Gucci, Paco Rabanne , A.P.C, Mulberry, Miu Miu and Maison Margiela , with her style considered an influential contribution to a group of young women leading the “female gaze” movement in fashion photography. Alongside her work for brands, Capitán’s editorial portfolio includes work for Dazed, the New York Times magazine, Self Service , Zeit magazine and Another Man.
England studied art and design at Manchester Polytechnic from 1984 to 1988, after which she assisted at Elle, The Mail on Sunday and The Evening Standard. After meeting photographer and Dazed & Confused founder Rankin, England was brought on at the magazine and has styled for the title ever since. “You want the designer to be able to achieve the dream they have, to develop it and make it happen. That’s the point of us, that’s why we’re here." She is best known for her work for Alexander McQueen. From the beginning of McQueen’s career, England was transporting garments, researching collections and working on show production. Since the designer’s death, England found a new collaborator in Ricardo Tisci, styling his shows, campaigns and editorials during his tenure at Givenchy. Previously fashion director of both Dazed & Confused and AnOther magazine, and now senior fashion editor-at-large of the latter, England is one of the most innovative image-makers in the industry. She has styled campaigns for Jil Sander , Gucci, Louis Vuitton and Giorgio Armani and worked with major photographers including Mert and Marcus, Alasdair McLellan , Inez and Vinoodh, Willy Vanderperre and Nick Knight .