The Party and the Guests:
Dressed Bodies in Motion
Drawing Workshop
Saturday 5 December 2026, 15:30 start
Drayton Arms Theatre
To celebrate the Fashion in Film Festival’s 20th anniversary season, festival partners Margaret and Life Drawing Daze organise a drawing workshop Dressed Bodies in Motion, with looks styled by Jo Simpson, stylist and Senior Lecturer at UAL.
Rather than a conventional life drawing class, the session will feature a series of looks created by former Central St Martins students showcased by a model moving through quick poses. Drawing on long strips of paper rather than single sheets, participants will build up their sketches frame by frame, so the drawings together make up a film inspired sequence of the dressed body in motion.
Organised by Margaret.
Jo Simpson is an artist, fashion stylist, art director and educator. A graduate of Central Saint Martins’ MA Fashion course, she spent eleven years as Curriculum Leader for Fashion and Textiles on Foundation and is now Senior Lecturer and Knowledge Exchange Leader on UAL’s Foundation Diploma. Her clients include Lacoste, Preen, Fred Perry and Pringle of Scotland. Alongside her teaching and commercial practice, she has exhibited at GALLERY46 in London, contributing to its 2026 group exhibition of Central Saint Martins artists.
Margaret is a women-led, global communications company, creative studio and B Corp specialising in arts and culture. Their mission is to create and give a voice to influential cultural projects, campaigns and communities that push boundaries and leave the world better than they found it. Margaret works with both cultural institution/creators as well as commercial brands - with clients Ranging from Levis, MUBI, Houghton festival, The Groucho to Venice Biennale Pavilion and The Photographers’ Gallery - helping them connect purposefully with the right audiences through culture.