Steven Meisel London Portraits with Bella Freud & Plum Sykes

Wednesday 13 May 2026
6:30 pm - 7:30 pm
Talks Room
Groundfloor, National Hall (G)

 

Courtesy of Steven Meisel

Steven Meisel London Portraits With Bella Freud and Plum Sykes

Steven Meisel’s understanding of all aspects of fashion is unparalleled. He has nurtured the careers of numerous models. His London portraits are a spectacular testament to his ability to see what other people miss. For his first London assignment Meisel came to London in 1993 to work with Isabella Blow on Anglo Saxon Attitude for British Vogue. Bella Freud, who was part of that shoot sums up the punk spirit of the time: “you had to deconstruct your manners and be as rude as possible. Bella Freud will reflect on the experience of being photographed by Steven Meisel and on what makes this year’s Master of Photography such a unique and special talent. The talk will be moderated by Lauren Sherman

 

 

 

 

 

Bella Freud 

Since establishing her namesake label in 1990, Bella Freud has moved between the mediums of clothing design, interior design, perfume making, filmmaking and publishing – redefining what it means to be a designer. Along the way she has collaborated with leaders in these respective fields, shooting three films directed by the actor John Malkovich; printing a magazine entitled Memo with the late Anita Pallenberg; realising a penthouse at the Television Centre home and office complex in London with architect and interior designer Maria Speake, the co-founder of the Retrouvius, and designing limited edition knitwear with singer-songwriter Nick Cave. Her own clothing designs meanwhile have garnered a cult following amongst the likes of Kate Moss, Little Simz, Juliette Lewis, Zadie Smith, Sienna Miller, Olivia Wilde and Rebecca Hall.

Plum Sykes
Plum Sykes was born in London and educated at Oxford. She is the New York Times-bestselling author of four novels — Bergdorf Blondes (2004), The Debutante Divorcée (2005), Party Girls Die in Pearls (2017) and Wives Like Us (2024). She is a contributing editor at American Vogue, authors the substack newsletter P.S. by Plum Sykes, and writes about fashion, society, and Hollywood. She has also written for Vanity Fair, the New York Times, Tatler and The Financial Times among many others. She lives in the English countryside with her family.

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