Pam Hogg
Pam Hogg (4 January) is a Scottish fashion designer who launched her first fashion collection in 1981. She has created clothes for the likes of Ian Astbury of The Cult, Paula Yates, Marie Helvin, Siouxsie Sioux and Debbie Harry of Blondie.
Early life
She was born in Paisley, near Glasgow, Scotland.[1] After her studies of Fine Art and Printed Textiles at the Glasgow School of Art, she won the Newbury Medal of Distinction, the Frank Warner Memorial Medal, the Leverhulme Scholarship and the Royal Society of Arts Bursary, she subsequently went on to further study at the Royal College of Art in London, where she gained her Master of Arts degree.[2][3]
Interested in music she joined her first band 'Rubbish' at the end of the seventies regularly supporting The Pogues in their infancy.[4][5]
Fashion career
Pam Hogg launched her first fashion collection in 1981 while still just in her 20s. She was, along with Bodymap, one of the new wave of designers who emerged at the beginning of the 1980s in London. Hogg first sold her designs at Hyper Hyper at Kensington Market and later from her own shop in London's West-end always refusing to 'sell out' to the mainstream fashion industry. Her collections bore names such as Psychedelic Jungle (1981), Warrior Queen (1989), Best Dressed Chicken in Town, And God Created Woman and Wild Wild Women of the West.[6]
She had a minor hit with Britain's first acid house band, The Garden of Eden, with Kiss FM DJ Steve Jackson, vocalist Angela McCluskey and record producer Mark Tinley.[7]
Her solo show at the Kelvingrove Art Galleries in 1990, was the first fashion design exhibition to be held there and was well attended.[8][9] In 1991, Terry Wogan introduced her onto his TV show as "one of the most original, inventive, creative designers in Britain" adding, "She has reached what is called Cult Status".[10]
In the same year a brief appearance on stage in Nashville with industrial noise band Pigface reaffirmed her love of performing, resulting in her shifting focus back to writing music full-time.
Unexpectedly landing the support act with Debbie Harry in 1993, she formed new band 'Doll' in five days, and in 1994 with the band firmly established, opened for the post punk band The Raincoats.[4]
Between 1999 and 2001, her continued love of designing and making clothes resulted in two catwalk collections and her first fashion film Accelerator starring Anita Pallenberg, Bobby Gillespie and Patti Palladin. She also clinched cameo roles from Daryl Hannah, David Soul and Primal Scream towards the end of 2002, having discovered a latent talent for script writing and directing.[11]
In 2003 Hogg was approached by
Inspired by Siouxsie Sioux's Japanese concept, she designed the costumes for her 2004 world tour Dreamshow.
In 2006, the Spanish curator
This allowed her to return to the video medium, producing and directing two promos incorporating her clothes and music. She cast a host of friends including Siouxsie Sioux and Alison Mosshart from the Kills to appear alongside her in the new twin collections inspired by shiny metals and reflective surfaces. The resulting videos 'Opal Eyes' and 'Electricman' were viewed by a whole new unexpected audience via YouTube and Myspace as well as the exhibition itself. This direct access and exposure regenerated a newfound interest in Pam's work and pushed the cat suit back into the spotlight resulting in media attention from magazines including[13]
In 2007,
In April 2013 Hogg was honoured during "
A 2014 exhibition at the Victoria and Albert Museum, featured Hogg's dresses designed for Lady Mary Charteris was shown.[16]
Hogg's collections have since been worn by an entire new generation of celebrities including
Hogg designed the trophies for the
References
- ^ Jonze, Tim (21 August 2018). "Pam Hogg: 'Just don't call me normal'". The Guardian. Retrieved 19 June 2021.
- ^ "Pam Hogg news and features". British Vogue. Retrieved 26 March 2019.
- ^ "Pam Hogg". Edinburgh International Fashion Festival. August 2012.
- ^ a b "Pam Hogg is F***ing Awesome |The Style Con". Archived from the original on 6 August 2014. Retrieved 6 December 2014.
- ^ "Pam Hogg on Life after Clubbing | sleek mag". Archived from the original on 13 December 2014. Retrieved 6 December 2014.
- ^ "Hogg, Pam". Vintage Fashion Guild. Retrieved 11 September 2014.
- ^ "Garden of Eden - Mark Tinley". Archived from the original on 12 April 2015. Retrieved 6 April 2015.
- ^ Alexander, Hilary (6 February 2009). "Pam Hogg: designer with a difference". The Telegraph.
- ^ Battista, Anna (2010). "Fundraising With Pam Hogg". Dazeddigital.com. Retrieved 11 September 2014.
- ^ "Meet The Designer " 5 things you didn't know about the fierce Pam Hogg". Meetthedesigner.co.uk. Retrieved 26 March 2019.
- ^ "Fashion Designer Pam Hogg". Famous Fashion Designers.
- ^ Davies, Dean Mayo (16 April 2012). "Pam Hogg". Anothermag.com. Retrieved 11 September 2014.
- ^ "Who's Who: Pam Hogg". Vogue magazine (UK). 11 May 2011.
- ^ Frankel, Susannah (16 February 2009). "Spirit of the Eighties: Cult designer Pam Hogg is back in the spotlight". The Independent. Archived from the original on 24 May 2022.
- ^ Moore, Booth; Tschorn, Adam (29 April 2013). "Brit Week event honors fashion designer Pam Hogg". Los Angeles Times.
- ^ "Wedding Dresses 1775-2014: Pam Hogg". Victoria and Albert Museum. Retrieved 11 September 2014.
- ^ "Caludai Schiffer and Pam Hogg". Coolspotters.
- ^ "Designer biography for Pam Hogg". Toniandguy.com. Archived from the original on 10 September 2014. Retrieved 11 September 2014.
- ^ "Pam Hogg revealed as BRITs Trophy Designer". BRIT Awards. 29 November 2015.
External links
- Pam Hogg at IMDb