In the Studio: Maria Grachvogel
The Documentary Podcast
BBC
4.3 • 2.7K Ratings
🗓️ 1 April 2024
⏱️ 27 minutes
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Summary
Maria Grachvogel’s design have been worn by many famous names including actors Emma Thompson and Angelina Jolie, as well as Spice Girl and now designer Victoria Beckham. As she celebrates 30 years in the fashion business, the BBC’s Rachel Royce follows Maria as she creates her new collection for her autumn-winter season 2024. From design sketches and colour palettes, to draping fabric over mannequins, Maria then always tries the garments on herself and her team before finalising every piece.
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| 0:00.0 | Welcome to the documentary in the studio from the BBC World Service. I'm Rachel Royce and in this |
| 0:07.6 | program we're following the fashion designer Maria Gratchvogel as she celebrates 30 years in the fashion business and creates her |
| 0:15.3 | autumn 2024 collection. The idea of everything I do is using cut and fit to |
| 0:22.0 | sculpt the body so I create an illusion. |
| 0:24.6 | She's dressed many famous names including singer and fashion designer Victoria |
| 0:29.6 | Beckham and Oscar winning actors Emma Thompson and and Angela Jolie as well as models Yasmin Labon and Daisy Lowe. The women are always my inspiration and I love the challenge of creating things that make women feel fabulous. |
| 0:47.0 | It's mid-December and I'm on my way to see Maria now in her studio in German Street in Central London. It's not an area |
| 0:55.1 | usually associated with women's fashion is better known for gentlemen's clubs |
| 0:59.8 | and gentlemen's outfitters. It's a long time since I've seen her. I first met her in |
| 1:05.0 | the 90s when she was starting out and I had a fashion show on TV. |
| 1:09.6 | Hello, my I'm going to go and I'm going to go and I'm going to go and I'm going to go to Georgia. |
| 1:13.0 | Oh, hi, it's Rachel Royce for Maria. |
| 1:15.0 | Hi, I put a door for you. |
| 1:17.0 | There are a big green door. |
| 1:20.0 | Up some stairs. |
| 1:22.0 | Hello! A lovely seat. Up some stairs. Hello, I'm lovely to see you. |
| 1:25.0 | And you too. |
| 1:27.0 | Neither of you. |
| 1:28.0 | Oh wow. |
| 1:29.0 | Oh, wow. |
| 1:30.0 | Isn't that amazing. |
| 1:31.0 | So this is the studio. |
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