Jukebox Collective
2021-2024The project led by Charlotte James and Clémentine Schneidermann involved a series of creative workshops with students from Jukebox Collective’s Academy, a programme supporting the next generation of Welsh creative talent. The students, ages 7 to 16 and primarily from Black and ethnic minority backgrounds, took part in workshops on costume design, styling, photography, illustration, and art direction. These sessions encouraged an exploration of Welsh pride and identity, where students gained new creative skills like moodboarding, styling, and customization, leveraging their heritage as a guide for expression. Inspired by the iconic Welsh hat, dating back to the nineteenth century, the project used this national iconography as a creative launching point. Working with Welsh costume designer Ffian Jones, the students engaged in a hat creation workshop, modernising the traditional item by imbuing it with their unique creative and cultural influences. They also incorporated other elements of Welsh national dress into their costumes, such as the red woollen cloak, paisley shawl, and Pais a Betgwn.
Photography: Clémentine Schneidermann
Creative direction: Charlotte James
Costume designer: Ffian Jones
Styling assistant & hair: Sharon Kostini.
Photography: Clémentine Schneidermann
Creative direction: Charlotte James
Costume designer: Ffian Jones
Styling assistant & hair: Sharon Kostini.
Photography workshops: Clémentine Schneidermann & Ashrah Suudy
Costume workshops: Ffian Jones
Styling workshops: Charlotte James, Sharon Kostini & Asma Elmi
Art direction/illustration workshops: Charlotte James
Illustrations and cast: Jukebox Academy: Leila Alkhundary, Ellie Bannister, Chase Burrowes, Millie Campion, Quincy Chambers, Eithne Collier, Amiya Dwyer, Ayanna Hallam, Akeylah Hinton, Patricia Hrickova, Vlasta Hrickova, Latoya Kahari, Alicja Kowalska, Karim Mohamed, Khalis Mohamed, Tia Nelson, Blessing Oredola, Elizabeth Oredola, Genaya Parris, Aleisha Pocock, N’ziah Poleon, Rio Rodriques, Teaghan Scanlon, Sheighley Sky, Taleya Spettie, Lucia Tajul, Shellema Vale, Venice Williams, Monet Williams
With the kind support of: The Museum of Wales, Arts Council Wales, Jukebox Collective & Paul Hamlyn Foundation
Special thanks to all the dedicated participants and their families
Costume workshops: Ffian Jones
Styling workshops: Charlotte James, Sharon Kostini & Asma Elmi
Art direction/illustration workshops: Charlotte James
Illustrations and cast: Jukebox Academy: Leila Alkhundary, Ellie Bannister, Chase Burrowes, Millie Campion, Quincy Chambers, Eithne Collier, Amiya Dwyer, Ayanna Hallam, Akeylah Hinton, Patricia Hrickova, Vlasta Hrickova, Latoya Kahari, Alicja Kowalska, Karim Mohamed, Khalis Mohamed, Tia Nelson, Blessing Oredola, Elizabeth Oredola, Genaya Parris, Aleisha Pocock, N’ziah Poleon, Rio Rodriques, Teaghan Scanlon, Sheighley Sky, Taleya Spettie, Lucia Tajul, Shellema Vale, Venice Williams, Monet Williams
With the kind support of: The Museum of Wales, Arts Council Wales, Jukebox Collective & Paul Hamlyn Foundation
Special thanks to all the dedicated participants and their families
Alexander McQueen
2020 - 2021A photography based project in collaboration with Alexander McQueen and youth in South Wales Valleys.
Inspired by Alexander Mcqueen's Autumn winter 2020 collection, we worked alongside the Alexander McQueen team delivering creative workshops that taught young people an array of exciting new skills – from casting, clothing customization, photography, illustration, creative writing and embroidery with the aim of exposing the young people to job roles that exist within a major fashion brand. As well as giving them an opportunity to model the collections.
The result is a cross art form combining photographs made by us and the young people presented in a book. The book also includes the young people's casting, illustrations, creative writing and embroidery pieces that they made in the workshops.
Visit Wales
2025
Gucci x Vogue Italia
2019Photography: Clémentine Schneidermann
Casting and Styling: Charlotte James
Middle Plane Magazine
2022Photography: Clémentine Schneidermann
Creative Direction: Charlotte James
Styling: Dean Davies
Production Tina London