Sarah Ainslie’s Wardrobe Portraits
Contributing Photographer Sarah Ainslie has been taking portraits of people in their wardrobes since 2002 and she has done over fifty. Today I publish a selection and you can see the whole set on exhibition at 7 Ezra St, E2 7RH for the next two Sundays – October 1st & 8th from 11am until 5pm
Viscountess Boudica of Bethnal Green
Emily Shepherd
Julie Begum
Hydar Dewachi
Madeleine Ruggi
Sara Sheppard
Luke Dixon
Lara Clifton
Shakila
Brand Thumim
Jo Ann Kaplan
Sid Dixon
Penny Woolcock
Prue Ainslie
Simon Hoare-Walter
Jenny Carlin
Lel McIntyre
Ryan-Rhiannon Styles
Ruhela
Francine Merry
Sabeha Miah
Kassandra & Dan Isaacson
Andrew Dawson
Shelagh Ainslie
“Wardrobes are private places where personal belongings are kept, not only clothes but also objects with special meanings and memories. Children see them as spaces where adults hide secrets and I always felt there were secrets in my parents’ wardrobes. As a child, my grandmother’s knicker drawer fascinated me, and we would search for sweeties that she kept in jars and beautiful evening dresses in her wardrobe that she let us touch. My father had a bespoke wardrobe with special racks for shoes and drawers for all his different garments, and my mother had a big walk-in wardrobe. I conceal letters and strange memorabilia, like casts of my teeth, in mine.” – Sarah Ainslie
Photographs copyright © Sarah Ainslie
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When the post title came through by email I thought, oh no… a load a ‘well off’ people standing in their bespoke dressing rooms! So what a lovely surprise to see photos of ordinary people – like most of us – everyone with a mixture of furniture or rails. Really enjoyed seeing the photographs.
beautiful lives a sense of theater in all
How lovely. I really enjoyed going through this.
Such a diverse collection but at the same time we are all
the same when it comes down to it .
Loved the one with the girl lying down and the one with the guy sitting in
what looked like a blow up one.
Must go and tidy mine now.
What an original, fascinating idea. Once again, thank you for bringing another wonderful fact to my attention!
What a marvellous idea. Loved this.
A very fine idea for a photographic job — indeed!
Love & Peace
ACHIM
Really enjoyed these. They made me smile!
What amazing photos! Wonderful!!
Wow! My smile for the day, too… so creative & fun! (For some appalling reason I missed these first time around.) Thanks, Sarah / GA 🙂