Skepta<\/a> has put out an open casting name for fashions to characteristic in his subsequent MAINS trend runway present.<\/p>\n In a tweet revealed yesterday (May 31), the grime MC \u2013 actual identify Joseph Olaitan Adenuga Jr. \u2013 revealed that his clothes line MAINS is about for a brand new runway present in September, and he\u2019s on the lookout for fashions to characteristic there.<\/p>\n \u201cAll ethnicities, genders, and body types are welcome,\u201d he writes, earlier than detailing directions for candidates: \u201cPlease send up to date polaroids (headshots & full length body), height, body measurements, age and location to; casting@mainslondon.com\u201d<\/p>\n The upcoming occasion will mark a yr after his clothes line held its debut displaying at London Fashion Week Spring\/Summer 2024.<\/p>\n OPEN CASTING CALL:<\/p>\n We are on the lookout for fashions to stroll\u00a0our subsequent MAINS runway present this September 2024.<\/p>\n All ethnicities, genders, and physique sorts are welcome<\/p>\n To apply please ship updated polaroids (headshots & full size physique), top, physique measurements, age and placement to;\u2026 pic.twitter.com\/i0VjR86WOC<\/a><\/p>\n \u2014 Big Smoke \u2013 (@Skepta) May 31, 2024<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n MAINS was first launched by Skepta in 2017 earlier than placing it on maintain two years later as a result of an \u201camicable\u201d cut up he had along with his associate producer on the time, per Vogue<\/a><\/em>. MAINS was then revived in 2022.<\/p>\n Skepta is presently readying the discharge of album \u2018Knife and Fork\u2019<\/a>, which can finish a five-year look ahead to followers since 2019\u2019s \u2018Ignorance is Bliss\u2019. However, his upcoming sixth album has but to obtain a launch date.<\/p>\n On his hiatus, Skepta wrote to followers in January: \u201cI\u2019ve seen the messages, tweets and Tik Toks, I\u2019m truly grateful that my music is still resonating with the world, even in my absence.\u201d<\/p>\n Since then, a single titled \u2018Gas Me Up (Diligent)\u2019 was launched as a preview of \u2018Knife and Fork\u2019. However, the one art work \u2013 which depicts a gaggle of males with shaved heads and in matching uniforms \u2013 drew criticism from the general public, who allege its depiction shares alarming similarities with WWII Holocaust prisoners<\/a>.<\/p>\n In a social media assertion, Skepta defined that, whereas acknowledging the duvet had \u201cbeen taken offensively by many\u201d, the interpretation linked to WW2 \u201cwas definitely not our plan\u201d.<\/p>\n The MC then confirmed that he had \u201cremoved\u201d the art work and vowed to \u201cbe more mindful going forward\u201d. He defined that the album is about his dad and mom\u2019 journey into the UK within the Nineteen Eighties \u2013 a rustic that was rife with \u201cskinhead and \u201cfootball culture\u201d.<\/p>\n Earlier this yr, Skepta unveiled the brief movie Tribal Mark<\/em>, his filmmaking debut as co-director and lead actor. Since its launch, Skepta has expressed plans to NME<\/em> of following it up with a full-length characteristic that continues its story<\/a>.<\/p>\n \u201cIt\u2019s like the Black James Bond<\/em> thing that everyone was trying to do,\u201d Skepta tells NME<\/em>. \u201cWe wanted to make something [where] after I\u2019ve done the movie, I\u2019m like, \u2018OK, cool \u2013 it\u2019s the franchise now.\u201d<\/p>\n Next month, Skepta is about to headline the inaugural version of Big Smoke<\/a>, a one-day competition that can happen in Crystal Palace Park in south-east London on Saturday, July 6. Skepta himself will likely be performing, in his solely introduced present of 2024 up to now. Find any remaining tickets right here<\/a>.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n
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