Thomas Knights and Elliott James Frieze - Red Hot II

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“Red Hot II” is a collaboration between British photographer Thomas Knights and British designer Elliott James Frieze, characterized with its rebranded midnight blue material background. “I felt there was more to say. Many of the redhead models we talked to not only had issues with their red hair growing up, but also with being pale. So this exhibition and art book will explore the beauty of the redhead’s pale skin, its supposed fragility, and poetic appearance ... We will also look at the beauty of freckles as well as black and mixed-race redheads. We are taking the conversation further this time, celebrating what makes us redheads unique, learning to love that uniqueness and empowering ourselves by owning that difference,” says Thomas Knights, creator of the “Red Hot” project. As with his previous book, “Red Hot 100,” this publication serves a good cause. The charity partner for the book is The Diana Award anti-bullying initiative. Princess Diana is a globally recognized household name, and Knights already has a strong relationship with the charity with proceeds from the original “Red Hot 100” book totaling over £10,000 to date. (The “Red Hot” project has raised over £45,000 in total for various charities and good causes.) The new look of “Red Hot” will keep the core message of the original “Red Hot”: redefining the “ginger stereotype” with a strong anti-bullying message. But this time, the focus of the conversation will celebrate what makes redheads unique, with a focus on pale skin, freckles, black, and mixed-race redheads. Unlike the original “Red Hot 100” book, which focused more on quantity, “Red Hot II” will scale back the number of models, focusing on slightly fewer that suit this new luxury aesthetic and turning the attention more on their individual story and unique look.