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ACMI and VAMFF Present Fashion on Film |
Saturday 21 February - Sunday 8 March 2015 |
[Melbourne], January 19, 2015 - The Australian Centre for the Moving Image and Virgin Australia Melbourne Fashion Festival Present Fashion on Film |
| Presented as part of the Virgin Australia Melbourne Fashion Festival (VAMFF) Cultural Program's Project Series 2015, the Australian Centre for the Moving Image (ACMI) presents Fashion on Film, screening from Saturday 21 February to Sunday 8 March 2015. From the pioneering house of Balmain, to the stylish streets of Naples and a journey back in time to the iconic trends of the 1990s, this season is all about the evolution of fashion. |
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PHOTO: And Then There is Naples (E poi c'è Napoli), Photo courtesy of ACMI. |
| Opening the season is the Australian premiere of And Then There is Naples (E poi c'è Napoli) (2014), in which director Gianluca Migliarotti travels to the epicentre of men's tailoring. Bespoke Neapolitan trouser maker Salvatore Ambrosi guides audiences through the ancient city of style where he encounters local designers and commentators who offer rare insights into the art of tailoring. Other traditional crafts are explored, which lead to a captivating exchange with a 120-year old Portolano glove maker and a couple of even older luggage and shirt makers. |
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PHOTO: POP, Photo courtesy of ACMI. |
| To complement the first screening of And Then There is Naples, ACMI Film Programmer, James Nolen will host Sartorial Saturday, a two-hour guided walking tour of Melbourne that uncovers the many exquisite products featured in the documentary. A short film by Noel Smyth, titled POP (4 mins) accompanies each screening of And Then There is Naples. POP is a finalist in the VAMFF Film 2015 competition and showcases the latest Melbourne-made menswear collection from Article by Courtney Holm. |
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PHOTO: Fashion in the 1990s (La mode des années 90), Photo courtesy of ACMI. |
In its Australian premiere, Fashion in the 1990s (La mode des années 90) (2014) pays tribute to the decade of stark fashion contrasts, from Helmut Lang's revolutionary minimalism to Walter Van Beirendonck's colorful techno tribes.
Director, Loïc Prigent (Signé Chanel and Marc Jacobs & Louis Vuitton) delves deep inside the historical world of fashion, this time casting a spotlight on the 1990s - an era when designers such as Jean Paul Gaultier, John Galliano, Karl Lagerfeld, Thierry Mugler and Christian Lacroix embraced excess.
Audiences are given extraordinary access to archival footage as Prigent beautifully illuminates a decade marked by important social change and fearless fashion. Fashion in the 1990s screens alongside Crystals and the Postman are a Girl's Best Friend (3 mins), a short film from accomplished fashion photographer Ellen von Unwerth. Featuring the label Sister by Sibling and Swarovski crystals, the film is a finalist in the VAMFF Film 2015 competition. |
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PHOTO: Crystals and the Postman are a Girl's Best Friend,Photo courtesy of ACMI. |
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PHOTO: The Balmain Style (La Ligne Balmain), Photo courtesy of ACMI. |
Loïc Prigent's new documentary, The Balmain Style (La Ligne Balmain) (2014) seamlessly interweaves historical footage of founder, Pierre Balmain with the modern day vision of designer, Olivier Rousteing as he lifts the Autumn/Winter 2014 collection from the pages onto the runway. At only 28 years of age, Rousteing has injected a revitalised energy into the hallowed fashion house of Balmain. Established after the Second World War by Pierre Balmain, the label has been worn by fashion icons such as Katherine Hepburn, Sophia Loren, Brigitte Bardot, Rosie Huntington-Whiteley and Rihanna. |
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PHOTO: Aaizel, Photo courtesy of ACMI. |
| Premiering in Australia, The Balmain Style illuminates how within only a few seasons, Rousteing has cemented his place in the new guard of fashion designers, re-energising the celebrated fashion houses of Paris. Accompanying the documentary is Julian Lucas's and Jarred Osborn's short film and finalist in the VAMFF Film 2015 competition, Aaizel (2 mins). Produced by prolific fashion filmmaker Hannah Bellil and starring models Adhiel Tuba and Nichola Jayne, Aaizel showcases the sculptural designs of Minhee Jo in her second womenswear collection. |
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PHOTO: Dressed up for Summer 2015 (Habillé(e)s pour printemps-été 2015), Photo courtesy of ACMI. |
Wrapping up the season is Mademoiselle Agnès and her partner in crime, Loïc Prigent as they round up the latest from the catwalk in the Australian premiere of Dressed up for Summer 2015 (Habillé(e)s pour printemps-été 2015) (2014). From the season's major parades by Dior and Chanel, to the farewell marathon Miss France-inspired Ready to Wear runway show by Jean Paul Gaultier, these two have it all covered. Moschino's creative director, Jeremy Scott offers his five cardinal rules of politeness during fashion week, whilst across the pond, 26 year-old Thomas Tait shares the hottest trends from British stalwart, Burberry. Mademoiselle Agnès also takes a look back at 30 years of fashion in her own unique way. |
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PHOTO: Pop Models (Les Mannequins, corps de la mode), Photo courtesy of ACMI. |
Packed with insightful interviews with industry veterans, fashion magazine editors, celebrated photographers and the models themselves, Nicklaus captures the evolution of an essential component of the fashion industry in Pop Models (Les Mannequins, corps de la mode).
From Hubert de Givenchy's favourite model in the 1950s, Bettina, via the emergence of Twiggy in the 1960s, and Yves Saint Laurent's muse, Marisa Berenson, in the early 1970s, models have grown in stature and profile. Jerry Hall captured the spirit of the late 1970s, while Inès de la Fressange caught Karl Largerfeld's eye when he was hired to relaunch Chanel in the early 1980s.
Then there was the phenomenon of the supermodel; Cindy Crawford, Naomi Campbell, Linda Evangelista, Christy Turlington and Tatjana Patitz reigned supreme for the next decade. As Carla Bruni states so eloquently, models went from object to subject, and paved the way for modern models like Cara Delevigne and Melbourne's own Andrej(a) Pejic.
Screens with Henry Joost and Ariel Schulman's Cover Girl, (2014), (4 mins) one of the international finalists in the Virgin Australia Melbourne Fashion Festival Film 2015 competition. It stars the wonderful Lena Dunham (Girls) as she prepares for her first Vogue cover shoot with the help of Vogue's International Editor-at-Large, Hamish Bowles, who abandons his dinner party to give her a few tips. |
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PHOTO: Cover Girl, Photo courtesy of ACMI. |
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PHOTO: Palladian, Photo courtesy of ACMI. |
| Dressed up for Summer 2015 screens with Palladian (3 mins), a finalist in VAMFF Film 2015 competition stunningly shot by Peter Ryle at Melbourne's Abbotsford Convent. In filming the diaphanous womenswear of Melbourne label Kuwaii, director Tim White draws inspiration from David Lynch's Twin Peaks. |
ACMI and VAMFF Fashion on Film season will screen at ACMI from Saturday 21 February to Sunday 8 March 2015.
For tickets and information, please visit acmi.net.au/film/seasons-and-screenings/fashion-on-film-2015/ |
About ACMI
A unique institution at the heart of Melbourne's iconic meeting place, Federation Square, the Australian Centre for the Moving Image (ACMI) celebrates, explores and promotes the moving image in all its forms - film, television and digital culture.
Through award-winning Australian and international exhibitions, films, festivals, live events, creative workshops, education programs and resources, ACMI provides unsurpassed ways to engage with the moving image.
Starting life as the State Film Centre in 1946, ACMI evolved from being a collection-based institution to an internationally recognised hub for screening and advocacy, screen education, industry engagement and audience involvement.
As a major cultural, tourism and learning attraction, ACMI is an integral element in Melbourne's position as one of the world's truly creative cities. |
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