This film is the final presentation of the Edinburgh Charity Fashion Show's 2021 designers. It reflects the uncertainty, distortion and surreality of the context in which it was produced, and is a Smorgasbord of up and coming design, from haute couture to streetwear and classical tailoring. Watch our protagonist lose herself further and further into the dreamscape of Edinburgh's underground, encountering odd characters and surreal situations along the way.
During the height of the Covid-19 pandemic, the ECFS team were forced to adapt to the legal, financial and logistical constraints preventing the annual in-person runway presentation and event from taking place. Although the demands of presenting the varied aesthetics of our 12 talented designers in one unified film were considerable with next to no budget and severe restrictions on location and travel, we made it happen. A special thanks to Danny Bonar for his camerawork and expertise.
Director: Paula Wengerodt
Editor: Paula Wengerodt
Camera: Danny Bonar
Executive Producer: Poppy Howard-Wall
Designers:
Supine Collective
Walker Slater
Inga Kovalerova
Megan Capaldi-Tallon
Athena Munro
Oliver FJ Jones
Elise Prentice
Taylor Wilson
Noemie Jouas
Toco Fashion
Ruth Macpherson
Bellanude
Shot on location in Edinburgh's Old Town.
Thank you to Camera Obscura and The Witchery for offering us your spaces.
This video was commissioned as part of the designer spotlight series for the Edinburgh Charity Fashion Show.
Directed and edited by Paula Wengerodt.
Music: courtesy of Africa Hernandez
Footage sourced from Africa Hernandez
Music: Original by Will McKenna
Footage sourced from Bellanude
This video was commissioned as part of the designer spotlight series for the Edinburgh Charity Fashion Show.
Directed and edited by Paula Wengerodt.
Music: "Sweet Dreams (Are Made of This)" by Eurythmics, RCA Records (1983)
Footage sourced from YouTube - archive Studio 54 footage
This montage was commissioned as a visual installation for the venue design at Below the Belt, a charity club night at Cabaret Voltaire in Edinburgh.
Edited by Paula Wengerodt.