The curated world of the fashion film art movement brought together in one place. Only the best from video sites, blogs, news feeds, and the directors themselves.
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Although we rarely show BTS (behind the scenes) films here at the FFN, there always is the exception. As in this one where you can see Dolce and Gabbana working with Kylie Minogue on her outfits for her upcoming tour, cut with scenes from those performances.........
Kate Moss, who seems to be everywhere we look, is the face of the new Dior lipstick line Addict. For it's rollout film Dior hired director Jonas Akerlund and Duran Duran for the soundtrack. Kate does the VO herself.......
Fashion Film NetworkThe new Weekly Top 10 ranking is out. Justin Wu's singing girls displaced Megan Fox at #2, while powerhouses Calvin Klein and, Dolce and Gabbana took the 6 & 7 spots respectively. Mel Bles' Missoni is the old timer entering it's second month on the list. Congrats Mel!http://www.facebook.com/FashionFilmNetwork?sk=app_6009294086
One of the more irritating aspects of life is when your farthest reach turns out to be someone else's baseline. See what 2 boutique owning sisters in London did with their film short and website. Marie Kristiansen directs.........http://lucyindisguiselondon.com/view/
Elisa Seidanoui, one of the most beautiful and sought after models in the fashion world today, (starred in Karl Lagerfeld's Remember Now, among others), narrates this film for Armani. A rare insight into the model's point of view........
Opening Ceremony, the mega New York clothing venue, has it's own production company called OCTV. They produced this film in collaboration with Target using the Bad News step team from the Bronx. OK people, let's rock! and stomp........
A fantastic group of light emitting creatures amuse our group of party goers in this film for Lu Flux. Director Neil O'Driscoll mixes fantasy with reality in a most pleasant way.......
Director Chris Sweeney uses exotic styling, a large cast, and super slow-mo in this film for French hair designer extraordinaire Charlie Le Mindu. Known for his "outlandish" creations, director Zaiba Jabbar did her ground breaking use of total nudity in this film for Charlie..
London based director Tamas Olajos takes black and white filmmaking to new extremes in this film for Hungarian based CSF fashion line. Intense and dreamlike at the same time.......
No, Ben Trovato is not the son of the Trovato's. However, it is one most influential fashion blogs in Europe. Run by Marius Troy & Bjørn Van Poucke they have produced their first fashion film. Directed by L.A. based Paul Minor.......
Interactive videos and films, where you can purchase items while watching, are a growing trend. Ralph Lauren takes this concept to new heights in this latest film for the "RL Gang"............
Director James Lima takes us on a multi-media 2 dimensional trip to the Land of Prada. Done in a colorful playful style that has become a Prada trademark.......
Alex Prager became well known with this film Tomas Maier creative head of Bottega Veneta saw it and, in the film below, explains why he hired Alex to do BV's film. Another rare insight into today's fashion film industry........
A rare and fascinating insight into the thinking of one of today's top designers - Ralph Lauren. Narrated by Ralph himself with lessons for fashion designers and just about everyone in life.......
A mysterious plot line and voice-overs combine with intense colors and wonderful editing in this second installment in Cristian Straub's Science Fashion series. Maybe it should be renamed 2011........
Ralph Lauren mixes fashion and poetry in these films for his Rugby line. A very different and pleasant way to spend a few minutes. Here are three of the latest:
Listen closely, here is a lesson in career advancement: Lady Gaga works for Thierry Mugler (as the brand’s musical director), Nicola Formichetti works for Lady Gaga (as her stylist), now Nicola works for Mugler as the brand's creative director. And here is the film they made promoting Nicola's debut collection in Paris on Wednesday..http://www.thierrymugler.com/us/en/
The new Weekly Top 10 ranking is out. (See tab on upper left) Although only out one day, the heavy weight team of Nick Knight and Lady Gaga took the #1 spot. Congratulations to Sarah Chatfield for her satire production debuting at #5 and Edgar Lledo with his Gucci film debuting at #9.... http://www.facebook.com/FashionFilmNetwork?sk=app_6009294086
