Fashion Film realized for Vionnet Paris, inspired to the modern dance pioneer Isadora Duncan and premièred at Vionnet’s 100-year anniversary dinner in Paris.
The film brings Vionnet’s timeless collection to life in an elemental choreography by Jakub Sekuba. Four uniquely beautiful and talented ballerinas from the esteemed National Theatre in Prague become embodiments of the free spirit of Vionnet. Their performance is a showcase for the perfectly engineered dresses displaying Vionnet’s signature bias cut and drape. A progression of four acts, the performance begins with an interpretation of Isadora Duncan’s own unrestrained style and culminates in an explosive pastiche of 21st century breakdancing and rave. Madeleine Vionnet liberated women’s bodies and Isadora Duncan eschewed the rigid poise of traditional ballet and became a pioneer for natural movement in dance. Both were turn-of-the-century revolutionaries using their unique artistry to create new modes of expression for the modern woman.