The inspiring portrait of a young designer who wants to change fashion
Fashion designer Amy Powney of cult label Mother of Pearl is a rising star in the London fashion scene. Raised off-the-grid in rural England by activist parents, Amy has always felt uneasy about the devastating environmental impact of her industry. When she wins the coveted Vogue award for the Best Young Designer of the Year, Amy decides to use the prize money to create a sustainable collection from field to finished garment and transform her entire business. Over the following three years, her own personal revolution becomes the precursor of a much bigger, societal change.
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Screening of the film FASHION REIMAGINED in collaboration with Fashion Revolution Luxembourg, followed by a round table on ethics, sustainability and the urgent need to reinvent fashion today, with Chantal Gary (Deputy in the Chamber of Deputies Luxembourg, Déi Gréng), Georges Kieffer (Founder and director of BENU Village Esch asbl) and Gabriella Moya (designer, AWKAA Luxembourg). Moderation: Stylianee Parascha(President of Fashion Revolution Luxembourg).
The documentary is a colourful, sometimes shocking education and Hutner’s fine narrative structure, coupled with Powney’s appealing warmth and drive, will have you invested in the fate of her Mother of Pearl label and the future thinking around our relationship to fashion.
Christine Westwood FilmInk
Becky Hutner’s film is both a call to action and great crowd-pleasing entertaining. Fashion Reimagined profiles a remarkable woman and her ambitious vision of the future.
Rob Aldam Back Seat Mafia
Best Documentary Feature, Woods Hole Film Festival, 2022, us
Becky Hutner
Becky Hutner was born in Toronto and now lives in England. She spent five years in London creating short-form work in the fashion and culture space for Duck Productions. These included Painting Her Story, a series about the gender gap in art for the National Gallery, a campaign celebrating British creativity for Visit Britain and the official coverage for London Fashion Week over 17 seasons. Fashion Reimagined (2022) is Becky’s first feature.
