THE WOMAN DRESS

A short film directed by Giada Colagrande

The film stars Italian actress Maya Sansa and is set to a haunting soundtrack, written especially for the film by electronic pop trio Au Revoir Simone.

Following The Powder Room -- Zoe Cassavetes' dreamy story of opulence and glamour, and MUTA -- Lucrecia Martel's film noir filled with mutant fashion divas -- The Woman Dress is again set in an all-female world of glamour and desire. But this time fashion obsession is taken to its most extreme conclusion, in a metaphysical tale of transcendence and ritual.

A coven of elegant witches attends a bubbling cauldron, their shadowy cavern hung with the ghosts of dresses. Maya Sansa is undressed and led to a bath, and her finger pricked to draw blood. The witches -- played by Heather D'Angelo, Erika Forster and Annie Hart of Au Revoir Simone -- circle, chanting in strange tongues. As the smoke clears we see Maya Sansa has made the ultimate sacrifice, transforming herself into the object of her desire -- a beautiful blood red dress.

The film, featuring key dresses from Miu Miu, draws on a surreal cinematic language, with its red velvet curtain, reverse-speak and dreamlike mise-en-scène.

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[harrymuse]

What the fuck did I just watch

[TheCuteMir]

This is very strange and somewhat scary.

[kucci Li]

brilliant!!! only if i could summon my dress out , i love the idea , the way they showed the dresses.

[DE SE]

Y'ALL R SOME BASIC BITCHES N HATING ASS TACKY HOES!!!! (WTF ELIEE SABB) THIS VIDEO IS NEXT LEVEL AND MIUCCIA IS ALWAYS ON POINT N DOIN SOMETHING DIFFERENT. ALL U SCARY AS BITCHES CAN GET ABDUCTED BY REPTILLIAN ALIENS OR REAL LIFE WITCHES!

[SartiMatteo]

In fact this is not the official video for the collection. The advertising campaign is the video with Mia Wasikoska. This is another project involving a female director for each season.

[john rizal]

Don't listen the negative comment, Annie, Erika & Heather. They're just jealous because they don't have the talent that you're all have. Keep playing music, art & film that I adora very much from your heart =D Oh, I forgot, THUMB for this video

[MrCFNA]

god, ARS, i just hope u got well paid to participate in this shit...

[nekrolich]

Dark spells of consumerism

[Allay Alex]

all this for that ugly ass dress, please take me to Elie Saab

[bedtimestorynyc]

I guess the "witch" women are the prototype of Miuccia Prada's main designers who search for a new "color",or try to (witch)craft the next beautiful design. The woman who entered the atelier is either the victim of the boss who either is sacrificed or commands to create the next "it dress"

[mizzhuda101]

my gosh. this is so creepy. I fast forwarded in the middle of the video cause the chanting was freaking me out.