I find that dance and fashion design complement each other. The fabrics and forms add to the visual and sensual movement of dance. Enjoy this bouncy and expressive video:

Harmónia

Director Isaac Lock, known for his impressionable docu-films that tease out the idiosyncratic beauty of the human spirit, has shot the first-ever short film for fashion designer Nanushka. Effortlessly combining nuanced design with form and functionality, Nanushka partnered with NOWNESS to capture the freedom of movement in this euphoric film.

Harmónia has the premise of a casting call as its inspiration. The film’s muted colors, soft focus, and dim lights are the backdrop for the emotions of each cast member as they walk onto set; waves of apprehension and nervous excitement fill the silent room.

From behind the camera, movement director Yagamoto takes each model on a journey of self-expression through dance. After getting over the initial awkwardness of performing uniform warm-up exercises in front of a camera, the eleven cast members build up the confidence to erupt into an unrestrained dance. At the film’s climax, the director captures their ecstatic faces and the collective unburdening that comes from giving in, letting go, and finding harmony in the moment.

The film culminates in an emotive interplay, taking the collection’s design pillars—surprising opposites, reimagined fabric techniques, and contrasting motifs—and highlighting them through a cast of characters authentic to the Nanushka world.