A Week in Film no. 12 (Týden ve filmu)

Czechoslovakia, 1947. Director Unknown.

A commercial advertising stockings shows female models pointing out to the camera the delicate texture of “silon”, the Czechoslovak rival of nylon. The film focuses in on manufacturing processes such as weaving, seaming, measuring and sewing, allowing us to closely examine the material and its desirable assets – thinness, crispness and smoothness. This ritual of close looking is again repeated with women touching and feeling the stockings, dressing their hands with them for the benefit of the camera.

Past screenings

Between Stigma and Enigma – London
Tuesday 16 May, 20:30 | ICA Cinema

The 1st Fashion in Film Festival – Prague
Thursday 28 September 2006, 20:30 | Kino Svetozor

The 1st Fashion in Film Festival – New York
Saturday 17 March 2007, 14:00 | Museum of the Moving Image

The 1st Fashion in Film Festival – Arnhem
Sunday 17 June 2007, 14:00 | Focus