Emma Mulholland’s short film will make you want to take psychotropics and go to a rave dressed as a giant jellyfish… or is that just us? Titled Queen Aurelia, the film coincides with Mullholland’s debut RAFW show next week and earmarks her as a designer to watch… especially if you’ve ever attended a rave dressed as a giant jellyfish.
A TAFE graduate, Mulholland sent excitement quivers through the fashion community with her 2010 graduate collection, Cruel Summer (yes, this is also the name of a Bananarama song). Picking up on the 90s surf vibes present in her first collection, Queen Aurelia is an extension of this aesthetic, a popping colour mishmash of aquamarine and tribal elements.
“This time, Balinese friendship bracelets and Aztec prints will be incorporated, plus references to the unique and rich cultures of the Samburu tribe of Africa and the people of Papua New Guinea,” Mulolland explains.
The short also marks a promising foray into film for its director, Byron Spencer. Originally a street style/social photographer, Spencer is breaking into fashion having shot the adjoining Cruel Summer campaign as well as a lookbook for Shakuhachi. “Really fast, fun and exciting but with that mystical side,” is how Spencer describes what he was going for. Add an original “legit banger” by Nicky Van She and Rachel Rutt as a beguiling sea goddess and you’ve got yourself a small fluorescent masterpiece.
Words By Ingrid Kesa
