Documentary: "Fashion Reimagined"

Darien Library welcomes The Garden Club of Darien in the presentation of Fashion Reimagined, a feature documentary by Becky Hutner, that tells the story of a rising fashion star Amy Powney and her quest to create a sustainable fashion brand.

About the Movie

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, which comes with a big cash prize, Amy decides to use the 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.

Amy Powney is widely considered a leader in the UK’s sustainable fashion movement. In just 13 years, she has gone from sweeping the cutting-room floor at fashion brand Mother of Pearl to taking the helm as its Creative Director. Sustainability has been a life-long passion for Amy and she’s been on a mission for Mother of Pearl to reduce its impact on the planet. Her sustainable collections have been shown at London Fashion Week and Copenhagen Fashion Week and are stocked by prestigious global retailers including Net-a-Porter, Harrods, Saks Fifth Avenue, Neiman Marcus, and Goop. She also designs sustainable collections and homeware for John Lewis, UK’s largest department store. Amy has collaborated on sustainability projects with BBC Earth and Prince Charles. She is the winner of the 2017 BFC/Vogue Designer Fashion Fund and writes the “Ask Amy” column in British Vogue.

Director, Producer & Editor:  Becky Hutner

This documentary is 100 minutes in length, and was produced in 2022.