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Abstract
A photographic journey through Paul Thomas Anderson’s film Phantom Thread
as seen from the perspective of the female characters.
The Women of Woodcock is the companion photo book to the just released award-nominated film Phantom Thread, from the auteur director Paul Thomas Anderson. Starring the Oscar-winning actor Daniel Day Lewis in his last role, as Reynolds Woodcock, the film portrays an uncompromising fashion couturier in 1950s London — and the women that surrounded him: clients that included royalty, society debutantes, and heiresses, as well as his sister who runs the fashions house, the seamstresses, and his mistresses. Gaining full access to backstage and on set, the English photographer Laura Hynd documented the fictional House of Woodcock: Hynd and her camera moved fluidly back and forth between costume fittings, the set, epic crowd scenes, extras, and classic portrait sessions. With insider access Hynd explored the fictional couturier with a specifically female gaze. Through her camera, all the women in the House of Woodcock, from royalty to atelier staff, are celebrated equally — a deliberate concept supported and highlighted by the inclusion of handful carefully selected frames from the movie.
as seen from the perspective of the female characters.
The Women of Woodcock is the companion photo book to the just released award-nominated film Phantom Thread, from the auteur director Paul Thomas Anderson. Starring the Oscar-winning actor Daniel Day Lewis in his last role, as Reynolds Woodcock, the film portrays an uncompromising fashion couturier in 1950s London — and the women that surrounded him: clients that included royalty, society debutantes, and heiresses, as well as his sister who runs the fashions house, the seamstresses, and his mistresses. Gaining full access to backstage and on set, the English photographer Laura Hynd documented the fictional House of Woodcock: Hynd and her camera moved fluidly back and forth between costume fittings, the set, epic crowd scenes, extras, and classic portrait sessions. With insider access Hynd explored the fictional couturier with a specifically female gaze. Through her camera, all the women in the House of Woodcock, from royalty to atelier staff, are celebrated equally — a deliberate concept supported and highlighted by the inclusion of handful carefully selected frames from the movie.
| Original language | English |
|---|---|
| Place of Publication | London |
| Publisher | August Editions |
| Number of pages | 120 |
| ISBN (Print) | 978-1947359024 |
| Publication status | Published - 1 Jan 2018 |
Keywords
- Photography
- The Phantom Thread
- Paul Thomas Anderson
- Fashion
- costume
- Film set
- the female gaze
- photobook
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Behind the Scenes of a New Film About 1950s British Couture
Padley, G. & Hynd, L., 24 Jan 2018, AnOther Magazine.Research output: Contribution to specialist publication › Featured article
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Behind the scenes of Daniel Day-Lewis's last film, Phantom Thread - and why he took eight-hour dressmaking classes
Holt, B. & Hynd, L., 19 Jan 2018, Telegraph Magazine.Research output: Contribution to specialist publication › Featured article
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Exclusive: See How Daniel Day-Lewis and Phantom Thread's Filmmakers Created an Entire Fashion Show From Scratch
Eckardt, S. & Hynd, L., 21 Jan 2018, W Magazine.Research output: Contribution to specialist publication › Featured article
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Laura Hynd goes behind the scenes of Paul Thomas Anderson’s Phantom Thread
Clifford, E. & Hynd, L., 1 Feb 2018, British Journal of Photography.Research output: Contribution to specialist publication › Featured article