Glass presents Disco in the Dunes – a beauty story by photographer Helen Mcardle, styled Josie Harris, directed by Liz Sheppard

October 30, 2019

Fashion, Feature

PARTY in the dunes with disco balls in the sand – this atmospheric film runs like a mini movie and evokes a feeling of the 1970s Peter Weir movie Picnic at Hanging Rock with an under current of the unexpected. Disco in the Dunes was filmed and photographed on the south coast of England, East Head, a spectacular spit of land out to sea, one of the most beautiful areas backed by dunes and marram grass.

Why disco in the dune? It feels other worldly – the giant landscape and nature with something a little alien and ethereal. Our beautiful girl, Petra dances alone, running through the dunes, searching for something we will never know. Beautifully captured on our one and only beautiful day amongst a three week period of continual storms, rain and wind – the giant moody clouds, big skies, smoke in the dunes and vast landscape adds to this beautiful atmospheric story.

Petra Koubkova, Photograph: Helen Mcardle

Petra Koubkova, Photograph: Helen Mcardle

Petra Koubkova, Photograph: Helen Mcardle

Petra Koubkova, Photograph: Helen Mcardle

Petra Koubkova, Photograph: Helen Mcardle

Petra Koubkova, Photograph: Helen Mcardle

Petra Koubkova, Photograph: Helen Mcardle

Petra Koubkova, Photograph: Helen Mcardle

Petra Koubkova, Photograph: Helen Mcardle

Petra Koubkova, Photograph: Helen Mcardle

Petra Koubkova, Photograph: Helen Mcardle

Petra Koubkova, Photograph: Helen Mcardle

Petra Koubkova, Photograph: Helen Mcardle

Petra Koubkova, Photograph: Helen Mcardle

Petra Koubkova, Photograph: Helen Mcardle

Photography: Helen Mcardle @helenmcardlephoto @kayteellisteam

Art direction: Liz Sheppard @lizsheppard13

Lighting: Westley Hargrave @westleyhargrave

Videographer: Yorkie @iamyorkie

Stylist: Josie Harris @josieharris_

Hair: Craig Taylor @craigtaylorhair at One Represents at Hari’s Hairdressers using Evo hair

Make up: Emma Miles @emmamakeupmiles

Prop Stylist: Mel Sharpe @melissasharpe_16

Model: Petra Koubkova @p.koubkova at @thehivemodels

Look 1:

Dress: Shrimps

Earrings: Stylist’s Archive

Look 2:

Dress: Preen

Bracelets: Alfie’s Antique Market

Look 3:

Dress: Bora Aksu

Boots: Zimmerman

Look 4:

Dress: Cecilie Bahnsen

Earrings: Stylist’s Archive

Look 5:

Dress: Lee Matthews

Slip: Vintage Night Dress

Bracelets: Alfies Antique MARKET

Look 6:

Dress: Cecilie Bahnsen

Clutch: Alexander McQueen

Earrings and Boots: Stylist’s Archive

Look 7:

Dress: Bora Aksu

Boots: Zimmerman

Look 8:

Dress: Needle & Thread

Earrings: Stylist’s Archive

Look 9:

Dress: Rejina PYO

Bracelet, left: Alfies Antique Market

Bracelets, right, Earrings: Stylist’s Archive

Look 10:

Dress: Shrimps

Earrings: Stylist’s Archive

Boots: Zimmerman

Look 11:

Dress: Alexa Chung

Jewellery: Stylist’s Archive

Boots: Zimmerman

Look 12:

Dress: Lee Matthews

Necklace: Alfies Antique Market

Jewellery: Stylist’s Archive