‘Nature is everything to me,’ says Sophie Darlington, the trailblazing natural history filmmaker, cinematographer and muse of Canada Goose’s latest campaign. ‘It feeds my soul. It fills my eyes. But the climate crisis is happening so fast. How can we convey that urgency?’
Darlington will be discussing that urgency alongside her passion for nature and her pioneering career as one of the first camera women in the industry, in an exclusive conversation with Grace Clarke from ELLE's fashion team this October – and you’re invited!
Held at Canada Goose’s flagship London store on Thursday October 5th, the special evening marks the launch of the performance luxury brand’s latest campaign, featuring stunning photography shot in the wilderness of New Mexico by legendary photographer Annie Leibovitz. As well as a chance to peruse the new FW23 collection, designed with women in mind and featuring gorgeous streamlined silhouettes and luxuriously soft fabrics, there'll be themed cocktails and canapés, plus the chance to have complementary personalisation on eligible items purchased on the evening.
The powerful images, which also feature fellow trailblazers Sheila Atim and Kimberly Newell, convey Darlington’s deep connection with the natural world around her, which has played such a huge part in her impressive career.
‘When I started off 30 years ago, the number of camera women was fewer than you could count on one hand. It's only shifting now, through people seeing myself and other camera women on television,’ she reflects. ‘I'm such a believer in the ethos of “see her to be her” – there are so many women from all around the world who are ready.’
Join us at 244 Regent Street, W1B 3BR at 6.30 on Thursday October 5th. Tickets are £10 per person, including cocktails, canapés and a goody bag.
