Sauntering down a desolate highway in opaline pasties and pink latex knickers, an otherworldly Erin Wasson enacts an unexpected domesticity in this short by filmmaker Columbine Goldsmith, shot in California’s Mojave Desert. Wearing spring/summer 2013 looks from the likes of Fendi, Bottega Veneta, Chanel and Alexander Wang, Wasson walks the line between the real and the extraterrestrial as an apathetic housewife tending to a fantastical plot of land. “The landscape doesn’t reveal time or place, so I wanted to imbue the protagonist with a more defined character: an old-fashioned housewife in 60s and 70s silhouettes who also has something discernibly futuristic about her,” says Goldsmith. Referencing the bleak landscapes of Michelangelo Antonioni’s L’Avventura and the humanoid alien of The Man Who Fell To Earth, the film’s title comes from a serendipitous moment: during the shoot at Joshua Tree National Park, Goldsmith noticed a plaque on a nearby boulder that read “La Intrusa Piedra” (The Intruder Rock). The mysterious signage provided an unexpected and welcome nod to the outsider status that Wasson––a veteran of the pages of Vogue and the runways of Balenciaga, Gucci and Lagerfeld, and muse to the likes of Ellen von Unwerth––atypically incarnates in the film. Here she steps out of the sand to reveal her real-life chill-out preferences.
Burning Man or Bonnaroo?
Bonnaroo.
Domestic goddess or domestic help?
Domestic goddess.
Astrology or biology?
Both go hand in hand.
Tan lines or topless?
Topless.
Leather or latex?
Leather.
Miniskirt or maxi-dress?
Miniskirt.
Beach bum or snow bunny?
Both in the same day.
Sun-kissed or SPF?
Sun-kissed with SPF.
Runway or highway?
Highway.
Malbec or Margherita?
Margherita for lunch; Malbec at dinner.
Look one: coat and shoes by Fendi; latex panties by Atsuko Kudo; pasties by Agent Provocateur; earrings by Emporio Armani
Look two: shirt and skirt by Bottega Veneta; shoes by Alexander Wang; gloves by Atsuko Kudo; ring and earrings by Christian Dior Haute Joaillerie; belt by Chanel
Look three: top by T by Alexander Wang; skirt by Atsuko Kudo; shoes by Bottega Veneta