Fashion Friday: The September Issue

Have you seen The September Issue? If not, then you're missing out. I absolutely love it. It's a documentary with a behind-the-scenes look at the making of the September 2007 issue of Vogue magazine. Directed by R.J. Cutler, it follows Anna Wintour and her staff as they prepare the single largest issue of a magazine ever published, 840 pages and weighing almost five pounds. [Sidenote: I LOVE Grace Coddington! Who else is excited about her memoirs?] After watching this you'll understand why Anna is "the single most important figure in the 300 billion dollar globarl fashion industry."

Favorite quotes from Anna in The September Issue:

"This type is too large, it looks like it's for blind people."

"Fashion is about looking forward."

"Just because you like to put on a beautiful Carolina Herrera dress or a pair of JBrand blue jeans instead of something basic from K-Mart, it doesn't mean that you're a dumb person."

A fabulous editorial of Snejana Onopka as Anna Wintour shot by Mario Testino for Vogue Paris, August 2007.

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Fashion Friday Documentary: Fashion in Film

Last night Heather and I watched Fashion in Film on Netflix. It was an interesting documentary about the intersecting relationship between the fashion industry and the film industry. Fashion has inspired movies, while they have also influenced various fashion trends.

Fashion designers, stylists, actors, and historians review fashion forward films such as Annie Hall, Clueless, Bonnie and Clyde, The Devil Wears Prada, Sex and the City, Breakfast at Tiffany's, and many more. There were many mentioned that I have yet to see that I ended up puting on my Netflix. The documentary was made in 2008, which made it relatable. Heather even said she liked it much more than she thought she would. I would definitely recommend it.

Fashion Friday: Karl Lagerfeld

My love for fashion is obvious, but it has grown since I've started watching fashion documentaries. My goal is to blog about a different fashion documentary every Friday or every other Friday. Today I thought I'd start with Karl Lagerfeld and the documentary Lagerfeld Confidential. I saw it last year when I was living in California. Ask Heather and Jenny, I was so excited to watch it that I was on the edge of my seat the whole time. I probably even cried. It was the first time Karl Lagerfeld ever agreed to let someone create something about his everyday life. There is no other authorized biography that exists about Karl. The movie follows the life and work of the iconic fashion designer Karl Lagerfeld for two years.

After I watched the movie I wanted to know more about him. A friend recommended the book The Beautiful Fall: Fashion, Genuis and Glorious Excess in 1970s Paris by Alicia Drake, which is about Karl Lagerfeld and Yves Saint Laurent. I found it fascinating and would definitely recommend it to anyone with an interest in fashion.

Yves Saint Laurent and Karl Lagerfeld

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