The September Issue (2009)

February 6, 2010 in Fashion, Movies by somethingboutrenes | 2 comments

It’s a fashion documentary. An invitation to the mystical world of fashion. A documentary decoding the mystery in bringing a Vogue issue to the newsstand.

september-issue

Anna Wintour’s office is like a wonderland and my dream wardrobe! Anna is like a Pope in Vogue- well respected by fashion followers in America. This documentary brought new perspective to me about Anna Wintour. It seems to me that underneath her strong, cold and glamorous self, she is very much lonely in her big big world. Her siblings find her job amusing while her daughter thinks people who take fashion too seriously are hilarious. Instead of working her ass off for fashion, her daughter would very much prefer to be the one laughing.

Through her body language in the show, she seems very protective of herself (the way she crossed her arms) and the way she speaks of her family, it seems as though she’s taking pity on herself? I don’t know. I guess anyone would appreciate some family support even women who appear strong-willed and all.

In the show, I got to know another strong character – Grace Coddington, Creative Director of American Vogue. Grace is one woman whom I respect after the show. She is strong, stylish, passionate, expressive and very human. It’s a pity that she’s like a shadow in the presence of Anna Wintour.

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  1. AngMoGirl’s avatar

    AngMoGirl on February 7, 2010 at 12:52 am

    After watching that show, I actually bought an issue of the US Vougue.. and I was totally disappointed. The movie shows how ppl doing the magazine are almost like half-gods walking proudly above the ground, how their work is “oh so hard”.. But in the mag itself all I saw were disgusting furs, Maybelline ads (and it supposed to be a high-end magazine!), and more models caught on frame jumping. Meh! Feel a bit cheated by the movie.

  2. somethingboutrenes’s avatar

    somethingboutrenes on February 7, 2010 at 12:40 pm

    Ya! I am not a fan of Vogue either. It is not much of a read. 40% of the magazines are advertisements. I prefer Glamour or other more readable magazines. haha. I will pick up Vogue unless someone I adore is on the cover.