I went and saw the September Issue last night and I have to tell you that I loved it on so many levels. First off it is a documentary about Vogue, specifically the September 2007 issue, which was their biggest issue in history. The film not only allows us to get a glimpse of the people in charge of the magazine, but also gives us a small slice of just how influential they really are. But I also got something else out of it that I didn't expect: I was able to see these fashion, style, and beauty editors as true visual and performance artists.
As an artist, myself, I can appreciate that what these people are accomplishing is really about achieving beautiful images (spreads) that ultimately showcase the clothes to their best ability. And in that sense Fashion, clothes, spreads, accessories, etc, can really be acknowledge as art. The other realization I had is that the editors themselves wear simple outfits; yes they may be designer labels, but they don't need to shout from the rooftops that they work at Vogue with their clothes. They didn't even really wear make up! As for Anna Wintour, she was extremely stylish, but in a very understated way. I am sure her the few outfits that she wore in that film cost more than everything in my closet, but I was happy to feel like the look was accessible, and that maybe I am on the right track after all. :)
See the movie. It doesn't matter if you know nothing about fashion. You might even learn something new :)
I went and saw the September Issue last night and I have to tell you that I loved it on so many levels. First off it is a documentary about Vogue, specifically the September 2007 issue, which was their biggest issue in history. The film not only allows us to get a glimpse of the people in charge of the magazine, but also gives us a small slice of just how influential they really are. But I also got something else out of it that I didn't expect: I was able to see these fashion, style, and beauty editors as true visual and performance artists.
