"You either know fashion or you don't."
- Anna Wintour.

Friday 26 November 2010

'The September Issue'.

So for all you budding fashionistas out there, this is a must-see right? For those who are not aware of this film, this is the chance to see whats hidden behind Anna Wintour's trademark bob and sunglasses and scrutinize the inner workings of her magazine, Vogue. 'The September Issue' took viewers cleverly inside a world in which they only thought they knew.

Every year, people wait for the infamous 'September issue', which is usually considerably larger than the other issues. In 2007 the issue was the biggest ever and weighed over 4 lbs and impacted the global fashion industry more than any other single publication.

I think the film was a great insight into Anna Wintour herself and her team of outrageous and larger-than-life editors that help run the magazine, including Grace Coddington and Andre Leon Talley. The film was an intimate, funny and often surprising record of how a group of extremely different (recognised in the numerous occassions where opinions clashed) create the fashion bible that is Vogue.

Some key scenes include behind the scenes at Fashion Week, trips to Europe, shoots and more importantly re-shoots and also a seat at the table at closed-door staff meetings. I also found the footage of Anna with her daughter to be very interesting and was facinated by the way in which she has to balance her manic career with her family and personal life.

'The September Issue' is a must for anybody who is interested in fashion and for someone like me who only dreams of being the next Anna Wintour is a facinating snapshot of the exciting, grueling and emotionally demanding process which is involved in running a magazine.

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