September Issue is a very entertaining documentary. Because of The Devil Wears Prada, I had a certain expectation. So, seeing this documentary changed that expectation in a really fashionable way. (haha)
Anna Wintour is the editor and chief of Vogue Magazine. I have never bought a Vogue. As a matter of fact, I never enjoyed Vogue because there was too much going on on one page. I never knew what to read first. Maybe that's why I shop at Ross.
Her head stylist is an older unfashionable lady without a pinch of makeup and some frumpy hair and shoes, for sure. But the way she styles models for the shoots were breathtakingly beautiful. Her name is Grace Coddington, and she had been a model in her younger years, but was seriously injured in a car accident and needed lots of plastic surgery just to look normal again. She proudly showed the prints of her "20's shoot," and what visions they were. Anna, the big boss, cut out her favorite shots, and Grace was crushed. As was I. The photos in this movie are stunning.
The Vogue offices are typical business offices except for the chic entry. The hallways are crowded with racks of clothes, the women are hard working, everyday people who just want to get out the September Issue. These women did not look like Anne Hathaway when she came out of her disheveled appearance into the world of fashion.
It was a busy, deadlined-rushed workplace with Anna running the show. She had bleak facial expressions when it came to designers showing their collections. There was the occasional grin, but she means serious business. The interspersed interviews with her showed a more playful side, and in a couple of brief scenes with her daughter, I could really see how she softened up.
It's a stunning film. There are a few scenes from Paris, London and Rome that made me want to go there now! I just might go out and buy a Vogue.
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