The September Issue

This was the first time ever a film crew was allowed to shoot the inner workings of Vogue. We catch a glimpse of notoriously guarded editor-in-chief Anna Wintour’s private life and witness how far her professional influence reaches. All the while features keep getting reshuffled, fashion spreads need reshooting and tension rises as the race to get the 2007 fall issue out in time is on. But at the heart of this documentary lies the special, at times strained relationship between Mrs. Wintour and equally strong-minded creative director Grace Coddington.

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The House of EliottComplete Collection

This popular BBC series first aired between 1991 and 1994 and won a BAFTA and Emmy award for Best Costume Design. It follows the loves and lives of the two Eliott sisters who are left penniless after their father passes away. With their passion for fashion they establish their very own haute couture fashion house. The series provides some good insights into life after World War I, class differences during the Roaring Twenties and delightful details of period ensembles throughout all episodes.

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Bill Cunningham New York

Self-effacing photographer Bill Cunningham has been taking pictures for the New York Times’ Style Section since the early 1970s. This documentary tries to capture the man behind the camera. Showing us how he still goes out every day on his bike, doing what he loves most: documenting how people in the street interpret fashion trends and freely snapping photos of celebrities and big industry names. Contrasting his own very modest lifestyle and quiet personal life with lavish gala events and New York glamour.

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The Devil Wears Prada

In this film adaptation of Lauren Weisberger’s immensely popular novel, Andrea (Anne Hathaway) lands the job of personal assistant to haughty editor-in-chief Miranda (Meryl Streep) of Runway. What follows is an engaging romp about the cutthroat fashion magazine industry in which Andrea tries to get along with her size zero obsessed co-workers, struggles to meet Miranda’s every outlandish demand, needs to deal with boyfriend problems and finally has to make some tough decisions about what to do with her life.

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Breakfast at Tiffany’s

Charming romantic comedy loosely based on Truman Capote’s novella and directed by Blake Edwards. Beautiful Holly Golightly (Audrey Hepburn) has a secret past and moves in New York high society circles to find a rich husband. When struggling writer and kept man Paul Varjak (George Peppard) becomes her new neighbour an unspoken attraction develops and both their lives take an unexpected turn. The now iconic image of Holly in a black Givenchy evening gown and big pile of pearls eating a pastry in front of Tiffany’s is truly unforgettable.

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