tout terriblement

A documentary to be released on DVD in November. WWD describes the film, narrated by the late Saint Laurent, as "a frank portrait of the designer recounting the ups and the downs." Did Yves have any regrets? Yes. "Not to have invented the jean." The Le Smoking wasn't enough?

the september issue

yay, a real trailer:

fashion films on the calendar

loved Lifetime's version with Shirley Maclaine and Barbora Bobulova, but I must say I am almost wishing the summer away so that I can see Coco Avant Chanel -- US Release: September 25th --with Audrey Tautou (The Da Vinci Code). Hope it's as good as Valentino. 

Trailer:

And of course, I'm dying to see Andre Leon Talley traipsing about a tennis court smothered in Louis Vuitton in The September Issue -- New York Release: August 28th. Can they please give us a real trailer? 

Sneek Peek:

inspiration today: made by hand

ELLE September 2000 Issue

Photographer: Gilles Bensimon

I luckily got a chance to see the Valentino movie a couple of weeks ago at the Film Forum. Okay, I know it's old news but the film made an impact on me (and I didn't have a blog yet at the time). Sometimes, when the side effects of fashion land are really taking their toll and bitterness starts to sink in, it takes something special to remind me why I love all of this in the first place. Unfortunately, this particular brand of old-school is probably the last of its kind: