When one is offered content from Vogue Magazine about Vogue Magazine, one rarely turns it down– particularly dealing with “The September Issue” documentary! This look behind the scenes which according to Grace Coddington, creative director of Vogue Magazine, did not reflect as closely the number of people who work at Vogue or have such a huge impact on the magazine as a whole.
Grace Coddington, photo by Didier Maige
The article/interview written by Jay Fielden (for Vogue) is featured on Vogue.com and also is a typical Coddington clarification of the real meat of what goes on at Vogue magazine.
RJ Cutler’s documentary “The September Issue,” which goes behind the scenes at Vogue for the making of the 2007 September issue, opened in theaters last week. The film’s heroine, creative director Grace Coddington, sat down with Vogue.com’s Jay Fielden for a candid interview. From her reluctance to let the cameras in to her favorite scenes of the movie, Grace, the “Michael Angelo” to Anna Wintour’s “Pope” (TIME) discusses her journey to the big screen.
Trailer from the SEPTEMBER ISSUE courtesy of Vogue.com and Youtube.com
On her initial reaction to the film:“Shock! Shock that I was in it as much as I was. I thought I would end up on the cutting-room floor. . . . It has happened before.”
On Filming:“At the time we were shooting the September issue, we were doing shoots for Teen Vogue and Fashion Rocks out of the same office space. There were so many racks in the hall at one point I went on strike. They filmed that, but it didn’t make the cut.”
Paris, je t’aime layout in September Vogue, shot by Steven Meisel
strong>On seeing herself on screen: “I’d much rather see myself in a still photograph than a moving one, because a still is more controlled and they can get rid of the double chins. I really thought I looked younger than that.”
The New York Times characterizes Anna and Grace’s relationship as the one between Keith Richards and Mick Jagger:
“What I want to know is which one’s me. Anna’s the leader like Mick. I guess I’m Keith because I’m wrinkled. Seriously, though, a lot of people say Anna’s the business one and I’m the creative one. It’s not true. She’s the creative one. So many of the shoots I do start with her ideas. She was the creative director of Vogue before I was, after all.”
Courtesy of Vogue.com, Sundance Film Festival and youtube.com
Included on the website is Grace’s famous Parisian fashion editorial shoot from the movie and September 2007 issue, photographed by Steven Meisel.
Go see this movie! For fashionista’s it’s worth every penny. For those who don’t understand fashion, it gives you insight into the world of fashion and helps you understand what it does and how it works.
Stevie Wilson
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