I still don't 'GET' Vogue or the fashion industry…
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MydnightRose — 14 years ago(December 08, 2011 10:46 PM)
I'm not that into fashion, I don't have the patience for that kind of life. But even Im not as dumb as to think that fashion does not contribute to society. What we wear sends a statement to those around us; which is why we dress our best when going on a job interview. If fashion and attire didn't matter, you could get a bank job by wearing sweat pants and a ratty tshirt.
What society wears also signifies changes within it; for example the changing of woman's attire during the Edwardian era and the 1920's. Shorter skirts, visible ankles, short hair etc. signifying a change in how women are viewed.
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a13815 — 11 years ago(June 01, 2014 08:24 PM)
I don't "get" it either. Anna is a good business person, but so are thousands of others. She's not unique or particularly special, and there are many good business people who also manage to be warm the two aren't necessarily mutually exclusive.
Vogue is just a bunch of photos of models wearing garish costumes that are inaccessible and irrelevant to the majority of the population. Really, can they blame people for not taking them seriously?
I mean, there's nothing wrong with it, no more than there is anything wrong with comic books, but I don't think either of them contributes anything enduring to society. Poor Anna, whose family finds her career "amusing" well that's more charitable than I would be.
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loveDetroit — 16 years ago(March 30, 2010 07:56 AM)
Nitekat01and everyone else
I get what you are sayingI love to look at magazines, at the unbeleivable creative forces in fashion, and just marvel at the vision of the people who make these fashions, do the hair/makeup, photograph them, etc. I also dream about what it would be like to actually wear something like that, or even to be in a store where couture is sold. But that's exactly what it is for many, many of us: a dream. Most of us cant, and never will be able to have fashion like that, so it always makes me wonder WHO exactly is Vogue's real audience? It seems to be an inner-circle clique of celebrities, wealthy people, socialites, and models who really get what's going on in these magazines.
But, I do think in all the fur, crazy feathers, bizarre wigs, gaudy accessories there does lie some hint and truth as to what the fashion will be for -for all of us- next season. For example, in "The September Issue" a lady said in the very beginning "it's all about jackets, not coats" which, of course always rings true in the fall. This issue came out in 2007 and now that it's 2010 I can look back and say "Hmm bright bold colors (like those in the tights) did make a comeback around then" and feathers seemed to be a big fall thing accessory around that time. I guess what I am trying to say is there are teeny bits of normal fashion we can pull out of the crazy couture fashions of Vougue and use in our every day lives. Doesn't have to be a $10,000 ostrich feather jacket by Oscar De La Renta, it could be a $5.00 fake feather hair clip from Forever 21.
Another thing that clicked with me while watching this movie..every single aspect of the fashion industry seems to revolve aruond total bitchiness. From the expressions on the models faces as they go down the runway, to the photographer, to Grace having to defend her photos at ever turn, down to Anna herself. It seems like a very dog-eat-dog world, which again, most of us are not that way. Makes it seem like high-fashion and beauty is only attainable for people who are completely mean and shrewd. I think that's another reason why many people feel so disconnected from the fashion industry. -
smoko — 13 years ago(May 28, 2012 07:04 AM)
@nitekat01 I still don't get Vogue or fashion either, even after watching this. It amused me when someone would say that a photo was perfect or hideous, when to me it looked neither.
But there was one quote that stood out to me like a sore thumb, it was about how "fashion is this world of play and make-believe." I think that might explain the appeal of fashion. Kids like to play dress-up, and fashion is the grown-up version of it. -
Dash99 — 12 years ago(June 30, 2013 11:16 AM)
I think if you want to take anything from the fashion world is one its an industry it is there to make money plain and simple. But in saying that it is also an art form, I'm sure designers whether they are real designers or just some teenage girl decorating her backpack just creating something because they want to create art. This is where couture comes in. Although one could argue couture is becoming a business more and more now.
Vogue is just a way to sell the clothes. Whether you see the magazine as an art form is up to you really. If you're not into fashion you might not know that The September Issue featured in the film has a total number of 644 pages, only 128 pages of that are actually articles and editorials. The rest, 516 pages is all advertisements. It pretty much sums up Vogue for me. -
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ShizaMinelli — 12 years ago(December 05, 2013 04:48 PM)
This is the most valid criticism I've seen so far despite not necessarily agreeing. If you still didn't get fashion after watching this, though, then it kind of failed at its main mission imo.
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moionfire-259-468629 — 11 years ago(August 06, 2014 11:27 AM)
What is there to get? The magazine is important to the fashion industry due to its prestige. Getting your clothing inside the magazine is an honor and creates a platform. Which in turn leads to more money.
As far as Anna's decsion making, I don't know. I don't think she has an art or fashion background. She is more of a publisher/editor. But I am sure she goes by instinct, because she knows what looks good and or sells. -
kamiwinds — 11 years ago(October 24, 2014 05:31 PM)
I watched this because of reasons similar to yours, and I agree there are not many "blue sweater" moments, unfortunately. The biggest "blue sweater" scene is that first meeting where apparently it is said that Prada created a fabric to a collection because Ana thought the previous one was to heavy.