The September Issue-Documentary

The September Issue is a documentary, filming the behind the scenes process of publishing the September issue of American Vogue magazine. There are a few facts about this subject matter that I think you all should know.

1.Anna Wintour, the Editor-In-Chief at American Vogue.

- is said to be 'heartless and tough'

2. The month of September is the year end for the fashion industry, this is when everything changes.

3. The 2007 September issue of Vogue magazine weighed five pounds.

Director R.J. Cutler did an amazing job of getting behind the fur and glitz of Anna Wintour and the rest of the people at Vogue to tap into what their thought process is, in life and at work. I admired the honesty of Ms. Wintour when speaking about her life and the journey that she has been on to get where she is today. She doesn't seem to carry the celebrity persona that I thought she might have, yet she just spoke as if this is what she was meant to always do and it is the only thing that matters to her.

My love for fashion and its industry is what drew me to see this documentary. Yet, with most things in life I found a gem in this documentary. That would be a one Ms. Grace Coddington. In this film she is portrayed as the only one who fights with Wintour, but I saw her as so much more. Her crazy red hair and terrible clothes were only the beginning of the greatness that exuded from this woman. Her role as the Creative Director allows her to focus her creativity in a way that celebrates design and art and has helped give Vogue the reputation that it has today.

If you are a 'Fashionista' then I shouldn't have to talk you into seeing this documentary. But, if you aren't, I would still recommend this to you. For nothing else but to peek into subject matter that you don't know much about. You never know what you will learn or what will spark an idea in you when you open yourself up to an unknown world.