Last night I watched The September Issue for the second time. The dvd documentary of Anna Wintor's preparation for the largest issue of Vogue in its history; generally the largest issue annually this one was set to break the mold. September 2009 issue featuring Sienna Miller on cover. I so enjoyed watching the Anna and her staff make their rounds across the seas to visit ateliers, showrooms, getting personal with designers discussing their collections. I took a mental seat as Anna and daughter Bee and Andre Leon Talley sat front row at Paris Couture Shows 
and her shows in NY Fashion Week. My favorite part of the movie has to be the conversation Anna her daughter Bee and Karl Largerfeld were having. When Largerfeld suggested that people who buy items on sale should not be allowed to shop with those that purchase items at its full price, he was concerned that a person buying full price is spending a small fortune to shop with the season and these people shopping on sale are i guess in his perception insulting. I love the innocence's in his statement as Anna did but, obviously the man has been bourgeoisie all his life so he can be faulted... Love Largerfeld... although I doubt him and I will ever shop together as I seek out sales before ever paying full price... lol! And just a thought I have never seen any of his Largerfeld line on sale ANYWHERE lol!
The documentary solidified Anna as the high priestess of Fashion. Just as depicted in the movie The Devil wears Prada. It seems her opinion is really the only one that matters. Anna is described as cold and not accessible; as noted in the dvd she is accessible to those she needs to be accessible too she is very busy and powerful. M y perception not very warm but calculating and professional with a keen eye for Fashion.
The film also featured Thakoon Vogue's Fashion fund recipient as he produced his line for the gap tribute to the white shirt. His line is also to be featured in the September issue. He received several compliments directly from Anna which clearly made him proud, nervous, and gitty.
Anna also defended the business and Fashionista; siting that some feel insecure and at times intimidated by fashion. People tend to make others feel guilty because of their interest in the industry or due to their lack of ability to "fit it" fashion people are frequently looked up in high school terms as "the cool kids". Some People deem the fashion conscious as materialistic or foolish for buying Yves st Laurent instead of going to walmart lol... some will never understand the allure of this billion dollar industry and its intoxicating artistry. Even Anna's own siblings very successful philanthropist and politicians...they find Anna's career somewhat humorous and maybe even irrelevant tothe "real world". Even her daughter Bee states she will not go into the Fashion industry stating that she doesn't understand the severity of it. I guess had she not been the daughter of the high priestess of the Fashion Industry, she would understand the impact of her Mothers work. Maybe she would see from the outside looking in and maybe it could be some people are just not Fashion driven... how alien they are to me??? :-) . Well I wont dish all of the documentary but, I do recommend every Fashion Career driven person see it and see it again, it gives you in my opinion a realistic idea of the day to day. Its not all fun and its not all pretty clothes and accessories and just because you are high up in ranks as 
Grace Covington Creative Director of Vogue. She started the same day as Anna Wintor at Vogue. And although her dues have been paid her looks are still edited from the publication if Anna decides. So rejection is still a part of the game and after 40 years in the industry you can see in Graces actions, tones, and comments proves it doesn't get any easier with time. A think skin is definitely required...
MY FAVORITE IMAGES FROM THE ISSUE
