Take My Picture by Garage Magazine

Fashion Editors Vs. Street-Style Bloggers 

In their new documentary, Garage Magazine explores one of the most debated and defended elements of the current fashion industry: street style. 
From photographers to bloggers, those involved in street style have come under scrutiny from fashion's old guard as of late, and "Take My Picture" aims to explore and explain some of the reasons why. 

“Two salient trends became apparent: fashion editors frustrated by the ensuing commotion outside of shows, and the rise of “peacocking” street style stars as a result of the proliferation of blogs,” stated the mag.

There was much chatter amongst both bloggers and editors alike when Suzy Menkes published a piece called "The Circus of Fashion" in The New York Times' T Magazine, right smack in the middle of Fashion Month, and "Take My Picture" has set tempers flaring again. Going through the history of street style and, really, fashion in general, the team at Garage starts from the beginning, in the 80's, when nobody cared what was going on backstage. 
Legendary fashion journalist and Style.com editor-at-large Tim Blanks cites the birth of the supermodel as the beginning of the age of the peacock, citing the fact that Hollywood glamour was waning and fashion glamour was taking its place. Unlike much of the debate thus far, particularly Suzy Menkes piece, the documentary shows many sides of the debate, from Susie Bubble's thought that editors turning up their noses at people who want to be photographed as "elitist," to Tommy Ton's mourning the days when hew as one of few photographers in Paris' Tuileries Gardens during fashion week.

Read more here: http://style.mtv.com/2013/03/12/street-style-documentary/
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 http://garagemag.com/

Diana Vreeland 'The Eye Has To Travel' film

I finally got to see 'The Eye Has To Travel' and loved it.

During Diana Vreeland’s fifty year reign as the “Empress of Fashion,” she launched Twiggy, advised Jackie Onassis, and established countless trends that have withstood the test of time. She was the fashion editor of Harper’s Bazaar where she worked for twenty-five years before becoming editor-in-chief of Vogue, followed by a remarkable stint at the Metropolitan Museum of Art’s Costume Institute, where she helped popularize its historical collections. DIANA VREELAND: THE EYE HAS TO TRAVEL is an intimate portrait and a vibrant celebration of one of the most influential women of the twentieth century, an enduring icon who has had a strong influence on the course of fashion, beauty, publishing and culture.

Director: Lisa Immordino Vreeland 
Starring: Diana Vreeland, Anjelica Huston, Lauren Hutton, Manolo Blahnik, Hubert de Givenchy,  and almost everyone that matterd in fashion history.

http://www.dianavreeland-film.com/