The September Issue
Posted in Et alia, Wintour of Our Discontent on August 24th, 2009 by Kai – 1 Comment
Fans of Vogue magazine may be aware that ‘The September Issue’ comes out this week. This documentary follows Anna Wintour as she supervises the assembly of Vogue’s renowned September issue, traditionally the biggest of the year. Are the Femmeinistes going to see it? Of course. (Does the devil in fact wear Prada? Stay tuned!)
Aside from the voyeuristic pleasure of seeing whether Anna Wintour, arguably the most powerful figure in fashion today, is really as difficult as reputed, I am looking forward to seeing what light, if any, the movie sheds on Vogue’s position in today’s increasingly shaky publishing industry. We all know it’s been a hell of a year for publishing – Domino magazine folded, newspapers seem to be fleeing to the online world right and left. Vogue may be the bible of American fashion, but I have trouble believing it’s entirely immune, especially given its extremely high end focus. With all the hand wringing going on about how luxury fashion is going to weather the new economy, Ms Wintour must be thinking about it.
