Anna Wintour, the subject of R. J. Cutler incisive take on the woman who is a powerful voice in the way women dress, seems to be rather shy, in comparison to the unflattering portrait of her fictionalized self that came out in "The Devil Wears Prada". There are no temper tantrums, or any other indication from the way she comes across in the film. One also realizes Ms. Wintour is well aware there is a camera following her at all times, so she was, perhaps, giving a controlled performance about her persona.
Of course, Ms. Wintour is only interested in bringing high fashion to those that can well afford it. She is not at all concerned in what an average woman, say, from the America's heartland, is going to be wearing next season. After all they could not afford spending a couple of thousand dollars in just a plain cotton schmatte from Chanel, or Galiano! Vogue's target is a rich woman with a lot of disposable income, not the mere citizen that goes to Target, or K-Mart for the fashions they wear. Our only question to Ms. Wintour and her staff would be, where are the women that wear some of those fabulous couture outfits. Obviously, they move in a rarefied world where only other rich ladies seem to inhabit.
Vogue is the magazine that fashionable people turn to for matters of styles and trends. Much of what one sees is not Ms. Wintour's creation, but what her amazing staff had done for her to make it to the printed page. That is the case of one of the most intelligent and down to earth persons in the documentary: Grace Coddington, who is the woman with an impeccable vision as to how to present fashion in a sophisticated and artistic way. It is ultimately Anna Wintour's decision what makes it into the important September issue.
We are invited to follow Ms. Wintour in her journeys from inspecting the upcoming trends from the likes of Oscar De La Renta, or Jean-Paul Gautier, to the fashion shows she attends, always seated in the front row, her eyes masked by her trademark dark glasses. One never gets a hint of what is going on in her head as she follows the models strutting the fabulous clothes that has either appeared, or will appear in the magazine.
There is rare moments in which Ms. Wintour comes to being just an ordinary person as she talks about her family. She tells us how her siblings think she is in a funny business since they all have gone to careers of much distinction, and importance, dealing with world and society problems. It becomes clear Anna Wintour loves her children as we watch her interact with a daughter who does not want to follow her mother into the fashion world.
Director R. J. Cutler captured the essence of a complex woman that has gone to the top of her profession.
Of course, Ms. Wintour is only interested in bringing high fashion to those that can well afford it. She is not at all concerned in what an average woman, say, from the America's heartland, is going to be wearing next season. After all they could not afford spending a couple of thousand dollars in just a plain cotton schmatte from Chanel, or Galiano! Vogue's target is a rich woman with a lot of disposable income, not the mere citizen that goes to Target, or K-Mart for the fashions they wear. Our only question to Ms. Wintour and her staff would be, where are the women that wear some of those fabulous couture outfits. Obviously, they move in a rarefied world where only other rich ladies seem to inhabit.
Vogue is the magazine that fashionable people turn to for matters of styles and trends. Much of what one sees is not Ms. Wintour's creation, but what her amazing staff had done for her to make it to the printed page. That is the case of one of the most intelligent and down to earth persons in the documentary: Grace Coddington, who is the woman with an impeccable vision as to how to present fashion in a sophisticated and artistic way. It is ultimately Anna Wintour's decision what makes it into the important September issue.
We are invited to follow Ms. Wintour in her journeys from inspecting the upcoming trends from the likes of Oscar De La Renta, or Jean-Paul Gautier, to the fashion shows she attends, always seated in the front row, her eyes masked by her trademark dark glasses. One never gets a hint of what is going on in her head as she follows the models strutting the fabulous clothes that has either appeared, or will appear in the magazine.
There is rare moments in which Ms. Wintour comes to being just an ordinary person as she talks about her family. She tells us how her siblings think she is in a funny business since they all have gone to careers of much distinction, and importance, dealing with world and society problems. It becomes clear Anna Wintour loves her children as we watch her interact with a daughter who does not want to follow her mother into the fashion world.
Director R. J. Cutler captured the essence of a complex woman that has gone to the top of her profession.