Full Frontal Fashion

In a previous post for a Hooked On Friday I wrote about my love of fashion and I specifically wrote about Fashion Documentaries.  Since that post I have watched so many documentaries and shows regarding fashion and fashion designers.

 

I loved the Sundance four part mini series The Day Before.  Documentarian Loic Prigen, who made Signe Chanel, chronicles the final thirty-six hours prior to seasonal runway shows of Sonia Rykiel, Proenza Schouler, Fendi by Karl Lagerfeld, and Jean Paul Gaultier.

 

Sonia Rykiel is the queen of couture knitwear.  She and her daughter Nathalie run the French fashion house.  Sonia designs and Nathalie runs the business.  It was amazing to see the behind the scenes of this show, particularly because it was Sonia’s fortieth anniversary.  I really loved hearing them say “budget” when they were talking about the show it makes going over my monthly budget so much nicer when I say “boo-jay”.

 

Although all four episodes have aired several times, the next two Mondays will each have one episode to show.  This Monday, October 5^th is the airing for THE DAY BEFORE: FENDI BY KARL LAGERFELD and next week, Monday, October 12^th it will be THE DAY BEFORE: JEAN PAUL GAULTIER.

I also watched RALPH RUCCI: A DESIGNER AND HIS HOUSE, LAGERFELD CONFIDENTIAL, MARC JACOBS & LOUIS VUITTON, and Valentino: The Last Emperor.