At least here in the Northern hemisphere it’s finally summer and for us in Sweden that often means plenty of days indoors due to rain. But whatever the weather, it’s always nice to enjoy a good movie so I thought…
At least here in the Northern hemisphere it’s finally summer and for us in Sweden that often means plenty of days indoors due to rain. But whatever the weather, it’s always nice to enjoy a good movie so I thought…
I’ve always had a deep fascination for eccentricity and hearing stories about people who are able to disregard the chains of convention and push outside what is deemed normal and acceptable. Even though I’m in many ways quite conventional, I…
Why are we so wired today that we keep buying clothes that we don’t really need? And what are the true costs of today’s fast fashion? These are the questions that the documentary The True Cost sets out to answer…
Can fashion makes you cry? Well at times such a reaction can seem a bit extreme, at least for someone like me who watches the fashion world from afar. But after seeing Dior and I I can completely understand why.…
Last week, finally, the dvd of the documentary Ultrasuede – In search of Halston arrived in my mailbox. This one has gotten almost as much buzz as the Bill Cunningham movie I reviewed last month. So I was pretty excited to say…
Is it worth paying some good money to see fashion shows in 3D in a cinema when you can watch the videos for free at Style.com and such? Well yesterday I decided to find out. The movie Catwalk 3D is…
Documentaries can be many different things, but for me personally, I often find the ones focusing on a person, while also telling a bigger story, to be the most fascinating. This documentary about street fashion photographer Bill Cunningham is a great example…
This movie main purpose seems to be convincing the viewer that Vidal Sassoon is the biggest genius that has ever entered the fashion world (or even the world in general, which the opening credit’s comparison to Albert Einstein indicates). Undoubtedly the man has…
If you like me is a little besotted with the post war world of haute couture, such as Dior, Givenchy, Lanvin and Balmain, then I can recommend the tv-documentary A savage life in fashion. It’s a story about a young Australian called Percy…
Seriously all I want to do right now is watch movies and tv-series as the winter months are totally wearing me down, as usual. So I was very happy when my copy of Beyond Biba arrived in the mailbox earlier…
What a touching, intimate documentary! L’amour fou (meaning mad love in English, I think) revolves around Pierre Bergé and the love of his life – Yves Saint Laurent. A story that is intertwined with the selling of the antiques that constituted the fundament…
Last week it struck me that I have a great fashion documentary in my possession that I forgot to review. And even better it’s available on You Tube! Perhaps many of you have already seen The Secret World of…