Another article I found equally interesting that dives a bit deeper into Anas personal life can be found here:

http://www.fashionphotographyblog.com/2009/08/the-september-issue/

Cheers!

D

What a waste of money and resources.
Like many other fashion magazines they will eventually become catalogues that come out quarterly and go online as a blog.

she’s just doing her job – basically QA or quality control. what’s wrong with prodding your editors to make sure what’s going in the magazine is top notch, well-considered, forward thinking, and of the highest level? perhaps we would think better of her if she used more passive language, timid delivery, and circuitous phrasing? or if she were a man?

whoever edited the trailer seems bent on manipulating anna’s critiques so that they seem overly harsh and that she’s all negative. but her comments seemed to make sense to me – the way that model was standing did make her look pregnant, and she seemed almost professorial at the end when grilling the women about their choice.

yes, she may have gotten the job through nepotism but i can’t see how one could grow and maintain such a powerful position with mediocrity.

Basically, you are correct – it is the “prequel” to “The Devil …”

That book was based on Anna, but fictionalized of course.

The success of the book and movie is probably what brought about the execution (certainly not the idea) for this movie.

All FWIW. But you may already know all that?

I have very mixed feelings about fashion. Mostly based on the younger models that I see who aspire to be part of that “meat market”, and are well abused by both pro’s and posers along the way. Some tough lessons.

But then I have a degree in philosophy (as well as photography) and can never just relax and enjoy blood sport. ;>)

Cheers!

This is, no doubt, going to be an important film to see if you’re any sort of professional photographer. I’d go so far as to say it’s probably “required viewing” for anyone in the pro photo industry.

Based on what I know about Anna Wintour, there are going to be some valuable insights as to what goes on before and after you’re hired for a magazine job of any size…

In fact, the only part of the original post that I was okay with was this exact line – which for some stupid reason leapt out at me more than the rest of the post:

“Spend you time on real people that truely matter in life. Like teachers, doctors, factory builders, soldiers.”

People that know me and work with me, know my character and it is not racially orientated. Having said that, I did ‘applaud’ a comment that did have racial overtones in it. I would like to apologize to anyone this may have offended. It was not the intention of my original comment.

No, I don’t.

What I applaud is Jim’s comment on ’spend time on real people that truely matter in life….’

What has been said, has been said. Read into what you will.

@Thomas Pickard,

As for the industry (in which I take no personal interest); it employs millions of people around the world, and sits firmly aside art and design in its importance to both intellectual and aesthetic discourse.

I am a politics major and former soldier, and understand that giving ones’ life to your country, or dedicating it to raising a family may seem more ‘worthy’ an enterprise, but I can assure you that they are no less or more important to our systems of government, our economies, and our development as the so called ‘useless’ industry.

Thomas

Melbourne, Australia

Another feature on empty, rancid pukes like this is about as necessary as wetback illegals.

JN