very real feeling

Mortimer 2022-10-07 20:35:00

The two protagonists in this film are brilliant. One is the fashion devil, Anna; the other is the creative director, Grace. I especially admire Anna, a person who can calmly think about problems under high pressure, prioritize and respect market choices. Grace's subject matter of nostalgic '20s style is fun, elegant, and beautiful, but it certainly doesn't fit in too much in a fashion magazine that's leading the way. Anna's fame of using celebrities as the cover itself shows that this woman is quite a business-minded person. In the film, her decisive voice, the intelligence with which she can hear the overtones immediately, the gentle look in her daughter's eyes, and the demeanor of her refusal without making a fuss, all make me admire from the bottom of my heart. . This is a woman who is really at the top of power, without show or concealment.
Grace is at the other extreme. A model who was disfigured by a car accident when she was young took up a job as a fashion editor. She is creative. She absorbs the beauty in life all the time and interprets it so well. When other people are submissive to Anna, she will still express her thoughts very truthfully, and of course she will not insist too much. I don't think she is as confident as Anna, but she is the embodiment of spiritual beauty. Anna may not be used to when she comes down from the pinnacle of power, and Grace is incorporating the beauty of life into her work.
Both women are amazing!!!!!!

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  • Grace Coddington: I can't shoot everything for the rest of my life with Steven Meisel in Alder Mansion, which is an ugly fucking house.

  • Tom Florio: [about Anna Wintour] I don't find her to be hidden. I just don't find her to be accessible to people she doesn't need to be accessible to. She's busy, you know. And she's not warm and friendly, she's doing her business. We leave warm to me. I'll have to be warm enough for the two of us.