Why NETWORK AWESOME is BAD ASS!!! FASHION WEEK Portable.tv presents an entire week of programming about fashion to coincide with London Fashion Week. This five-day specially-curated event consists of the best documentaries, films, and video collections from all aspects of fashion’s representation in the media from the present and the past. Our team of 35 video curators have selected and crafted unique collections of videos to complement well-selected documentaries on influential designers, compelling art shorts, and fashion-oriented feature films. Supplementing all this will be collections on everything from Punk Fashion to Alexander McQueen to Coco Chanel. COCO CHANELDESIGNFASHIONLAGERFELDMCQUEENPORTABLE SEPT. 14, 2012 MOVIE - THE COMFORT OF STRANGERS (PAUL SCHRADER, 1990) A holiday to Venice leads to a strange encounter. Costume Design by Giorgio Armani DOC - BOSS WOMEN: ANNA WINTOUR One of the worlds most influential fashion magazine editors, Anna Wintour, gets followed around by the BBC for a doc on her life in and outside of the office. COLLECTION - BETSEY JOHNSON 1980S FASHION SHOWS The soundtracks! The neon! The innovation! A look at some of the best moments in the beginning of Betsey Johnsons career: her first fashion shows. COLLECTION - VIVIENNE WESTWOOD Fashion iconoclast Vivienne Westwood is largely responsible for bringing punk fashion to the mainstream LIVE MUSIC SHOW - ANDREW BANNIS OF FAB AFRICA British designer Andrew Bannis, who is currently living and working in Buenos Aires, presents some of his favorite songs! ART - MARTHA ROSLER READS VOGUE (1982) Rosler deconstructs the messages in Vogue and its advertising SEPT. 15, 2012 MOVIE - THE INTERN (2000) an intern at the fictional New York City magazine, Skirt. Horribly mistreated, overworked and underpaid, Jocelyn lives for Skirt. COLLECTION - FASHION OF THE 1920S A look at the hottest clothes, hairstyles, undergarments and sunshades of the 1920s! THE FILMS OF GUY BOURDIN Cinematic work from French fashion photographer Guy Bourdin! DOC - THE SECRET WORLD OF HAUTE COUTURE Doc travels from New York to Paris to California to meet the designers and discuss how haute couture has changed over the years. COLLECTION: DOLCE & GABBANA Commercials and more from the men behind those blinding huge belt buckles. COLLECTION - #CATWALKFAIL You know, those shoes are really tall and sometimes its hard to walk... SEPT. 16, 2012 TALK SHOW - VALENTINO The Italian legend speaks about his work + 2 sections of his most recent documentary DOC - VANISHED: GIA CARANGI Dramatic ABC special on 80s supermodel Gia Carangi serves as a reminder that anyone famous and troubled might want to choose better friends on their way up...and down. COLLECTION: SUNGLASSES Protect your eyes - from these amazing clips! COLLECTION: GIA COPPOLA Granddaughter of Francis Ford and niece of Sofia, shes making charming films too! MOVIE - COVER GIRL (CHARLES VIDOR, 1944) A splashy musical geared to the talents of its redheaded star, Mrs. Rita Hayworth! SEPT. 17, 2012 COLLECTION: ALEXANDER MCQUEEN A colection of all things McQueen! COLLECTION - LEIGH BOWERY A brilliant collection of interviews and performances by the late, great Leigh Bowery! Rejoice! COLLECTION: FASHION ODDITIES Some good ideas just end up looking stupid COLLECTION - A LIZARD IN A WOMANS SKIN (1971) Great, trippy, bloody Giallo film from Lucio Fulci features an outstanding soundtrack by Ennio Morricone COLLECTION - ISABELLA BLOW Flaboyant muse, collector, and fashion editor LIVE MUSIC SHOW - KAT GEORGE, EDITOR PORTABLE.TV Because its fashion week, I thought Id give this list a little fashion spin, and pick some of my favorite fashion related live music performances SEPT. 18, 2012 DOC - YVES SAINT LAURENT (1992) 10 years before the closure of Yves Saint Laurent haute couture - provides the look at the life and career of the legendary designer. 1984-85 FASHION Interesting highschool interviews on fashion in the 80s COLLECTION - VINTAGE JEANS COMMERCIALS Jean advertisements are always looking good ART - THE TALE OF A FAIRY (KARL LAGERFELD, 2011) Karl describes it as “a movie about an ill-advised use of money which begins with violence and ends with feeling”. TALK SHOW - TAVI GEVINSON Whos that girl? Fashion Wunderkind Tavi Gevinson! ART - O MODA, MODA! (OH FASHION, FASHION! 1968) Russian Animation looking at the over-indulgence of extravagant fashion...
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