Street Snapper

16.03.2012 | Blog , Culture , Fashion | BY:

In recent years, film has fallen in love with fashion. An industry packed full of eccentric characters just waiting to be shot to stardom, fashion is a goldmine of entertainment. Moviegoers flocked to see the September Issue and Diana Vreeland: The Eye Has to Travel is just one of a few films in the cinema pipeline.

This weekend though, UK fashion lovers can finally catch the joyous Bill Cunningham New York, one year after its release in the US. A street-style veteran and innovator, Cunningham was at the forefront of photographing real people in their clothes donkey’s years before the blogosphere erupted.

With his crumpled slacks, cheap waterproof, bicycle and film SLR, the octogenarian has dedicated more than three decades to filling the pages of the New York Times with street style.

Famously eleusive, it took eight years to make him agree to the documentary, but it was worth the wait. Bill Cunningham New York introduces the man behind the lens, along with a few fashion legends such as Anna Wintour and Michael Kors. More interesting though are the quirky characters that make up Cunningham’s life with in the artist’s apartments of Carnegie Hall.

To look at Cunningham’s work is to explore the fashion jungle that is New York. As he says, “The best fashion show is on the street. It always has been and always will be.”

Bill Cunningham New York is in UK cinemas from today

billcunninghamnewyork.co.uk

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