Women with ‘Issues’
The first 15 minutes of “The September Issue” trip along self-promotingly, an ode composed in Her glory. Who, her? Anna Wintour, you simpleton — editor-in-chief of Vogue. In a meeting with Wintour, elusive Chanel designer Karl Lagerfeld presents a tweed suit, muttering in his befuddling Euro accent, “This one we call Anna.” Um, scusi? If fashion were the Old Testament, Karl would be Moses. What the hell does that make Anna?
This ass-kissing documentary tracks the creation of the 2007 September issue of Vogue, the biggest issue in the magazine’s history. As the editors set to work...