Share
'Seamless'
Matt Singer
Tuesday, November 15th 2005
Motivated by 9-11 and the resultant lack of "priority in shopping," Vogue and the Council of Fashion Designers of America launched a contest designed to support the next generation of garment innovators. Doug Keeve's absorbing documentary follows three of the 10 finalists through their preparations and judging. Though the film is a sober account, the subject alone ensures numerous moments of inspired hilarity. One contestant from Proenza Schouler announces the spring season will be "kind of tropically feeling . . . almost like a little Jackie O.–ish." Later, the Proenza team shows off a signature item: a bleached alligator skin jacket, affordably priced to own at just $29,000 retail—and they've sold six of them! Despite numerous scenes that play like outtakes from Zoolander, Seamless conveys the dedication it takes to eke out a living in an industry where financial success can take decades. Designer Doo Ri Chung stands out in particular; unlike her celebrity-client-schmoozing competition, she toils away in an unglamorous basement beneath her parents' New Jersey dry cleaners (she finds the Garden State's intense boredom more conducive to creativity). Clocking in at a brief 75 minutes, Seamless can only address the surfaces of these struggles. But for an industry consumed with surfaces, that feels oddly appropriate.
Recent Articles
More by Matt Singer
'ShowBusiness: The Road to Broadway'
'1/3'
'They're Just My Friends'
'A Cantor's Tale'
Books
A talk with Lost Girls artist Melinda Gebbie
Site Search «
Most Popular
-
Hookers, Slot Machines, Rats: Life at the Bronx's 2320 Aqueduct Ave Life is a gamble when your home is a bargaining chip
-
The Rise and Fall of Internet Sports Bookie and Poker Pro James Giordano From Bluff magazine to court, James Giordano was wired for success until Queens prosecutors captured him in their web
- Saintly White People Do the Saving in The Blind Side
- Viggo Mortensen's The Road Takes Path of Least Resistance
-
Pelican's Sketchy Metal The Chicago band leads a pack of wayward, ambiguous, faux-intellectual faux-headbangers
| buy, sell, trade 8,311 | musician 3,661 |
| rentals 10,574 | jobs 2,099 |
| adult entertainment 35,131 | |
| classifieds | backpage.com | Post ads for free! | |
|---|---|