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Look, The (6 Parts)

Synopsis
Examines the business of fashion, stripping away the glitz and glamour to look behind the scenes. Explores the mystique of the designer label, debates the meaning of style, reveals the mysteries of material and unveils the interdependence between the fashion industry, the media, financiers and the consumer.
Part 1: Catwalk smalltalk from the models, designers, movers and shakers on fashion’s international strageties.
Part 2: Giorgio Armani, Calvin Klein and Donna Karan on how perfumes have become th ultimate in designer sidelines.
Part 3: Fashion journalists Anna Wintour, Suzy Menkes and Liz Tiberis on editorial clout.
Part 4: Looks at the label - the selling of personal identity through an instantly reconnisable insignia, from haute coutre to street cred.
Part 5: How Issey Miyake, Gianni Versace and Christian Lacroix cut their cloth.
Part 6: In-depth profile of the undisputed king of couture, and intensely private man still dogged by self-doubt.
Language
English
Country
Great Britain
Medium
Video; Videocassette. Standard formats. col. 6 x 50 min.
Year of production
1992
Availability
Sale
Keywords
clothing industries; fashion design

Sections

Title
Runway
Synopsis
Part 1: Catwalk smalltalk from the models, designers, movers and shakers on fashion's international strageties.

Title
Scenting money
Synopsis
Part 2: Giorgio Armani, Calvin Klein and Donna Karan on how perfumes have become th ultimate in designer sidelines.

Title
Power from the press
Synopsis
Part 3: Fashion journalists Anna Wintour, Suzy Menkes and Liz Tiberis on editorial clout.

Title
Uniform and function
Synopsis
Part 4: Looks at the label - the selling of personal identity through an instantly reconnisable insignia, from haute coutre to street cred.

Title
Material world
Synopsis
Part 5: How Issey Miyake, Gianni Versace and Christian Lacroix cut their cloth.

Title
Yves Saint Laurent
Synopsis
Part 6: In-depth profile of the undisputed king of couture, and intensely private man still dogged by self-doubt.

Production Company

Name

BBC Television

Distributor

Name

BBC Active Video for Learning - now BBC Learning

Contact
Carolina Fernandez Jeremy Wilcox (CF - for educational enquiries JW - channel sales manager)
Email
BBCStudiosLearning@bbc.com
Web
https://www.bbcstudioslearning.com/ External site opens in new window
Phone
+44 (0) 20 8433 1009
Address
BBC Studios Limited
Television Centre
101 Wood Lane
London
W12 7FA
UK
Notes
The BBC Active company has now been absorbed within BBC Learning, a division of BBC Studios. It was originally a joint venture between BBC Worldwide and Pearson Education. Formerly known as ‘BBC Worldwide Learning Studies’ and before that as ‘Videos for Education & Training’

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