The Ralph Rucci film was so amazing, the detail that goes into his work blows my mind. He showed an example, from his recent couture collection, of a matching cocktail dress and coat which used over 140mt of fabric and took more than 1000 hours to make. As well as a dress which was made of a delicate silk with an overlay of sparkly beaded embroidery that was then covered in ostrich and vulture feathers so that the sparkle could only be seen when the wearer moved and the dress was so light it seemed to float.
Ralph Rucci himself was so effortlessly graceful, he was an American with the air of a Frenchman. His signature look of tailored pants or dark jeans with a light, white shirt, sleeves rolled to the elbow, was pure elegance.
The Dressed for 10 Years film was a montage of selected footage from the cult television show Dressed. Hosted by fashion journalist Mademoiselle Agnes, the documentary shows the highs and lows of the fashion world over the past 10 years. From industry scandal and fights among design houses to the effect of 9/11 and the global financial crisis. The documentary details the trends each year who all the big events, such as Yves Saint Laurent's death.
Part of the film documented the rise of Tom Ford within Gucci and then his fall within Yves Saint Laurent where he was booed of stage by fashion photographers. Tom Ford now has a successful line under his own name. Through his ups and downs there was always one constant, women swooned for him. His screw you attitude, his methodicalness and his fantastic suits had (and have) the ladies falling at his feet. At the end of every runway show he takes a precise 12 steps down the catwalk, swings his left arm a little then nods his head and walks back. He is all class.
Another designer shown in the film is Joseph Altuzarra. He is just as beautiful as his clothes.
Mademoiselle Agnes's interview with Largerfeld muse, Baptiste Giabiconi, is hilarious. It revolves around her asking him to take his shirt off, him flexing and posing, her touching his abs and then demanding he do push ups. It ends with him saying he doesn't understand why girls are not all over him. It's hard to tell if he is being ironic. But really, who cares?
I highly recommend seeing this duo of films at their final showing this Saturday evening at ACMI (Federation Square, Melbourne).
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