This week we celebrate fashion week with a film that provides a unique insight into the world of the fascinating, beautiful and intriguing characters as depicted by photographer Bill Cunningham. Welcome to ‘Bill Cunningham’s New York’ (PG).
About the film: “We all get dressed for Bill,” says Vogue editrix Anna Wintour. The “Bill” in question is 80+ New York Times photographer Bill Cunningham. For decades, this Schwinn-riding cultural anthropologist has been obsessively and inventively chronicling fashion trends and high society charity soirées for the Times Style section in his columns “On the Street” and “Evening Hours.” Documenting uptown fixtures (Wintour, Tom Wolfe, Brooke Astor, David Rockefeller—who all appear in the film out of their love for Bill), downtown eccentrics and everyone in between, Cunningham’s enormous body of work is more reliable than any catwalk as an expression of time, place and individual flair. In turn, Bill Cunningham New York is a delicate, funny and often poignant portrait of a dedicated artist whose only wealth is his own humanity and unassuming grace.
Come along early to ensure you have a look around the handmade night market, this week featuring; Melida Baby, Lady Bracknell, DML, The Bowery, Bohemian Hair Feathers, Direct2U, Ellaquaint and more. Lots of baby gear, clothing, accessories, prints, cards and more to come!
The Silo Park Night Markets begin at 5pm and the film begins at 9pm.
