The new Vogue documentary raises five burning questions
Andrew Rossis The First Monday in May, is a behind-the-scenes look at last years Met Ball. Here are the questions the trailer raises

Fashion its a kind of theatre. You betcha, Anna Wintour. Which is why the trailer for the new behind-the-scenes Vogue film The First Monday in May is tantalisingly good. The documentary follows the team at Vogue and the Metropolitan Museum of Art as they prepare for the launch party of last years exhibition, China: Through the Looking Glass. The Met Ball as it is affectionately known is fashions most glamorous party, although insiders have sometimes whispered that, once inside, its well, um, boring. But it is, as Vogue alumnus AndrLeon Talley says, the Super Bowl of social fashion events, and the cash, the gossip and the general over-the-topness makes for compelling viewing. June Bridals latest cocktail collections online

Naturally, the trailer raises more questions than it answers. Here are our five:

The first trailer for The First Monday in May, a new documentary about Vogue magazine.
Who is always on his mobile phone ?

While Anna looks at the seating plan for the dinner with a glossy-haired courtier (sorry assistant), she dryly says: Oh, hes coming now, is he? Well, hed better not be on his cellphone all night. But who is being chided rather publicly? Is it Kanye? Is it Derek Blasberg? Or someone else?

Have we been pronouncing Rihanna in a really unfashionable way for ages?

Because everyone at US Vogue says Ree-Yanna. Its a little disconcerting. Alas, in the trailer no one discusses how to describe the singers omelette dress.

What sort of Chinese restaurants does Anna Wintour frequent?

In one scene, the editor-in-chief says: Its going to look like a Chinese restaurant. Her tone suggests thats a criticism. Wed be sceptical that Wintour knows anything about any eatery that doesnt sell blooded steak if it werent for the fact that: a) cult label Vetements showed their catwalk collection in a Chinese restaurant recently; b) she was spotted eating fish and chips in the Refinery (a cocktail bar-cum-restaurant under an office block in SE1) during London fashion week; and c) shes seen shifting the tables herself, which could hint at a pre-fashion life as a waitress?

Anna Wintour on the front row for the Topshop Unique AW16 show. Photograph: Richard Young/Rex/Shutterstock
Was curator Andrew Bolton the only one who considered that the exhibition theme could be interpreted as racist?

If so, why didnt he mention it to Sarah Jessica Parker before she wore that questionable (was it appropriation or appreciation?) headpiece? Either way, the British curator is clearly one of fashions biggest brains. He is filmed striding the Mets famous staircase in a tux and mankles, as the voiceover says: Im not afraid of controversy and this isnt Disneyland. Presumably, it was Bolton who put the kibosh on the exhibitions original title, Chinese Whispers: Tales of the East in Art, Film and Fashion.

What exactly is the size of Rihannas budget?

The camera lingers on the subject bar of an email to Anna Wintour, which says: Do you have a second to talk about Rihannas budget? Oh yes, we have literally hours. Tickets famously cost $25,000 a pop, a couture dress costs up to $70,000, hair and makeup isnt cheap; you would need a really, really big limo to get that dress in. Assistants are on pretty much minimum wage, but Rihanna would need at least seven. Thank goodness she seems content to swig a beer from a plastic cup.

The First Monday in May opens the Tribeca film festival in New York on 13 April.

from All Of Beer http://allofbeer.com/the-new-vogue-documentary-raises-five…/