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Debut Vivienne Westwood documentary to launch next year

London - The first feature-length documentary covering the life and career of iconic British designer and activist Vivienne Westwood is set to air next spring. Entitled "Westwood: Punk, Icon, Activist" and shot by Lorna Tucker, the feature-length documentary aims to celebrate the designer's achievements in the fashion industry as well as her...

Business

Anna Cleveland sued for breaching terms of fashion documentary

London - They say all is fair in fashion and film, but that may not be the case of model Anna Cleveland and her decision to step out of a documentary about her life. The daughter of Pat Cleveland and her management company, Next Model Management, are in the midst of a 350,000 dollar lawsuit for breaching the terms of a documentary on her life’s...

Culture

C&A and National Geographic team up ‘For the Love of Fashion’

London - The fashion industry’s use of cotton has long been the subject of debate of sustainability advocates and retailers a like. As one of the most water-intensive and damaging resources used by the industry, is there another way to produce cotton? For the documentary ‘For the Love of Fashion’, Dutch fashion retailer C&A has teamed up with...

Culture

LVMH Bernard Arnault breaks silence in hit documentary

France's richest man, LVMH boss Bernard Arnault, broke his silence Thursday on a hit documentary in which the little guys take him on -- and end up laughing all the way to the bank. "For 20 years we have been the object of criticism by groups from the extreme left. We are used to this kind of criticism," Arnault told a shareholders meeting of...

Fashion

New documentary: Clothes to Die For

This week the BBC2 aired its documentary, Clothes to Die For. A behind the scenes look at the Rana Plaza garment factory disaster in Bangladesh, the documentary shows how harrowing the clothing industry can be. While western shoppers continue to search for the best bargains and cheapest clothes, workers in Rana Plaza reported they were earning...