Comments on Gertie's New Blog for Better Sewing: Bill Cunningham, Fashion Monk

I loved this documentary. Thanks for the recommen...

2012-01-17T15:48:59.450-05:00

I loved this documentary. Thanks for the recommendation!

Stayed up late last night and watched the Bill Cun...

2012-01-09T23:18:41.925-05:00

Stayed up late last night and watched the Bill Cunningham docu. it was great! Can you imagine what he has in all those file cabinets! And isn't it funny how he keeps finding styles that are really just copies... ahem... yes, I'm thinking I would be pretty mad too... if someone was copying my stuff! Hopefully he is leaving all his files/negatives to be donated to some museaum... so sad that they were going to close up the Carnegie Hall apartments... they were beautiful!

I enjoyed this film so very much-- but it makes me...

2012-01-07T22:32:42.926-05:00

I enjoyed this film so very much-- but it makes me so homesick for NYC! Bill Cunningham is such a genuine person, he comes through as being so true to his purpose, I wish more of the world had that sense of commitment. His neighbors at the Carnegie studios are certainly a bunch of characters! I would love to have cocktails with the whole lot of them and try on hats.

I love this movie! It was so inspiring. I watched ...

2012-01-05T10:38:50.580-05:00

I love this movie! It was so inspiring. I watched with my husband and then the next week with my best friend.

I watched this the other day and totally enjoyed i...

2012-01-04T23:22:42.961-05:00

I watched this the other day and totally enjoyed it! He is so unique and has such a great outlook on fashion and life in general! I love it that he is so focused and has single purpose. Bill is amazing!

xoxox,
Sandee
from katespade-aholic.com

Thanks - we subscribe to streaming Netflix and I w...

2012-01-04T11:47:41.868-05:00

Thanks - we subscribe to streaming Netflix and I will look for this!

Isn't it interesting how so many men in the fashion industry seem to wear the same clothes over and over, but women (possible exception - Carrie Donovan) can never get away with that?

I'm thrilled to see your take on this film. I...

2012-01-04T10:12:12.868-05:00

I'm thrilled to see your take on this film. It's been in my Netflix cue for awhile now and I'm completely excited to watch it. :-)

Thank you so much for recommending this! I've ...

2012-01-03T23:36:35.985-05:00

Thank you so much for recommending this! I've watched the first half, and am very much looking forward to watching the second half after work tomorrow. He's such an interesting person! I love his views on money and not letting anyone own you. I aspire to be more like him and make do with less. Working this job that I hate for what seems like not a lot of money feels like such a waste of my life. I need to find something better!

I just finished watching this, thanks to your reco...

2012-01-03T15:56:32.931-05:00

I just finished watching this, thanks to your recommendation -- and thank you so much for the recommendation! I went from not knowing who Bill Cunningham was (and having only a passing familiarity with On The Street) to absolutely adoring the man by the end of the film. While they're obviously quite different in presentation, he reminds me of Tim Gunn in some ways. We need more men like the two of them in this world.

The one thing I had a hard time coming to grips with was that his love of fashion doesn't extend to dressing himself. For me, any appreciation of clothing always comes back to what I want to wear, how I want to present myself. On the other hand, he does talk about using clothing to present yourself as a piece of art, as a statement, and in that vein he does present himself exactly as he is, no more and no less, and I can get behind that.

His reaction to the question about what religion means to him was particularly endearing. He strikes me as such a deep person, and yet simple, honest and open and yet still private about some things. What a wonderful subject for a documentary. I hope the world gets to keep him for many more years.

How funny! This doc has been in my Netflix queue f...

2012-01-03T14:25:02.462-05:00

How funny! This doc has been in my Netflix queue for a couple weeks now and I almost watched it last night. I decided not to when I realized finishing it would have kept me up past my bedtime. Now I'm looking forward to watching it tonight as soon as I finish dinner!

This looks great, Gertie. I'll have to watch i...

2012-01-03T13:23:36.185-05:00

This looks great, Gertie. I'll have to watch it. I got choked up just reading, "He who seeks beauty shall find it." Thanks for the tip and hope 2012 exceeds every expectation.

So nice of you to let us know about this film. Tha...

2012-01-02T21:31:50.027-05:00

So nice of you to let us know about this film. Thank you! Happy New Year!!!

My wife and I watched this on iTunes a while ago. ...

2012-01-02T20:55:34.866-05:00

My wife and I watched this on iTunes a while ago. What an amazing documentary! Bill Cunningham comes across as such an uncompromising artist, both unknowable and completely lovable. And I'll never forget the retired U.N. worker and his crazy suits.

Thanks for sharing this with us/me. I have Netfli...

2012-01-02T18:29:07.220-05:00

Thanks for sharing this with us/me. I have Netflix streaming too and this looks like a great film.

Happy New Year!

Ohh- this sounds great! Anyone who leaves their jo...

2012-01-02T18:23:15.647-05:00

Ohh- this sounds great! Anyone who leaves their job after people turn something positive they do into something negative has my vote!

2012-01-02T18:20:34.092-05:00

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I'll definitely have to give this a watch. Sou...

2012-01-02T18:20:25.845-05:00

I'll definitely have to give this a watch. Sounds interesting. I can always use more Netflix recommendations!

I totally agree. He is the cutest, sweetest littl...

2012-01-02T17:54:57.332-05:00

I totally agree. He is the cutest, sweetest little guy. I just want to give him a big hug. I saw the documentary last week and loved it. Bill is just so endearing.

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Even way out here in Indiana we adore Bill Cunning...

2012-01-02T16:43:00.135-05:00

Even way out here in Indiana we adore Bill Cunningham! I'm Hoping maybe he'll snap you someday!

I loved this film when I saw it last year at a fil...

2012-01-02T15:22:51.893-05:00

I loved this film when I saw it last year at a film festival. I wrote about it on my blog, too.

http://www.mymusiclifeblog.blogspot.com/2010/06/concert-and-film.html

It's also a great New York City film.

I just found your blog this Christmas- my New Year...

2012-01-02T15:10:40.482-05:00

I just found your blog this Christmas- my New Year's resolution is to improve my sewing skills and sew more vintage and I have already learned so much here! I live in New York and it is a dream of mine to run into Bill Cunningham on the street...one day...

Thanks for sharing! I'm excited to watch it.

2012-01-02T14:39:05.891-05:00

Thanks for sharing! I'm excited to watch it.

This looks fabulous! Oh thanks so much for the rec...

2012-01-02T12:22:45.129-05:00

This looks fabulous! Oh thanks so much for the recommendation. After watching the trailor, I'm especially intrigued by the fact that he himself, doesn't dress up in marvelous clothing. Kind of reminds me of my dad in a way who is a true connoisseur of music, yet can't read music or play an instrument to save his life. It's so refreshing to meet someone who's so positive about something that so many are negative about!
xoxo, Sunni

I also recommended this documentary on my blog las...

2012-01-02T11:57:01.364-05:00

I also recommended this documentary on my blog last September when I saw it in the theatres. What a great film about some fascinating characters in the fashion industry. I loved it.

Thank you so much! I kept seeing this and bypassi...

2012-01-02T11:54:54.321-05:00

Thank you so much! I kept seeing this and bypassing it because I didn't get it -- I have to say that I thought Bill Cunningham was a comedian (and I hate broadcasts of comedy performances, except for a couple). I always read his column without ever really noticing his name. My shame. I can't wait to sew today while watching this film.