Bill Amazing Cunningham

Now this feeble old man on the bicycle may look like just another old fogie, but little do you know the talent that this man possesses. He is the epitome of style and fashion sense. If you spotted him on the street all you would see is a rail thin veteran in a blue raincoat, khaki pants, on a bicycle, with a camera. 

However, his camera holds the key to New York City’s entire best-dressed list. If you have the divine privilege of having your vignette captured by the lens of Bill Cunningham you had best laminate that bad boy, post it on every social network you can find, and frame it and place it in your foyer. Bill writes fashion news articles for the New York Times called On The Street. His column consists of ordinary people on the street, hence the title. He rides his 29th bike (28 have been stolen) around NYC and finds the fashionable folk and photographs them. His articles generally consist of themes that he sees are prevalent throughout the week like vainglorious furs, billowy skirts, or even lady gaga garb.

 

He just finds these people in broad day light passing by. Now I must have been uninformed of all the style and creativity found in New York because sadly when I look around So. Cal all I can find is strangling tight jeans, form fitted t-shirts, brown leather Rainbow flip-flops, and an occasional rooster feather sewn into a Brazilian blown dried hair. 

He's not a paparazzi in search of Lindsay Lohan's ensemble before her 87th court appearance. Whether on Fifth Avenue in Upper East Side or on the streets of the up and coming Brooklyn, Bill is in search of beauty and nothing more, nothing less. Whatever catches his eye he shoots; no bias just his perception of beauty.

Brutally honest Anna Wintour

The ultimate quintessence of fashion, style, and beauty, Anna Wintour, editor of Vogue, says this of her friend Bill, "It's either one snap, two snaps, or he ignores you, which is death." His opinion cannot be underestimated in the lives' of socialites and fashionistas.  

I purchased this poster online and have it proudly displayed by my closet. Highly recommend this inspirational piece.

Recently I went on a movie date with my grandma. There was nothing that I was aware of coming out worthy of a hefty twelve dollar movie ticket so I fandango-ed all the movies around. I found one theatre in Culver City with two times for a showing called Bill Cunningham: New York. Little did I know my life would be changed FOREVER. Best movie I have ever had the privilege of viewing. Netflix it, bootleg it, Blockbuster it, go down to Culver City and see it on the big screen. Whatever you need to do to get your hands on this piece of film, do it!! I drove down 45 minutes to L.A. the very next day and transfixed myself in the movie all over again with my mother. The whole time we were mesmerized and could not stop grinning ear to ear in the empty (you hear me EMPTY!?!) theatre. Our mouths watered at the sight of steeping stilettos, dresses gorgeous beyond belief, and entire outfits that I would literally die to get my grubby hands on. That night visions of New York City wardrobes danced through my head. Who knows maybe one day I will have a photo laminated, framed, and set out in my foyer taken by the Amazing Bill Cunningham…