I have finally watched the fashion documentary about Bill Cunningham on Netflix ...

...and now I'm even more intrigued by this fashion icon/artist that I've been following since I moved to/interned in New York City years ago.  He has such an interesting story.  I would really love to read a biography on him and dig deeper into his life.  It's interesting how Bill Cunningham has captured so many peoples lives and yet has really never shared his...until now.


A few quotes that really struck me during the film:

"Fashion is the armor to survive the realty of everyday life."

-Bill Cunningham

"He who seeks beauty will find it."

-Bill Cunningham

"The best fashion show is on the street…”

-Bill Cunningham

"We are all blank canvases when we wake up and we paint ourselves."

-Patrick McDonald

Quoted Joan Crawford, “Whenever she went out she had to be Joan Crawford.” 

-Patrick McDonald

I’m always going to be Natasha Rao…Ever changing…always enjoying the art of fashion.

He's been doing this before it was a trend...and has the eye to find what will become a hot trend.  I recommend this film to everyone...with ****!  Amazing film!  

Hat DIY inspiration from Paris Fashion Week

Just spotted this hat from the NYT "The Collection" app and had to share. Bill Cunningham was sharing how this hat was seen at Paris Fashion Week. It looks like something easy to make. You'll just need netting and a cotton beanie hat and voila.

Brimm hat inspiration from Bill Cunningham for Now and Later

I watched the Bill Cunningham video on brimmed hats (he also has a little DIY portion:) and was instantly inspired.  I had bought my brimmed hat for ONLY $15 on sale at TJ Maxx a couple of months ago and haven't had a chance to wear it yet...but, after watching Cunningham's video I started noticing great ideas for how to wear the hat for now and later.  Here are two looks I've come up with and a couple of inspiration shots.

Warm Days

Cool Days

Inspiration shots: 

Above images are from the Sartorialist of course

The above images  are from my instagram feed...if you don't have instragram, download it now.  Tons of inspiration!

Bill Cunningham: Available Online

Bill Cunningham is online…he has found some of the best images of women and their clutches…the HUGE trend for this fall….small and LARGE…no matter, this is definitely the handbag trend for this season to latch onto…the best are the vintage ones you can find at thrift stores!