I'm not going to lie: this is what I wish The September Issue had been like--scathing, revealing, insecure, honest, embarrassing, and ultimately, compelling:
The near-Highlander-like situation of female standups, her loss of ground to Kathy Griffin, that desire to work, to be successful, instead of just retiring (I do not understand the appeal of retirement at all. I assume I will someday.), the grotesque side of beauty culture, all of it's fascinating to me. That, plus the cost of cultural saturation. The September Issue looked gorgeous, but I wish it had all been about Grace Coddington. That woman, I think, might have actually had something to say, unlike her boss.