Grace Coddington, 83, has found a new job:
Create a mural for the bar.
Mr. Giraffe with Erlang's legs, Miss Cat dressed in Parisian haute couture, and the honest big golden retriever waitress......
She wears reading glasses and paints all afternoon.
Until the sunset kisses her red hair, like a kiss wakes up a flame.
This is the eighth year that Grace has retired from Vogue.
"I've been reinventing myself."
"But I miss the good times at Vogue a lot."
During the interview, her voice was like that of a lazy old cat.
Today is her judgment day.
In the scorching sun, Snow the Red Witch will be burned alive.
Before the fire engulfed, she threw up her head and cried out: Balenciaga!
This is the famous scene of "American Horror 3", and the appearance of the witch Snow is a tribute to Grace-
Pale skin, fiery red hair, outstanding talent, under one person, adhere to the style, never bow down.
The witch Anna Wintour once said of Grace: "She is the only person in the fashion industry who can torture me."
But she's also the most incredible editor in the world. ”
There are thousands of Vogue classics, and Grace accounts for half of them.
She filmed the summer and invited Black Pearl and Thai Ma Century to merge.
She filmed fairy tales and let the crown princess in wonderland.
Of course, Grace, as a stylist, and supermodel Linda are indispensable for this set of "Oriental Light".
Boating in Guilin, the landscape is picturesque.
"I just want the good culture to remain the way it was."
Grace said.
She plans a blockbuster of styling, which is human and has a sense of story.
There is a figure flowing in the night banquet.
The beeping of the grass and trees when the ladies are in turmoil.
So much so that director RJ Cutler exclaimed, "Every fashion cover we see today is influenced by Grace." ”
The reason why she has such an extraordinary taste is that Grace was originally a model.
He has red hair, a wide forehead, and a wrinkled face, especially at the corners of his eyes.
At first glance, Grace looks like an eccentric old lady.
But when you see a photo of her youth, you will be amazed:
Long and straight beautiful legs, exquisite and convex body.
A glamorous prince with deep facial features and control of light and shadow.
The aura is huge, and the supermodel who murdered Film.
At the age of 18, he participated in a modeling contest and became a blockbuster.
At the age of 21, he became the muse of the hairstylist Sassoon, and created the classic "five-point style" for her stunning bone appearance, which became famous.
At the age of 23, Grace appeared on the cover of Vogue.
That's right, it's still the only one who dominates the September issue.
Looking at it this way, Grace will be in the fashion circle and red to the point of being a mess.
But if there is no accident, there will be an accident.
At the age of 26, a car rushed towards her, and the rearview mirror smashed Grace's face directly, and her eyelids were cut off instantly.
"At least they got my eyelashes back hahahaha." When it comes to tragedy, Grace seems to be telling an irrelevant joke.
She underwent countless surgeries, and no matter how well she healed, she never returned to her original appearance.
The fashion circle is the most realistic.
There are many newcomers, the face is not there, and the road of modeling is exhausted.
But many years later, someone borrowed a passage from Milan Kundera to describe her state of mind:
"So where are we going?"
"Go ahead."
"Where's the front?"
"I reveal a big secret to you, this is the oldest joke of mankind. Wherever you go, you go forward. ”
When modeling, Grace was in charge of her own makeup, hair and accessories, resulting in a superb styling and aesthetic system.
With this skill, she started editing the British version of Vogue.
Something went wrong.
Grace is so murderous in the workplace that even Charles asked her to put on makeup.
It's the equivalent of you going to an interview and your resume says:
Work Experience: Touching up the King's makeup.
At this time, another "queen" is also rising.
In 1988, a woman with a bob head sat in the first place in the American fashion circle, and later people called her the female devil, Anna Wintour.
The new king ascended the throne and recruited, and the first thing she said to Grace was "Come to work on Monday." ”
Really domineering president.
In the past 30 years as creative director, Grace summed it up in one sentence:
"We respect each other, but sometimes I really want to kill her."
They are not people of the same world at all.
In Vogue, the female devil is as cold as ice, and the employees call her "Pope" behind her back.
But Grace is a well-known confidant sister, and when the editor's plan is completely rejected by the female devil, she will rush to support the workers:
"Don't be cowardly, you have to fight for it, to show your importance!"
In the show, the female devil wears sunglasses, and no one is close.
But Grace would pull out a notebook and take notes and draw graffiti in the most corny way.
In front of the camera, the female devil speaks elegantly and uses rigorous words.
But Grace participated in a three-month media camp and failed.
"They say at least they can't swear, but swear is what I'm best at."
The most basic dress, they are incompatible.
Anna has a lifelong aversion to black, and has warned guests not to come to my event if you wear all black.
But Grace's favorite thing is black.
"Black is the most forgiving." Grace shrugged: "And I'm gaining weight, I'm stressed, and I'm just right to hide meat." ”
In one of the scenes of the 2009 documentary "September Issue", because of the following blockbuster, the conflict between the two is concretized.
The female devil wants to pat off the photographer's belly, so as to fit the delicate tone of "Vogue", and says: This fat man should go to the gym.
When Grace heard this, the knife man's heart was gone, and she immediately called to protest, shouting angrily:
"Not everything in the world is perfect."
It's this kind of imperfection and small imperfections that really touches people.
She also did not forget to reassure the photographer: you don't have to go to the gym, just be yourself.
In the end, the photo was preserved, and it also looks like the silhouette of Vogue's strongest duo.
The Devil is in charge of business and marketing, demanding precision and perfection, while Grace focuses on art and creativity, with an emphasis on natural care.
The two contain each other, complement each other, love and kill each other, and show their own magical powers.
Unfortunately, this balance was upset in 2016.
"There's a lot I want to do."
Grace smiled and handed in her resignation.
She was 75 years old that year, an age when ordinary people should have retired a long time ago, but she opened a new chapter in her life.
She and her boyfriend, who have been in love for 38 years, moved into a new house, and she wrote in the yard while he cut the lawn.
Grace, as a famous cat slave in the circle, has kitten portraits, dolls and paintings all over the house.
Two people, two cats, the wind ruffled Neruda's words on the table, and the air was filled with the smell of sun-dried sage.
The laughter is soft, and the weather is fine.
Grace spends more of her time volunteering at animal rescue centers.
She would carry the aborigines on her back to hug the little milk cat: "Grandma, I want to bring you all home!" And called for more people to adopt instead of buying.
Although her old eyes are hazy, she insists on reading a large number of books and picture albums every day, looking at the wind and the moon and the world.
"Always keep your eyes open, always observe."
She sometimes goes back to Vogue to help with blockbuster films.
But it's not a monotonous studio scene on a bad street, or a PS special effect, but a replica of the classic painting of the American painter Edward Hooper.
"I'll admit, I'm an old-fashioned person."
"But a good photo can make people dream."
She finally had the opportunity to draw with her full attention.
Grace's painting style is strange and full of whimsy.
Sometimes it's holding her baby cat, sometimes it's a portrait of the team of female devils.
Now, she has taken on a lot of work, sitting in the daylight before the bar opens, using the most primitive paint, sketching whimsical stories.
"It's a little slow, isn't it? But it will always be done. ”
At that moment, time was silent, and the pen was silent.
The moment solidified into a sentence she wrote in her memoirs:
"I'm still weaving dreams, trying my best to find inspiration, finding romance in the real world rather than the digital world."