Grace Coddington, may I please take you to lunch?

I realize that I am a bit very late to the party.  I finally saw The September Issue this weekend.  Anna would never stand for me seeing it so late.

See...she's mad at me.

I went fully expecting to gaze amazed at the cold, quick, and decisive Ms. Wintour, which of course I did.  More than that though, I came away with a new found, no, a deeper appreciation for Grace Coddington.  This was the moment in the film that sealed the deal for me.   (please pardon the poor quality of this YouTube video).

She says “I think I got left behind somewhere because I’m, you know, still a romantic.  You have to go charging ahead; you can’t stay behind.”  Her words fall like poetry on the gardens of Versailles.

I stayed away from reading too much about the documentary before seeing it, but I’ve delved into criticisms and articles since.  I see now that plenty of people thought that Grace owned the film.  Some places even say Anna agrees.  They certainly both received equal coverage, but Grace was a surprising lead.  One question though: where was Andre?  No doubt playing tennis…

Thanks heavens for Grace.  I’ve not owned one of those page-a-day calendars since I was in middle school, but I think that I might like to have one comprised of the wit and whim of Grace.  Or perhaps she’d just let me take her to lunch.  Also, she likes cats … what’s not to love?