More is More, Less is a Bore
Before Albert Maysles’ superb 2014 documentary Iris — about fashion icon and nonagenarian Iris Apfel — there was Advanced Style. Started in 2008, the Street Style blog was initiated by first-time photographer Ari Seth Cohen to fill the gaping void left by America’s endless pursuit of youth culture. Cohen, whose grandmother was, indeed, his best friend growing up, will cite the power and poise of big names like Helen Mirren, Charlotte Rampling, and Joan Didion for slight shifts in our perception of beauty, but it’s Cohen’s exquisite, flamboyant, imaginative, insouciant subjects that have really turned our heads. And we’re not alone. After the release of Cohen’s best-selling book, the French fashion house Lanvin unveiled a campaign featuring Harlem’s 82-year-old Jacquie “Tajah” Murdock — a longtime Cohen blog favorite. Tonight, Cohen’s documentary, made with film director Lina Plioplyte, will reveal the myriad ways in which style always trumps fashion. The movie is followed by a runway show (both onstage and in the house) and a lively discussion with Cohen and Advanced Style doyenne Debra Rapoport.
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