Behind the Scenes at British Vogue bbc documentary

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• published: 15 Sep 2016
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To maintain their authoritative positions as gatekeepers in the social media age, old-guard editors and employees must engage more (and reveal more) than they ever have before. The fashion industry’s 21st-century audience, raised in an era of oversharing and immediate gratification, cares less about a finished collection or campaign or cover than about what went on behind the scenes. And a documentary, it would appear, is an increasingly popular way of lifting the curtain. The series was filmed and narrated by Richard Macer. He embedded himself for nine months with British Vogue in the run-up to the publications 100th anniversary celebrations earlier this year. The BBC documentary offers the usual peek into a world of runway front rows, egos and high glamour, in an office environment dominated by women and fueled by adrenaline and coffee. But it is also a place where, as Mr. Macer wryly observes at the outset in the slick and slyly faux naïf tone he maintains throughout, “things are not always as they seem at Vogue, and appearances can be deceptive.”