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COLLECTION · Series · 2010

The Day Before

Le Jour d'avant

In this eight-part documentary series, Prigent chronicles the final 36 hours prior to crucial seasonal runway shows featuring creations by some of the fashion world's leading designers: Chanel, Marc Jacobs, Jean Paul Gaultier, Lanvin... In SIGNE CHANEL (2005) and MARC JACOBS & LOUIS VUITTON (2007), documentarian Loic Prigent unveiled rare and refreshing glimpses behind the doors of some of the world's leading fashion houses. THE DAY BEFORE captures 8 differents fashion houses 36 hours before a show. The backstage, the ateliers, the designer in studio, the fittings, the stress and the dramas occuring in this specific period of time. Each episode is totally different but tells the same story: how to create in a state of emergency? This is a never seen before full access story.

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* 8.0 (1)DocumentaryFrance
Creators
Loïc Prigent
Countries
France
Studios
ARTE · Story Box Press · Sundance Channel Global
Release
01/09/2010
Score
8.0 / 10 (1)
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Seasons and episodes
Season 1
Season 1
12 episodes · 2010
Nina Ricci
Episode 1. Nina Ricci
2010-09-01 · 26 min

Nina Ricci just hired the very talented Mr. Peter Copping to revamp the house, starting with its DNA of femininity. This will be his first major show and opportunity to present his vision - everything has to be perfect, from the venue…

Narciso Rodriguez
Episode 2. Narciso Rodriguez
2010-09-01 · 26 min

After dressing Carolyn Bessette-Kennedy and Michelle Obama, Narciso Rodriguez is the most haute couture designer in America. He strives for perfection and expects nothing less from his overwhelmed team in the final hours before his Fall…

Alexander Wang
Episode 3. Alexander Wang
2010-09-01 · 26 min

At 26 years-old, Alexander Wang runs a multimillion dollar business, with the fashion world watching his every move. With a strong vision and a large support team, his first-ever show to be broadcast in Times Square will be one of the…

Jeremy Scott
Episode 4. Jeremy Scott
2010-09-01 · 26 min

Designer Jeremy Scott has conquered Paris and London and has dressed everyone from Madonna to Miss Piggy with his pop-cause-driven pieces. While his collection is a success, his label is a personal struggle. Will his small, dedicated team…

Donatella Versace
Episode 5. Donatella Versace
2010-09-01 · 52 min

For the first time ever, Donatella Versace allows access to her creative process. From ateliers to fittings, and a pilgrimage to the bedroom of her late brother Gianni Versace. Italian opulence and fantasy, driven by the mysterious and…

Diane Von Furstenberg
Episode 6. Diane Von Furstenberg
2010-09-01 · 52 min

Diane Von Furstenberg has New York in the palm of her hands but also knows it takes a fight to keep the city captivated. This Belgian designer is now the most powerful woman in fashion in the United States, and also the funniest. In the…

Isabel Marant
Episode 7. Isabel Marant
2010-09-01 · 52 min

The final preparations for the fashion show of a charismatic and amusing designer, whose fashion house is infused with a family atmosphere. Try as she might to appear relaxed, the designer is so stressed she has put her back out. Isabel…

Lanvin
Episode 8. Lanvin
2010-09-01 · 52 min

High pressure on a quest for perfection: the 48 hours leading up to the Lanvin fashion show, led by a maestro - Alber Elbaz. Season after season, he notches up the levels on the applause meter, and can pride himself on having put Lanvin…

Sonia Rykiel
Episode 9. Sonia Rykiel
2010-09-01 · 52 min

Paris ready-to- wear: "The day before: Sonia Rykiel". The last hours before the 40th anniversary of the brand. In this episode, France's "Queen of Knits," designer Sonia Rykiel, prepares to celebrate her independent family-owned firm's…

Jean-Paul Gaultier
Episode 10. Jean-Paul Gaultier
2010-09-01 · 52 min

Paris Haute Couture: "The day before: Jean Paul Gaultier Couture". 24 hours before the show, nothing is ready. In this episode, France's Jean Paul Gaultier, renowned for his unforgettable costumes for Madonna and Kylie Minogue, mixes wit…

Proenza Schouler
Episode 11. Proenza Schouler
2010-09-01 · 52 min

New-York ready-to-wear: They are the new icons of the american fashion. A boys couple. Young and cut. Anna Wintour of the Vogue loves them. Will she love this collection?. In this episode, Lazaro Hernandez and Jack McCollough, the young…

Fendi by Karl Lagerfeld
Episode 12. Fendi by Karl Lagerfeld
2010-09-01 · 52 min

Milan ready-to wear: Karl Lagerfeld is designing for the famous italian house since 1965. No one ever shoot him in Italia working for one of the oldest brand in the world. In this episode, the Italian house of Fendi and its creative…

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