FASHION Magazine

One of fashion’s most celebrated yet understated stars, Bill Cunningham, is finally getting his moment in the spotlight…. though he’s already shying back out of it. Despite photographing some of the most memorable street style images in over 4 decades for the New York Times (many times from a bicycle that he folds into a closet outside his apartment in Carnegie Hall), the 80+-year-old photographer sees himself as nothing more than a mere fashion enthusiast. Proving nothing but the contrary, director Richard Press turned his lens on the man for the new film, Bill Cunningham New York. Finally opening in Toronto and Vancouver this Friday April 22nd after receiving weeks of rave reviews from New York and LA, the film is so overwhelmingly heartwarming that it’ll have you crying tears of fashion joy. We had the change to speak with Press and quiz him all about Bill and his legendary impact on fashion.