William Klein’s surreal WHO ARE YOU, POLLY MAGOO? kicks off weekend “Fashion in Film” series at MAD
The Theater at MAD
Museum of Arts & Design
2 Columbus Circle
September 9-11, $10
800-838-3006
www.madmuseum.org
Fashion and film go together like Dolce and Gabbana, like Viktor and Rolf, like Edith Head and Oscar. (The longtime costume designer took home eight Academy Awards during her distinguished career.) In conjunction with Fashion Week, the Museum of Arts & Design is presenting the weekend series “Fashion in Film,” screening eight cinematic works that delve into the world of fashion either very specifically or through its creative use of wardrobe. The diverse lineup ranges from William Klein’s bizarrely surreal black-and-white curiosity Qui Êtes-Vous, Polly Magoo? (Who Are You, Polly Magoo?) to Jacques Demy’s colorful musical The Umbrellas of Cherbourg (Les parapluies de Cherbourg), starring Catherine Deneuve; from Elizabeth Taylor and Michael Caine in Brian G. Hutton’s stylish X, Y, and Zee to Russ Meyer’s rowdy and raunchy Faster, Pussycat! Kill! Kill! The series, cosponsored by Vanity Fair and the Film Society of Lincoln Center, also features Faye Dunaway as a fashion photographer risking her life in Irvin Kershner’s The Eyes of Laura Mars, Jean-Jacques Beneix’s eye-popping, fast-paced thriller Diva, a pair of documentaries, special introductions and receptions, and the free panel discussion “Spotlight on Fashion Innovation: Creative Inspiration from Cinema,” moderated by “Fashion in Film” cocurator Simon Doonan from Barneys New York. But wait — no Zoolander?