Tim Gunn’s New Book, New York Fashion Week, Destricted and More Yes List Culture Picks

Each week, The Daily Beast scours the cultural landscape to choose three top picks. This week, Tim Gunn challenges Isaac Mizrahi, a new art film so scandalous it took four years to come to the U.S., and New York Fashion Week kicks off.

Tim Gunn Takes Aim

Just in time for New York Fashion Week, venerable Project Runway host Tim Gunn is releasing an etiquette guide that doubles as the dishiest book on fashion since The Devil Wears Prada. Golden Rules: Life’s Little Lessons for Making It Work is a lightning-fast and fun read—his story about Vogue editor Anna Wintour being carried down the stairs by her bodyguards after a fashion show is already legendary. Gunn told The Daily Beast’s Rebecca Dana he “fears retribution,” especially for spilling on Isaac Mizrahi, whom he portrays as a demanding, insufferable diva. The designer’s response? “Tim is a doll. I hope these stories help him sell his book.” They certainly won’t hurt—fans are clamoring for an up-close view of an often classist industry, and there’s no one better to make it work than Gunn.

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Is This Film Art…or Porn?

‘Tis the season for film festivals, and Los Angeles is doing it right by kicking up controversy with a screening of the art/sex film series Destricted. Released in 2006 in the UK, it’s taken four years to come to the U.S., despite winning awards at a host of film festivals. The art-based film explores modernistic views of sex, sexuality, and pornography in film through the lenses of multiple directors, including Larry Clark ( Kids), artists Matthew Barney and Marina Abramovic, and photographer Sam Taylor-Woods. The Downtown Los Angeles Film Festival is screening the film now. For those curious onlookers who can’t make it, a DVD release is planned for November.

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Hello Gorgeous! Fashion Week Debuts

Tonight the streets of New York will be teeming with the world’s best fashion designers and their fawning fans during the inescapable global shopping extravaganza known as Fashion’s Night Out. Victoria Beckham, Nicole Richie, and Jason Wu will preside over a celebrity dog "Best in Show" contest at Bergdorf Goodman, while Mary-Kate and Ashley Olsen will join Proenza Schouler's Lazaro Hernandez and Jack McCollough to judge a karaoke contest at Barneys. After you recuperate from the fashion-food-shopping bingefest, the rest of the week’s shows take place at Lincoln Center. Isabel Wilkinson breaks down what you need to know about who’s who in the front rows, the locations of the biggest after-parties, and the fresh new faces on the catwalks.

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