BYOD: Bring Your Own Doc
Episode 210
Director Frédéric Tcheng Goes Inside Fashion and Shares the Trailer for DIOR AND I
DIOR AND I director Frédéric Tcheng shares the trailer and clips from his new documentary on the world-famous house of fashion, and he shares insight from the making of the movie. The evolution of Dior, the real-life characters from the atelier, and Tcheng’s experience working within the fashion label to create a unique portrait on film is explored, with clips that highlight his lush new work, in this BYOD interview, hosted by Ondi Timoner.
Episode Breakdown
00:00 Welcome Frédéric Tcheng to BYOD.
00:45 Comparing Dior and I to the film Rebecca.
01:54 How Tcheng got an intimate look into Dior.
03:20 Raf Simons modernizing Dior fashion.
05:30 What the title Dior and I means.
07:20 Video: The Black Jacket
10:05 Simons bringing new techniques to Dior.
11:45 What was new for Tcheng making this film.
13:47 Tcheng’s relationship with Raf Simons.
17:00 Parallels between making a fashion collection and a documentary.
18:10 Video: The Fitting.
19:55 Raf Simons thoughts on the film.
21:15 Creating a relationship with a subject.
23:01 Video: Trailer for Dior and I.
Guest Bio
Frédéric Tcheng is a French-born filmmaker. Originally trained in civil engineering, he moved to New York City in 2002 to attend Columbia University’s film school, from which he obtained a Masters of Fine Arts in 2007. He co-produced, co-edited and shot VALENTINO: THE LAST EMPEROR (directed by Matt Tyrnauer), the 2009 hit documentary shortlisted for the Best Documentary Oscar. He is the co-director (with Lisa Immordino Vreeland and Bent- Jorgen Perlmutt) of DIANA VREELAND: THE EYE HAS TO TRAVEL, a Samuel Goldwyn release. His documentary DIOR AND I (2014) world premiered in competition at Tribeca. He works as an editor on commercials for brands such as H&M, Jimmy Choo and Ferragamo.
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