Scatter My Ashes at Bergdorf's (2013)

A documentary on the Manhattan department store with interviews from an array of fashion designers, style icons, and celebrities.

Director:

Matthew Miele

Writer:

Matthew Miele

Stars:

Rachel Zoe, Candice Bergen, Ashley Olsen

Cast

Credited cast:
Cher	...	Herself (archive footage)
William Fichtner	...	Himself - Narrator (voice)
Candice Bergen	...	Herself
Barbra Streisand	...	Herself (archive footage)
Mary-Kate Olsen	...	Herself
Ashley Olsen	...	Herself
Nicole Richie	...	Herself
Tom Ford	...	Himself
Susan Lucci	...	Herself
Joan Rivers	...	Herself
Georgina Chapman	...	Herself
Lauren Bush Lauren	...	Herself (as Lauren Bush)
David Letterman	...	Himself (archive footage)
Barbara Corcoran	...	Herself
Jill Kargman	...	Herself

Storyline

It's the most mythic of all American emporiums - and the scene of many an ultimate fashion fantasy. Now audiences get a rarified chance to peek behind the backroom doors and into the reality of the fascinating inner workings and fabulous untold stories from Bergdorf Goodman's iconic history in Scatter My Ashes at Bergdorf's.

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Plot Keywords:

fashion | 

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Taglines:

Who are you wearing?

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Genres:

Documentary

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Motion Picture Rating (MPAA)

Rated PG-13 for a brief sexual reference

Details

Official Sites:

Fortissimo Films Official Facebook

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Release Date:

3 May 2013 (USA)

Also Known As:

Scatter My Ashes

Filming Locations:

Fifth Avenue, Manhattan, New York City, New York, USA

Box Office

Opening Weekend USA:

$39,630, 5 May 2013, Limited Release

Gross USA:

$496,868, 21 July 2013

Company Credits

Production Co:

Berney Films, Quixotic Endeavors

Technical Specs

Sound Mix:

Dolby

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

16:9 HD

Did You Know?

Connections

Features Arthur (1981)

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Soundtracks

Pair Of Wings
by Frankie Rose

User Reviews

Documentary About Manhattan's Iconic Fashion Emporium

SCATTER MY ASHES AT BERGDORF'S looks at the interior workings of Manhattan's famous store, interviews some of their most celebrated employees and talks to a series of fashion designers and customers who have enjoyed an association with the store over the years. Divided into a series of sections - for example, looking at how designers get accepted, the business of selling, or the planning that goes into the Christmas window-dressing campaign - the documentary shows how the store maintains its aura of exclusivity, not just because of the outrageous prices it charges, but because of the way it treats its customers. Star salesperson Betty Halbreich tells her clients the truth about themselves, while persuading them to spend fantastic sums on clothing. In the shoe salon, staff take a conscious pride in selling what they perceive as top-of-the-range models. Running throughout the film is a narrative concentrating on Bergdorf's iconic window-displays for 2012 - entitled "The Carnival of the Animals," they are quite simply mind- boggling in their detail and richness, creating a never-never land of their own that draws customers as well as tourists and window-shoppers. The interviews with the fashion designers are perhaps the film's least interesting aspect; it is much more instructive to look at the way in which hard-edged buyer Linda Fargo both nurtures and directs potential designers; she knows what she wants, and is prepared to get it at any cost. While Miele's film celebrates the store's durability - it even managed to weather the 2008 economic crisis - it perhaps lacks a sense of historical background: we could have found out more about how and why it attained its prestige in the first place. It remains highly entertaining nonetheless.