Scatter My Ashes at Bergdorf's

May 3, 2013

1h 33m

★ 6.1

If fashion had a home, this would be the address.

Overview

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.

Genres

Documentary

Scatter My Ashes at Bergdorf's Trailers

Cast

Narrator (voice)

William Fichtner

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Karl Lagerfeld

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Giorgio Armani

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Michael Kors

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Oscar de la Renta

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Marc Jacobs

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Vera Wang

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Isaac Mizrahi

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Iris Apfel

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Candice Bergen

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Joan Rivers

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Mary-Kate Olsen

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