Writing in The Guardian, film critic Peter Bradshaw gave the film two out of five stars, writing that the documentary was "glossy, but frankly somewhat saucer-eyed", and that despite the admirable "star power" brought by the documentary's subjects, "there is obviously a huge amount of status envy going on; the film does not care to break that down too thoroughly, save for a single witnessed wisecrack about poor old Josh Hartnett." Bradshaw also noted that John Galliano's "recent disgrace" was only fleetingly alluded to, and treated with some degree of denial. The film was reviewed more positively in The Observer by critic Wendy Ide, who gave the film four out of five stars, writing that Wintour's presence was "compelling".
