WHAT MAKES US DIFFERENT:

Most companies don't take the time to learn about people's lives or explore their communities. Instead they resort to mass-casting calls, conducted by armies of interns over long-distance.

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In contrast our motto is "boots on the ground". We fully-immerse ourselves in the cultures and communities we work with, sometimes for a year or more. We take the time to learn all we can to best bring the stories we want to tell out into the world.

OUR BRAND:

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Our brand is upscale, life-style driven, focusing on the sophisticated enclaves and interesting subcultures that make America diverse and interesting.

Southern Charm

TV Series

Bravo

Southern Charm was the brainchild of Vainglorious co-founder Whitney Sudler-Smith. After falling in love with the charms of Charleston, South Carolina in 2012, Smith passionately set out to cast and pitch a television show that would feel as unique as the city itself.

With the help of Vainglorious partner John Paul Horstmann, Smith successfully cast and filmed a pitch that was picked up by Bravo. A pilot was ordered, and six seasons later ratings are still high and the world is still enjoying Southern Charm.

Southern Charm:

New Orleans

TV Series

Bravo

After the success of Southern Charm, the team at Vainglorious set their sights on New Orleans.

Resistant to merely do a "knock-off" of Charleston, they immersed themselves in the culture and communities of New Orleans for more than a year, and emerged with an inspired concept that told the story of this unique city. Southern Charm: New Orleans went on the air in 2018 and was renewed for a second season.

Ultrasuede: In Search of Halston

Documentary

Showtime

Ultrasuede was born out of Whitney Sudler-Smith's reverence for 70's icon Halston, the first designer to put American fashion on the map in a big way. The film boasts interview with such luminaries as Liza Minelli, Anjelica Huston, Diane von Fürstenberg, Andre Leon-Talley, Stephen Burrows, Billy Joel, and Nile Rogers.

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It premiered to much fanfare at the Tribeca Film Festival and has been played widely in distribution on Showtime and other media outlets.