The idea is treating lingerie like a real garment - it's very chic to see your underwear now, especially a bra. I wear great bras I know people will see under sheer blouses.

More than just being the voice of a generation, Marvin Gaye proved to be its very heartbeat. As a filmmaker, I was drawn to tell the story of a human being who was never fully realized, one with faults and foibles and an uncommon grace expressed every time he picked up the microphone.

Underwear was the last fashion frontier - an area designers hadn't exploited yet.