"But this is not a film just about fashion. It’s about the precarity of beauty-as-currency in a world where money equals power. Carl and Yaya use their looks to get ahead, but as Yaya points out, even self advancement has a shelf life – and when disaster strikes, this is brought into stark relief. After all, what use is a Rolex on a desert island?So how accurate is the film’s portrayal of the fashion industry? I hadn’t come across the term “triangle of sadness” before."