Fashion Documentaries & Films
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1. The Tents (2012)
TV-14 | 89 min | Documentary, Biography, History
First ever look behind-the-scenes at NY Fashion Week, with the history of how it all began in the early 1990's. Story told by the 'Fashion Insiders' and the Top Fashion Designers: Betsey ... See full summary »
Director: James Belzer | Stars: Terry Agins, J. Alexander, Max Azria, Glenda Bailey
Votes: 121
2. Bill Cunningham New York (2010)
Not Rated | 84 min | Documentary, Biography, History
A profile of the noted and extraordinarily cheerful veteran New York City fashion photographer.
Director: Richard Press | Stars: Bill Cunningham, Anna Wintour, Michael Kors, Editta Sherman
Votes: 5,670 | Gross: $1.51M
3. Coco Before Chanel (2009)
PG-13 | 105 min | Biography, Drama
The story of Coco Chanel's rise from obscure beginnings to the heights of the fashion world.
Director: Anne Fontaine | Stars: Audrey Tautou, Benoît Poelvoorde, Alessandro Nivola, Marie Gillain
Votes: 42,090 | Gross: $6.11M
4. Notebook on Cities and Clothes (1989)
Not Rated | 81 min | Documentary
Wim Wenders talks with Japanese fashion designer Yohji Yamamoto about the creative process and ponders the relationship between cities, identity and the cinema in the digital age.
Director: Wim Wenders | Stars: Wim Wenders, Yohji Yamamoto
Votes: 1,104
5. The Devil Wears Prada (2006)
PG-13 | 109 min | Comedy, Drama
A smart but sensible new graduate lands a job as an assistant to Miranda Priestly, the demanding editor-in-chief of a high fashion magazine.
Director: David Frankel | Stars: Anne Hathaway, Meryl Streep, Adrian Grenier, Emily Blunt
Votes: 466,668 | Gross: $124.74M
6. Diana Vreeland: The Eye Has to Travel (2011)
PG-13 | 86 min | Documentary, Biography
A look at the life and work of the influential fashion editor of Harpers Bazaar, Diana Vreeland.
Directors: Lisa Immordino Vreeland, Bent-Jorgen Perlmutt, Frédéric Tcheng | Stars: Diana Vreeland, Richard Avedon, David Bailey, Lauren Bacall
Votes: 1,695 | Gross: $1.00M
7. The September Issue (2009)
PG-13 | 90 min | Documentary
A documentary chronicling Vogue editor-in-chief Anna Wintour's preparations for the 2007 fall-fashion issue.
Director: R.J. Cutler | Stars: Anna Wintour, Thakoon Panichgul, André Leon Talley, Grace Coddington
Votes: 7,996 | Gross: $3.82M
8. Catwalk (1995)
95 min | Documentary
A camera follows model Christy Turlington through the spring fashion shows in Milan, Paris, and New York in 1994. She and others dash from one designer's unveilings to another. Extended ... See full summary »
Director: Robert Leacock | Stars: Christy Turlington, Azzedine Alaïa, Giorgio Armani, Nadja Auermann
Votes: 370
9. Valentino: The Last Emperor (2008)
PG-13 | 96 min | Documentary
A look at the life of legendary fashion designer Valentino.
Director: Matt Tyrnauer | Stars: Valentino Garavani, Giancarlo Giammetti, Nati Abascal, Giorgio Armani
Votes: 1,938 | Gross: $1.76M
10. McQueen and I (2011 TV Movie)
71 min | Documentary, Biography
Profile of British fashion designer Alexander McQueen.
Director: Louise Osmond | Stars: Detmar Blow, Isabella Blow, Naomi Campbell, Tom Ford
Votes: 229
11. Fashion Victim: The Killing of Gianni Versace (2001 TV Movie)
77 min | Documentary
Director: James Kent | Stars: Marisa Berenson, Joan Juliet Buck, Andrew Cunanan, Peter Cunanan
Votes: 84
12. The Secret World of Haute Couture (2007 TV Movie)
60 min | Documentary
Director: Margy Kinmonth
Votes: 113
13. Yves Saint Laurent: 5 avenue Marceau 75116 Paris (2002 TV Movie)
Unrated | 85 min | Documentary, Biography
A 60 days 'huis clos' in the famous house of haute couture.
Director: David Teboul | Stars: Pierre Bergé, Laetitia Casta, Loulou De La Falaise, Catherine Deneuve
Votes: 77
14. Factory Girl (2006)
R | 90 min | Biography, Drama
Based on the rise and fall of socialite Edie Sedgwick, concentrating on her relationships with Andy Warhol and a folk singer.
Director: George Hickenlooper | Stars: Sienna Miller, Guy Pearce, Hayden Christensen, Jimmy Fallon
Votes: 22,329 | Gross: $1.66M
15. Marc Jacobs & Louis Vuitton (2007 TV Movie)
75 min | Documentary
From Japan to America, the LV sign dominates the fashion scene. And, one man alone designs the Louis Vuitton creations the exceptional Marc Jacobs.
Director: Loïc Prigent | Stars: Bernard Arnault, Marc Jacobs, Jade Jagger, Ludivine Sagnier
Votes: 294
16. Monsieur Hubert de Givenchy (2011)
51 min | Documentary
The elegant designs of 1950s and '60s haute couture fashion are discussed by the designer-icon himself, Hubert de Givenchy, who reveals a wistful sadness for the lack of style in today's culture.
Director: Karim Zeriahen | Stars: Hubert de Givenchy, Bettina Graziani
Votes: 10
17. The Day Before (2009– )
Documentary
A look at the thirty-six hours leading up to a fashion show, focusing on a different designer each episode.
Stars: Mickey Rourke, Kylie Minogue, Jean-Paul Gaultier, Karl Lagerfeld
Votes: 43
18. Scatter My Ashes at Bergdorf's (2013)
PG-13 | 93 min | Documentary
A documentary on the Manhattan department store with interviews from an array of fashion designers, style icons, and celebrities.
Director: Matthew Miele | Stars: Rachel Zoe, Candice Bergen, Ashley Olsen, Mary-Kate Olsen
Votes: 918 | Gross: $0.50M
19. Ultrasuede: In Search of Halston (2010)
Not Rated | 85 min | Documentary
An exploration of the clothes, the glamour and the decadence of iconic fashion designer Halston.
Director: Whitney Smith | Stars: Halston, Patricia Altschul, Phillip Bloch, Thom Browne
Votes: 284 | Gross: $0.00M
20. Mademoiselle C (2013)
R | 93 min | Documentary
A documentary focused on former Vogue Paris editor-in-chief and fashion stylist Carine Roitfeld as she moves to New York to launch her own magazine.
Director: Fabien Constant | Stars: Carine Roitfeld, Donatella Versace, Tom Ford, Karl Lagerfeld
Votes: 675 | Gross: $0.04M
21. Marie Antoinette (2006)
PG-13 | 123 min | Biography, Drama, History
The retelling of France's iconic but ill-fated queen, Marie Antoinette. From her betrothal and marriage to Louis XVI at 14 to her reign as queen at 19 and to the end of her reign as queen, and ultimately the fall of Versailles.
Director: Sofia Coppola | Stars: Kirsten Dunst, Jason Schwartzman, Rip Torn, Steve Coogan
Votes: 121,823 | Gross: $15.96M
22. Unzipped (1995)
R | 73 min | Documentary
One of the most successful designers in high fashion plans his fall 1994 collection. Follow the behind-the-scenes look at the creative side of fashion.
Director: Douglas Keeve | Stars: Isaac Mizrahi, Roseanne Barr, Sandra Bernhard, Robert Best
Votes: 1,187 | Gross: $2.88M
23. Chasing Beauty (2013)
Not Rated | 90 min | Documentary, Biography
CHASING BEAUTY provides a rare glimpse into the intriguing and complex world of modeling. Behind the glossy covers of Vogue and Glamour lie the rarely talked about, uncensored stories of ... See full summary »
Director: Brent Huff | Stars: Kelly Anderson, Jo Baker, William Barney, Dawn Ann Billings
Votes: 291
24. The Director: An Evolution in Three Acts (2013)
Not Rated | 85 min | Documentary
A look at the life and work of Gucci fashion designer, Frida Giannini.
Director: Christina Alexandra Voros | Stars: Frida Giannini, Matvey Lykov, Nick Rea
Votes: 223
25. Versailles '73: American Runway Revolution (2012)
Not Rated | 91 min | Documentary, History
The top American and French designers and models face off in a lavish, once-in-a-lifetime show that will change the course of fashion history.
Director: Deborah Riley Draper | Stars: Karen Bjornson, Stephen Burrows, Alva Chinn, Dennis Christopher
Votes: 59
26. Picture Me (2009)
Not Rated | 82 min | Documentary
A look at the inner world of modeling.
Directors: Ole Schell, Sara Ziff | Stars: Sara Ziff, Caitríona Balfe, Anne Bergstedt, Karl Lagerfeld
Votes: 550 | Gross: $0.01M
27. Viktor and Rolf: Because We're Worth It! (2006)
Not Rated | 60 min | Documentary
At the end of the nineties, Viktor & Rolf broke into the international fashion world as innovative designers with their theatrical catwalk shows and avant-garde creations. Now they are ... See full summary »
Director: Femke Wolting
Votes: 16
28. Seamless (2005)
75 min | Documentary
A look at what it takes for young designers to make it in the fashion world.
Director: Douglas Keeve | Stars: Peter Arnold, Michael Bloomberg, Shawn Carter, Edmundo Castillo
Votes: 139
29. Lagerfeld Confidential (2007)
89 min | Documentary
An up-close-and-personal portrait of the fashion icon, Karl Lagerfeld.
Director: Rodolphe Marconi | Stars: Karl Lagerfeld, Nicole Kidman, Brad Kroening, Princess Caroline of Monaco
Votes: 956 | Gross: $0.07M
30. In Vogue: The Editor's Eye (2012 TV Movie)
Not Rated | 90 min | Documentary
Documentary film takes a look at some of the world's most influential fashion images as conceived by the magazine's iconic fashion editors.
Directors: Fenton Bailey, Randy Barbato | Stars: Hamish Bowles, Grace Coddington, Carlyne Cerf de Dudzeele, Alber Elbaz
Votes: 763
31. The Rachel Zoe Project (2008– )
Documentary, Reality-TV
A television program that follows a celebrity stylist as she looks to take her business to the next level.
Stars: Rachel Zoe, Rodger Berman, Brad Goreski, Marisa Lee Runyon
Votes: 554
32. A Savage Life in Fashion (2004)
Not Rated | 51 min | Documentary
Percy Savage started fashion PR, introduced Saint-Laurent to Dior, created the Mary Quant explosion, invented fashion video and established London Fashion Week. A Savage Life in Fashion, a ... See full summary »
Director: Winston Cuthbert | Stars: Hilary Alexander, Jocelyn Bain-Hogg, Leonore Benson, Wendy Dagworthy
33. Sex and the City (2008)
R | 145 min | Comedy, Drama, Romance
A New York City writer on sex and love is finally getting married to her Mr. Big. But her three best girlfriends must console her after one of them inadvertently leads Mr. Big to jilt her.
Director: Michael Patrick King | Stars: Sarah Jessica Parker, Kim Cattrall, Cynthia Nixon, Kristin Davis
Votes: 127,211 | Gross: $152.65M
34. Sex and the City 2 (2010)
R | 146 min | Comedy, Drama, Romance
While wrestling with the pressures of life, love, and work in Manhattan, Carrie, Miranda, and Charlotte join Samantha for a trip to Abu Dhabi (United Arab Emirates), where Samantha's ex is filming a new movie.
Director: Michael Patrick King | Stars: Sarah Jessica Parker, Kim Cattrall, Kristin Davis, Cynthia Nixon
Votes: 84,001 | Gross: $95.35M
35. Breakfast at Tiffany's (1961)
Approved | 115 min | Comedy, Drama, Romance
A young New York socialite becomes interested in a young man who has moved into her apartment building, but her past threatens to get in the way.
Director: Blake Edwards | Stars: Audrey Hepburn, George Peppard, Patricia Neal, Buddy Ebsen
Votes: 192,058
36. Roman Holiday (1953)
Passed | 118 min | Comedy, Romance
A bored and sheltered princess escapes her guardians and falls in love with an American newsman in Rome.
Director: William Wyler | Stars: Gregory Peck, Audrey Hepburn, Eddie Albert, Hartley Power
Votes: 147,569
37. The Great Gatsby (1974)
PG | 144 min | Drama, Romance
A Midwesterner becomes fascinated with his nouveau riche neighbor, who obsesses over his lost love.
Director: Jack Clayton | Stars: Robert Redford, Mia Farrow, Bruce Dern, Karen Black
Votes: 26,853 | Gross: $6.74M
38. The Great Gatsby (2013)
PG-13 | 143 min | Drama, Romance
A writer and wall street trader, Nick Carraway, finds himself drawn to the past and lifestyle of his mysterious millionaire neighbor, Jay Gatsby, amid the riotous parties of the Jazz Age.
Director: Baz Luhrmann | Stars: Leonardo DiCaprio, Carey Mulligan, Joel Edgerton, Tobey Maguire
Votes: 596,553 | Gross: $144.84M
39. Sabrina (1954)
Passed | 113 min | Comedy, Drama, Romance
A playboy becomes interested in the daughter of his family's chauffeur, but it's his more serious brother who would be the better man for her.
Director: Billy Wilder | Stars: Humphrey Bogart, Audrey Hepburn, William Holden, Walter Hampden
Votes: 70,305
40. Garmento (2002)
87 min | Comedy, Drama
An idealistic, want-to-be fashionista lands the dream job with her favorite designer in New York City. Swept away by the glamorous facade of the fashion world, Grindy gets sewn within the ... See full summary »
Director: Michele Maher | Stars: David Thornton, Katie MacNichol, Saundra Santiago, Jerry Grayson
Votes: 93
41. Point&Shoot (2004)
96 min | Drama, Romance
Blurring the line between fiction and reality, aspiring fashion photographer Shawn Regruto--obsessed with documenting every part of his life--assembles his personal and professional ... See full summary »
Director: Shawn Regruto | Stars: Danny A. Abeckaser, Mini Anden, Kevin Asch, Alex Burns
Votes: 70
42. Starz Inside: Fashion in Film (2008 TV Movie)
TV-14 | 57 min | Documentary
From the supermodels of Paris to the superstars of Hollywood, this special explores the connecting thread between fashion and film.
Stars: Malin Akerman, Jennifer Beals, Tyson Beckford, Stacey Bendet
Votes: 36
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