Fashion documentaries
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1. 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
2.
The Colbert Report (2005–2014)
Episode:
Anna Wintour
(2012)
TV-14 | Comedy, News, Talk-Show
Stars: Stephen Colbert, Paul Dinello, Anna Wintour
Votes: 19
3.
Bloomberg Game Changers (2010– )
Episode:
Anna Wintour
(2011)
Documentary
Bloomberg Game Changers profiles Anna Wintour the editor-in-chief of Vogue Magazine. It looks at her early life and her initial forays in the magazine business at Harper's and New York ... See full summary »
Stars: Ted Marcoux, Anna Wintour, David Letterman, Laurie Schechter
Votes: 10
4. 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: 7,995 | Gross: $3.82M
5. 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: 1,696 | Gross: $1.00M
6. 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: 676 | Gross: $0.04M
7. 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
8. 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: 292
9. 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
10. L'amour fou (II) (2010)
Not Rated | 98 min | Documentary
A documentary on the relationship between fashion designer Yves Saint-Laurent and his lover, Pierre Berge.
Director: Pierre Thoretton | Stars: Yves Saint-Laurent, Pierre Bergé, Betty Catroux, Loulou De La Falaise
Votes: 1,061 | Gross: $0.30M
11. 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
12. A Man's Story (2010)
Not Rated | 98 min | Documentary
A documentary about fashion designer Ozwald Boateng.
Director: Varon Bonicos | Stars: Ozwald Boateng, Giorgio Armani, Michael Bay, Paul Bettany
Votes: 161
13. 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: 1,106
14. Girl Model (2011)
Not Rated | 78 min | Documentary, Thriller
A documentary on the modeling industry's 'supply chain' between Siberia, Japan, and the U.S., told through the experiences of the scouts, agencies, and a 13-year-old model.
Directors: David Redmon, Ashley Sabin | Stars: Ashley Arbaugh, Rachel Blais, Olivia Arben, Tigran Khachatrian
Votes: 2,307 | Gross: $0.02M
15. 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
16. The Legend of Leigh Bowery (2002)
83 min | Documentary
The life of '80's fashion designer/queer icon Leigh Bowery is explored in this documentary.
Director: Charles Atlas | Stars: Rachel Auburn, Lee Benjamin, Steve Blame, Bronwen Bowery
Votes: 242 | Gross: $0.01M
17. Catwalk (1992–1995)
50 min | Drama, Music
The lives of a group of young adults who form a pop group and try to make it big.
Stars: Lisa Butler, Paul Popowich, Kelli Taylor, J.H. Wyman
Votes: 242
18. 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
19. Signé Chanel (2005)
26 min | Documentary, Reality-TV
A mini series showing the creation of a Haute Couture collection at iconic fashion house Chanel.
Stars: Karl Lagerfeld, Elizabeth Hurley, Oprah Winfrey
Votes: 119
20. 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
21.
Visionaries: Inside the Creative Mind (2011– )
Episode:
Annie Leibovitz
(2011)
Documentary
Director: Michael Bonfiglio | Star: Annie Leibovitz
22.
American Masters (1985– )
Episode:
Annie Leibovitz: Life Through a Lens
(2006)
TV-14 | Documentary, Biography, History
Annie Leibovitz enrolled in the San Francisco Art Institute intent on studying painting. It was not until she traveled to Japan with her mother after her sophomore year that she discovered her interest in taking photographs.
Director: Barbara Leibovitz | Stars: Mikhail Baryshnikov, Graydon Carter, Hillary Clinton, George Clooney
Votes: 566
23. Annie Leibovitz: So, There You Go (2009)
9 min | Documentary, Short, Biography
"So There You Go" features an on camera interview with Ms. Leibovitz who offers viewers her own perspective on her life's work as well as insight into her family and friends. The film ... See full summary »
Director: Douglas J. Sloan | Star: Annie Leibovitz
Votes: 37
24. 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
25. China Blue (2005)
86 min | Documentary
The sweatshop conditions and the growing importance of China as an exporting country on a global scale are followed through by the life of a young seventeen-year-old worker in a Chinese jeans' factory.
Director: Micha X. Peled | Stars: Sylvain Francois, Liu Kaiming, Guo Xi Lam Lam
Votes: 632
26. Who Are You, Polly Maggoo? (1966)
Not Rated | 101 min | Comedy, Drama
A model tells a television crew about her dreams of a life with Prince Charming while she is fending off the lecherous advances of a horde of men.
Director: William Klein | Stars: Dorothy McGowan, Jean Rochefort, Sami Frey, Grayson Hall
Votes: 1,277
27. Blow-Up (1966)
Not Rated | 111 min | Drama, Mystery, Thriller
A fashion photographer unknowingly captures a death on film after following two lovers in a park.
Director: Michelangelo Antonioni | Stars: David Hemmings, Vanessa Redgrave, Sarah Miles, John Castle
Votes: 67,671
28. Haute Couture: A Fashion Documentary (2010)
20 min | Documentary, Short, Action
A story of an emerging grass roots fashion movement in small town America. A candid look at indie designers and aspiring models and the struggle to become a name in the fashion Industry. ... See full summary »
Stars: Francisco Castro, Elena Merritt, Bianca Andrea Mettler, Kristina Michelle
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
31. Yohji Yamamoto: This Is My Dream (2011)
29 min | Documentary, Short, Biography
Director: Theo Stanley | Star: Yohji Yamamoto
Votes: 7
32. Make It in America: Empowering Global Fashion (2014)
Not Rated | 76 min | Documentary, News
Contemporary look at the loss & subsequent re-invigoration of domestic apparel production in the US. Focusing on the NY Garment Center and key fashion cities of Los Angeles & Miami. The ... See full summary »
Director: James Belzer | Stars: J. Alexander, Bob Bland, Mickey Boardman, Simon Collins
Votes: 7
33. Traceable (2014)
68 min | Documentary, Biography
Traceable is a documentary set against the backdrop of the fast-fashion industry and our increasing disconnect of where and how clothing is made, and the hands that create a garment.
Director: Jennifer K. Sharpe
Votes: 14
34. 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
35. About Face: Supermodels Then and Now (2012)
Not Rated | 75 min | Documentary, Biography, Comedy
'About Face' explores beauty and aging through the stories of the original supermodels: women, now between fifty and eighty years old, whose images defined our sense of beauty over the last... See full summary »
Director: Timothy Greenfield-Sanders | Stars: Carmen Dell'Orefice, Isabella Rossellini, Jerry Hall, Christie Brinkley
Votes: 662
36. Material Success (2012)
Not Rated | 83 min | Documentary, Comedy, Drama
A documentary that follows the misadventures of the eccentric fashion designer Bruno Ierullo as he readies for his first runway show after a personal tragedy inspires him to risk his life savings on a career change into the art.
Director: Jesse Mann | Stars: Bruno Ierullo, Susana Benavides, Shawn Cuffie, Craig Henry
Votes: 35
37. 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
38. Call It a Balance in the Unbalance (2011)
74 min | Documentary, Biography
Fashion designer Miguel Adrover - eccentric, visionary and freethinker. This is the story of a Majorcan farmer's son, who left his homeland to conquer the Big Apple's fashion scene. All at ... See full summary »
Director: Regine Lettner | Stars: Miguel Adrover, Maria Barcelo, Jennefer Hoffmann Rossi, Marylou Luther
Votes: 12
39. Dressed (I) (2011)
Not Rated | 79 min | Documentary, Biography, Family
DRESSED is the inspiring story of Laos-American fashion designer, Nary Manivong, who defied a broken childhood and homelessness in Columbus Ohio, to follow his dream of chowing his ... See full summary »
Director: David John Swajeski | Stars: Mickey Boardman, Simon Collins, Simon Doonan, Amanda Fields
Votes: 9
40. 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
41. Eleven Minutes (2008)
R | 103 min | Documentary
Feature documentary following fashion designer, Jay McCarroll's year-long journey preparing his first independent runway show and selling his clothing line to stores.
Directors: Michael Selditch, Robert Tate | Stars: Jay McCarroll, Kelly Cutrone, Daniel Alexander, Malan Breton
Votes: 120 | Gross: $0.01M
42. The Secret World of Haute Couture (2007 TV Movie)
60 min | Documentary
Director: Margy Kinmonth
Votes: 113
43. 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
44. 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
45. 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
46. Beautopia (1998)
Not Rated | 104 min | Documentary
A documentary that follows four upcoming models, while showing what the whole world of modeling is all about.
Director: Katharina Otto-Bernstein | Stars: Sarah Cookson, Dana Douglas, Susanne Hoppe, Petra Svabenska
Votes: 49
47. In and Out of Fashion (1998)
88 min | Documentary, Biography
An autobiography of William Klein, Parisian-based American photographer which strings together his abstract paintings, mould-breaking reportage, inventive fashion photos and excerpts from his feature films.
Director: William Klein | Stars: William Klein, Azzedine Alaïa, Anémone, Jacques Boudet
Votes: 49
48. Scratch the Surface (1997)
PG | 75 min | Documentary
Beginning in the early decadent 80's and continuing today, a phenomenon occurred in the US-the Supermodel.
Director: Tara Fitzpatrick | Stars: John Casablancas, Phoebe Cates, Valerie Cates, Tracy Fitzpatrick
Votes: 65
49. The Look (I) (2011)
Not Rated | 99 min | Documentary
CHARLOTTE RAMPLING: THE LOOK features Charlotte Rampling in a series of reflective conversations with artists, friends, and one-time collaborators such as novelist Paul Auster and ... See full summary »
Director: Angelina Maccarone | Stars: Charlotte Rampling, Peter Lindbergh, Paul Auster, Barnaby Southcombe
Votes: 326 | Gross: $0.02M
50. 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
51. Balenciaga (2009)
52 min | Documentary
Director: Oskar Tejedor | Stars: Cristóbal Balenciaga, Cathérine Join Dieterle, Hubert de Givenchy, Pamela Golbin
Votes: 7
52. Schiaparelli & Prada: Impossible Conversations (2012)
3 min | Short, Drama
An imagined dinner conversation between two fashion legends, Elsa Schiaparelli and Miuccia Prada, created for the 2012 Met Ball and accompanying exhibition at The Metropolitan Museum of Art.
Director: Baz Luhrmann | Stars: Judy Davis, Miuccia Prada
Votes: 58
53. 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: 42,116 | Gross: $6.11M
54. Coco Chanel & Igor Stravinsky (2009)
R | 119 min | Drama, Music, Romance
Paris 1913. Coco Chanel is infatuated with the rich and handsome Boy Capel, but she is also compelled by her work. Igor Stravinsky's The Rite of Spring is about to be performed. The ... See full summary »
Director: Jan Kounen | Stars: Anna Mouglalis, Mads Mikkelsen, Elena Morozova, Natacha Lindinger
Votes: 7,038 | Gross: $1.72M
55. 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
56. Paris Is Burning (1990)
R | 78 min | Documentary
A chronicle of New York's drag scene in the 1980s, focusing on balls, voguing and the ambitions and dreams of those who gave the era its warmth and vitality.
Director: Jennie Livingston | Stars: Brooke Xtravaganza, André Christian, Dorian Corey, Paris Duprée
Votes: 17,620 | Gross: $3.78M
57. 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
58.
Visionaries: Inside the Creative Mind (2011– )
Episode:
Tom Ford
(2011)
Documentary
Director: Michael Bonfiglio | Stars: Marisa Berenson, Beyoncé, Grace Coddington, Tom Ford
Votes: 22
59. Dior and I (2014)
R | 90 min | Documentary
Get inside the storied world of the Christian Dior fashion house with a privileged, behind-the-scenes look at the creation of Raf Simons' first haute couture collection as its new artistic director.
Director: Frédéric Tcheng | Stars: Christian Dior, Omar Berrada, Raf Simons, Pieter Mulier
Votes: 4,034 | Gross: $1.03M
60. Golden Eighties (1986)
96 min | Comedy, Musical
Employees and clients of a commercial gallery only live for love; they dream it, proclaim it, sing it and dance it. Experience the encounters, reunions, passions and disappointments of a malicious chorus of girls and a group of idle boys.
Director: Chantal Akerman | Stars: Lio, Pascale Salkin, Delphine Seyrig, Myriam Boyer
Votes: 575
61. Funny Face (1957)
Not Rated | 103 min | Comedy, Musical, Romance
An impromptu fashion shoot at a book store brings about a new fashion model discovery in the shop clerk.
Director: Stanley Donen | Stars: Audrey Hepburn, Fred Astaire, Kay Thompson, Michel Auclair
Votes: 33,027
62. 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
63. Handmade Nation (2009)
90 min | Documentary
This film documents the rise of D.I.Y. and the new wave of art, craft, and design.
Director: Faythe Levine | Stars: Jenny Hart, Kathy Sever, Susan Beal, Nikki McClure
Votes: 22
64. Helmut Newton: Frames from the Edge (1989)
95 min | Documentary, Biography
A camera crew follows Helmut Newton, the fashion and ad photographer whose images of tall, blond, big-breasted women are part of the iconography of twentieth-century erotic fantasy. He's on... See full summary »
Director: Adrian Maben | Stars: Adrian Maben, Candice Bergen, Tina Brown, Catherine Deneuve
Votes: 290
65. How Much Does Your Building Weigh, Mr Foster? (2010)
Not Rated | 78 min | Documentary, Biography
The film traces the rise of one of the world's premier architects, Norman Foster, and his unending quest to improve the quality of life through design.
Directors: Carlos Carcas, Norberto López Amado | Stars: Norman Foster, Deyan Sudjic
Votes: 745 | Gross: $0.01M
66. Half Past Autumn: The Life and Works of Gordon Parks (2000 TV Movie)
91 min | Documentary, Biography
An intimate look at the life and career of Gordon Parks a true Renaissance man who has excelled as a photographer, novelist, journalist, poet, musician and filmmaker.
Director: Craig Laurence Rice | Stars: Philip Brookman, Avery Brooks, Flavio da Silva, Nelson George
Votes: 150
67. 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
68. Milton Glaser: To Inform and Delight (2008)
Not Rated | 73 min | Documentary, Biography
Profiles Milton Glaser (1929- ), America's foremost graphic designer: designer of the iconic "I [heart] N.Y." logo, teacher, and humanitarian. Interviews with Glaser are arranged to take ... See full summary »
Director: Wendy Keys
Votes: 241
69. Style Wars (1983 TV Movie)
Not Rated | 69 min | Documentary, Music
A documentary that exposes the rich growing subculture of hip-hop that was developing in New York City in the late '70s and early '80s, specifically focusing on graffiti art and breakdancing.
Director: Tony Silver | Stars: Demon, Kase 2, Eric Haze, D. 5
Votes: 3,300
70.
American Masters (1985– )
Episode:
Richard Avedon: Darkness and Light
(1995)
TV-14 | 90 min | Documentary, Biography, History
Some of the most iconic portraits of the 20th and 21st centuries were taken by photographer Richard Avedon. For more than fifty years, Richards portraits have filled the pages of the country's finest magazines.
Director: Helen Whitney | Stars: Richard Avedon, John Lahr, Mike Nichols
Votes: 162
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