The September Issue

Winner of the Grand Jury Prize for Excellence in Cinematography at the 2009 Sundance Film Festival, The September Issue chronicled with the making of the September 2007 issue of Vogue with editor-in-chief Anna Wintour and creative director Grace Coddington at the center of it all.



Valentino: The Last Emperor

Unprecedented access behind the scenes of the glamorous life of Valentino.




Grey Gardens

Drew Barrymore and Jessica Lange play mother and daughter both sharing the same name: Edith Beale.  The costumes show the range from their socialite fashions to their reclusive quirky style.


L’Amour Fou

An intimate documentary, which feels more like a conversation, with Pierre Bergé, Yves Saint-Laurent’s 50-year love and business partner.



Vidal Sassoon The Movie

A really fabulous history told by Vidal Sassoon of his rise and continuous re-invention of hair styling.



Bringing up Baby

Katharine Hepburn is stunning in these late 1930s society-girl costumes, each that move perfectly with her–kicking out where they should to showcase her lithe, athletic figure.


I am Love

Really, this movie has nothing to do with style or fashion, yet that's all my friends and I could talk about when we left the theater.


Bill Cunningham New York

Bill Cunningham was the original chronicler of street-style, well before anyone knew The Sartorialist, in his “On The Street” column for The New York Times.


Gone with the Wind

Walter Plunkett’s costume designer for Gone with the Wind set the scenes and transformed the actors into the haughty Southern characters.



Breakfast at Tiffany’s

Sigh. All fashionphiles have a special place in their hearts for this one…


Marie Antoinette

Sophia Coppola’s film about the decadent Queen of France is a confection of luxe fabrics, crystal stain shoes and exquisitely elaborate head pieces and hats.


The Duchess

Can’t mention Marie Antionette without suggesting this story of the Duchess of Devonshire Georgiana Cavendish (a relative of Princess Diana) who had a taste for extravagance much like the Queen of France; however, the Duchess was revered for it.


To Catch a Thief
Uh. Who could forget Edith Head’s costumes for Grace Kelly in To Catch a Thief?



Annie Hall

Diane Keaton sparked a trend with her trademark boyfriend shirts, chinos, ties and vests paired with a floppy hat to remind us all she was still a girl underneath it all.


Gentlemen Prefer Blondes

It’s certain you’ll recognize the iconic bubble gum pink wrapper dress from the “Diamonds are a Girl's Best Friend” number, but this movie has scene after scene of William Travilla’s Hollywood glam.




Hello Dolly

Barbra Streisand is divine in Irene Sharaff’s delightful turn-of-the-century costumes complete with parasols and flourishes.


MAD's Fashion in Film

Last September, Simon Doonan, creative ambassdor-at-large for Barneys New York (his other title is husband of pottery designer Jonathan Adler), co-curated “Fashion in Film” for the Museum of Arts and Design in NYC.  Here’s what made the screening schedule:

Qui Êtes-Vous, Polly Magoo?  

William Klein’s 1960s film, starring Peggy Moffett, follows a Brooklyn born model in Paris.


X, Y, and Zee

Set among the London elite. Stars Elizabeth Taylor (say no more, right?) and Michael Caine.


Diva

Thriller involving a stylish young bohemian Parisian.


Hearts and Crafts

Documentary about the craftspeople behind the Hermès fashion house.



The Eyes of Laura Mars

A cult classic :: Faye Dunaway’s fashion photographer character can see through the eyes of a serial killer.


Faster Pussycat! Kill! Kill!

Deadly, buxom go-go girls are dressed to kill.




The Umbrellas of Cherbourg

For a rainy day, Catherine Deneuve gives good hair in this French Nouvelle Vague period film.


What are your favorite fashion films?

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