Movies Every Fashion Lover Needs To Watch

The Devil Wears Prada (2006)

The fashion industry, with its glamorous players, makes a popular movie subject. Something about the ability of fashion to transform people into newer, more attractive versions of themselves strikes a chord in many movie-goers hearts.  The fashion scene also contains an array of over-the-top characters sure to entertain both fashionistas and those who don’t know a Manolo Blahnik from a Burberry. Grab your feather boa and some popcorn and prepare to enter the often-comical world of high fashion with 10 of the best movies about fashion.

"Prêt-à-Porter" (Ready to Wear) 1994. Robert Altman’s comic take on the Parisian fashion industry brings out the lighter side in a dazzling number of Hollywood stars. While renowned for its celebrity cameo appearances and starring roles by an ensemble that includes Julia Roberts, Rupert Everett, Sophia Loren and Marcello Mastroianni, the nude catwalk at the end of the film is one of the best-known sequences.

Prêt-à-Porter (1994)

"The Devil Wears Prada" (2006). This fashion movie, adapted from the book of the same name, details the experiences of a naïve fashion intern in the New York fashion industry scene. Meryl Streep’s portrayal of a cruel, merciless and unrelentingly fashionable boss won her an Oscar nomination.

"Funny Face" (1957). Audrey Hepburn takes a star turn in this musical tale of a young bookseller whose “new and fresh” look is noticed by a fashion photographer, played by Fred Astaire, who takes her to Paris and launches her modeling career.

Funny Face (1957)

"Valentino: The Last Emperor" (2008). This documentary is a love letter of sorts to the very tan, very Italian Valentino Garavani as he approaches retirement. But the famed designer is obviously not going out quietly, and the film is full of footage from his swan song: an opulent couture runway show and celebrity bash.

Valentino: The Last Emperor (2008)

"Unzipped" (1995). One of the best fashion films for fans of the supermodel era, this tribute to the models and times of the 1990's portrays the larger-than-life personality of fashion designer Isaac Mizrahi. The movie features some of the world’s best known supermodels, including Naomi Campbell, Cindy Crawford and Linda Evangelista.

Unzipped (1995)

"Qui êtes-vous, Polly Maggoo?" (Who Are You, Polly Maggoo?) (1966). William Klein’s fashion Dockumentary describes the adventures and perils of a 20 year-old model and tries to dive beneath the surface of the glitzy fashion industry to see whether it is as superficial as it initially appears.

Qui êtes-vous, Polly Maggoo? (1966)

"The Intern" (2000). Dominique Swain plays a young intern at a fictional New York City magazine that gets more than she bargains for when she goes undercover to discover the spy who is selling the magazine’s spreads to a rival magazine.

The Intern (2000)

"Fashions of 1934" (1934). A lighthearted portrayal of the Parisian fashion, this musical comedy stars William Powell and Bette Davis as entrepreneurs who steal and copy the latest Parisian designs so they can sell cheap copies to their U.S. clients.

Fashions of 1934

"Coco avant Chanel" (2009). Audrey Tatou portrays Coco Chanel in this film that describes Chanel’s rise to fame from her humble beginnings as a singer and performer in a provincial bar.

Coco Before Chanel (1999)

 "Catwalk" (1996). This film follows supermodel Christy Turlington throughout a busy year in the early 1990's and explores the sometimes complicated relationship between models and designers.

Catwalk (1996)

"Dior And I" (2015). The star of this documentary, designer Raf Simons, recently left the house of Dior, where he reigned as head designer for almost four years. Though Simons conceived of every collection the house presented, there’s a team of insanely talented designers at the Dior atelier who help bring those visions to life so beautifully it might make you feel a little emotional when you see them float down the runway.

"Dior And I" (2015)

"Yves Saint Laurent" (2014). Famous fashion designer Yves Saint Laurent was the subject of two biopics in 2014, Yves Saint Laurent and Saint Laurent. Both films chronicled the career of the icon, who died in 2008, as he rose from the house of Dior to start his own massively successful line and began a passionate, long-lasting relationship with his partner Pierre Bergé. Laurent was just 21 when he took over as head designer of the House of Dior in 1957. The Yves Saint Laurent movie was the only one of the two to be supported by Bergé, but both have their moments of beauty and inspiration.

Yves Saint Laurent (2014)

"Scatter My Ashes at Bergdorf's" (2013). Bergdorf Goodman is a New York institution. The grande dame of department stores has a legendary history, and this adorable documentary takes you through its glamorous history via the perspective of its employees and the designers and celebrities who love it. If you’ve been inside those hallowed halls, you know that Bergdorf Goodman is sheer magic. Even the Olsen twins make an appearance in this film, but with her dry wit and snappy humor, Bergdorf’s personal shopper Betty Halbreich is the standout star.


"Mademoiselle C" (2013). Legendary editor Carine Roitfeld is the center of this documentary, which follows her as she goes off on her own to create CR Fashion Book. Also featured in Carine’s documentary? Alexander Wang, Tom Ford, Kate Moss and way, way more of fashion’s brightest stars.