Luscious at the movies – Part 3: Fashion documentaries and reality TV shows

If you’re interested in the fashion world, as a designer, model, supplier, student or simply because you love fashion, you should consider checking our these fashion documentaries. And, for some simple fun, we’ve thrown in some reality TV shows too…

See also:

• Luscious at the movies – part 1: Top 10 fashion films
• Luscious at the movies – part 2: Complete list of fashion films

Fashion documentaries and reality TV shows

• Portfolio (1983) | Buy it here
• Unzipped (1995) | Buy it here
• Catwalk (1995) | Buy it here
• Richard Avedon: Darkness and Light from American Masters (1996) | Buy it here
• FashionTV (1997+)
• Scratch the Surface (1997) | Buy it here
• Beautopia (1998) | Buy it here
• In and Out of Fashion (1998)
• Yves Saint Laurent: His Life and Times (2002) | Buy it here
• Yves Saint Laurent: 5 Avenue Marceau 75116 Paris (2002) | Buy it here
• America’s Next Top Model (2003+) and various spinoffs | Buy it here
• Queer Eye for the Straight Guy (2003-2007) | Buy it here
• Project Runway (2004+) and various spin-offs | Buy it here
• Seamless (2005) | Buy it here
• Signé Chanel (2005) | Buy it here
• Christian Dior, the Man behind the Myth (2005) | Buy it here
• Make Me a Supermodel (2005-2008) | Buy it here
• Viktor and Rolf: Because We’re Worth It! (2006) | Buy it here
• Fashion Police (2006+)
• Marc Jacobs x Louis Vuitton (2007) | Buy it here
• Lagerfeld Confidential (2007) | Buy it here
• Annie Leibovitz: Life Through a Lens (2007) | Buy it here
• The Fashionista Diaries (2007)
• The Secret World of Haute Couture (2007)
• Stylista (2008) | Buy it here
• Valentino: The Last Emperor (2008) | Buy it here
• Eleven Minutes (2008) | Buy it here
• The Rachel Zoe Project (2008+) | Buy it here
• The September Issue (2009) | Buy it here
• Running in Heels (2009)
• The Fashion Show (2009-2011) | Buy it here
• Launch My Line (2009-2010) | Buy it here
• Picture Me: A Model’s Diary (2009) | Buy it here
• Bill Cunningham New York (2010) | Buy it here
• A Man’s Story (2010) | Buy it here
• Vidal Sassoon: The Movie (2010) | Buy it here
• Ultrasuede: In Search of Halston (2010) | Buy it here
• Yves Saint Laurent: L’amour Fou (2010) | Buy it here
• Dressed (2011)
• Call It a Balance in the Unbalance (2011)
• Visionaries: Inside the Creative Mind (2011+)
• McQueen and I (2011)
• Girl Model (2011) | Buy it here
• Diana Vreeland: The Eye Has to Travel (2011) | Buy it here
• Fashion Star (2012+)
• It’s a Brad, Brad World (2012+) | Buy it here
• Chasing Beauty (2012) | Buy it here
• Material Success (2012)
• The Many Lives of William Klein (2012) | Watch it here
• Scatter My Ashes at Bergdorf’s (2012) | Buy it here
• The Tents (2012) | Buy it here
• About Face: Supermodels Then and Now (2012) | Buy it here
• Versailles ’73: American Runway Revolution (2012) | Buy it here
• In Vogue: The Editor’s Eye (2012) | Buy it here
• Mademoiselle C (2013) | Buy it here
• Gucci: The Director (2013) | Buy it here
• Dior and I (2014) | [not yet available]
• Fresh Dressed (2014)
• Emerging (2015) | [not yet available]

Buy them via this Amazon link, or flick through some of the DVDs scrolling through here:

 

 

Feeling overwhelmed by all the choice? You could start at the top and work your way down, or start with more recent films, or just take pot luck!

Alternatively, here are my top 10 picks for fashion documentaries and TV shows to rent or buy, from the list above:
(Links go to Amazon)

1. Unzipped (1995)
2. Catwalk (1995) – note: VHS only available
3. Project Runway (2004+) and various spin-offs
4. Seamless (2005)
5. Lagerfeld Confidential (2007)
6. Valentino: The Last Emperor (2008)
7. Picture Me: A Model’s Diary (2009)
8. The September Issue (2009)
9. Bill Cunningham New York (2010)
10. Yves Saint Laurent: L’amour Fou (2010)

 

 

 

 

 

See also my Top 10 fashion films post, eg. The Great Gatsby and The Devil Wears Prada. Leave a comment below about the documentaries you recommend too.

 

 

 

Luscious at the movies: The best fashion films and TV shows

My top ten selections for the best fashion films and TV shows.

Luscious at the movies: Films with fashion influence

Here's a look at our list of films which have influenced fashion in some way...

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

TV shows with fashion history:

(Links go to Wikipedia)

• I Love Lucy (1951-1957) | Buy it here
• Bewitched (1964-1972) | Buy it here
• I Dream of Jeannie (1965-1970) | Buy it here
• Get Smart (1966-1970) | Buy it here
• That Girl (1966-1971) | Buy it here
• The Brady Bunch (1969-1974) | Buy it here
• The Mary Tyler Moore Show (1970-1977) | Buy it here
• The Partridge Family (1970-1974) | Buy it here
• Charlie’s Angels (1976-1981) | Buy it here
• Dynasty (1981-1989) | Buy it here
• Remington Steele (1982–1987) | Buy it here
• Miami Vice (1984-1990) | Buy it here
• Designing Women (1986-1993) | Buy it here
• Beverly Hills 90210 (1990-2000) | Buy it here
• Veronica’s Closet (1997-2000) | Buy it here
• Ally McBeal (1997-2002) | Buy it here
• Will and Grace (1998-2006) | Buy it here
• Sex and the City (1998-2004), and now The Carrie Diaries (2013-2014) | Buy it here
• Ugly Betty (2006-2010) | Buy it here
• Gossip Girl (2007-2012) | Buy it here
• Mad Men (2007-2014) | Buy it here
• Lipstick Jungle (2008-2009) | Buy it here
• Boardwalk Empire (2010+) | Buy it here
• Jane by Design (2012) | Buy it here

 

 

 

 

 

 

More luscious photos relating to TV shows and celebrities

See more in our Entertainment: The world of luscious books, movies, TV shows, music, arts and culture photo gallery index, including:

• Anne of Green Gables
• Christina Hendricks
• Entourage cast
• Films and TV shows set in the 1910s, 20s and 30s
• Gossip Girl: Cast photos
• Gossip Girl: Ed Westwick, Chace Crawford or Penn Badgley
• Gossip Girl: Leighton Meester and Blake Lively
• Jon Hamm
• Mad Men: The mad 1960s revival
• Mad Men-inspired glasses
• Magic City (TV show)
• Sarah Jessica Parker by Gonzalo Machado for S Moda
• Sarah Jessica Parker by Mario Testino for Vogue US August 2011
• SATC: At home with Carrie Bradshaw
• SATC: At home with Charlotte York
• SATC: At home with Miranda Hobbes
• SATC: At home with Samantha Jones
• Sex and the City revisited
• Simon Baker
• Sofia Vergara
• The Crawley sisters from Downton Abbey
• The Delicious Miss Dahl
• Wonder Woman

 

See our Fashion and Film board on Pinterest for more pix.

Cheers, Natasha
www.myLusciousLife.com

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Related posts:

Luscious at the movies – Part 2: Films with fashion influence Luscious at the movies – Part 1: My top 10 fashion film picks LUSCIOUS AT THE MOVIES: The “other” Saint Laurent film trailer with Gaspard Ulliel as Yves Saint Laurent FASHION MEETS FILM: Audrey Hepburn’s granddaughter Emma Ferrer shot by Richard Avedon’s grandson Michael Avedon for Harper’s Bazaar September 2014