6 Best Fashion Designer Biopics

By Vlad Zakh · April 11, 2028

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The fashion world’s mix of artistry and ruthless ambition has produced a distinct, glamorous strain of biographical drama.

McQueen (2018) 01

McQueen (2018)

IMDb ★ 7.4

A documentary traces the meteoric rise and tragic end of visionary fashion designer Alexander McQueen.

House of Gucci (2021) 02

House of Gucci (2021)

IMDb ★ 6.5

A woman's marriage into the Gucci fashion dynasty spirals into betrayal, greed, and murder.

Phantom Thread (2017) 03

Phantom Thread (2017)

IMDb ★ 7.5

A meticulous 1950s London dressmaker's controlled life is upended by a strong-willed new muse.

Coco Chanel & Igor Stravinsky (2009) 04

Coco Chanel & Igor Stravinsky (2009)

IMDb ★ 6.2

A passionate affair between the fashion designer and the composer unfolds amid personal and artistic upheaval.

Yves Saint Laurent (2014) 05

Yves Saint Laurent (2014)

IMDb ★ 6.4

A dramatization follows the celebrated designer's meteoric rise and turbulent personal life.

Coco Before Chanel (2009) 06

Coco Before Chanel (2009)

IMDb ★ 6.8

A determined seamstress rises from poverty to reinvent women's fashion in early 20th-century France.

Vlad Zakh

Vlad Zakh

Founder, Movieix

Founder of Movieix, built to fix a specific annoyance: most recommendation sites are just algorithm-driven noise. Our lists are researched and organized by who's in a film, where it's from, and the mood you're actually in tonight.