6 Best Fashion Industry Movies

By Vlad Zakh · November 19, 2027

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The fashion world’s glamour and cutthroat ambition have made for some of cinema’s sharpest character studies.

Phantom Thread (2017) 01

Phantom Thread (2017)

IMDb ★ 7.5

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

The Devil Wears Prada (2006) 02

The Devil Wears Prada (2006)

IMDb ★ 7.3

An aspiring journalist takes a grueling job as assistant to a notoriously demanding fashion magazine editor.

The September Issue (2009) 03

The September Issue (2009)

IMDb ★ 7.4

A documentary follows the demanding editor of Vogue as she assembles the magazine's largest issue.

Coco Before Chanel (2009) 04

Coco Before Chanel (2009)

IMDb ★ 6.8

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

Prêt-à-Porter (1994) 05

Prêt-à-Porter (1994)

IMDb ★ 5.2

Chaos erupts backstage among designers, models, and journalists during Paris Fashion Week.

Funny Face (1957) 06

Funny Face (1957)

IMDb ★ 7.1

A bookish shop clerk is transformed into a top fashion model by an ambitious photographer.

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.