America The Beautiful

Aug 1, 2008

1h 45m

★ 6.2

Is America obsessed with beauty?

Overview

In a society where "celebutantes" like Paris Hilton dominate newsstands and models who weigh less than 90 pounds die from malnutrition, female body image is one of the more dire problems facing today's society. "America the Beautiful" illuminates the issue by covering every base. Child models, plastic surgery, celebrity worship, airbrushed advertising, dangerous cosmetics - no rock is left unturned.

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Documentary

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We Margiela tells the untold and intimate story of the enigmatic and singular fashion house Maison Martin Margiela. For the first time co-founder Jenny Meirens and members of the creative team that formed the heart of the house speak about the creative processes and unique philosophy of Margiela. Their stories, told through detailed and intimate interviews, give unprecedented insight in the genesis of one of the most influential fashion houses of our time. The film investigates the legacy of Margiela and its relevance for fashion and authorship today.

6.0

Harry Styles: The Finishing Touch

Jan 30, 2023

Hit after hit, pop-icon Harry Styles, once the centerpiece of the world's biggest boy bands has grown into someone who isn't afraid of self-expression, continuing to reject the traditional confines of masculinity.

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Replay

Jan 1, 1970

Older adults cannot believe the things younger people do, but they probably have forgotten they were the same way when they were younger.

9.9

Mountain Girl

Mar 27, 2024

An 80-year-old former fashion model and cult film actress reflects on her life after surviving cancer and COVID.

10.0

The Evolution of the Supermodel

Jul 16, 2022

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8.0

Les Couturiers de l'Église

Mar 15, 2016

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0.0

Step Into Paradise

Oct 12, 2021

The lives and careers of iconic fashion designers Jenny Kee and Linda Jackson, who created a bold Australian identity through their clothes

0.0

Erte

Jan 1, 1980

A biography of Erte, the early 20th century Russian artist and designer known for his glamorous opera sets, jewelry, costumes, and graphic arts. Narrated by Diana Vreeland.

0.0

The Costume Designer

Jul 13, 1950

This short focuses on the job of the costume designer in the production of motion pictures. The costume designer must design clothing that is correct for the film historically and geographically, and must be appropriate for the mood of the individual scene. We see famed costume designer Edith Head at work on a production. The Costume Designer was part of The Industry Film Project, a twelve-part series produced by the film studios and the Academy. Each series episode was produced to inform the public on a specific facet of the motion picture industry. Preserved by the Academy Film Archive in 2012.

5.7

Made in Milan

Sep 4, 1990

As he prepares for a show, fashion designer Giorgio Armani discusses his principles of fashion, his family history and the city of Milan.

6.5

Making Fun: The Story of Funko

Jan 22, 2018

From a small garage in Redmond, Washington, to the furthest corners of the earth, Funko's story is one that is centered around the fans and the global community that arose from their unique passion - a story that spans twenty years full of joy, ambition, adversity, and... well... toys.

6.3

The Gospel According to André

Mar 18, 2018

From the segregated American South to the fashion capitals of the world, operatic fashion editor André Leon Talley's life and career are on full display, in a poignant portrait that includes appearances by Anna Wintour, Marc Jacobs, Tom Ford, Bethann Hardison, Valentino, and Manolo Blahnik.

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Haute Couture: The Great Designers

Sep 3, 1987

A documentary which profiles the creative geniuses in the world of international high fashion. The designers focused on are Christian Dior, Yves Saint Laurent, and Chanel.

6.4

Jean Paul Gaultier : Freak & Chic

Dec 19, 2018

Inspired even as a boy by the Folies Bergere, the legendary Paris cabaret venue, couturier Jean-Paul Gaultier always wanted to stage a show there. "But what story can I tell?" he muses in this doc about the six months of preparation that went into the show. "Mine." Combining fashion with film, dance, theater, and unapologetic over-the-top-ness, the revue offers a 40-year career retrospective of the designer who is practically never spoken of without using the phrase enfant terrible. Notorious among cinephiles for his costumes for The Fifth Element and The Cook, The Thief, His Wife, and Her Lover and among pop fans for Madonna's pointy cone brassiere, he also incorporated teddy bears and S&M fetish gear as design motifs. In the show, the fanciful and outrageous meets the naughtily witty (a skit sending up Vogue dragon lady Anna Wintour) and the poignant (a tribute to his partner Francis Menuge, who died in 1990).

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DANCING TEXTURE

Jun 26, 2025

The creation of this collection began when the IM MEN design team encountered the work of ceramic artist Shoji Kamoda, who aims for unique beauty in form. This collection is the result of our single-minded pursuit of giving form to the pure desire to wear his creations as clothing. The sensations evoked through repeated quiet dialogue with Kamoda are amplified and expressed in the form of clothing.

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Dior Summer 2026

Jun 27, 2025

Jonathan Anderson's debut Dior Summer 2026 collection reimagines menswear by blending historical elegance with modern utility. Showcased at Paris's Hôtel des Invalides, the collection featured couture-level cargo shorts, Bar jackets paired with chinos, and French silk vests with jeans and sneakers, reflecting Anderson's fusion of formality and materiality. Drawing inspiration from 18th-century painter Jean Siméon Chardin, the designs emphasized sincerity and everyday beauty, avoiding nostalgic over-reliance. The show concluded with a standing ovation, affirming Anderson's transformative vision for Dior.

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Hell Frozen Over

Feb 12, 2000

Bernadette Corporation describes this work as "A fashion film about the poetry of Stéphane Mallarmé and the color white." Produced for the 2000 Walker Art Center exhibition Let's Entertain, this short film employs a range of strategies to approach the idea of nothingness, emptiness, and vacuity, with an eye to how these notions relate to contemporary mass-cultural entertainment. Juxtaposing "documentary" takes on a fashion shoot with footage of semiologist Sylvère Lotringer giving an impromptu lecture on Mallarmé on a frozen lake, Hell Frozen Over maintains an ambiguous stance from which to both critique and celebrate the power of surface.

5.0

Riveted: The History of Jeans

Feb 7, 2022

Riveted: The History of Jeans reveals the fascinating and surprising story of this iconic American garment. At any given moment, half the people on the planet are wearing them. They have become a staple of clothing the world over, worn by everyone from presidents and supermodels to farmers and artists. More than just an item of apparel, America’s tangled past is woven into the indigo blue fabric. From its roots in slavery to its connection to the Wild West, youth culture, the civil rights movement, rock and roll, hippies, high fashion and hip-hop, jeans are the canvas on which the history of American ideology and politics is writ large.

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Bettina Rheims

Jul 4, 2025

Whether famous or anonymous, stars or prisoners, models or sex workers, women have always been at the center of Bettina Rheims' photographic work since her debut in 1978. Both subversive and glamorous, trashy and sophisticated, her photographs mark and bear witness to the upheavals of the era, which this leading photographer both anticipated and accompanied.

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