Explore your knowledge on the world of fashion with our 'must watch' picks during isolation
‘Next in Fashion’ is available to watch on Netflix
Whilst you are staying at home, why not enjoy some of our DSTNGR Fashion must watch picks. Whether you are an avid Netflixer or enjoying all that Amazon Prime has to offer, here’s some recommendations for you to explore your mind into the fashion world.
Here are our top picks available on Amazon Prime…
The SAVAGE x FENTY Show is a delight, a full on concert and fashion show diving into the mind of Rihanna. You can watch this on Amazon Prime.
Making The Cut
Heidi Klum and Tim Gunn host 12 designers who face challenges and assignments that will test their design skills and their abilities to run all aspects of a fashion business. Watch now on Amazon Prime.
Ugly Betty
Betty, a hard-working and optimistic girl, struggles to make her mark in the fashion publishing business, but she is rebuked because she doesn't meet the traditional standards of beauty. Kick off with Season 1 on Amazon Prime.
We all know Netflix does not disappoint, especially now!
Next in Fashion
Designers team up to create visionary looks that work for everybody in this competition series, hosted by Alexa Chung and Tan France. The winner will receive a $250,000 prize and the opportunity to debut their collection with fashion retailer Net-a-Porter. Watch now on Netflix.
Styling Hollywood
Jason Bolden and Adair Curtis, married business partners of JSN Studio, make the magic happen on the red carpet and at home for A-listers. Get an insight into the styling industry with celebrity stylist Jason Bolden. Watch now on Netflix.
McQueen
The life and career of the late fashion designer Lee Alexander McQueen. From his start as a tailor, to launching and overseeing his eponymous line up to his untimely death. Watch now on Netflix.
Jeremy Scott: The People's Designer
The journey of fashion designer Jeremy Scott from humble roots on a Missouri farm, to creative director of Moschino is charted in this documentary. Watch now on Netflix.
MADDMAN
Steve Madden, the mogul of a billion-dollar designer footwear empire, is sent to prison because of his entanglement with Jordan Belfort. Upon his release, he starts to rebuild his empire. Watch now on Netflix.
GIRL BOSS
Inspired by Sophia Amoruso's best-selling book, this series follows the rise of Amoruso's multi-million dollar fashion empire, Nasty Gal. Britt Robertson plays the starring role of Sophia, a rebellious, broke anarchist who decides to start selling vintage clothing online. As her passion and retail fashion empire begins to grow, Sophia unexpectedly becomes a businesswoman, who starts to realise the value (and difficulties) of being the boss of her own life. Alongside the likes of Charlize Theron and Kay Cannon, Sophia Amoruso serves as an executive producer. Watch now on Netflix.
Here are some older fashion documentaries and films which you may have already seen but if not, they are all available to watch online. For those of you with Amazon Prime, you are truly winning right now!
The True Cost
Filmmaker Andrew Morgan travels around the globe to explore the world of clothing. It’s about the clothes we wear, the people who make them, and the impact the industry is having on our world. From the brightest runways to the darkest slums, and featuring interviews with the world’s leading influencers including Stella McCartney, Livia Firth and Vandana Shiva this documentary film provides an insight into how we come to obtain the clothes we wear. Click here to watch the documentary film.
WESTWOOD: Punk, Icon, Activist
Since igniting the punk movement with ex-partner and Sex Pistols' manager Malcolm McLaren, Dame Vivienne Westwood has been redefining British fashion for over 40 years and is responsible for creating many of the most distinctive looks of recent time. Blending archival footage and insightful interviews, a portrait emerges of Vivienne's fascinating network of collaborators, taking viewers on her journey from a childhood in postwar Derbyshire to the runways of Paris and Milan. Watch now on Amazon Prime.
DIOR AND I
Behind-the-scenes documentary revealing what goes on inside the colourful, privileged, and sometimes stressful Christian Dior fashion house. Click here to watch.
Yves Saint Laurent
On the early death of Christian Dior, the career of one of the greatest names in fashion history, Yves Saint Laurent was launched when he became the head of design at the House of Dior and his spring collection of 1958 saved the house from financial ruin. Watch now on Amazon Prime.
COCO BEFORE CHANEL
Young Coco Chanel (Audrey Tautou) works as a seamstress by day and a cabaret entertainer by night, then she meets a wealthy heir (Benoît Poelvoorde) and becomes his lover and fashion consultant. Tired of the flowery hats, tight corsets and yards of lace that define women's fashion, Coco uses her lover's clothing as a starting point to distill an elegant and sophisticated line of women's clothing that propels her to the top of Parisian haute couture. Watch now on Amazon Prime.
VALENTINO: The Last Emperor
Famed Italian fashion designer Valentino Garavani opened his first fashion house in 1959. In 2007, Valentino announced his retirement plans and began preparing for his final show. This documentary follows Valentino during the last two years of his time as a designer accompanied by Giancarlo Giammetti, his patient partner in both business and life. As Valentino gets ready to conclude his fashion career, he worries about the the intentions of the corporation buying his clothing line. Watch now on Amazon Prime.
THE DEVIL WEARS PRADA
A young woman who has graduated in journalism heads to New York and becomes an assistant to one of the city's biggest magazine editors, the ruthless and cynical Miranda Priestly. Watch now on Amazon Prime.
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