Unzipped (1995)

User Rating:

6.0/10   

Director:

Douglas Keeve

Release Date:

11 August 1995 (USA)

Genre:

Documentary

Tagline:

A behind-the-seams look at the world of high fashion.

Plot:

Isaac Mizrahi, one of the most successful designers in high fashion, plans his fall 1994 collection...

Plot Keywords:

Fashion | Modeling | High Heels | One Word Title | Fashion Runway

Awards:

2 wins & 1 nomination

Cast

Sandra Bernhard	...	Herself (uncredited)
Robert Best	...	Himself (uncredited)
Natane Boudreau	...	Herself (uncredited)
Carla Bruni	...	Herself (uncredited)
Naomi Campbell	...	Herself (uncredited)
Helena Christensen	...	Herself (uncredited)
Cindy Crawford	...	Herself (uncredited)
Debbie Deitering	...	Herself (uncredited)
Meghan Douglas	...	Herself (uncredited)
Faye Dunaway	...	Herself (uncredited)
Linda Evangelista	...	Herself (uncredited)
John Galliano	...	Himself (uncredited)
Richard Gere	...	Himself (uncredited)
Yasmeen Ghauri	...	Herself (uncredited)
Shalom Harlow	...	Herself (uncredited)
Tricia Helfer	...	Herself (uncredited)
Eartha Kitt	...	Herself (uncredited)
Padma Lakshmi	...	Herself (uncredited)
Kimora Lee	...	Herself (uncredited)
Claudia Mason	...	Herself (uncredited)
Polly Mellen	...	Herself (uncredited)
Liza Minnelli	...	Herself (uncredited)
Isaac Mizrahi	...	Himself (uncredited)
Kate Moss	...	Herself (uncredited)
Karen Mulder	...	Herself (uncredited)
Candy Pratts	...	Herself (uncredited)
Roseanne	...	Herself (uncredited)
Ève Salvail	...	Herself (uncredited)
Nina Santisi	...	Herself (uncredited)
André Leon Talley	...	Himself (uncredited)
Shiraz Tal	...	Herself (uncredited)
Niki Taylor	...	Herself (uncredited)
Christy Turlington	...	Herself (uncredited)
Amber Valletta	...	Herself (uncredited)
Patricia Velasquez	...	Herself (uncredited)
Manon von Gerkan	...	Herself (uncredited)
Veronica Webb	...	Herself (uncredited)

MPAA:

Rated R for some language.

Runtime:

73 min

Country:

USA

Language:

English | French

Color:

Black and White | Color

Sound Mix:

Dolby

Certification:

Iceland:L | Australia:M | France:U | Spain:T | UK:15 | USA:R

Company:

Hachette Filipacchi Films

Trivia:

Big screen debut of Amber Valletta.

Quotes:

Shalom Harlow: "Eskimo" means "fish eater".

Movie Connections:

Featured in "Best! Movies! Ever!: Fashion (#1.22)" (2007)

Looking back on this film in a post Betty/Prada world.

First off, I must say that I am not the likely audience for a film like this. I know almost nothing about fashion and have difficulty getting into documentaries. I did see this years ago, about the time it hit video, and while I liked Isaac, the movie didn't hold my interest.

Fast forward to 2008, I've been watching Ugly Betty for two seasons. It is another unlikely choice for me, but it's over the top enough to be fun. Everyone around me loves The Devil Wears Prada, so I've seen that several times as well.

Then Unzipped reappears on satellite TV, and as I watch it I see a first hand look at the world that Betty and Devil are only reflecting. Seeing it in this context I found a whole new appreciation for this movie. It's interesting, funny and dramatic in places, and it's beautifully shot. Maybe there are a lot of documentary clichés at work here, but who better to give the glamorous black and white treatment to than supermodels and fashionistas? It works, extremely well, now I understand better where it comes from. Why settle for an 'inspired by' Anna Wintour when you can have the real thing? Anyway, I'll be getting this on DVD to add to my expanding fashion-themed section. Who knew?