Inside Dior and the rise of mansplaining in style documentaries
The latest film to give us a behind-the-scenes look at the female-dominated fashion industry is just one of many to patronise the people who make this world tick
The latest film to give us a behind-the-scenes look at the female-dominated fashion industry is just one of many to patronise the people who make this world tick
Fashion has always enjoyed a love affair with film – from Dior & I to Valentino: The Last Emperor and Mademoiselle C – but how does the industry react when the story veers away from wide-eyed escapism and the tale is far from fabulous?
He has never been photographed, is very tall and nobody know what he looks like. But that’s pretty much all we know about the fashion designer Margiela. So how on earth did they make a film about him?
From creative clashes to the crude sign in Chanel HQ’s men’s toilets, these documentaries reveal the truth behind the glamour of fashion