Fashion Day with VOKA: Five Must-Watch Films on Iconic Designers

Celebrate Fashion Day with These Iconic Designer Documentaries on VOKA

This coming Sunday, dust off your favorite outfits and celebrate Fashion Day in style. To complement your fashion-filled day, we’ve curated a list of five captivating films about legendary designers, available on the VOKA streaming service. These films are perfect for anyone who appreciates beauty, style, and the art of fashion.

“Yves Saint Laurent: His Life and Times” (2010)

Yves Saint Laurent, one of the most renowned designers of all time, led a vibrant and tumultuous life. This documentary delves into five decades of his career, showcasing the highs and lows, triumphant successes, and shocking failures of this acknowledged genius of global fashion. The film captures his passionate love affairs and much more, offering an intimate look at the man behind the iconic brand.

“Westwood: Punk, Icon, Activist” (2018)

This biopic chronicles the life of Vivienne Westwood, a cult fashion designer who began her career after turning 30. From a modest married teacher in an English village, Westwood transformed into a revolutionary designer who created the unique image of the rock group Sex Pistols and the punk style, which has forever etched its place in history.

“Dries Van Noten” (2018)

Dries Van Noten is an icon of the fashion industry, with his collections displayed in the Louvre and his designs worn by celebrities like Cate Blanchett and Michelle Obama. His boutiques can be found in major cities worldwide. The film crew spent an entire year with Van Noten, who typically shuns publicity, to bring you this story of a cult designer from “the most unfashionable country in the world,” as told by the man himself.

“McQueen” (2018)

Alexander McQueen didn’t just design clothes; he created emotions. Witnessing dramatic events in his childhood, McQueen discovered an ability to keenly sense and translate his feelings onto the runway. This film explores his extraordinary talent and the emotional depth of his work.

“Very Ralph” (2019)

This is the first film dedicated to Ralph Lauren, the creator of one of the most successful brands in fashion history. Directed and produced by Susan Lacy, an award-winning documentarian known for her work on Woody Allen, Jane Fonda, and Steven Spielberg, the film offers an unprecedented look into Lauren’s life. He opens up about his childhood, his 50-year marriage, the birth of his empire, his response to criticism, his innovative advertising campaigns, and his ahead-of-their-time ideas. The film features rare archives from the brand’s half-century history and candid interviews with family, long-time colleagues, and celebrities such as Anna Wintour, Karl Lagerfeld, Hillary Clinton, Naomi Campbell, Martha Stewart, Calvin Klein, Diane von Furstenberg, and Jessica Chastain.

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