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fashion villainy

17 films · 2 directors

Tracing the thread…

FILMS THAT EXPLORE THIS
L.O.L. Surprise! Winter Fashion Show
L.O.L. Surprise! Winter Fashion Show
2022 · John Kafka
Prêt-à-Porter
Prêt-à-Porter
1994 · Robert Altman
Zandra Rhodes
Zandra Rhodes
1981 · Peter Greenaway
The Sound of Claudia Schiffer
The Sound of Claudia Schiffer
2000 · Nicolas Roeg
Wuyong
Wuyong
2007 · Jia Zhangke
All of Myself
All of Myself
1954 · Kon Ichikawa
Falbalas
Falbalas
1945 · Jacques Becker
Ladies in Black
Ladies in Black
2018 · Bruce Beresford
Forget About Nick
Forget About Nick
2017 · Margarethe von Trotta
Little Adventure in Rome
Little Adventure in Rome
2018 · Paolo Sorrentino
Notebook on Cities and Clothes
Notebook on Cities and Clothes
1989 · Wim Wenders
The Stolen Ranch
The Stolen Ranch
1926 · William Wyler
Blood and Black Lace
Blood and Black Lace
1964 · Mario Bava
The Heirs
The Heirs
1964 · Yannis Dalianidis
Superflat Monogram
Superflat Monogram
2003 · Mamoru Hosoda
The Love Gala
The Love Gala
2023 · Damián Romay
Time Toys
Time Toys
2016 · Mark Rosman
DIRECTORS WHO EXPLORE THIS
Pedro Almodóvar → Spain

His films obsessively explore fashion as a tool of identity, desire, and moral ambiguity, particularly in how characters weaponize style to manipulate others.

David Fincher → USA

He crafts visually meticulous narratives where fashion becomes a calculated instrument of deception and power, especially in examining how appearance masks criminal intent.

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