Fashion documentaries revealing industry secrets and history

A selection of fashion documentaries explores the industry's inner workings, from sustainability crises to creative processes. 'Junk: Armadi Pieni' (2023) examines the fashion system's environmental and social impact across countries, featuring activist Matteo Ward. 'Intrecci etici' (2020) documents Italy's shift toward sustainable fashion, including natural fibers, made-to-order production, waste transformation, and employment of vulnerable people. 'Alexander McQueen: Il genio della moda' (2018) traces the British designer's rise from humble beginnings to Parisian haute couture, his tenure at Givenchy, and his suicide on February 11, 2010. 'Dior and I' (2015) follows Raf Simons' debut as creative director at Dior, from design conception to the July 1, 2012 haute couture show in Paris, following John Galliano's departure. 'Antifashion' (2012) covers the early 1990s anti-fashion movement amid Soviet dissolution and the Gulf War, highlighting pioneers Rei Kawakubo and Yohji Yamamoto, and Belgian designers, with Paris as backdrop.