40 Must-See Movies for Fashion Lovers
Fashion and film have gone hand-in-hand since the very beginning. Even before filming, theatrical superstitions sometimes concerned the actors’ costumes. Movies are the ultimate form of escapism, and fabulous costumes are an important part of that.
Some of the costume designers featured on this list (Jenny Beavan, Edith Head, and Orry-Kelly) are giants of their industry, with huge influence on both costuming and fashion trends. Some of these films are classic on their own, with incredible costumes supporting an overall creative vision. For whatever reason you watch them, each of these films is a visually inspiring way to spend an afternoon.
Gone With the Wind (1939)
In this sweeping southern epic, Vivian Leigh and Clark Gable star as two tumultuous lovers in the Antebellum south during the Civil War. Leigh stars as Scarlett O’Hara, a spoiled princess raised on a Georgia plantation. Clark Gable is Rhett Butler, the arrogant bad boy whom Scarlett prefers to her placid suitor, Ashley. As the house of cards the south is built on tumbles, so do their fortunes, and their tumultuous relationship. Vivian Leigh famously won the role of vain Scarlett after a years long search. The movie features one of the most famous fashion moments in cinematic history: after her family loses its fortune in the aftermath of the war, Scarlett sews a stunning green velvet gown out of drapes to win Rhett back.
The film has earned some well-deserved criticism for the way it portrays black people, but given it’s the story of selfish southerners hoisted by their own pitard, and it netted the first Academy Award awarded to a black person, it leaves a complicated legacy.
Costume designer: Walter Plunkett
Where to watch: Max
Gilda (1946)
If you’ve ever seen the clip of Rita Hayworth flipping her hair over and smiling brightly, you know the appeal of Gilda. Hayworth stars as the title character, a trophy wife who unwittingly runs into a former lover on the streets of Buenos Aires. The lover hates her due to the way their tryst ended, but they can’t avoid each other as he’s now a hired goon of Gilda’s husband. The complications only deepen when her husband goes missing. Hayworth absolutely sizzles on screen, and the film is a masterpiece of postwar glamour and intrigue.
Costume designer: Jean Louis
Where to watch: Criterion, fuboTV
An American in Paris (1951)
Gene Kelly plays Jerry Mulligan, a loafing American “painter” in Paris who falls for a glamorous cabaret singer, Lise Bouvier (Leslie Caron). Full of Kelly’s trademark tapping and showgirl showstoppers, the movie pushes beyond the typical Vegas aesthetic of the period, showing Caron in simple-yet-splashy outfits against monochromatic sets. The romantic plots fall way behind the engaging dance numbers, and the romantic idealism of Paris.
Costume designer: Orry-Kelly
Where to watch: Max
Gentlemen Prefer Blondes (1953)
Marilyn Monroe’s most famous scene is surely the steam grate scene from The Seven Year Itch, but for sheer volume of iconic outfits, nothing beats Gentlemen Prefer Blondes. Marilyn stars alongside Jane Russel as Lorelei and Dorothy, two showgirls who travel to Paris pursued by lovers, admirers, and private detectives. The movie lacks a strong plot, but makes up for it with iconic musical numbers (Diamonds Are a Girl’s Best Friend), undeniable glitz, and wacky gimmicks, like a spinning chandelier made of showgirls.
Costume designer: Travilla
Where to watch: Criterion
High Society (1956)
With a short career in film and a tragically short life, Grace Kelly nonetheless made an indelible mark on culture and filmmaking. Her impact on fashion, with her placid yet warm demeanor, cannot be understated. High Society marks some of Kelly’s most iconic looks in film. Socialite Tracy Lord (Kelly) finds herself in a love rectangle when, 48 hours before the eve of her second wedding to a millionaire, her ex-husband D.K. (Bing Crosby) enlists the help of reporter Mike Connor (Frank Sinatra) to win her back. Only oopsies, Mike falls in love with her, too. Kelly shines in ice blue number after ice blue number, and her effortless glamour was hugely influential on 1950s fashion and style.
Costume designer: Helen Rose
Where to watch: Amazon Prime ($2.99)
Funny Face (1957)
Funny Face marks the beginning of both a beautiful collaboration, and a powerhouse French fashion house. Intelligent, thoughtful bookstore clerk Jo Stockton (Audrey Hepburn) is scouted by fashion photographer Dick Avery (Fred Astaire) on the hunt for the next big model. Jo reluctantly agrees to go to Paris for the shoot in order to meet her idol, a philosopher, but things get more complicated when she falls for Avery. In one of several collaborations for Hepburn’s films, Givenchy (then an up-and-coming designer) designed some of Hepburn’s gowns, while Hollywood royalty Edith Head had larger creative control over the costumes. Add music by the Gershwin brothers, and you’ve got a 20th century classic.
Costume designer: Hubert de Givenchy and Edith Head
Where to watch: Pluto
Some Like It Hot (1959)
Perhaps. the earliest mainstream English-speaking film depicting men in drag, Tony Curtis and Jack Lemmon star as two Chicago big band musicians, Joe and Jerry, who witness a mob massacre and go into hiding disguised as women. It becomes harder and harder to keep up their disguises when Joe (Curtis) falls in love with stunning singer Sugar Kane Kowalczyck (Marilyn Monroe) and Jerry (Lemmon) is wooed by millionaire Osgood Fielding III (Joe E. Brown). A 1950s take on 1920s glamour, the movie is pure jazz age silliness.
Costume designer: Orry-Kelly
Where to watch: Cinemax
Breakfast at Tiffany’s (1961)
The film that sparked a million glamour girl imitations. Truman Capote, the author of the novella the movie is based on, famously didn’t like the adaptation or Hepburn in the role of Holly Golightly. Clearly, audiences disagreed, as Hepburn-as-Holly became one of her most iconic film roles. A New York “party girl,” (wink-wink-nudge-nudge) falls in love with her handsome “writer” neighbor (George Peppard) but is her desire for freedom and glamour stronger than her love? Hepburn’s sleek black shifts, giant costume jewelry, and elegant French twists are as timeless as the day she swanned onto the screen. (I don’t love Mickey Rooney as her Asian neighbor, however).
Costume designer: Hubert de Givenchy and Edith Head
Where to watch: Paramount +
Gypsy (1962)
Based loosely on the salacious autobiography by famed burlesque performer Gypsy Rose Lee, Gypsy stars Natalie Wood as Louise, a young woman pushed by her overbearing mother into stardom. The ambition goes awry when she finds success as a burlesque dancer under the stage name “Gypsy Rose.” Full of classic ear worms, this musical adaptation is as glittery and grimy as its source material (though some of Gypsy’s wilder tales were left out). Wood slinks around stage in fabulous marabou-trimmed costumes and hair piled to the gods. Everything’s coming up Rose, indeed.
Costume designer: Orry-Kelly
Where to watch: Plex
What a Way to Go (1964)
Midcentury movies (as you’ve seen above) often have fun, campy plots with fun, campy costumes. What a Way to Go blows them all out of the water. Shirley MacLaine stars as Louisa May Foster, a wealthy widow who makes a donation…to the IRS? During her subsequent psychiatric evaluation, she recounts the 6 great loves (and 4 husbands of her life). Her paramours (played by Paul Newman, Robert Mitchum, Dean Martin, Gene Kelley, Robert Cummings, and Dick van Dyke) come and go, but her love for glamour remains. The movie is famous for MacLaine’s back-bearing garments and exorbitant, outlandish style.
Costume designer: Edith Head
Where to watch: fuboTV
Blow-Up (1966)
Twiggy and Warhol lovers: this film is for you. Fashion photographer Thomas (David Hemmings) is deep in the bold, bright world of 1960s mod fashion in London. Bored with his regular routine of partying, drugs, and hedonism, he ventures out to photograph in a park, and unwittingly captures a murder on film. A bit cynical, and a lot fabulous, Blow-Up is the epitome of mod fashion and style. Iconic model Jane Birkin has a role as “the blonde,” and the whole film is as timelessly chic as Birkin herself.
Costume designer: Jocelyn Rickards
Where to watch: Amazon Prime ($2.99)
Valley of the Dolls (1967)
Based on a pulpy bestselling novel by Jacqueline Susann, three friends meet as young women all playing for fame. The film follows their different paths to stardom, and the fallout of their eventual pill addictions. As chilly blonde bombshell Jennifer North, Sharon Tate captured the attentions (and affections) of audiences around the world. Co-stars Patty Duke and Barbara Parkins are nearly as affecting, and the whole film is a delicious Hollywood Regency camp film. Side note: the novel is the ultimate beach read.
Costume designer: Travilla
Where to watch: Amazon Prime ($3.99)
Funny Girl (1968)
Based on the life of 1920s comidienne Fanny Brice, the film rocketed an already-successful Barbara Streisand to fame. Babs as Fanny shines in this over-the-top musical biopic, chronicling Fanny’s determination for stardom despite her unusual (for a performer) appearance. Streisand was having an affair with her on-screen love interest (played by Omar Sharif) at the time, so their chemistry really zings off the screen. Funny Girl is a film with so much heart and confidence, it’ll make you want to wrap yourself in faux leopard fur, look yourself in the mirror, and say, “hello, gorgeous.”
Costume designer: Irene Sharaff
Where to watch: Amazon Prime (free)
Romeo and Juliet (1968)
Franco Zeffirelli’s trademark dark romanticism come through in this adaptation of the most classic love story of all time. Leonard Whiting (who looks somewhat like Zac Efron) stars as Romeo, with the luminous Olivia Hussey as Juliet. The costumes are squarely medieval, but fashionistas through the years have re-interpreted Hussey’s costumes in particular to suit modern tastes. Delicate head circlets, satin square-neck bodices, and trailing velvet sleeves have found their way into fashion for decades since.
Costume designer: Danilo Donati
Where to watch: Amazon Prime ($1.99)
The Bitter Tears of Petra von Kant (1972)
Conceited, mercurial fashion designer Petra von Kant has been in a sadomasochistic relationship with her assistant Marlene since the dissolution of her marriage to a man. But when she meets a young model named Karin, Petra quickly ditches her relationship with Marlene. Soon, another old love, Sidonie, enters the picture, further muddying the waters. This messy, volatile film is unusual for a few reasons: it’s primarily filmed in Petra’s apartment, meaning most of the wardrobe consists of fabulous nightgowns and wraps. Secondly, the film is largely shot in long, uncut scenes, allowing the tension to really unravel itself like a play. It’s an unusual and creative German film.
Costume designer: Maja Lemcke
Where to watch: Max
The Great Gatsby (1974)
Many fashion buffs recommend Baz Luhrmann’s 2013 adaptation of F. Scott Fitzgerald’s classic novel, but to be honest, I don’t think Luhrmann can do gritty authenticity the way Francis Ford Coppola can. The art direction toes the line between high society grandeur and selfish corruption seamlessly, with just a dash of larger-than-life artistry. Big-eyed Mia Farrow and big-jawed Robert Redford star as Daisy and Gatsby - two former lovers reunited in the high stakes high society of 1920s Long Island. The costumes are perfectly period, but with subtle tie ins that make each character distinct. The art design sometimes veers towards the proto-Wes Anderson, which only adds to the contrast when the fantasy erupts. Bonus: Lois Chiles as Jordan absolutely dominates the screen.
Costume designer: Theoni V. Aldredge
Where to watch: Showtime
Mahogany (1975)
One of the most famous and influential fashion films, Mahogany follows a young fashion designer, Tracy (Diana Ross), as she climbs up the ladder from a bad neighborhood in Chicago to fashion week in Rome. Ross acted as the movie’s costume designer - as a glamorous performer for years, she had more than her fair share of experience in fashion. The movie is famously not great - the acting is pretty over-the-top and the whole oeuvre is more cheese than camp. But the clothes are absolutely fabulous, and Ross looks fabulous in them. It may not be great, but it certainly is fun.
Costume designer: Diana Ross
Where to watch: Amazon Prime ($3.99)
Saturday Night Fever (1977)
If you’ve ever wondered how exactly John Travolta became an A-list star, this gritty dramedy is your answer. Travolta stars as Tony Manero, a 19-year-old working-class pretty boy from Brooklyn. Desperate to escape the doldrums of his life, Tony spends every night at the local disco to dance. When he meets a new dance partner (Karen Lynn Gorney as Stephanie), he realizes that winning a local dance contest could be his ticket out of Brooklyn. The film is a searing, sometimes dark, exploration of disco culture. Travolta as Tony exudes a kind of douchebag charisma that you just can’t stop watching. You’ll be captivated from the opening scene of him strutting down the street in a plaid leisure suit to “Stayin’ Alive”.
Costume designer: Patrizia von Brandenstein
Where to watch: Amazon Prime (free)
La Cage Aux Folles (1978)
Far ahead of its time, this French film chronicles the (mis)adventures of two gay men who own a drag club in St. Tropez. When their conservative son brings a new girl home, they scramble to cover up their lifestyle for her conservative parents - to disastrous and hilarious results. If this plot sounds familiar, it’s because the film was adapted for American audiences into The Birdcage in 1996. The whole movie has an overwhelming aura of silliness and frippery - with a serious message at its core. Drag and drag queens have been hugely influential on modern fashion, and the enduring popularity of this film makes it easy to see why.
Costume designer: Ambra Danon
Where to watch: Pluto
Scarface (1983)
Listen, The Godfather is an iconic film, but as far as mobster movies go, Scarface is by far the most dapper. Al Pacino plays Tony “Scarface” Montana - a Cuban refugee in Miami willing to do anything for a better life. He claws his way to the top of a local drug cartel, but when he goes for the boss’s beautiful girlfriend, Elvira (Michelle Pfeiffer), the lifestyle he’s worked so hard to build comes crumbling bloodily down. The movie is as glamorous as it is dark. Men will have serious suit envy of Pacino’s sharp ensembles, and women will have serious gown envy of Pfeiffer’s slinky satin dresses.
Costume designer: Patricia Norris
Where to watch: Amazon Prime (free)
Pretty in Pink (1986)
Thanks to the way it portrayed creative outsiders, Pretty in Pink is one of the most influential teen movies of the last few decades. Andie (Molly Ringwald) is a bright, creative girl who happened to be born on the working class side of the tracks. Along with her best friend Duckie (Jon Cryer) Andie is just learning to explore her passion for fashion and art. When she falls for the WASPy Blane (Andrew McCarthy), their disparate upbringings threaten both of their close friendships. 80s movies tend to rest on neutral pantsuits and big hair, but Pretty in Pink leans into creative expression in a magnificent way. It’s a rare film where the men are as well-dressed as the women, but Duckie is a true fashion icon.
Costume designer: Marilyn Vance
Where to watch: Max
Coming to America (1988)
Let’s be honest - “mainstream” 80s fashion is generally pretty banal (see above). But this classic comedy starring Eddy Murphy as a young African prince on a quest to find a wife, explored the best of urban fashion in this fish-out-of-water comedy. Prince Akeem (Murphy)’s assimilation into Harlem necessitates a masterclass in cutting edge 80s fashion. With the stunning Shari Headley as the sweet, savvy love interest, Coming to America is the perfect blend of over-the-top and true-to-life. The African court scenes, in particular, are beautifully stylized and grandiose.
Costume designer: Deborah Nadoolman
Where to watch: Amazon Prime ($3.99)
Working Girl (1988)
When I watched Working Girl, I discovered how Sigourney Weaver can WEAR a suit. Tess McGill (Melanie Griffith) is an ambitious young woman from Staten Island working as a secretary in a financial firm. When successful, sophisticated Katherine Parker (Weaver) takes Tess under her wing, she transforms into a confident, polished business woman. Problems arise when Parker breaks her leg skiing and Tess starts gunning for her office, her job, and her man. The costumes run the full gambit of 80s fashion, and Tess’s transformation in the film is beautifully done. With a fabulous soundtrack from Carly Simon and Alec Baldwin in one of his first major roles, the film is a cultural touchstone in more ways that one.
Costume designer: Ann Roth
Where to watch: Amazon Prime ($3.99)
The Adventures of Priscilla, Queen of the Desert (1994)
This cult classic about two drag queens and a transgender woman in the Australian outback is as creative and fun as it is wacky. When two queens get a contract to good to pass up in the remote tourist town of Alice Springs, NT, they set off from Sydney in their tour bus, Priscilla, inviting along a transgender woman whose husband has just died. While some of the understandings of gender are a bit outdated (the trans woman is played by a cis man, for example), in general the film does a shockingly good job at exploring common prejudices against both drag performers and trans individuals. Plus, the costumes are fabulous.
Costume designers: Tim Chappel and Lizzy Gardiner
Where to watch: Amazon Prime (free)
Clueless (1995)
Sorry Mean Girls, but Clueless is the ultimate teen comedy. Beverly Hills Princess Cher Horowitz has been a modern fashion icon since she showed up to her best friend Dionne’s house in a yellow plaid ensemble. But the brilliance in the costuming goes beyond Alicia Silverstone’s killer wardrobe. Each clique is perfectly realized, and Cher’s nemesis, Amber, is the perfect level of trendy yet over-the-top. Based on the Jane Austen novel Emma, Clueless is a modern classic with on-point fashion.
Costume designer: Mona May
Where to watch: Paramount +
Cinderella (1997)
Most fairy tale costumes fall back on slightly altered historical dress, but not this under-the-radar adaptation of Cinderella. Playing with textures, silhouettes, and colors splendidly, costume designer Ellen Mirojnick defined each character extremely well while building a colorful world. Big shock: Mirojnick went on to design the costumes for a similarly augmented program: Bridgerton. Adapted from the Rodgers & Hammerstein musical, the film packs a shocking amount of punch for a TV movie with powerhouse performers and exceptionally fun moments.
Costume designer: Ellen Mirojnick
Where to watch: Disney +
Romy and Michelle’s High School Reunion (1997)
Romy (Mira Sorvino) and Michele (Lisa Kudrow) are two fashion-obsessed best friends en route to their 10 year high school reunion in Arizona. Bullied mercilessly in high school, the friends hatch a plan to make themselves seem like successful businesswomen in LA, and it quickly goes awry. The costumes in this film really stand out, as their over-the-top valley girl aesthetic sits against fairly banal sets, adding an extra layer of Romy and Michele’s personality to the film. It should come as no surprise that Romy and Michele share a costume designer with Cher Horowitz.
Costume designer: Mona May
Where to watch: Amazon Prime ($3.99)
Moulin Rouge! (2001)
Baz Luhrmann’s over-the-top visual style has earned him a place on many fashion films lists, but to me, Moulin Rouge! will always be his masterpiece. Nicole Kidman and Ewan MacGregor star as Satine, the magnetic lead performer at the bordello the Moulin Rouge, and Christian, the penniless young Bohemian writer who falls in love with her. Featuring a wide array of late 20th century earworms, this decadent film has a serious and passionate romance at its heart.
Costume designers: Catherine Martin and Angus Strathie
Where to watch: Amazon Prime ($3.99)
Frida (2002)
The story of the famous Mexican artist Frida Kahlo, Salma Hayek stars as the gorgeous visionary artist in this sumptuous biopic. A searing, intimate portrait of the artist and her many loves, the film trades in the ways her tumultuous life informed her colorful, brilliant self-portraits. Kahlo’s trademark saturated florals are juxtaposed brilliantly against the day-to-day mundanity of midcentury Mexico.
Costume designer: Julie Weiss
Where to watch: Showtime
The Devil Wears Prada (2006)
With a budget over $1 million, this film holds the record for the most expensively costumed film of all time. And many of the costumes were loaned by the designers! Andrea (Anne Hathaway) is a fish out of water at the powerhouse fashion magazine Runway (clearly meant to be Vogue). Her boss, the magazine’s editor-in-chief Miranda Priestly (clearly meant to be Anna Wintour and played by Meryl Streep) is mercurial, demanding, cruel, and brutally talented. As Andrea drinks the fashion Kool-Aid, her friends notice the change, and she’s forced to choose between her new whirlwind life and what used to be most important to her.
Costume designer: Patricia Field
Where to watch: fubo
Dreamgirls (2006)
Based on the story of the powerhouse girl group The Supremes, Dreamgirls follows the rise of the eponymous women’s group as they replace their powerhouse vocalist with her thinner, but less talented, fellow musician. This movie musical has a dazzling array of costumes spanning decades of Motown and R&B musical performances. Jennifer Hudson and Eddie Murphy are magnetic in this film, and the polished glamour passes easily from trend to trend and performance to performance. And the wigs, my god, the wigs…
Costume designer: Sharen Davis
Where to watch: TNT
Marie Antoinette (2006)
As one of the most famously hedonistic women of all time, Marie Antoinette’s life and style are ripe for mining. The film steers firmly clear of her bleak final days, following young Marie from her betrothal through her young adult life. Marie lived in one of the most famously opulent periods of all time, yet director Sofia Coppola manages to pump up the volume. Pastels and sumptuous fabrics adorn every scene, and the light, bright branding appeals to young fashionistas hungry for inspiration.
Costume designer: Milena Canonero
Where to watch: Netflix, Paramount +
Atonement (2007)
Sometimes the clothes work because of the person, as we’ve discovered with Audrey Hepburn, Grace Kelly, and Rita Hayworth, above. With her long limbs and Ethel Barrymore posture, Keira Knightley is perfect for the long simple lines of the 1930s and 1940s. This tragic love story spans decades, but the crux of the passion happens in the 1930s. A famously overlooked era in terms of fashion, the bias cut satin gowns and romantic drop waist dresses perfectly evoke this soft-spoken, simply elegant era. This isn’t Knightley’s only appearance on the list, as she’s surely a costumer’s dream.
Costume designer: Jacqueline Durran
Where to watch: Hulu
Anna Karenina (2012)
Thanks to Pride and Prejudice, The Duchess, and Pirates of the Caribbean, we know Keira Knightley can wear a corset. But Anna Karenina blows all of those films out of the water in terms of art direction and meticulous design. Based on the classic novel by Leo Tolstoy, Anna Karenina is a famous story of love, loss, society, vanity, and desire. Director Joe Wright went above and beyond with his production, however. Wright builds a world within a world by setting the story on the stage. The glamour and drama are intensified, and the result is an absolute aesthetic pleasure.
Costume designer: Jacqueline Durran
Where to watch: Amazon Prime ($3.99)
American Hustle (2013)
David O. Russell’s period powerhouse put 70s fashion back on the map far before TikTok did. Amy Adam’s character wears more plunging necklines than should be legal, and Jennifer Lawrence is the perfect amount of tawdry and whimsical. The men aren’t forgotten, as the film is wall-to-wall wide lapels and corduroy. The plot is a little confusing - but the standout performances and costumes more than make up for it.
Costume designer: Michael Wilkinson
Where to watch: Netflix
Jackie (2016)
As one of the most fascinating and fashionable women of the 20th century, Jacqueline Kennedy Onassis deserved a searing, stunning biopic, and boy howdy did she get one. Starring one of the most immersive actresses of our generation (Natalie Portman) the film follows Jackie O during one of the most defining periods of her life: the assassination of her first husband, president John F. Kennedy. The costumes, a mixture of meticulously recreated historical outfits and spot on period dress, really capture the woman and the moment.
Costume designer: Madeline Fontaine
Where to watch: Amazon Prime ($3.99)
Phantom Thread (2017)
Fastidious London designer Reynolds Woodcock makes an excellent living styling and designing for the most fashionable people in postwar London. When he meets a headstrong young woman (Vickey Krieps), his predictable, if glamorous, life is upended by his new muse and lover. Inspired by the fastidious life of iconic designer Cristóbal Balenciaga, this film is as emotionally beautiful as it is sartorially beautiful.
Costume designer: Mark Bridges
Where to watch: Netflix
Cruella (2021)
As part of its series defining the backstories of famous villains, Disney’s Cruella is one of the darkest and most glamorous offerings. Young orphan Estella (Emma Stone) has always dreamed of being a fashion designer, but her hardscrabble existence on the streets of London would suggest otherwise. After a chance encounter with fashion icon The Baroness (Emma Thompson) she’s vaulted into the world she’s always wanted to be in - but Estelle quickly learns of its dark side. Like any fashion film worth its salt, the movie features an absolutely delightful catwalk scene.
Costume designer: Jenny Beavan
Where to watch: Disney +
The French Dispatch (2021)
Many of Wes Anderson’s wackily wonderful movies could make this list, but I think the French Dispatch marks a new level in his aesthetic silliness. While few of the costumes are the show-stoppers of some of the others on this list, combined with the set decoration and artistic design, every colorful, tidy detail is accounted for. A series of three vignettes tied together by a fictional newspaper called “The French Dispatch,” each third is visually distinct and provides its own source of inspiration.
Costume designer: Milena Canonero
Where to watch: Max
Mrs. Harris Goes to Paris (2022)
Many fashion films have dark or cynical themes, but Mrs. Harris Goes to Paris is pure delight. Lesley Manville plays the eponymous Mrs. Harris, a widowed house cleaner from 1950s London who becomes entranced by the designer du jour - Christian Dior - and becomes determined to purchase one of his dresses. With a cast including French icon Isabelle Huppert, the endearing and authentic tone of Mrs. Harris manages to never veer off into corniness. If Lesley seems familiar to you, it’s likely because she also starred in another fashion movie based in this era - Phantom Thread.
Costume designer: Jenny Beavan
Where to watch: Amazon Prime (free)
