Designer Tom Ford’s film adaptation of Christopher Isherwood’s novel about a gay English professor struggling with the sudden death of his partner in 1960’s Los Angeles. The movie follows George (Colin Firth) through a series of chance encounters mixed with memories of a happier past, as we witness a man trying to come to terms with his grief and isolation. With stunning art direction that splendidly evokes the 1960’s aesthetic in every detail.

An honest look behind the scenes that portrays a year in the life of Italian haute couture designer Valentino Garavani and his partner Giancarlo Giammetti. It covers a period from preparations for the 2006 Spring/Summer collection in Paris to the 2007 museum retrospective celebrating his 45 year career. This is a documentary about their lifelong partnership, Valentino’s love of beauty and the female form, and perhaps the end of a fashion era as the couturier renowned for his red dresses retires at the age of 75.

This was the first time ever a film crew was allowed to shoot the inner workings of Vogue. We catch a glimpse of notoriously guarded editor-in-chief Anna Wintour’s private life and witness how far her professional influence reaches. All the while features keep getting reshuffled, fashion spreads need reshooting and tension rises as the race to get the 2007 fall issue out in time is on. But at the heart of this documentary lies the special, at times strained relationship between Mrs. Wintour and equally strong-minded creative director Grace Coddington.

This popular BBC series first aired between 1991 and 1994 and won a BAFTA and Emmy award for Best Costume Design. It follows the loves and lives of the two Eliott sisters who are left penniless after their father passes away. With their passion for fashion they establish their very own haute couture fashion house. The series provides some good insights into life after World War I, class differences during the Roaring Twenties and delightful details of period ensembles throughout all episodes.

Self-effacing photographer Bill Cunningham has been taking pictures for the New York Times’ Style Section since the early 1970s. This documentary tries to capture the man behind the camera. Showing us how he still goes out every day on his bike, doing what he loves most: documenting how people in the street interpret fashion trends and freely snapping photos of celebrities and big industry names. Contrasting his own very modest lifestyle and quiet personal life with lavish gala events and New York glamour.