As the end of the year approaches, the prospect of lazy days at home beckons, marking the perfect time to work through your watch list without the distractions of the quotidian. The fashion documentaries chosen here – selected by the Wallpaper* style team – provide hours of transporting viewing for both diehard fashion fans who have seen it all (a rare collaboration between Wim Wenders and Yohji Yamamoto; a Charles Atlas-directed doc on Leigh Bowery; a little-known Martin Scorsese short on Giorgio Armani), and the more fashion-curious (docuseries Kingdom of Dreams is a good place to start your understanding contemporary fashion, as are wide-ranging portraits of Alexander McQueen, John Galliano and Vivienne Westwood).
Here, to see you through the holidays, our pick of 22 fashion documentaries that will enlighten and inspire you well into 2025, alongside providing a comprehensive style education.
