I like to stay up to date with the latest opening and upcoming movies and I thought that some of you guys might want a list of 2009 movies about fashion. Here are the ones that I’ve seen or that I really want to see (seven this year to be exact).

So without further ado, here they are!

(all summaries have been taken off and fused from imdb.com, rottentomatoes.com, and each film’s site)

Coco Avant Chanel (out in theaters, limited release)

“Several years after leaving the orphanage to which her father never returned for her, Gabrielle Chanel finds herself working in a provincial bar both. She’s both a seamstress for the performers and a singer, earning the nickname Coco from the song she sings nightly with her sister. A liaison with Baron Balsan gives her an entree into French society and a chance to develop her gift for designing increasingly popular hats. When she falls in love with English businessman Arthur Capel further opportunities open up, though life becomes ever more complicated.”

The September Issue (out in theaters, limited release)

“The September 2007 issue of Vogue magazine weighed nearly five pounds, and was the single largest issue of a magazine ever published. With unprecedented access, this film tells the story of legendary Vogue editor in chief Anna Wintour and her larger-than-life team of editors creating the issue and ruling the world of fashion.” (see my previous post @ The September Issue).

Coco Chanel and Igor Stravinsky (debut at the Cannes Film Festival, I’m guessing it’ll come out next year in the US?)

“Jan Kounen directs this drama that chronicles the romance between fashion designer Coco Chanel and composer Igor Stravinsky. Though the unlikely pair meet in Paris in 1913, it isn’t until seven years later–after the death of Chanel’s lover Arthur “Boy” Capel and Stravinsky’s exile following the Russian Revolution–that they realize their attraction.”

Valentino: The Last Emperor (in theaters, limited release)

Valentino: The Last Emperor is a feature film that has captured the hearts and imaginations of audiences. It is a behind-the-scenes look at the world of fashion, featuring access never-before allowed in the high temples of Haute Couture. The legendary Valentino is the star of the film, along with his longtime business partner, Giancarlo Giammetti. Valentino The Last Emperor follows them for the final two years of their careers, and show the struggles the two men face as they confront the final act of a nearly 50-year career at the top of the world’s most glamorous and competitive game. The struggle of art against commerce is at the center of the film. In the end, however, the story proves to be not one about money or expensive clothes, but about love.”

Rage (Don’t know release date :/)

“Director Sally Potter examines the effects of globalism in the information age in this drama following a young blogger named Michelangelo as he interviews a series of eccentric subjects over the course of seven days. In a prominent New York fashion house, flamboyant designer Merlin prepares to debut his latest collection as curious blogger Michelangelo shoots interviews on his cell phone. His subjects are a disparate mix of New York denizens, including a celebrity supermodel named Minx, a financial backer named Tiny Diamonds, a seamstress named Anita de Los Angeles, a pizza delivery boy named Vijay, a war photographer named Frank, and a critic named Mona Carvell. The fashion industry is in crisis thanks to globalization and a faltering economy. As the ever-increasing gap between appearance and reality widens, Michelangelo becomes the person everyone turns to in order to vent their frustrations. Later, when a model dies on the runway and police launch a murder investigation, the interviews take the form of confessionals in the eyes of a child armed with the two most powerful tools of his generation: the Internet and a cell phone.”

Eleven Minutes (it’s been making its way through several US film festivals, I’m guessing it should get a limited release soon, if not already)

“It’s been two long years since the sharp-witted Jay McCarroll was dubbed “the next great American designer” on season one of reality TV’s Project Runway, and he’s anxious to finally show his first line of clothing. The feature documentary, “Eleven Minutes,” chronicles his year-long journey preparing his first independent runway show for New York’s Fashion Week in Bryant Park and the subsequent selling of his line to stores. The result is an in-depth, painfully raw and humorous exploration of the creative process and the constant conflict of balancing commerce with art, fame with talent, and reality-TV with actual reality.”

Lastly, although this technically isn’t a fashion movie, Tom Ford (yes, the American fashion designer), is directing a movie.

A Single Man (December 11th, limited)

Fashion designer Tom Ford makes his directorial debut with this dramatic outing starring Colin Firth, Julianne Moore, and Matthew Goode. Ford and David Scearce adapted the story from a book by… “Fashion designer Tom Ford makes his directorial debut with this dramatic outing starring Colin Firth, Julianne Moore, and Matthew Goode. Ford and David Scearce adapted the story from a book by Christopher Isherwood, which tells the tragic tale of a professor’s loss of his longtime partner.”

Technically, this movie isn’t really about fashion, but its the first movie directed by the American fashion designer Tom Ford!

Let me know in the comments if you know of any others! (or if you have any other movies in general to recommend)