Unzipped (film)

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Unzipped
Directed byDouglas Keeve
Starring
Cinematography
Edited by
Music byMark Ambrosino
Distributed byMiramax Films
Release dates
January 1995 (Sundance)
  • August 11, 1995 (1995-08-11) (United States)
Running time
73 minutes
CountryUnited States
LanguageEnglish
Box office$2.5 million (US)[1]

Unzipped is a 1995 American documentary film directed by Douglas Keeve. It follows fashion designer Isaac Mizrahi, Keeve's then boyfriend, as he plans and ultimately shows his fall 1994 collection. The film put such a rift in their relationship over Mizrahi's depiction that the two broke up over it.[2]

There are appearances by supermodels Cindy Crawford, Naomi Campbell, Linda Evangelista and Kate Moss, as well as many other celebrities and designers from the fashion world and beyond. At the 1995 Sundance Film Festival, it won the Audience Award for U.S. Documentary, tied with Ballot Measure 9.[3]

Critical reception

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Janet Maslin of The New York Times gave Unzipped a positive review. Calling the film a "crafty valentine to the fashion world in general and this irrepressible designer in particular", Maslin praised the film's tight structure and found Mizrahi an engaging personality. She concludes that Unzipped is a "smart, spiky documentary".[4] Singer-songwriter Charli XCX praised the film on her Letterboxd account, calling it "a truly incredible documentary about the creative process, the viewer and devotion."[5]

The film holds a rating of 78% on Rotten Tomatoes from 18 reviews.[6]

Home media

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The film was released on LaserDisc in the U.S. by Miramax Home Entertainment on June 3, 1996.[7] It then received a VHS release in 1998,[8] and on January 13, 2004, was issued on DVD,[9] with the film also receiving a DVD release in Region 2 (the United Kingdom).[10]

In 2010, Miramax was sold by The Walt Disney Company (their owners since 1993), with the studio being taken over by private equity firm Filmyard Holdings that same year.[11] Filmyard sublicensed the home video rights for several Miramax titles to Lionsgate. On September 4, 2012, Lionsgate issued Unzipped on a 3-disc DVD pack titled "Passion for Fashion". The release included two other fashion-related titles (Ready to Wear and The September Issue).[12][13] Miramax was taken over by Qatari company beIN Media Group during March 2016.[14] In April 2020, ViacomCBS (now known as Paramount Skydance) acquired the rights to Miramax's library, after buying a 49% stake in the studio from beIN.[15] Unzipped was one of the 700 titles Paramount acquired in the deal, and Paramount Pictures has distributed the film on digital platforms since April 2020.[16][17] On March 4, 2021, Unzipped was made available on their new streaming service Paramount+, as one of its inaugural launch titles.[18] It was re-added to Paramount+ again in June 2022, as part of a Pride Month celebration.[19] Paramount Home Entertainment reissued the film on DVD‎ on June 15, 2021, with this being one of many Miramax home video reissues from this period.[20] Paramount Home Entertainment also issued the film on Blu-ray in Japan on May 21, 2021.[21]

References

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  1. ^ Unzipped at Box Office Mojo
  2. ^ Hintz, Katie (July 23, 2009). "Isaac Mizrahi Talks Models, Muses, and Fashion Mayhem at the Met". AOL.com. Archived from the original on July 27, 2009.
  3. ^ "Festival Watch: Sundance Film Festival". International Documentary Association. July 1, 1995. Retrieved October 6, 2023.
  4. ^ Maslin, Janet (August 4, 1995). "FILM REVIEW; A Madcap Maestro Of Haute Couture". The New York Times.
  5. ^ XCX, Charli. "Unzipped (1995) Review". Letterboxd. Charli XCX. Retrieved June 24, 2025.
  6. ^ "Unzipped". Rotten Tomatoes.
  7. ^ "LaserDisc Database - Unzipped [5941 AS] on LD LaserDisc". www.lddb.com.
  8. ^ "Amazon.com".
  9. ^ "Unzipped DVD" – via www.blu-ray.com.
  10. ^ "Region 2 Unzipped DVD at Aamazon".
  11. ^ Teather, David (July 30, 2010). "Disney sells Miramax to investment group for $660m" – via The Guardian.
  12. ^ "Passion For Fashion 3-Disc Set DVD" – via www.blu-ray.com.
  13. ^ https://www.bestbuy.com/site/reviews/passion-for-fashion-unzipped-the-september-issue-ready-to-wear-3-discs-dvd/20432713
  14. ^ Smith, Nigel M. (March 2, 2016). "Iconic film studio Miramax sells to Doha-based beIN Media Group" – via The Guardian.
  15. ^ Szalai, Georg (April 3, 2020). "ViacomCBS Closes Acquisition of 49 Percent Miramax Stake in $375 Million Deal".
  16. ^ "Unzipped - Apple TV". August 11, 1995 – via tv.apple.com.
  17. ^ "Prime Video: Unzipped".
  18. ^ Member, Samuel Spencer Newsweek Is A. Trust Project (March 4, 2021). "All the Shows and Movies Streaming Now on Paramount+". Newsweek.
  19. ^ "Paramount+ Celebrates Pride Month With Spotlighted Content - Media Play News".
  20. ^ "Amazon.com".
  21. ^ "Unzipped Blu-ray (Japan)" – via www.blu-ray.com.
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