Isaac Mizrahi's 'Unzipped' Comes to Criterion Channel in 4K on Dec. 1
A restored version of Unzipped, the 1995 documentary about fashion designer Isaac Mizrahi, starts streaming on Criterion Channel on Dec. 1, Variety reported. The streaming debut follows a limited theatrical release of the new 4K restoration.
The film follows Mizrahi as he plans and puts on his fall 1994 collection. It was directed by Douglas Keeves, who was Mizrahi's boyfriend at the time. Ellen Kuras and Robert Leacock shot the footage.
The documentary has a famous cast of its own. Cindy Crawford, Linda Evangelista, Naomi Campbell, Kate Moss, Andre Leon Talley and Eartha Kitt all appear in it. Those names put the film in the middle of the 1990s fashion world, when supermodels were close to household names.
It has a longer history with the film business, too. Miramax bought Unzipped after it became a hit at the Sundance Film Festival in 1995. Sundance is the January event in Utah where distributors look for films to buy and release, so a sale there is often the first step toward a cinema run.
The streaming launch comes with an extra. A new episode of Criterion's Adventures in Moviegoing series will feature Mizrahi and Peter Becker. Criterion is known for putting older and classic films on home video and streaming, often with bonus material.
Mizrahi has also been busy on screen and behind it. He played Gwyneth Paltrow's press agent in Marty Supreme. He is also developing a television series about Ron Galella, the paparazzi photographer, with producer Christine Vachon and the Galella estate.
For anyone who has never seen Unzipped, the December date gives them a simple way in. The film is available to watch from home, starting Dec. 1, on Criterion Channel.
