Fashion on Film – the most-loved fashion movies you need to watch

To help you plan your next big movie night, we’ve delved into the data to find the very best fashion films. We’ve looked at critics’ scores, audience reviews, box office takings and search volumes to identify which fashion films are the cream of the crop.
The results are in! Having measured an extensive list of movies that revolve around fashion, models, brilliant outfits or just clothing in general, we can present the ten best fashion films to add to your watchlist. Check out the results below.

1. Cruella Film Score: 8.10
The number one fashion film in 2021 is Cruella, which achieved an overall film score of 8.10. Newly released this year, Cruella is a brilliant reimagining of the classic villain from 101 Dalmatians and features a brilliant cast that do this film proud. Emma Stone’s performance as the titular character is phenomenal, and her wardrobe is literally to die for.

2. Pretty Woman Film Score: 7.35
In second place, with an impressive score of 7.35, is Pretty Woman. This absolute classic should inspire anyone to reimagine their entire wardrobe, just as the lead character Vivian does in order to impress the business associates of Edward Lewis, who hired her to play the role of his girlfriend at corporate events.

3. Mean Girls Film Score: 6.83
Mean Girls is a legendary film and has been hugely influential in many people’s teenage years, both for its fashion sense and its take on the cliquey atmosphere found in many high schools. Let this teen fashion flick inspire you to dress your own way, and not be pressured by the opinions of others who would dictate your own dress sense. This film has earned its third-place spot and score of 6.83.

the top 10 critics’ picks

Having looked at each film’s overall score, we wanted to take a closer look at some of the individual factors investigated in this review. Here, we’re
looking only at critics’ scores from movie review website Rotten Tomatoes.
1 . Crazy Rich Asians Rotten Tomatoes Critics’ Score: 91
2. Phantom Thread Rotten Tomatoes Critics’ Score: 91
3 . Breakfast At Tiffany’s Rotten Tomatoes Critics’ Score: 89
highest earning fashion films
1.Pretty Woman Box Office Adjusted Revenue: $963,317,746
2. Sex and the City Box Office Adjusted Revenue: $528,450,214
3. The Devil Wears Prada Box Office Adjusted Revenue:$440,301,313

the most-searched-for fashion films

1. Cruella Annual Search Volume: 1,973,700
Having just come out this year, Cruella is the film everyone is talking about and has dominated the search rankings, with a total search volume of 1,973,700.
2. Mean Girls Annual Search Volume: 1,447,000
The classic teen flick Mean Girls came second for total search volume, receiving 1,447,000 searches in the last twelve months.
3. Clueless Annual Search Volume: 1,081,000
Clueless is another classic teen movie from the ’90s and is widely considered one of the best teen flicks of all time, so it’s no wonder that it came third with an impressive search volume of 1,081,000.
When collecting the data for this study, if any film did not have data available for any of the five factors it was removed from the running.
This was done to keep the study balanced and fair, with all included movies being measured against the same criteria. – Written by Daena