The article reflects on the iconic documentary 'Unzipped' which chronicles designer Isaac Mizrahi's creative process while preparing for a fashion collection. Celebrating its 30th anniversary, the film reveals Mizrahi's personality, intertwining personal anecdotes with his professional world. Not merely a designer, Mizrahi embodies performance, reminiscent of his education in the performing arts. The piece also draws parallels between 'Unzipped' and modern fashion shows like 'Project Runway', showcasing Mizrahi's humorous and culturally rich interactions with friends, underlining his influence in both fashion and pop culture.
What we love so much about 'Unzipped' is the unflinching way it exposes every neurotic high and low of the fabulously connected, then-30-something designer as he readies an Eskimo-inspired fall fashion collection that's way less harebrained than it sounds.
Even back then, it was clear that Mizrahi wasn't just a designer. He was a performer, raised on pop culture and educated at the same performing arts high school he inhabited fictionally in 1980's 'Fame.'
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