Posted On: September 6th 2026, 03:32 pm
Over the past few years, I’ve saved and rewatched these films, series and channels again and again. They’ve become a small personal archive I return to whenever I need inspiration, motivation, or simply a reminder of the kind of work I want to make.
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Looking back at them together, I realized there’s a thread connecting almost all of them. It’s not really about architecture, fashion or art separately, it’s about building a world. A house shaped around a person, an entire environment created for a runway, the process behind a collection, choreography turning bodies into space, or a designer explaining the thinking behind a lifetime of work.
1. Who Is Sabato De Sarno? A Gucci Story - Gucci
A behind-the-scenes introduction to Sabato De Sarno as he prepares his first collection for Gucci. I loved seeing how a new creative director begins defining an entire world for a house, not only through clothes, but through casting, music, imagery, space, and attitude.
This might be the most inspiring one in this collection and I keep going back to it!
2. Cristóbal Balenciaga - Disney+
A six-part series about Balenciaga’s life, his move to Paris, and the development of one of the most influential design languages in fashion. Beyond fashion history, it’s fascinating to watch someone build such a distinct point of view and remain relentlessly committed to it.
3. The Local Project - YouTube
Beautifully produced films about contemporary architecture, interiors, and landscape. I especially love hearing architects explain the thinking behind their projects while actually moving through the spaces, materials, light, proportions, landscape, and everyday life all start making sense together.
4. Becoming Karl Lagerfeld - Disney+ / Hulu
A series about Karl Lagerfeld before he became the larger-than-life figure we all know, his early career, Chloé years, relationship with Jacques de Bascher, and rivalry with Yves Saint Laurent and Pierre Bergé.
For me, it’s as much about ambition, reinvention, competition, and creating an identity as it is about fashion.
5. Wallpaper* - YouTube
Wallpaper* has been one of my favorite places for films about architecture, interiors, art, objects,