Antonio Lopez 1970: Sex Fashion & Disco (2017) on Netflix
NR20171h 35mBiographyDocumentary
Antonio Lopez, raised in Harlem and the Bronx, becomes a fashion illustrator in New York and Paris from 1968 to 1973. Original interviews and vintage footage recount those years.
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Original interviews and vintage footage trace the years Antonio Lopez spends as a fashion illustrator in New York and Paris, from 1968 to 1973. Born in Puerto Rico and raised in Harlem and the Bronx, he is the subject of the film, which covers his influential work and the milieu around him in those cities. It also addresses the racism present at the leading fashion magazines of the day and Lopez's push for inclusivity on the runway, where he sets a different ideal of beauty from ethnic and unconventional looks. Festival screenings include DOC NYC, the BFI London Film Festival and IDFA, and it takes the Metropolis Grand Jury Prize at DOC NYC in 2017.
