Antonio Lopez 1970: Sex Fashion & Disco is a time capsule of Paris and New York between 1969 and 1973 as viewed through the eyes of Antonio Lopez (1943-1987), the dominant fashion illustrator of the time. A native of Puerto Rico and raised in The Bronx, Antonio was a seductive arbiter of style and glamour who, beginning in the 1960s, brought elements of the urban street to a postwar fashion world desperate for change and diversity. Counted among Antonio’s discoveries—muses of the period—were iconic beauties such as Grace Jones, Jessica Lange, and Jerry Hall, as well as Warhol Superstars Donna Jordan, Jane Forth and Patti D’Arbanville. Antonio’s inner circle was also comprised of his romantic and creative partner, Juan Ramos, makeup artist Corey Tippin, photographer Bill Cunningham, and rival designers Karl Lagerfeld and Yves Saint-Laurent. All these characters and more come together to create a vivid portrait of Antonio Lopez and the revolutionary fashion world he helped create.
- Director: James Crump
- Country: USA
- Genre: Documentary
- Year: 2018
- Run Time: 01:35:00
- imdb Score: 6.4/10 (56 votes)
- Language: English
- Rating: Not Rated
- Cast: Joan Juliet Buck, Paul Caranicas, Michael Chow
Tom Duggins - CINEVUE
"Bill Cunningham steals all his scenes in this documentary celebrating fashion illustrator Antonio Lopez - and that's no small feat in a film that includes animated interviews with actor Jessica Lange and model Pat Cleveland. "
Kevin Ritchie - NOW TORONTO
"The archive visuals are a ball, yet the story is too skimpy to justify stretching this to feature length. It's like being told about an awesome party when you really just want to be there."
Larushka Ivan-Zadeh - TIMES (UK)
DOC NYC 2017
Best Film
Int'l Documentary Festival Amsterdam 2017
London Film Festival 2017
DOC NYC 2017
Moritz Feed Dog 2018
Guadalajara Int'l Film Festival 2018
IDFA in Groningen 2017