The Fashionistas is a 2002 pornographic film directed by John Stagliano and produced by Evil Angel Productions. Shot on 35 mm film, it was a high-budget production (with a budget of about $500,000),"Style and Substance: Fashionistas hits its tenth anniversary", AVN Magazine, Vol. 29/No. 2, Issue 362, February 2013, pp. 46–51. with a length of over four and a half hours. The film was a commercial success, selling over 100,000 copies just in its first month of release. In 2003, it set the record for most AVN Award nominations for a single title — 22.
Fashionistas also marks the American debut of Manuel Ferrara.Le porno, cet océan, Vice, 24 March 2015 The film has had two sequels, Fashionistas Safado: The Challenge and Fashionistas Safado: Berlin, both still directed by Stagliano. Siffredi, Belladonna and Ferrara reprised their roles in the sequels, which also starred Katsuni and Nacho Vidal.
Plot The Fashionistas are an up-and-coming group of fetish fashion designers led by Helena (Taylor St. Claire) and based in the Fashion District of Los Angeles. The group is trying to land a deal with Italian fetish fashion designer Antonio (Rocco Siffredi). Antonio, who recently divorced amid highly publicized rumors of extramarital affairs, arrives in Los Angeles in search of an s/m-influenced house to partner with. In order to grab Antonio's attention, the Fashionistas crash his fashion show. Helena wants Antonio to believe she is the creative force behind the Fashionistas, even though it is actually Jesse (Belladonna), her assistant. Jesse also engages in a triangular relation with Helena and Antonio.
Awards and nominations + Accolades received by The Fashionistas Awards & nominations Award Won NominatedAFW AwardsAVN AwardsEmpire AwardsNinfa AwardsXRCO AwardsTotal number of wins and nominations References Year Ceremony Result Category Recipient(s) 2003 AFW Award Best Film Best Director – FilmJohn Stagliano Best Actress – FilmTaylor St. Claire Best Supporting Actress – FilmBelladonna Best Sex Scene - FilmTaylor St. Claire & Rocco Siffredi Best All-Girl Sex Scene - FilmBelladonna & Taylor St. Claire Best Anal Sex Scene - FilmKate Frost & Rocco Siffredi Best Group Sex Scene AVN Award Best Film Best Director – FilmJohn Stagliano Best Actor – FilmRocco Siffredi Best Actress – FilmTaylor St. Claire Best Supporting Actor – FilmManuel Ferrara Best Supporting Actress – FilmBelladonna Best Supporting Actress – FilmCaroline Pierce Best Tease PerformanceBelladonna Best Tease PerformanceChelsea Blue, Gia, & Taylor St. Claire Best Box Cover Concept Best All-Girl Sex Scene - FilmBelladonna & Taylor St. Claire Best Anal Sex Scene - FilmKate Frost & Rocco Siffredi Best Oral Sex Scene - FilmBelladonna & Rocco Siffredi Best Oral Sex Scene – FilmBelladonna, Mark Ashley & Billy Glide Best Sex Scene Coupling – FilmCaroline Pierce & Manuel Ferrara Best Sex Scene Coupling – FilmTaylor St. Claire & Rocco Siffredi Best Group Sex Scene - FilmFriday, Taylor St. Claire, Sharon Wild & Rocco Siffredi Best Screenplay – FilmJohn Stagliano Best Art Direction - FilmJim Malibu Best CinematographyJohn Stagliano Best Editing - FilmTricia Devereaux & John Stagliano Best MusicJohn Further, Javier, Mistress Minx & DJ Uneasy Ninfa Award Best Anal Sequence Best Sex Sequence Best Script Best Cinematographic Values Best ActorRocco Siffredi Best ActressBelladonna Best DirectorJohn Stagliano Best FilmJohn Stagliano XRCO Award Best Group Sex SceneFriday, Taylor St. Claire, Sharon Wild & Rocco Siffredi Best ActorRocco Siffredi Best ActressBelladonna Best Girl/Girl Sex SceneBelladonna & Taylor St. Claire Best Male/Female Sex SceneTaylor St. Claire & Rocco Siffredi Film of the Year Single Performance, ActressTaylor St. Claire Sex Scene of the YearBelladonna & Rocco Siffredi 2004 AFW Award Best DVD AVN Award Best DVD Best Renting Title of the Year Best DVD Extras Best DVD Menus Best DVD Packaging Empire Award Best Overall DVD Best Feature DVD Best DVD Audio Quality XRCO Award Best DVD 2013 XRCO Hall of Fame
Live show There was also a theatrical dance show based on the film called The Fashionistas Live Show at the Krave nightclub at The Aladdin in Las Vegas. The show ran from October 12, 2004, to February 28, 2008, and won the 'AVN Special Achievement Award' in 2006.
References
External links John Stagliano's Fashionistas The Show
Fashionistas Review and Video Fashionistas DVD Reviews