Invisible Beauty

Name: Invisible Beauty
Genre: Documentary
Released: September 15, 2023
Duration: 115 min
Rating: 72
Cast: Bethann Hardison, Naomi Campbell, Pat Cleveland, Stephen Burrows, Tracee Ellis Ross

2023

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Magnolia Pictures | Release Date: September 15, 2023 | Not Rated

Starring: Bethann Hardison, Naomi Campbell, Pat Cleveland, Stephen Burrows, Tracee Ellis Ross, Tyson Beckford, Zendaya

Summary: An essential memoir of fashion pioneer Bethann Hardison, Invisible Beauty shines a spotlight on the singular and unapologetic Hardison, one of the fashion industry’s most influential icons who, as a pioneering Black model, modeling agent and entrepreneur, has pushed the boundaries of fashion culture and has been at the forefront of progressAn essential memoir of fashion pioneer Bethann Hardison, Invisible Beauty shines a spotlight on the singular and unapologetic Hardison, one of the fashion industry’s most influential icons who, as a pioneering Black model, modeling agent and entrepreneur, has pushed the boundaries of fashion culture and has been at the forefront of progress throughout her career. In her lifetime, Hardison has seen the pendulum swing toward and away from the Black model. At every setback, she spoke up and rallied her colleagues and clients in the industry to advance change. Now in her 70s, the Brooklyn native is writing her memoir, taking stock of her own legacy at a moment when the fashion industry was shaken by discrimination.… Expand

Director: Bethann Hardison and Frédéric Tcheng

Genre(s): Documentary

Rating: Not Rated

Runtime: 115 min

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RogerEbert.com Peyton Robinson

Sep 15, 2023

In capturing Hardison's breakthrough as a model to her trailblazing as an activist, Invisible Beauty is profoundly inspiring and thoroughly adoring. Read full review

Lisa Kennedy

Sep 15, 2023

Invisible Beauty will likely make you hungry for Hardison’s book. But in a twist, one might wonder, can it be as good as the movie? Read full review

Movie Nation Roger Moore

Aug 23, 2023

Invisible Beauty is a documentary that makes one reconsider, yet again, the role fashion plays in society by how it has always narrowed “standards of beauty,” how it presents “what power looks like” and by remembering a woman who was one of the first through the door to “inclusion.” Read full review

Teo Bugbee

Sep 14, 2023

At times, the film is hampered by the sheer amount of information there is to condense from across a 50-year career, but Hardison is never less than a fascinating subject — an artist whose medium is industrial disruption. Read full review

Michael O'Sullivan

Sep 18, 2023

By the end of Invisible Beauty, it’s obvious from all the accolades that [Hardison] made a difference in the lives of a new generation of Black models. Read full review

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