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Production has begun on “Izzy,” a feature documentary about late fashion designer Isabel Toledo.

Directed by Chiara Clemente, the film will chronicle Toledo’s life with her husband and creative partner Ruben Toledo.

“I trust Chiara to tell our story,” Ruben said in a statement on Monday. “She sees our love; how unique and rare it is. And, as an artist herself, she has such insight into the creative process. I am honored that she is making this documentary about the love of my life.”

Both Cuban immigrants, Isabel and Ruben rose to prominence in the fashion and art worlds of New York City in the 1980s. Isabel died in 2019 from breast cancer. She was 59.

In 2009, Isabel famously designed the dress that Michele Obama wore to Barack Obama’s inauguration. “I knew that what I wore to my husband’s first inauguration would go down in history,” the former first...

Last evening, Isabel and Ruben Toledo hosted a group of friends for cocktails at their Atelier before taking them to the theater in a caravan of cars to see the show and Isabel's costumes on stage. Guests included Debi Mazar, Valerie Steele, Michaela angela Davis, Tommy Tune, Candy Spelling, Joey Arias, William Ivey Long, Joel Grey, Paige Powell, Albe Clemente, Chiara Clemente and more. Check out photos from the special event below...

Chiara Clemente's documentary Our City Dreams finds the myriad dimensions in a simple concept. Clemente spent a year hanging out with and interviewing five female artists in New York City, recording their thoughts about their work and their homes. As the documentary steps back, one artist at a time, from the youngest ("Swoon," born 1977) to the oldest (Nancy Spero, born 1926), Clemente subtly changes styles and moods, shifting from edgy urban angst to hippie spirituality. The movie documents these ladies' art, their lives, their varied scenes, and their evolving impressions of the city. While most documentaries about the ...

[An indieWIRE review from Reverse Shot] It hardly needs to be reiterated that New York City is the country’s—if not the world’s—most important breeding ground for art both low and high, but that’s pretty much the mission statement of “Our City Dreams.” Chiara Clemente’s documentary traces a backward chronology among five women from different generations who have all migrated to New York City to pursue a career as an artist. Starting …...