Their fashionable portrayals give us a glimpse of their posh&mdash;or perhaps unglamorous, lives.

Fashion biopics tell the stories surrounding the fascinating lives of fashion's most beloved figures. Though only a handful of films and TV shows have been produced about the lives of fashion's most influential and powerful individuals, these character portrayals capture the essence of their personality and nature&mdash;providing their audience with compelling storytelling of their lives and legacies both in the fashion world and in popular culture. Here, L'OFFICIEL&nbsp;rounds up 5 actors who played real-life fashion figures.

With <a href="https://www.lofficielusa.com/film-tv/lady-gaga-jared-leto-salma-hayek-house-of-gucci-red-carpet-premiere-fashion-style" target="_blank" rel="noopener">House of Gucci</a> set to be released on November 25, <a href="https://www.lofficielusa.com/film-tv/lady-gaga-reveals-she-felt-how-patrizia-reggiani-felt-house-of-gucci-method-acting" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Lady Gaga</a> stars as the defamed ex-wife Patrizia Reggiani of Gucci heir Maurizio Gucci. Reggiani was notorious for hiring a hitman to kill her ex-husband Gucci and was nicknamed by Italian press as "The Black Widow."

Audrey Tautou as Coco Chanel

Audrey Toutou plays a young <a href="https://www.lofficielusa.com/fashion/gabrielle-chanel-nickname-coco" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Coco Chanel</a> in the film&nbsp;Coco Before Chanel that tells the story of the young designer's life that was anything but glamourous, from orphanhood to working as a cabaret entertainer.

Pen&eacute;lope Cruz as Donatella Versace

The Assassination of Gianni Versace: American Crime Story&nbsp;tells the story of the events that came before the tragic passing of designer <a href="https://www.lofficielusa.com/fashion/gianni-versace-fashion-signatures-designer-history-medusa-bondage" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Gianni Versace's</a> life. <a href="https://www.lofficielusa.com/film-tv/penelope-cruz-best-on-screen-fashion-moments-movies" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Pen&eacute;lope Cruz</a> stars as Versace's younger sister <a href="https://www.lofficielusa.com/fashion/donatella-versace-and-her-bondage-dress" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Donatella Versace</a>, who inherited the luxury house after his death.

Pierre Niney as Yves Saint Laurent

<a href="https://www.lofficielusa.com/fashion/yves-saint-laurent-designer-singature-looks-trapeze-suit-safari-jacket" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Yves Saint Laurent</a> catapulted to fashion stardom after the shocking and early death of designer <a href="https://www.lofficielusa.com/fashion/christian-dior-fall-winter-2021-haute-couture" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Christian Dior</a>. Pierre Niney captures the life and legacy of <a href="https://www.lofficielusa.com/fashion/yves-saint-laurent-most-iconic-wedding-dresses" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Yves Saint Laurent</a> during the early stages of his career taking helm at the House of Dior, in a namesake film titled Yves Saint Laurent.

In a limited series from Netflix, <a href="https://www.lofficielusa.com/film-tv/netflix-halston-tv-series-fashion-designer-ewan-mcgregor-studio-54" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Ewan McGreggor</a> stars as forgotten fashion figure Roy Halston epynomously titled&nbsp;<a href="https://www.lofficielusa.com/film-tv/costume-designer-jeriana-san-juan-halston-ewan-mcgregor" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Halston</a>.&nbsp;Roy Halston was known for designing Jackie Kennedy's pink pillbox hat during the inauguration of John F. Kennedy and was credited for delivering American creativity to the global stage.

5 Actors Who Played Real-Life Fashion Figures

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