# Fashionistas (film)

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), 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. 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

| Year | Ceremony | Result | Category | Recipient(s) |
| 2003 | AFW Award | Won | Best Film | — |
| 2003 | AFW Award | Won | Best Director – Film | John Stagliano |
| 2003 | AFW Award | Won | Best Actress – Film | Taylor St. Claire |
| 2003 | AFW Award | Won | Best Supporting Actress – Film | Belladonna |
| 2003 | AFW Award | Won | Best Sex Scene - Film | Taylor St. Claire & Rocco Siffredi |
| 2003 | AFW Award | Won | Best All-Girl Sex Scene - Film | Belladonna & Taylor St. Claire |
| 2003 | AFW Award | Won | Best Anal Sex Scene - Film | Kate Frost & Rocco Siffredi |
| 2003 | AFW Award | Won | Best Group Sex Scene | — |
| 2003 | AVN Award | Won | Best Film | — |
| 2003 | AVN Award | Won | Best Director – Film | John Stagliano |
| 2003 | AVN Award | Nominated | Best Actor – Film | Rocco Siffredi |
| 2003 | AVN Award | Won | Best Actress – Film | Taylor St. Claire |
| 2003 | AVN Award | Nominated | Best Supporting Actor – Film | Manuel Ferrara |
| 2003 | AVN Award | Won | Best Supporting Actress – Film | Belladonna |
| 2003 | AVN Award | Nominated | Best Supporting Actress – Film | Caroline Pierce |
| 2003 | AVN Award | Won | Best Tease Performance | Belladonna |
| 2003 | AVN Award | Nominated | Best Tease Performance | Chelsea Blue, Gia, & Taylor St. Claire |
| 2003 | AVN Award | Nominated | Best Box Cover Concept | — |
| 2003 | AVN Award | Won | Best All-Girl Sex Scene - Film | Belladonna & Taylor St. Claire |
| 2003 | AVN Award | Won | Best Anal Sex Scene - Film | Kate Frost & Rocco Siffredi |
| 2003 | AVN Award | Won | Best Oral Sex Scene - Film | Belladonna & Rocco Siffredi |
| 2003 | AVN Award | Nominated | Best Oral Sex Scene – Film | Belladonna, Mark Ashley & Billy Glide |
| 2003 | AVN Award | Nominated | Best Sex Scene Coupling – Film | Caroline Pierce & Manuel Ferrara |
| 2003 | AVN Award | Nominated | Best Sex Scene Coupling – Film | Taylor St. Claire & Rocco Siffredi |
| 2003 | AVN Award | Won | Best Group Sex Scene - Film | Friday, Taylor St. Claire, Sharon Wild & Rocco Siffredi |
| 2003 | AVN Award | Nominated | Best Screenplay – Film | John Stagliano |
| 2003 | AVN Award | Nominated | Best Art Direction - Film | Jim Malibu |
| 2003 | AVN Award | Nominated | Best Cinematography | John Stagliano |
| 2003 | AVN Award | Won | Best Editing - Film | Tricia Devereaux & John Stagliano |
| 2003 | AVN Award | Nominated | Best Music | John Further, Javier, Mistress Minx & DJ Uneasy |
| 2003 | Ninfa Award | Nominated | Best Anal Sequence | — |
| 2003 | Ninfa Award | Nominated | Best Sex Sequence | — |
| 2003 | Ninfa Award | Nominated | Best Script | — |
| 2003 | Ninfa Award | Won | Best Cinematographic Values | — |
| 2003 | Ninfa Award | Nominated | Best Actor | Rocco Siffredi |
| 2003 | Ninfa Award | Won | Best Actress | Belladonna |
| 2003 | Ninfa Award | Nominated | Best Director | John Stagliano |
| 2003 | Ninfa Award | Nominated | Best Film | John Stagliano |
| 2003 | XRCO Award | Won | Best Group Sex Scene | Friday, Taylor St. Claire, Sharon Wild & Rocco Siffredi |
| 2003 | XRCO Award | Won | Best Actor | Rocco Siffredi |
| 2003 | XRCO Award | Won | Best Actress | Belladonna |
| 2003 | XRCO Award | Won | Best Girl/Girl Sex Scene | Belladonna & Taylor St. Claire |
| 2003 | XRCO Award | Won | Best Male/Female Sex Scene | Taylor St. Claire & Rocco Siffredi |
| 2003 | XRCO Award | Won | Film of the Year | — |
| 2003 | XRCO Award | Nominated | Single Performance, Actress | Taylor St. Claire |
| 2003 | XRCO Award | Nominated | Sex Scene of the Year | Belladonna & Rocco Siffredi |
| 2004 | AFW Award | Won | Best DVD | — |
| 2004 | AVN Award | Won | Best DVD | — |
| 2004 | AVN Award | Won | Best Renting Title of the Year | — |
| 2004 | AVN Award | Nominated | Best DVD Extras | — |
| 2004 | AVN Award | Nominated | Best DVD Menus | — |
| 2004 | AVN Award | Nominated | Best DVD Packaging | — |
| 2004 | Empire Award | Won | Best Overall DVD | — |
| 2004 | Empire Award | Won | Best Feature DVD | — |
| 2004 | Empire Award | Won | Best DVD Audio Quality | — |
| 2004 | XRCO Award | Won | Best DVD | — |
| 2013 | XRCO Award | Won | 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.