Sydney Lemmon & Romy Reiner To Topline Dark Fashion World Satire ‘The Philosophy Of Dress’

Matt Grobar

April 25, 2024 at 12:26 p.m.·1 min read

EXCLUSIVE: Sydney Lemmon (Tár) and Romy Reiner (You People) have been tapped to star in The Philosophy of Dress, a dark satire from Cyrus Duff, who directs from his script written with Jacob Potash.

Shooting this month in New York City, pic’s ensemble also includes Eric Roberts (Inherent Vice), Marcia DeBonis (Sometimes I Think About Dying), Jake Weary (Animal Kingdom), Lou Liberatore (Burn This), Jonathan Higginbotham (Slave Play), Clara McGregor (Bleeding Love), Vera Bulder (About That Life), model Jake Lively, fashion icon Amy Fine Collins and NYU Tisch freshman Gabriella O’Reilly.

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The Philosophy of Dress is an examination of female friendship and viral ambition set in NYC’s cutthroat downtown fashion scene. Part American Psycho and part Devil Wears Prada, the film follows two young designers as they test the limits of obsession, creation, and betrayal. Jz Tinneny will produce, with Lemmon and Potash exec producing.

Previously seen in Todd Field’s Oscar-nominated drama Tár, as well as films like Firestarter and Velvet Buzzsaw, Lemmon has additionally appeared on such series as Succession, Fear the Walking Dead and Hulu/Marvel’s Helstrom.

Past credits for Reiner include Kenya Barris’s starry Netflix rom-com You People and HBO’s Curb Your Enthusiasm.

Lemmon is repped by Paradigm, Sugar23, and Jackoway Austen Tyerman; Reiner by Hyperion Talent Agency and Luber Roklin Entertainment; Roberts by Sovereign Talent Group; DeBonis by Innovative Artists; Weary by Gersh; Liberatore by Talent House; Higginbotham by Gersh and Anonymous Content; McGregor by Paradigm, Elevate Artist Management in Paris, Range Media Partners, and Yorn, Levine, Barnes; and Bulder by Luber Roklin Entertainment and Yorn, Levine, Barnes.

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