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  • Clothes from 2000-10,  Clothes from Fantasy & Sci-fi,  Guys in Films,  Interviews

    Inception: Costume Style Analysis VLOG

    19 Aug ’20 /

    A new VLOG looking back over the still stunning costume design on of Inception.

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    UK Film Review: The Hangover

    6 Jun ’09

    Kate Hudson in Le Divorce: Love is in the Bag

    10 Jun ’11

    Inception Revisited with Costume Designer Jeffrey Kurland

    17 Jul ’20
  • Clothes from 2000-10,  Clothes from Fantasy & Sci-fi,  Girls in Films,  Guys in Films,  Interviews

    Inception Revisited with Costume Designer Jeffrey Kurland

    17 Jul ’20 /

    We revisit sci-fi classic Inception a decade after its release with MVP, costume designer Jeffrey Kurland.

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    Kick-Ass Character Posters: Costumed Superfreaks

    11 Mar ’10

    Toy Story 3: New Clip – Ken Gets His Groove On

    30 May ’10

    Black Swan International Trailer is Beautiful

    8 Dec ’10
  • Clothes from Fantasy & Sci-fi,  Clothes from now,  Girls in Films,  Guys in Films

    New Trailer for Tenet, aka The Best Film Ever Made

    23 May ’20 /

    A new trailer for Christopher Nolan’s Tenet has dropped and it’s undoubtedly going to be the best film EVER.

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    Iron Man 3: A Different Kind of Suit

    24 Apr ’13

    Film Review: The Lovely Bones

    20 Feb ’10

    Realism through Identity: Clothing in The Last of Us

    30 Nov ’13
  • Guys in Films,  News

    First Trailer for Tom Hardy’s Capone: Inspirational Lockdown Robe Attire

    16 Apr ’20 /

    Finally we have a trailer for Tom Hardy’s Capone and it looks jim-jam tastic.

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    Review: Les Misérables

    20 Dec ’12

    Dual Analysis: Saturday Night Fever

    10 Aug ’09

    Status and Signifiers: Costume in There Will Be Blood

    1 Apr ’14
  • Clothes from 1970s,  Guys in Films

    Richard Burton is The Dandy Villain

    3 Apr ’20 /

    How Richard Burton’s character in Villain (1971) dresses to impress and intimidate.

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    Black Caesar: Blaxploitation Gangster

    1 Nov ’13

    Review: The Runaways

    26 Jun ’10

    Troop Zero: It’s Birdie Time

    20 Jan ’20
  • Clothes from now,  Girls in Films

    Birds of Prey (and the Fantabulous Emancipation of Just About Everyone)

    10 Feb ’20 /

    Contributor Birdie McAra explores the fantabulously non-male gazey world of Birds of Prey.

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    Costume Clues Reveal All in The Cabin in the Woods

    14 Dec ’12

    Sleepy Hollow: Q&A with Costume Designer Kristin M. Burke

    4 Feb ’14

    Review: Inception

    13 Jul ’10
  • Bond on film,  Clothes from now,  Clothes on Film Video,  Girls in Films,  Guys in Films,  Interviews

    Oscars 2020: Red Carpet Livestream

    8 Feb ’20 /

    Join Clothes on Film editor Christopher Laverty for a special Oscars Red Carpet Livestream. You better believe he’s wearing a custom made crown.

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    Sean Connery in Dr. No: The Template For 007

    10 Dec ’10

    Live and Let Die: Yaphet Kotto’s Brown Suede Trench Coat

    26 Feb ’10

    Roger Moore’s Plaid Jacket in The Man with the Golden Gun

    5 Oct ’11
  • Clothes from 1837-1919,  Guys in Films

    The Lighthouse: All Hail a High Waist Trouser

    4 Feb ’20 /

    The higher the waist, the closer to god.

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    Status and Signifiers: Costume in There Will Be Blood

    1 Apr ’14

    Costume Designer Joanna Johnston Talks Lincoln & Jack

    8 Feb ’13

    True Grit: Exclusive Costume Featurette

    4 Feb ’11
  • Clothes from 1837-1919,  Girls in Films,  Guys in Films

    The Not so Colourblind Costumes of The Personal History of David Copperfield

    31 Jan ’20 /

    The importance of costume colour for the colourblind casting of The Personal History of David Copperfield.

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    The Young Victoria: Chris and Maggie Chat About the Film

    26 Jul ’10

    The Young Victoria: Costume Designer Interview

    14 Jan ’10

    Review: Lincoln

    1 Feb ’13
  • Clothes from 1960s,  Clothes from 1970s,  Clothes from now,  Guys in Films,  Interviews

    From Tailors with Love Podcast: Discussing the Tom Ford Look

    24 Jan ’20 /

    We chat about why James Bond wearing a Tom Ford suit is almost a waste of time for the From Tailors with Love podcast.

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    The Royal Tenenbaums: Gwyneth Paltrow’s Tennis Dress

    1 Feb ’10

    Mad Men Season 6 Premiere: Approaching the 1970s

    11 Apr ’13

    Goldie Hawn in Cactus Flower: Mini Skirts and Mini Suits

    28 May ’13
  • Clothes from now,  Girls in Films,  News

    The Rhythm Section Trailer: An Assassin’s Lookbook

    22 Jan ’20 /

    The final trailer for The Rhythm Section features more costume changes than a Lady Gaga concert.

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    Short Film Costume: Ashes, Inside the Captive Mind

    24 Jul ’13

    World War Z and the Art of Breaking Down

    27 Jun ’13

    The Hangover: More Costume Questions Answered

    16 Apr ’10
  • Clothes from 1970s,  Girls in Films,  Guys in Films,  Interviews

    Troop Zero: It’s Birdie Time

    20 Jan ’20 /

    We chat to costume designer Caroline Eselin-Schaefer about her work on terrific new Amazon comedy, Troop Zero.

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    Style Icon of the Season: Cousin Eddie in Christmas Vacation

    18 Dec ’13

    Film Review: Freebie and the Bean

    25 Jul ’09

    Michael Caine in Pulp

    22 Jun ’10
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