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Costume Designer Michael Kaplan on Star Trek Into Darkness

17 May ’13
Star Trek into Darkness_Zoe Saldana black costume mid_Image credit Paramount Pictures © 2013, Paramount Pictures

Michael Kaplan gives Clothes on Film the lowdown on his Star Trek Into Darkness costumes. Continue reading → Continue reading →

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Costume Stories: This Week, Mad Men and Revenge

18 May ’13
Revenge_Cast promo season 2_Image credit ABC © 2013, ABC

A few of this week’s interesting costume links. Continue reading → Continue reading →

Costume Design and Fashion: A Multi-Million Dollar Industry

14 May ’13
The Great Gatsby_Carey Mulligan dress side_Image credit Warner Bros © 2013, Warner Bros. Pictures

Analysing the sometimes tense relationship between fashion and costume design. Continue reading → Continue reading →

Costume Stories: This Week, Game of Thrones and Liberace

11 May ’13
Game of Thrones_Rose Leslie fur mid_Image credit HBO © 2013, HBO

Pick of the week’s movie and television costume design stories. Continue reading → Continue reading →

X-Men: Days of Future Past Pics – 1973 Xavier, Hank & Logan

10 May ’13
X Men Days of Future Past_Nicholas Hoult, Hugh Jackman costume_tweet © 2013, Clothes on Film

Director Bryan Singer has tweeted photographs of Nicholas Hoult, Hugh Jackman and James McAvoy in 1973 costume on set of X-Men: Days of Future Past. Continue reading → Continue reading →

Star Trek Into Darkness: The Devil is in the Details

9 May ’13
Star Trek into Darkness_Benedict Cumberbatch neckline top_Image credit Paramount Pictures-001 © 2013, Paramount Pictures

Spoiler warning: The costume clues and details of Star Trek Into Darkness. Continue reading → Continue reading →

Fight Club: Remembering Marla, the Dark Tourist

7 May ’13
Fight Club_Helena Bonham Carter hat top_cap © 2013, Clothes on Film

Costume designer Michael Kaplan reminisces with Clothes on Film about creating dark tourist Marla Singer in Fight Club.
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Costume Stories: This Week, The Vikings and Gatsby Again

4 May ’13
The Vikings_Katheryn Winnick crew full_Image credit MGM Television © 2013, MGM Television

This week’s interesting costume design stories and links. Continue reading → Continue reading →

The Iron Lady: Costume as Distinction, Gender and Protection

4 May ’13
The Iron Lady_Meryl Streep blue coat top_cap.bmp-002 © 2013, Clothes on Film

A look at late Margaret Thatcher’s colour specific wardrobe as represented in the film The Iron Lady. Continue reading → Continue reading →

The Great Gatsby Costumes at Brooks Brothers in London

2 May ’13
The Great Gatsby_Costumes Brooks Brothers_red dress crop © 2013, Clothes on Film

We visited Brooks Brothers to check out their costume display from The Great Gatsby. Continue reading → Continue reading →

Costume Stories: This Week, Catching Fire and Gatsby Again

27 Apr ’13
The Great Gatsby_Elizabeth Debicki dress mid_Image credit Warner Bros © 2013, Warner Bros. Pictures

The week’s big costume design stories and links. Continue reading → Continue reading →

Rush Trailer: Olivia Wilde Looks Sensational in 70′s Costume

26 Apr ’13
Rush_Olivia Wilde hair top_cap © 2013, Universal Pictures

The first trailer for mid-1970s set Rush is on-line and Olivia Wilde looks sensational. Continue reading → Continue reading →

Iron Man 3: A Different Kind of Suit

24 Apr ’13
Iron Man 3_Robert Downey Jr suit top_Image credit Walt Disney Pictures © 2013, Walt Disney Pictures

Spoiler warning: We examine the use of suits, iron or otherwise, in Iron Man 3 to conceal and recreate identity. Continue reading → Continue reading →

Costume Stories: This Week, Gatsby and Capitol Couture

20 Apr ’13
The Great Gatsby_Brooks Brothers collection blazer crop_Image credit Brooks Brothers-001 © 2013, Brooks Brothers

Some movie costume related stories you may have missed this week. Continue reading → Continue reading →

Of Money and Sex: Fitzgerald, Luhrmann, and Clothing in The Great Gatsby

19 Apr ’13
The Great Gatsby_Isla Fisher red dress crop border_Photograph by Hugh Stewart © 2013, Warner Bros. Pictures

We analyse exactly what Baz Luhrmann and Catherine Martin need to get right for their costume design in The Great Gatsby. Continue reading → Continue reading →

Latest Man of Steel Trailer: The Dark Suit in Action

17 Apr ’13
Man of Steel_Henry Cavill walking full_crop_Image credit Warner Bros Pictures © 2013, Warner Bros. Pictures

The latest trailer for Man of Steel makes for one very dark Superman costume. Continue reading → Continue reading →

The Place Beyond the Pines: Don’t Try This Look at Home

15 Apr ’13
The Place Beyond the Pines_Ryan Gosling jacket top_Image credit Focus Features © 2013, Focus Features

If you thought a scorpion embroidered bomber jacket was tough to pull off, just wait until you see Ryan Gosling in The Place Beyond the Pines. Continue reading → Continue reading →

The Hunger Games: Catching Fire Teaser Trailer Hits

15 Apr ’13
The Hunger Games Catching Fire_Liam Hemsworth sweater_Image credit Lionsgate © 2013, Lionsgate

The very first trailer for The Hunger Games: Catching Fire and it’s more uniform than glamour. Continue reading → Continue reading →

Mad Men Season 6 Premiere: Approaching the 1970s

11 Apr ’13
Mad Men_s 6_Jessica Paré, Jon Hamm evening top_Image credit Sky Atlantic © 2013, Sky Atlantic

Our thoughts on the costume design in the season 6 premiere of Mad Men. Continue reading → Continue reading →

Costume Round Up: Villains

6 Apr ’13
SHERLOCK HOLMES: A GAME OF SHADOWS © 2011, Warner Bros. Pictures

A round up of villain themed costume posts at Clothes on Film. Continue reading → Continue reading →

Reading Costume Design in No Country for Old Men

5 Apr ’13
No Country for Old Men_Javier Bardem front full_cap-001 © 2013, Clothes on Film

The colours and codes of the costume design in No Country for Old Men. Continue reading → Continue reading →

Latest Trailer for The Great Gatsby: Fancy Clothes

4 Apr ’13
The Great Gatsby_Carey Mulligan, Leonardo DiCaprio sweater side_Image credit Warner Bros © 2013, Warner Bros. Pictures

The latest and probably last trailer for Baz Luhrmann’s adaptation of The Great Gatsby before its début at Cannes. Continue reading → Continue reading →

The Conjuring Trailer: Lapels That Flap in the Night

3 Apr ’13
The Conjuring_Patrick Wilson, Vera Farmiga, Lili Taylor, Ron Livingston group_Image credit Warner Bros © 2013, Warner Bros. Pictures

The 1970s was a scary era, not least for clothes. The Conjuring costume designer Kristin M. Burke tells us more. Continue reading → Continue reading →

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