Author Archives: Chris Laverty

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Debbie Reynolds’ Costume Collection Up For Auction

The Debbie Reynolds costume collection is up for sale. Darn you, worldwide recession!

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Basic Instinct: Sharon Stone, Devil in a White Dress

There more going on with this outfit than an absence of underwear.

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Movie Costumes on Display in Los Angeles

For those of you lucky enough to live in LA, literally racks of costumes have just on display at The FIDM Museum.

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Coming to America: Prints & Turbans in Contemporary Fashion

Two trends in women’s fashion for 2011 are prints and turbans, empathised in the film Coming to America.

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Pollock: Ed Harris in Paint Splattered Denim

Jackson Pollock spawned a thousand imitators in the art world when he chose to work in denim jeans.

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X-Men: First Class Trailer

The period is swinging, but the trailer is classy.

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Boardwalk Empire: Women of the Empire

Margaret Schroeder is introduced as a world away from the ‘flapper’ set that would come to define the twenties.

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True Grit: Exclusive Costume Featurette

A snapshot look at the costume design work of Mary Zophres for True Grit. Well worth a watch.

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Review: Rabbit Hole

An uncomfortable watch, Rabbit Hole is nonetheless essential viewing.

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Boardwalk Empire: Why Men Should Embrace the Dandy Man

Boardwalk Empire heralds the return of the dandy man.

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Black Swan: Amy Westcott Interview

Amy Westcott talks exclusively to Clothes on Film about her process on Black Swan, that Oscar snub and the recent controversy surrounding herself and Rodarte.

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83rd Academy Awards Snub Big Costume Movies

The 83rd Academy Award nominations were not especially surprising, but for Best Costume Design category there were a couple of major upsets.

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