Category Archive: Clothes from 1930s

Clothes from films set during 1930s

11 Aug

Top Hat: Ginger Rogers’ Ostrich Feather Dress

Top Hat: Ginger Rogers’ Ostrich Feather Dress

The most memorable musical number ever captured on film, and Ginger Rogers’ dress contributes to this greatly.

 
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05 May

Changeling: Angelina Jolie’s Fur Trimmed Coat

Changeling: Angelina Jolie’s Fur Trimmed Coat

Angelina Jolie suits the unstructured dresses and cloche hats in Changeling perfectly.

 
By Chris Laverty
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23 Oct

King Kong: Naomi Watts’ White Evening Dress

King Kong: Naomi Watts’ White Evening Dress

The 1930s was the couture decade that introduced the evening dress in its now familiar form.

 
By Chris Laverty
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06 Oct

King Kong: Naomi Watts’ Pink Slip

King Kong: Naomi Watts’ Pink Slip

Director Peter Jackson wanted Ann to be an old fashioned, sexually defined heroine.

 
By Chris Laverty
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18 Sep

The Untouchables: Thirties Giorgio Armani – Part 2

The Untouchables: Thirties Giorgio Armani – Part 2

Second in our two part glimpse at the costumes of The Untouchables.

 
By Chris Laverty
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04 Sep

The Untouchables: Thirties Giorgio Armani – Part 1

The Untouchables: Thirties Giorgio Armani – Part 1

If this is how cops dressed in the 1930s, it is a wonder anybody wanted to be a gangster.

 
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23 Jun

Atonement: Keira Knightley’s Green Dress

Atonement: Keira Knightley’s Green Dress

This emerald green dress from Atonement could be the most famous item of clothing on film in the last decade.

 
By Chris Laverty
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26 May

Swing Time: Ginger Rogers’ Day Dress

Swing Time: Ginger Rogers’ Day Dress

Among all this luxury is a plain, yet deliciously feminine black dress worn for the ‘Pick Yourself Up’ waltz.

 
By Chris Laverty
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