The glossy costume world of gangster squad is faithful to history, but not a slave to it.
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Gangster Squad: Gangster Gloss
© 2013, Warner Bros. Pictures
Category Archives: Clothes from 1940s
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Monica Bellucci as Malèna: Beauty, Black and Heels
© 2011, Clothes on Film
In Malèna, Monica Bellucci plays an impossible vision of beauty; a woman so striking she is immediately sexualised by all who lay eyes on her. Continue reading Continue reading
Captain America: Q&A with Costume Designer Anna B. Sheppard
© 2011, Paramount Pictures
Clothes on Film chats exclusively to Anna B. Sheppard about her work on Captain America: The First Avenger. Continue reading Continue reading
Review: Captain America: The First Avenger
© 2011, Paramount Pictures
Some of the finest superhero costume design ever committed to film. Continue reading Continue reading
To Catch a Thief: Grace Kelly’s Coral Top and Skirt
© 2011, Clothes on Film
This coral pink ensemble encompasses and challenges the absolute femininity of Grace Kelly. Continue reading Continue reading
Barbra Streisand in The Way We Were: Forties Meets Seventies
© 2011, Clothes on Film
Throughout The Way We Were, Barbra Streisand wears a mix of period authenticity and contemporary fashion. Continue reading Continue reading
To Catch a Thief: Grace Kelly’s Beach Wear
© 2011, Clothes on Film
This is the most fun and elaborate outfit Grace Kelly wears in To Catch a Thief. Continue reading Continue reading
Captain America: The First Trailer
© 2011, Clothes on Film
The first trailer for Captain America: The First Avenger has bish bash boshed onto the internet. Continue reading Continue reading
To Catch a Thief: Grace Kelly in Blue Chiffon
© 2011, Clothes on Film
As worn by Grace Kelly, this floaty, conspicuous dress is an appreciable nod to Dior’s ‘New Look’ of the late 1940s. Continue reading Continue reading
Pollock: Ed Harris in Paint Splattered Denim
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Jackson Pollock spawned a thousand imitators in the art world when he chose to work in denim jeans. Continue reading Continue reading
Robert Cummings in Saboteur: Costume Judgement
© 2011, Clothes on Film
To be a saboteur you must surely dress like one. Continue reading Continue reading
Carice van Houten in Black Book: The Red Dress
© 2010, Clothes on Film
Carice van Houten is a Resistance beauty of Jean Harlow-esque proportions in an unmissable red halterneck dress. Continue reading Continue reading
Film Review: Shutter Island
© 2010, Clothes on Film
Only daft final act revelations offer release from Scorsese’s cinematic madhouse. Continue reading Continue reading
Inglourious Basterds: Costume Lowdown by Anna Sheppard
© 2009, Clothes on Film
Costume designer Anna B. Sheppard grants us exclusive insight into the unique period look of Inglourious Basterds. Continue reading Continue reading
UK Film Review: Inglourious Basterds
© 2009 Chris Laverty. All rights reserved.
Emerges as Quentin Tarantino’s most polished work to date. Continue reading Continue reading
Atonement: Keira Knightley’s Green Dress
© 2009, Clothes on Film
This emerald green dress from Atonement could be the most famous item of clothing on film in the last decade. Continue reading Continue reading
His Girl Friday: Rosalind Russell’s Chevron Striped Coat
© 2009, Clothes on Film
Hildy is tenacious and classy, though she’s not graceful. Continue reading Continue reading