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Gangster Squad: Gangster Gloss

The glossy costume world of gangster squad is faithful to history, but not a slave to it.
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Monica Bellucci as Malèna: Beauty, Black and Heels

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→

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Captain America: Q&A with Costume Designer Anna B. Sheppard

29 Jul ’11

Clothes on Film chats exclusively to Anna B. Sheppard about her work on Captain America: The First Avenger. Continue reading→

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Review: Captain America: The First Avenger

25 Jul ’11

Some of the finest superhero costume design ever committed to film. Continue reading→

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To Catch a Thief: Grace Kelly’s Coral Top and Skirt

21 May ’11

This coral pink ensemble encompasses and challenges the absolute femininity of Grace Kelly. Continue reading→

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Barbra Streisand in The Way We Were: Forties Meets Seventies

16 May ’11

Throughout The Way We Were, Barbra Streisand wears a mix of period authenticity and contemporary fashion. Continue reading→

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To Catch a Thief: Grace Kelly’s Beach Wear

5 Apr ’11

This is the most fun and elaborate outfit Grace Kelly wears in To Catch a Thief. Continue reading→

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Captain America: The First Trailer

24 Mar ’11

The first trailer for Captain America: The First Avenger has bish bash boshed onto the internet. Continue reading→

Nestled just over half way through Sew Iconic is the ice blue chiffon dress worn by Grace Kelly and designed by Edith Head for To Catch a Thief (1954). Get some practise in before tackling this one.

To Catch a Thief: Grace Kelly in Blue Chiffon

2 Mar ’11

As worn by Grace Kelly, this floaty, conspicuous dress is an appreciable nod to Dior’s ‘New Look’ of the late 1940s. Continue reading→

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Pollock: Ed Harris in Paint Splattered Denim

15 Feb ’11

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

Robert Cummings in Saboteur: Costume Judgement

4 Jan ’11

To be a saboteur you must surely dress like one. Continue reading→

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Carice van Houten in Black Book: The Red Dress

21 Sep ’10

Carice van Houten is a Resistance beauty of Jean Harlow-esque proportions in an unmissable red halterneck dress. Continue reading→