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  • Clothes from 2000-10,  Clothes from Fantasy & Sci-fi,  Guys in Films,  Interviews

    Inception: Costume Style Analysis VLOG

    19 Aug ’20 /

    A new VLOG looking back over the still stunning costume design on of Inception.

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    Gucci to Block Scott Movie if it doesn’t Measure Up

    2 Nov ’09

    The Bourne Supremacy: Karl Urban’s Tunic Shirt

    18 Jul ’09

    Film Review: Knight and Day

    5 Aug ’10
  • Clothes from 2000-10,  Clothes from Fantasy & Sci-fi,  Girls in Films,  Guys in Films,  Interviews

    Inception Revisited with Costume Designer Jeffrey Kurland

    17 Jul ’20 /

    We revisit sci-fi classic Inception a decade after its release with MVP, costume designer Jeffrey Kurland.

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    Film Review: The Boys Are Back

    22 Jan ’10

    The A-Team Movie: First Official Pic – Suited Bradley Cooper

    24 Oct ’09

    Bond 23 Not Gonna Happen. Not Yet Anyway

    20 Apr ’10
  • Clothes from Fantasy & Sci-fi,  Clothes from now,  Girls in Films,  Guys in Films

    New Trailer for Tenet, aka The Best Film Ever Made

    23 May ’20 /

    A new trailer for Christopher Nolan’s Tenet has dropped and it’s undoubtedly going to be the best film EVER.

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    The Martian: The Perfect 10 Spacesuit

    6 Oct ’15

    Costume Round Up: Suited for Space

    16 Mar ’13

    Eiko Ishioka: Trapped in Her Own imagination

    15 Jul ’13
  • Clothes from Fantasy & Sci-fi,  Clothes from now,  Guys in Films

    The Pure Nerd-Joy of Mysterio’s Costume in Spider-Man: Far From Home

    22 Jul ’19 /

    The latest MCU smash-hit, Spider-Man: Far From Home (2019), features one of the strangest villains in the wallcrawler’s rogues’ gallery. When it comes to movies based on comic books, the outfit a character like Mysterio wears is not supposed to work on-screen. On the printed pages of comics, the outfits can be impractical and outlandish, and nothing is more of those things than the villain’s fishbowl helmet, lavender cape fastened with giant eyes, and green, scaly tights. Still, costume designer for the film, Anna B. Sheppard, met the challenge of making a fantastic look for Jake Gyllenhaal’s villain. Instead of running away from the crazy roots of the character, she…

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    Costume Round Up: Flights of Fantasy

    10 Mar ’13

    Iron Man 2: Some Late in the Day Images

    22 Apr ’10

    Review: The Hunger Games

    25 Mar ’12
  • Clothes from 1960s,  Clothes from 1990s,  Clothes from Fantasy & Sci-fi,  Girls in Films,  Guys in Films,  Interviews,  Premium

    Deena Appel on the Costume Design of Austin Powers: International Man of Mystery

    25 Sep ’18 /

    With Austin Powers: International Man of Mystery (1997), costume designer Deena Appel created one of the most iconic screen looks of all time. That is no overstatement; Austin Powers has been copied and homaged and wheeled out every year as a Halloween costume, with very little credit put Appel’s way. It is a rather sad indictment of how the industry works that, despite its importance, especially in a film such as Austin Powers, a costume designer will rarely see any kudos come their way. Awards? Well, you might have a chance if your film is set in Victorian England or Disney-verse, but other than that not so much. With this…

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    Two For the Road: Audrey Hepburn in Denim

    9 Aug ’10

    X-Men: First Class Trailer

    11 Feb ’11

    Michael Caine in The Italian Job: Part 2

    20 Feb ’14
  • Clothes from Fantasy & Sci-fi,  Girls in Films,  Guys in Films,  Premium

    Superfly Solo

    18 Jun ’18 /

    MILD SPOILERS Solo: A Star Wars Story (2018) is far and away the most ‘A New Hope-like’ film in the series yet. In terms of tone, sure, but particularly costume. What costume designers Glyn Dillon and David Crossman have so expertly achieved with Solo is making a contemporary looking movie set during the late 1960s. Star Wars: A New Hope was released in 1977 which puts Solo’s timeline around a decade before, or likely just over. But hang on, isn’t this a science fiction movie? What does when it’s made have to do with the space opera world being brought to life on screen? Well the seventies in particular was…

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    Michael Wilkinson Discusses Costume Design in Man of Steel

    21 Jun ’13

    Moon: The Double Meaning of Sam Rockwell’s Costume Design

    25 May ’12

    Gore Verbinski Leaves Steampunk World of BioShock…

    24 Aug ’09
  • Clothes from Fantasy & Sci-fi,  Clothes from now,  Girls in Films,  Guys in Films,  Premium

    Infinity War Costume Design: The Unfamiliar Familiar

    4 May ’18 /

    SPOILERS For anyone with an eye to costume, The Avengers: Infinity War (2018) seemingly takes few evolutionary leaps. This makes perfect sense when we consider the timeline following particularly significant events of Captain America: Civil War (2016) and Black Panther (2017). Infinity War costume designer Judianna Makovsky (previously on board for The Winter Soldier, 2014; Civil War and Guardians of the Galaxy Vol.2, 2016) has crafted a combination of instantly familiar looks for a jam-packed canon of characters where nobody wants to be missed, but nobody should stick out above anyone else either. It’s a real balancing act, which is something we are should sure Thanos himself would appreciate. Judianna…

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    Prince of Persia: Firsthand Look at the Costumes

    11 Jun ’10

    Game of Thrones Costume Analysis: Cersei Lannister

    6 Sep ’13

    Full Alice in Wonderland Trailer Hits: Potty But Pretty

    16 Dec ’09
  • Clothes from Fantasy & Sci-fi,  Girls in Films,  Guys in Films,  Interviews

    The Last Jedi: Interview with Costume Designer Michael Kaplan

    24 Dec ’17 /

    MINOR SPOILERS There are already lots of good interviews with Star Wars: The Last Jedi (2017) costume designer Michael Kaplan on the internet (we recommend this one in particular), so for Clothes on Film we kept it brief and fresh. We caught up with Kaplan, who is also responsible for Star Wars: The Force Awakens (2015), Star Trek (2009), Fight Club (1999) and Blade Runner (1982), for a little chat about what’s new for episode 8 of the ever evolving space saga. Clothes on Film: Let’s kick off by asking you about the best new costume in the film, the Elite Praetorian Guard… Michael Kaplan: They are my favourite costumes…

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    UK Film Review: The Road

    19 Nov ’09

    Costume Round Up: Suited for Space

    16 Mar ’13

    Clash of The Titans Teaser Trailer Hits and Hits Hard

    11 Nov ’09
  • Clothes from 1970s,  Clothes from 1980s,  Clothes from Fantasy & Sci-fi,  Clothes from now,  Girls in Films,  Guys in Films,  Interviews,  Premium

    Brigbsy Bear: Interview with Costume Designer Sarah Mae Burton

    14 Aug ’17 /

    Brigsby Bear tells the bizarre yet charming tale of a young man, James Pope (Kyle Mooney), who was kidnapped as a baby and subsequently released into the world many years later with no knowledge of it beyond a non-existent kids television show. The film evokes a nostalgic view of the 1980s and, while is contemporary set, gently embraces that period in terms of its aesthetic. Costume designer for Brigsby Bear, Sarah Mae Burton, experienced in both television and film, has created a familiar yet distinctive vibe that feels entirely believable. Here she talks exclusively to Clothes on Film about her process: Clothes on Film: James Pope’s world for twenty five…

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    Richard Burton is The Dandy Villain

    3 Apr ’20

    Suit Yourself: Elliot Gould in The Long Goodbye

    12 Dec ’13

    The Box Website Goes Live: Creepy Seventies

    10 Oct ’09
  • Clothes from 1980s,  Clothes from Fantasy & Sci-fi,  Clothes from now,  Guys in Films,  Interviews,  Premium

    Brigsby Bear: Interview with Suit Creators Stoopid Buddy Stoodios

    28 Jul ’17 /

    Despite being set in the present day, the world of Brigsby Bear (2017, directed by Dave McCary) is a cosy 1980s nostalgia affair. Most of what we see either comes from or belongs to another time. It is a very deliberate look that extends right across the production design and costumes. Separate from the overall costume design of Brigsby Bear (by Sarah Mae Burton), Stoopid Buddy Stoodios worked on the creation and execution of the actual Brigsby Bear suit. We chatted to David Brooks and Ben Bayouth from the studio to discover exactly how they arrived upon the distinctive finished article. Clothes on Film: What led Stoopid Buddy Stoodios to…

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    Cinema Paradiso: Invisible Costume

    9 Feb ’15

    Brigbsy Bear: Interview with Costume Designer Sarah Mae Burton

    14 Aug ’17

    Rumble Fish: Dress Code Integrity in Gang Culture

    30 Aug ’12
  • Clothes from Fantasy & Sci-fi,  Clothes from now

    Fantasy Reality: Catherine George on Costuming Okja

    14 Jul ’17 /

    MINOR SPOILERS Okja (2017) is the second film that costume designer Catherine George has worked on with director Bong Joon-ho. Their first together, Snowpiercer (2013), despite being lauded by critics (and featuring Chris Evans), only received a limited theatrcial run in the U.S. and no release at all in the UK. Unlike Okja, Snowpiercer is an out and out sci-fi fantasy set when most of the world’s population have been wiped out and those who remain live on perpetually moving train. Okja is still a fantasy, it revolves around a little girl Mija (An Seo Hyun) trying to save her giant ‘super pig’ from being harvested as GM bacon, but…

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    Anne Hathaway’s Catwoman Costume: Full Paparazzi Reveal

    26 Sep ’11

    Iron Man 2 Fan Costume: Fan-tastic

    21 Jul ’10

    The Catwalk of The Hunger Games: Catching Fire

    15 Nov ’13
  • Clothes from Fantasy & Sci-fi,  Girls in Films,  Guys in Films,  Interviews

    Beauty and the Beast: Q&A with Jacqueline Durran

    12 Apr ’17 /

    There are already a lot of excellent interviews with Oscar winning Beauty and the Beast costume designer Jacqueline Durran online, so with our limited communication we wanted to ask a little more about Belle’s (Emma Watson) day-to-day ensemble and the creation of Gaston’s attire (Luke Evans), arguably the closest character to his 1991 animated counterpart. Ms. Durran, currently hard at work on a new project, was kind enough to provide a few brief responses: Clothes on Film: How did you go about creating costumes for a computer generated Beast? Jacqueline Durran: When I first started prep on the movie the Beast was going to be a prosthetic beast. Had this…

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    Iron Man 3: A Different Kind of Suit

    24 Apr ’13

    Review: Tron Legacy

    5 Dec ’10

    The Last Airbender: New Trailer, Lots To See

    26 Apr ’10
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