Category Archives: Clothes from 1960s

Clothes from films set during 1960s

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Costume Designer Theadora Van Runkle Dies Aged 83

8 Nov ’11 Filed under Clothes from 1960s, News. No comments.

Well known and respected Hollywood costume designer, Theadora Van Runkle, has died.

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The Help: Exclusive Interview with Director Tate Taylor

26 Oct ’11 Filed under Clothes from 1960s, Girls in Films, Interviews. 1 Comment.

Clothes on Film talks exclusively to Tate Taylor about his use of costume in The Help.

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Win an Official The Big Lebowski Pendleton Cardigan

11 Oct ’11 Filed under Clothes from 1960s, Clothes from 1990s, Competitions, Guys in Films. 4 Comments.

Win an official Cowichan style cardigan as worn by Jeff Bridges in The Big Lebowski.

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Katie Holmes in The Kennedys: Armani’s Copy of a Copy

5 Aug ’11 Filed under Clothes from 1950s, Clothes from 1960s, Girls on TV. 2 Comments.

Unquestionably the most historically significant outfit Katie Holmes as Jackie Kennedy wears in the show is her rose pink tweed suit.

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Norwegian Wood: Hipsters Unmaxed

8 Jul ’11 Filed under Clothes from 1960s, Clothes from now, Girls in Films, Guys in Films. No comments.

Does Japanese period costume reflect on contemporary fashion? We appraise the hipster style of Norwegian Wood.

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Diana Rigg in OHMSS: A Wedding Ensemble to Die For

24 Jun ’11 Filed under Clothes from 1960s, Girls in Films. 2 Comments.

As TracyDi Vicenzo in OHMSS, Diana Rigg wore a daring 1960s wedding ensemble.

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Review: Norwegian Wood

27 May ’11 Filed under Clothes from 1960s, Film Reviews, Girls in Films, Guys in Films. No comments.

Beautiful and affecting, even if it does collapse under the weight of its own earnestness at times.

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Goldfinger: Sean Connery in a Towelling Playsuit

29 Mar ’11 Filed under Clothes from 1960s, Guys in Films. 5 Comments.

The blue towelling playsuit in Goldfinger is typically remembered as Bond’s one sartorial disaster. Yet it might be worthy of reconsideration.

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Mad Men: John Slattery in a Double Breasted Suit (S2)

16 Mar ’11 Filed under Clothes from 1960s, Guys on TV. 5 Comments.

As account man Roger Sterling, John Slattery tended to wear a light grey three piece suit; right up until he donned a sharp double breasted for the first time.

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Art of Rosemary’s Baby

7 Mar ’11 Filed under Clothes from 1960s, Girls in Films, News.

Artist Cathy Lomax has recreated several images from Rosemary’s Baby, analysing the film via costumes worn by its titular central character.

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X-Men: First Class Trailer

11 Feb ’11 Filed under Clothes from 1960s, News. 4 Comments.

The period is swinging, but the trailer is classy.

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X-Men: First Class Costumes

20 Jan ’11 Filed under Clothes from 1960s, Clothes from Fantasy & Sci-fi, Girls in Films, Guys in Films, News. 8 Comments.

Some official images have surfaced for X-Men: First Class. The sixties costumes vibe is not excessive, however.

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