Among all this luxury is a plain, yet deliciously feminine black dress worn for the ‘Pick Yourself Up’ waltz. Continue reading Continue reading
Swing Time: Ginger Rogers’ Day Dress
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Monthly Archives: May 2009
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UK Film Review: Terminator Salvation
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Starring: Christian Bale, Sam Worthington, Moon Bloodgood Directed by: McG The terminator, as represented first and best by Arnold Schwarzenegger, is an obvious signifier for brutish masculinity on film: black leather biker jacket, muscular build, modest dialogue. The irony being, … Continue reading
Quadrophenia: Mod Girl Wearing Stockings
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Mod era film Quadrophenia illustrates an interesting point concerning female hosiery during the 1960s. Continue reading Continue reading
First Trailer for Sherlock Holmes Online – No Deerstalker! No Mac Farlane!
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Guy Ritchie is steering his Holmes away from the traditional, stuffier image of Basil Rathbone or Jeremy Brett. Continue reading Continue reading
Rosemary’s Baby: Mia Farrow’s Red Trouser Suit
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Rosemary’s Baby is the perfect mid-sixties set fashion movie. Continue reading Continue reading
The Warriors: Leather Vest
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This gang warfare movie was never so much about the fighting as the clothes. Continue reading Continue reading
New Public Enemies Posters Released
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Public Enemies, the upcoming Michael Mann directed crime thriller, has just updated its marketing campaign with three new poster designs. Continue reading Continue reading
North by Northwest: Cary Grant’s Kilgour Suit
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This stylish grey Glen check suit from North by Northwest is certainly his most well known. Continue reading Continue reading
Mad Men: Christina Hendricks’ Op Art Blue Dress (S1)
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As office vamp Joan Holloway, Christina Hendricks gets the lion’s share of groovy outfits on 1960s set TV drama Mad Men. Continue reading Continue reading
Audrey Tautou Chanel Sailor Pants For Perfume Advertisement
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In this new advertisement for Chanel No.5, Audrey Tautou slips on a stylish pair of black silk-satin Chanel sailor pants. Continue reading Continue reading
The Cats Meow: Kirsten Dunst’s Chanel Style Beach Pyjamas
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Costume designer Caroline de Vivaise dressed Dunst in nautically themed beach pyjamas, which were not just suitable for the location, but also a nod to Marion’s forward-thinking ways. Continue reading Continue reading
The First Great Train Robbery: Sean Connery’s Victorian Coat
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Sean Connery wore an elegant Victorian coat in The First Great Train Robbery. Continue reading Continue reading
Rear Window: Grace Kelly’s Paris Dress
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This might be the most famous and copied outfit Grace Kelly ever wore. Continue reading Continue reading
Film Review: 42nd Street
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A power play of sexual politics set in the heightened blood, sweat and tears world of professional theatre. Continue reading Continue reading