Tag Archives: Clothes from 1950s

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Orange BAFTA Film Awards: The Costume Nominees

Who might win for costume design at the Orange BAFTA Film Awards?

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Review: Norwegian Wood

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

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

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

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Barbra Streisand in The Way We Were: Forties Meets Seventies

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

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To Catch a Thief: Grace Kelly’s Beach Wear

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

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Steamy Sucker Punch Trailer Hits

The full trailer for Sucker Punch has arrived in all its steampunk, cutsey, fairytale and ass kicking glory.

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Janie Bryant Talks Mad Men Season 4: “Glitzy, not so glitzy”

A hint at what costume designer Janie Bryant has in store for Mad Men season four.

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Julia Roberts in Pretty Woman: Elegant Opera Dress

A timeless example of how movie fashion extends beyond the screen.

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Film Review: The Killer Inside Me

Well made and well acted, but ruined by a jarring tone.

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Colleen Goes Contemporary: First Official Pic from The Tourist

A solitary official image from The Tourist starring Angelina Jolie and Johnny Depp. Contemporary costume design by Coleen Atwood.

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Film Review: Shutter Island

Only daft final act revelations offer release from Scorsese's cinematic madhouse.

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New Shutter Island Trailer Debuts: Serious Fifties Costumes

Trailer two for Shutter Island hits the net. Leonardo DiCaprio and co revisit serious 1950s fashions.

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