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Moments of sartorial significance, and that glimmer of recognition that we feel upon seeing an onscreen outfit worn more than once are found throughout Smooth Talk, Joyce Chopra’s underseen 1986 adaptation of a Joyce Carol Oates short story. The film … Continue reading
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Filmmaker and costume designer Sophie Black recounts her personal interpretation of Heathers, a film defined by vivid visual interpretation. It is just a coincidence that the first time I saw Michael Lehmann’s Heathers (1988) was within hours of the first … Continue reading
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As is often the way with costume designers, Stephanie Collie is something of an unsung hero. We will not reel off her entire back catalogue, but it does include South Riding (2011, TV), Telstar (2008) Peter’s Friends (1992) and perhaps … Continue reading
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Second and final part of our retrospective of The Grifters with insight from Mark Bridges. Continue reading
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The first trailer for Anchorman 2: The Legend Continues steps from the 70′s to the 80′s in vivid style. Continue reading
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First in our two part retrospective of neo-noir classic The Grifters with exclusive insight from the film’s assistant costume designer Mark Bridges. Continue reading
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Costume designer Ellen Mirojnick brings Liberace back to life on stage and off. Continue reading
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Director Bryan Singer has tweeted photographs of Nicholas Hoult, Hugh Jackman and James McAvoy in 1973 costume on set of X-Men: Days of Future Past. Continue reading
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The colours and codes of the costume design in No Country for Old Men. Continue reading
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Trailer number one for The Wolverine and he appears to be dressed as a Yakuza. Continue reading
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Costume designer Jacqueline West talks exclusively to Clothes on Film about her period recreation work on Ben Affleck’s Oscar favourite Argo. Continue reading
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Piper Perabo chats to Clothes on Film about costume design for her role in Looper. Continue reading
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Costume Designer Sharen Davis talks us through her retro-vision for Looper. Continue reading
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A mishmash of sci-fi conventions and clichés cobbled together as something we have never quite seen before. Continue reading
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American Gigolo is not about its protagonist, it is about what he wears. American Gigolo is about Armani. Continue reading
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Gena Rowlands’ costumes as Gloria evocate character through a fashionable capsule wardrobe. Continue reading
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Sonia Grande’s costume design for Midnight in Paris offers everything we expect of 1920s Paris and the contemporary nouveau riche. Continue reading
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Mark Bridges exclusively explains his costume choices for retro epic Boogie Nights. Continue reading