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    Goldie Hawn in Cactus Flower: Mini Skirts and Mini Suits

    28 May ’13 /

    Goldie Hawn’s unforgettable debut in hot pants and mini skirts in Cactus Flower.

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    Deena Appel on the Costume Design of Austin Powers: Goldmember

    9 Oct ’18

    Take Me to my Tailor: Michael Caine in The Italian Job

    28 Jan ’14

    A Cat of a Certain Breed: Breakfast at Tiffany’s

    11 Aug ’12
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    Kramer vs. Kramer: Meryl Streep in a Burberry Trench Coat

    21 Mar ’13 /

    Meryl Streep’s timeless Burberry trench coat is one of the most recognisable contemporary costumes of 1970s.

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    Brigbsy Bear: Interview with Costume Designer Sarah Mae Burton

    14 Aug ’17

    The Conjuring Trailer: Lapels That Flap in the Night

    3 Apr ’13

    Behind the Candelabra: Wearing Liberace On Stage and Off

    31 May ’13
  • Clothes from now,  Girls in Films,  Guys in Films,  Interviews,  Premium

    Kurt and Bart Discuss the Costume Design of Stoker

    8 Mar ’13 /

    Kurt and Bart are fascinating. Forged as art school drop outs in 1980s New York, their name is now a singular brand to movers and shakers in the media industry. Yet they are two people, two very real people: Kurt Swanson and Bart Mueller, renowned costume designers and wardrobe stylists for film, stage, TV and commercials. Since the early 2000s, Kurt and Bart have really stepped up their work costume designing film (forgive the pun but they actually did costume Step Up 3D), although runaway hit Stoker is arguably their highest profile feature yet. In fact Stoker is the most beguiling film of 2013 so far for costume. This is…

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    A Star is Born: The Cotton Rebel

    12 Oct ’18

    Bombshell: Below the Belt

    17 Jan ’20

    Arthur: Trailer No. 2. Brace Yourself

    3 Mar ’11
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    Costume Design in Stoker: Control Yourself

    2 Mar ’13 /

    It's all about the shoes in Stoker.

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    Arthur: Trailer No. 2. Brace Yourself

    3 Mar ’11

    Realism through Identity: Clothing in The Last of Us

    30 Nov ’13

    World War Z and the Art of Breaking Down

    27 Jun ’13
  • Clothes from 1930s,  Clothes from 1990s,  Girls in Films,  Guys in Films,  Premium

    The Secret Sharer: Abbie Cornish & Andrea Riseborough in W.E.

    20 Mar ’12 /

    The glamorous look of the mid-1930s threads its way through dual love stories in W.E.

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    HBO Sessions Video: Clothes on Film Discuss Mildred Pierce

    21 Nov ’11

    Puttin’ on the Glitz at The British Library: A Look Back

    11 Apr ’14

    Gangster Squad: Gangster Gloss

    28 Jan ’13
  • Clothes from 1980s,  Girls in Films,  Premium

    Gena Rowlands in Gloria: Gangster’s Ex Wears a Skirt Suit

    9 Mar ’12 /

    Gena Rowlands' costumes as Gloria evocate character through a fashionable capsule wardrobe.

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    Scarface: Dress and Excess

    5 Sep ’11

    The Fashionable Style of Kathleen Turner in Romancing the Stone

    1 Jan ’20

    Wall Street: Michael Douglas’ Gekko Shirt

    6 Apr ’10
  • Clothes from now,  Girls in Films,  Guys in Films,  Interviews,  Premium

    Hanna: Interview with Costume Designer Lucie Bates

    29 Aug ’11 /

    Lucie Bates exclusively discusses her work on Hanna, inducing parodies, subtext and working with Giorgio Armani.

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    Fantasy Reality: Catherine George on Costuming Okja

    14 Jul ’17

    Black Swan Images = Costume Heaven

    23 Oct ’10

    You’ve Got Red on You: Us and the Jumpsuit Question

    1 Apr ’19