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A Look at the Style of Once Upon a Time in Hollywood
A brief video dip into the costume design of Once Upon a Time in Hollywood.
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Ocean’s 8: Fashioning Costume
MINOR SPOILERS Movies that feature contemporary fashion, particularly high-end and particularly for women, are a tricky sell costume wise. While men’s semi-formal to formal attire is generally shaped around the fundamental guise of the lounge suit, women’s clothing has a lot more avenues and possibilities. In addition to colour and pattern there is shape and form, which can vary dramatically for the fashionable wearer. What can vary dramatically can also date dramatically and this can be major stumbling block for costume designers. Films centred around the world of fashion, or those that include a lot of fashionable garments such as The Devil Wears Prada (2006), Clueless (1995) and Funny Face…
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The Fabric of Film: Tough Guy Wear
In honour of The Times’ film critic Kevin Maher’s list of iconic movie rebels, we take a look at what it truly takes to make a tough guy in cinema. What constitutes a tough guy, as in ‘man’, on film is usually a traditional interpretation of masculinity. There is always room for the sensitive hero in a sweater and slacks, but for those who watch movies as ingrained wish fulfilment, the sexy and sweaty man’s man needs suitable attire to reflect his personality. But it is not just about the garments themselves. A jacket is a jacket, but a leather jacket is a symbol. A wax jacket on the other…
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12 Years a Slave Trailer: Fine Fabrics
Fabrics jump out of the screen in this trailer for 12 Years a Slave.
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World War Z and the Art of Breaking Down
World War Z neatly demonstrates the art of breaking down and distressing costume.
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Fight Club: Remembering Marla, the Dark Tourist
Costume designer Michael Kaplan reminisces with Clothes on Film about creating dark tourist Marla Singer in Fight Club.
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Jacques D’Azur’s Heir Found: Enjoys Bespoke Tux & Lots to Drink
After the tragic loss of Jacques d’Azur, his heir steps forward thanks to Stella Artois 4%.
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