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    The Gumshoe Chic of Mickey Rourke in Angel Heart (1987)

    29 Nov ’19 /

    The scruffy gumshoe style of Mickey Rourke in Angel Heart (1987). With very special trousers.

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    Edith Head Sketches for Grace Kelly Costumes to be Auctioned

    11 Nov ’10

    Rear Window: Miss Lonelyheart’s Green Dress

    6 Nov ’09

    The Look of Love: Q&A with Costume Designer Stephanie Collie

    29 Aug ’13
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    Black Caesar: Blaxploitation Gangster

    1 Nov ’13 /

    Fred Williamson as Tommy Gibbs adopts the gangster codes of 1930s cinema in blaxploitation classic Black Caesar.

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    Legend: Interview with Costume Designer Caroline Harris

    25 Sep ’15

    The Big Lebowski: Jeff Bridges in a Pendleton Cardigan

    31 Aug ’10

    Goldie Hawn in Cactus Flower: Mini Skirts and Mini Suits

    28 May ’13
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    Crazy, Stupid, Love: Suits and 407s

    27 Jan ’12 /

    Crazy, Stupid Love is every inch the ‘fashion film’, both in terms of narrative and costume designer Dayna Pink’s elegant menswear styling.

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    New Paranormal Activity 2 Clip: Ordinary is Scary

    20 Oct ’10

    Realism through Identity: Clothing in The Last of Us

    30 Nov ’13

    Hanging by a Thread: Cate Blanchett in Blue Jasmine

    31 Jan ’14