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    Costume Stories: This Week, Diana & TIFF

    7 Sep ’13 /

    This week this happened in costume… Diana Rush, Alpha Papa and now Diana, costume designer Julian Day is everywhere at the moment (good, because he’s very talented). Here Day explains a little about undertaking what must have been one of the trickiest costume jobs of the year. Revenge All about Emily Thorne’s (Emily Van Camp) wedding dress. Preview: Jill Ohanneson designed it herself. Trish Summerville Video: The 2013 Stylist award winner looks understandably bemused throughout Pop Sugar’s excitable interview. Riddick Helen o’Hara skilfully pulls apart the film’s frankly disgusting misogyny. Northern Costume Social Event Advice for those in the TV/film costume game. Toronto International Film Festival Leaving aside award friendly…

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    Costume Stories, This Week: Inside Llewyn Davis & Mockingjay

    1 Feb ’14

    Costume Stories: This Week, Arrested Development & Star Wars

    25 May ’13

    Costume Stories: This Week, Boardwalk Empire & Rush

    21 Sep ’13
  • Clothes from Fantasy & Sci-fi,  Clothes from now,  Girls in Films

    Net-a-Porter to Launch Hunger Games Capsule Collection

    5 Sep ’13 /

    Must admit, we kind of saw this one coming. The Hunger Games: Catching Fire costume designer Trish Summerville has teamed up with online fashion retailer Net-a-Porter to produce 16 ready-to-wear outfits, leather goods and jewellery tied into the film. These ensembles will available exclusively at Net-a-Porter while being simultaneously promoted through Lionsgate’s Capital Couture website. Summerville, recently honoured as Costume Designer of the Year at the 10th Annual Style Awards, commented she’s “extremely proud of the designs that we created for The Hunger Games: Catching Fire and there’s no partner more appropriate for Capitol Couture than the world’s most cutting-edge luxury retailer”. If anyone can make such a collection work,…

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    King Kong: Naomi Watts’ White Evening Dress

    23 Oct ’09

    World War Z and the Art of Breaking Down

    27 Jun ’13

    Steamy Sucker Punch Trailer Hits

    5 Nov ’10
  • Costume Stories and Links

    Costume Stories: This Week, Catching Fire and Gatsby Again

    27 Apr ’13 /

    The week's big costume design stories and links.

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    Costume Stories: This Week, Diana & TIFF

    7 Sep ’13

    Costume Stories, This Week: Grace of Monaco & Penny Dreadful

    17 May ’14

    Costume Stories: This Week, A Field in England and Doctor Who

    6 Jul ’13
  • Clothes from Fantasy & Sci-fi,  Girls in Films,  Guys in Films

    The Hunger Games: Catching Fire Teaser Trailer Hits

    15 Apr ’13 /

    The very first trailer for The Hunger Games: Catching Fire and it’s more uniform than glamour.

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    Brigbsy Bear: Interview with Costume Designer Sarah Mae Burton

    14 Aug ’17

    Eiko Ishioka Has Died

    30 Jan ’12

    Oz the Great and Powerful: Close Up Look at the Costumes

    11 Mar ’13
  • Clothes from Fantasy & Sci-fi,  Costume Stories and Links,  Premium

    Costume Round Up: Flights of Fantasy

    10 Mar ’13 /

    To celebrate the release of Oz the Great and Powerful, here is a round up of the best fantasy costume posts at Clothes on Film.

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    Tron Legacy: Light Suit Costume

    9 Nov ’10

    Some Pics From Toy Story 3: Safari Ken

    25 May ’10

    Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows Trailer Looks Magic

    29 Jun ’10
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    All the Catching Fire Fashion Portraits in One Place

    9 Mar ’13 /

    A fun glimpse at the bizarre fashions to expect in Catching Fire thanks to costume designer Trish Summerville.

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    New Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows: Part 1 Trailer is No Drag

    23 Sep ’10

    King Kong: Naomi Watts’ White Evening Dress

    23 Oct ’09

    Woman Inherits the Earth: Femininity in Jurassic World

    19 Jun ’15