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    Costume Stories, This Week: Edith Head and Ender’s Game

    2 Nov ’13 /

    Costume news you may have missed. Edith Head Google’s delightful doodle to celebrate the birth of Edith Head on 28th October 1897, showcasing illustrations of her work from A Place in the Sun, White Christmas, Sex and the Single Girl, To Catch a Thief, The Birds and Gunfight at the O.K. Corral. The Hunger Games: Catching Fire Costume preview via Trish Summerville and The New York Times – no spoilers. Look out for our own coverage soon. Julien’s Auctions The estate of William Travilla. Get your credit card(s) ready. Columbo New costume Tumblr by Nicolas Magand. Mark this as essential reading forever. Duck Dynasty Well what did YOU wear for…

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    Costume Stories, This Week: Ray Donovan and Batman (1989)

    5 Jul ’14

    Costume Stories, This Week: Thor: The Dark World and Reign

    26 Oct ’13

    Costume Stories: This Week, Gatsby and Capitol Couture

    20 Apr ’13
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    Costume Stories: This Week, FIDM and Breaking Bad

    3 Aug ’13 /

    Costume design reduced to stories and links.

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    Costume Stories, This Week: OITNB and Legend

    21 Jun ’14

    Costume Stories, This Week: Dallas and Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D

    8 Mar ’14

    Costume Stories, This Week: Amy Adams & Sleepy Hollow

    25 Jan ’14
  • Girls in Films,  Guys in Films,  Premium

    How to Read Costume on Film

    19 Apr ’11 /

    Editor Chris Laverty explains how to ‘read’ costume on film. From an article originally published in Moviescope magazine.

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    Latest Trailer for The Great Gatsby: Fancy Clothes

    4 Apr ’13

    To Catch a Thief: Grace Kelly’s Coral Top and Skirt

    21 May ’11

    Awesome Lack of Taste: Style Lessons from Hot Tub Time Machine

    11 May ’10
  • Clothes from Fantasy & Sci-fi,  Girls in Films,  Guys in Films,  Interviews,  Premium

    Tron Legacy: Merchandising the MCP

    17 Dec ’10 /

    The proposed ethos behind Tron Legacy merchandising is more than just product; it’s a lifestyle choice.

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    Film Review: The Lovely Bones

    20 Feb ’10

    King Kong: Naomi Watts’ White Evening Dress

    23 Oct ’09

    Review: Melancholia

    21 Oct ’11
  • Clothes from Fantasy & Sci-fi,  Film Reviews

    Review: Tron Legacy

    5 Dec ’10 /

    Flourishes of brilliance, but buried beneath disjointed action sequences and a story that fails to make any sense at all.

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    UK Film Review: Transformers: Revenge of the Fallen

    14 Jun ’09

    Film Review: The Lovely Bones

    20 Feb ’10

    Brave: Costume in Animation – Interview with Claudia Chung

    16 Aug ’12
  • Clothes from Fantasy & Sci-fi,  Competitions

    Preview Tickets for Tron Legacy! Two Pairs to Give Away!

    22 Nov ’10 /

    Tron Legacy arrives in UK cinemas on 17th December, but you can see it over two weeks early! We have TWO PAIRS of tickets to give away to a screening in London’s West End on Thursday 2nd December at 6.00 pm. If that is not an early Christmas present then we don’t know what is. As you are doubtlessly aware, Tron Legacy is the story of 27 year old Sam Flynn (Garrett Hedlund) searching for his missing father Kevin (Jeff Bridges), once the world’s leading video game designer, in a high-tech cyber universe – the ‘Grid’ – where he has been trapped for twenty years. Help comes in the form…

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    Brave: Costume in Animation – Interview with Claudia Chung

    16 Aug ’12

    Disney’s Cinderella Trailer: The Costumes of Sandy Powell

    21 Nov ’14

    Thor: Costume Revealed. Sort Of

    30 Apr ’10
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    Tron Legacy: Light Suit Costume – Part 2

    16 Nov ’10 /

    Part 2 of our detailed look at the costumes in Tron Legacy, moving onto specific design elements created for individual characters.

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    Game of Thrones Costume Evolution: Sansa in Black

    16 Apr ’15

    Ghostbusters: Sigourney Weaver’s Cape Coat

    15 Sep ’09

    Anne Hathaway’s Catwoman Costume: Full Paparazzi Reveal

    26 Sep ’11
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    Tron Legacy: Light Suit Costume

    9 Nov ’10 /

    We examine the design of the Tron Legacy light suits in detail including their creation, construction and symbolism.

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    All the Catching Fire Fashion Portraits in One Place

    9 Mar ’13

    Beauty and the Beast: Q&A with Jacqueline Durran

    12 Apr ’17

    X-Men: Days of Future Past Pics – 1973 Xavier, Hank & Logan

    10 May ’13
  • Clothes from Fantasy & Sci-fi,  Girls in Films,  News

    Steamy Sucker Punch Trailer Hits

    5 Nov ’10 /

    The full trailer for Sucker Punch has arrived in all its steampunk, cutsey, fairytale and ass kicking glory.

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    Game of Thrones Costume Analysis: Daenerys Targaryen

    16 Jul ’13

    X-Men: First Class Costumes

    20 Jan ’11

    Star Wars: Interview with Michael Kaplan

    22 Jan ’16