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Costume in The Great Gatsby: Use Your Imagination

Baz Luhrmann and Catherine Martin bring us the twenties reloaded. Continue reading→

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Of Money and Sex: Fitzgerald, Luhrmann, and Clothing in The Great Gatsby

We analyse exactly what Baz Luhrmann and Catherine Martin need to get right for their costume design in The Great Gatsby. Continue reading→

Doris Day in Pillow Talk: Couture Allure

18 May ’12

Doris Day’s last hurrah for 1950s fashion wearing some of the most exquisite costumes ever seen on screen. Continue reading→

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Review: Hugo – With Exclusive Insight From Sandy Powell

23 Dec ’11

Hugo is Scorsese’s monument to wonder and excitement. Here Sandy Powell exclusively explains her costume choices to Clothes on Film. Continue reading→

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Boardwalk Empire Costume Q&A: John Dunn & Lisa Padovani

21 Sep ’11

On the eve of Boardwalk Empire: Season 2 commencing, we had a chat with the show’s costume designers John Dunn and Lisa Padovani. Continue reading→

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Kate Winslet in Mildred Pierce: Sex and the Housedress

1 Jul ’11

A prevalent theme in the first episode of Mildred Pierce starring is how domestic costume can be read as a signal for sexual availability. Continue reading→