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  • Clothes from 1940s,  Clothes from 1950s,  Interviews,  Premium

    Costuming The Dressmaker

    9 Nov ’15 /

    Twenty-five years ago, costume designer Margot Wilson was a student living in Paris when she picked up a roll of red, moire silk fabric during a shopping trip to Milan. She didn’t know why, or what for; she wasn’t even a costume designer then, just a talented young fashion grad from East Sydney Tech on a six-month scholarship to France. When it was time to go home, she took the beautiful roll of fabric back down under with her. Fast forward three decades and a couple of dozen films later (including Lantana, Bran Nue Dae and Lawless), and Wilson has finally found a screen role for her magnificent weave –…

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    Gangster Squad: Gangster Gloss

    28 Jan ’13

    Pollock: Ed Harris in Paint Splattered Denim

    15 Feb ’11

    Monica Bellucci as Malèna: Beauty, Black and Heels

    26 Aug ’11
  • Clothes from 1960s,  Clothes from 2000-10,  Girls in Films,  Premium

    Beautiful Oppression: Tilda Swinton in I am Love

    5 Jun ’15 /

    From stills of this film alone you could easily be forgiven in thinking that I am Love (Io sono l’amore, 2009) was set during the 1960s. The designer clothes draped worn by lead members of the Recchi family, as selected by costumer Antonella Cannarozzi, are generally minimalist, in plain colours with little embellishment. I am Love is actually set in Europe around 2000, but its central characters are trapped as the well-heeled repressed of the sixties. Just as sexual, artistic and cultural expression was blossoming, the old guard struggled to make sense of this new world so regressed even more vehemently into their old one. The Recchi’s seem to live…

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    Brighton Rock and Mod: Trailer Hits

    24 Nov ’10

    Quadrophenia: Cream & Brown Print Shift Dress

    22 Jul ’09

    Dual Analysis: Rosemary’s Baby – KB’s Thoughts

    8 Jan ’10
  • Clothes from Fantasy & Sci-fi,  Premium

    Disney’s Cinderella Trailer: The Costumes of Sandy Powell

    21 Nov ’14 /

    The first full-length trailer for Disney’s new live-action adaptation of Cinderella was this week and featured tantalising glimpses of what promises to be a visually gorgeous film. The costumes, designed by three time Academy Award winner Sandy Powell, appear to be absolutely stunning. With a clever mix of the eighteenth century, the 1830s, and a little 1950s couture thrown in for good measure (Powell has been quoted as saying she was aiming for the look of “a nineteenth-century period film made in the 1940s or ’50s”), Powell has created another jewel to add to her already over-bling crown. Here is a quick rundown of some of the looks we’ve been…

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    Star Wars: Interview with Michael Kaplan

    22 Jan ’16

    Game of Thrones Costume Analysis: Cersei Lannister

    6 Sep ’13

    Michael Wilkinson Discusses Costume Design in Man of Steel

    21 Jun ’13
  • Clothes from 1837-1919,  Clothes from 1950s,  Girls in Films,  Guys in Films,  Interviews,  Premium

    Anna Karenina: Jacqueline Durran Talks Jewellery & Costume

    11 Jan ’13 /

    Costume designer Jacqueline Durran discusses her unusual approach for Anna Karenina – 1870s Russia via 1950s couture.

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    The Not so Colourblind Costumes of The Personal History of David Copperfield

    31 Jan ’20

    Sherlock Holmes: Downey Jr. & Law New Poster Clothes

    20 Jun ’09

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    31 May ’17
  • Clothes from now,  Film Reviews,  Guys in Films

    Review: Cosmopolis

    29 Jun ’12 /

    Cosmopolis satisfies as everything avant-garde cinema should be; an immaculate journey into weird.

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    Review: Mission Impossible – Ghost Protocol

    16 Dec ’11

    Body of Lies: Mark Strong in Huntsman

    4 Nov ’09

    Contemporary Costume: Where Have the Aloha Shirts Gone?

    20 Jun ’14
  • Clothes from Fantasy & Sci-fi,  Clothes from now,  Film Reviews,  Girls in Films

    Review: Melancholia

    21 Oct ’11 /

    The most exquisite fashion promo ever made.

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    UK Film Review: Transformers: Revenge of the Fallen

    14 Jun ’09

    2001 and Hardy Amies: When Fashion and Film Collide

    21 Dec ’12

    Doctor Who: A Contemporary Costume Evolution

    21 Aug ’14
  • Clothes from 1990s,  Girls in Films,  Premium

    La Femme Nikita: Anne Parillaud’s Little Black Dress

    21 Dec ’10 /

    La Femme Nikita re-defines the little black dress on film.

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    Tailoring The Wolf of Wall Street

    7 Feb ’14

    Dual Analysis: The Big Lebowski – Chris’ Thoughts

    1 Jun ’10

    Middle Men Trailer: Game On

    17 Jun ’10
  • Clothes from 2000-10,  Girls in Films,  Guys in Films,  News

    The Tourist Trailer Hits: Continental Couture

    16 Sep ’10 /

    The first trailer for The Tourist has debuted. Regardless of your sexual orientation, there is something for you here.

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    Review: The American

    15 Oct ’10

    Ghost Town: Yellow Shirt, Perfect Screenplay

    7 Aug ’09

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    27 Nov ’09
  • Clothes from 2000-10,  Clothes from now,  Girls in Films,  Premium

    Whip It: Roller Derby Vogue

    2 Mar ’10 /

    In as much as this is Drew Barrymore's movie, it is also Catherine Marie Thomas' runway to showcase a wide range of creativity.

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    Gucci to Block Scott Movie if it doesn’t Measure Up

    2 Nov ’09

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    20 Jun ’14

    The American: Sylish Costume Pics

    6 Aug ’10
  • Clothes from 1950s,  Girls in Films,  Premium

    Rear Window: Grace Kelly’s Paris Dress

    5 May ’09 /

    This might be the most famous and copied outfit Grace Kelly ever wore.

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    Win a Grease Sing-a-Long Goodie Bag!

    16 Sep ’10

    Grease: Annette Cardona as Cha-Cha

    10 Nov ’09

    To Catch a Thief: Grace Kelly’s Beach Wear

    5 Apr ’11