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  • Clothes from 1837-1919,  Girls in Films,  Guys in Films

    12 Years a Slave: Rags and Tatters

    20 Jan ’14 /

    We may have to eat our words, but as it stands 12 Years a Slave is unlikely to win the Best Costume Design Oscar. It does tick some of the necessary boxes: it’s period (mid 19th century), features both crinolines and cravats, and is part of the popular ballot. Yet being as the protagonist spends most of his time in just an increasingly distressed tunic shirt, the Academy may just feel costume designer Patricia Norris has really not worked hard enough. Flippancy toward the Academy aside, 12 Years a Slave remains a wonderfully rich costume experience. Every fibre leaps off the screen with detail and feeling. The cool weave of…

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    Sleepy Hollow: Q&A with Costume Designer Kristin M. Burke

    4 Feb ’14

    Sherlock Holmes: A Game of Shadows: Costume Round Up: Part 2

    9 Jul ’12

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

    31 Jan ’20
  • Clothes from 1837-1919,  Girls in Films,  Guys in Films,  Premium

    Review: Lincoln

    1 Feb ’13 /

    The biggest compliment that can be paid to Joanna Johnston’s costumes in Lincoln is that you will hardly notice them.

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    Louise Bourgoin as Adèle Blanc-Sec: Feathers in Her Hat

    12 Aug ’11

    Review: Oz the Great and Powerful

    4 Mar ’13

    Recreating the Levi’s Spring Bottom Pants Advert from 1905

    4 Jun ’14
  • 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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    Bright Star Trailer Online: 19th Century Costumes Afoot

    9 Oct ’09

    Sherlock Holmes: A Game of Shadows: Costume Round Up: Part 2

    9 Jul ’12

    Dual Analysis: The Young Victoria – Chris’ Thoughts

    28 Jul ’10
  • Clothes from Fantasy & Sci-fi,  Girls in Films

    Eiko Ishioka Costumes for Mirror, Mirror Immortalised with App

    15 Mar ’12 /

    Eiko Ishioka’s dresses for Mirror, Mirror featured in an app? Sure, anything that gets people taking about costume.

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    Alice in Wonderland: Four Images to Enchant Thee

    5 Feb ’10

    Game of Thrones Costume Analysis: Cersei Lannister

    6 Sep ’13

    Seventh Son Trailer: Filthy Fantasy

    12 Jul ’13
  • Clothes from 1837-1919,  Girls in Films,  Guys in Films,  Interviews,  Premium

    The Suspicions of Mr Whicher: Costume Q&A with Lucinda Wright

    3 Jun ’11 /

    Lucinda Wright talks to Clothes on Film about her contribution to The Suspicions of Mr Whicher starring Paddy Considine.

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