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  • Clothes from 1960s,  Clothes from 1970s,  Clothes from now,  Guys in Films,  Interviews

    From Tailors with Love Podcast: Discussing the Tom Ford Look

    24 Jan ’20 /

    We chat about why James Bond wearing a Tom Ford suit is almost a waste of time for the From Tailors with Love podcast.

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    Norwegian Wood: Hipsters Unmaxed

    8 Jul ’11

    Costuming Hitchcock: An Extract from Hitchcock’s Heroines by Caroline Young

    6 Jun ’18

    Take Me to my Tailor: Michael Caine in The Italian Job

    28 Jan ’14
  • Guys in Films

    Rolex in the Movies: The Action Timepiece

    10 Jun ’16 /

    It’s the most celebrated, the most special, the most significant watch of all time; Rolex is symbolic of many things in the movies: style, wealth, attitude, and perhaps most importantly, taste. That is not to say a Rolex is elitist, but rather that the wearer on screen, anyone from James Bond to Steve McQueen, is someone possessed of the knowledge that there is no better. Rolex is the pinnacle. The history of Rolex on film is not nearly as interesting as the scope of its wearers and how this simple act of either subtle or ostentatious display can define character. Take James Bond, a man whose breeding was forced upon…

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    UK Film Review: Inglourious Basterds

    19 Aug ’09

    Film Review: Freebie and the Bean

    25 Jul ’09

    Review: Cosmopolis

    29 Jun ’12
  • Clothes from now,  Interviews,  Premium

    The Muppets Most Wanted: Set and Costume Visit

    9 Jan ’14 /

    ‘Disney’s Muppets Most Wanted takes the entire Muppets gang on a global tour, selling out grand theatres in some of Europe’s most exciting destinations, including Berlin, Madrid, Dublin and London. But mayhem follows the Muppets overseas, as they find themselves unwittingly entangled in an international crime caper headed by Constantine—the World’s Number One Criminal and a dead ringer for Kermit the Frog—and his dastardly sidekick Dominic, aka Number Two, portrayed by Ricky Gervais. The film stars Ty Burrell as Interpol agent Jean Pierre Napoleon, and Tina Fey as Nadya, a feisty prison guard.‘ That is the boilerplate pitch for The Muppets Most Wanted. Verbatim. If you think that sounds like…

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    Trailer for Spike Lee’s Oldboy: Nothing New?

    10 Jul ’13

    Review: Mission Impossible – Ghost Protocol

    16 Dec ’11

    Kate Hudson in Le Divorce: Love is in the Bag

    10 Jun ’11
  • Clothes from now,  Film Reviews,  Girls in Films,  Guys in Films

    Review: Skyfall

    16 Oct ’12 /

    James Bond is back and he has never scrubbed up better. Tom Ford now exists to make Daniel Craig suits.

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    Exclusive Interview with Toy Story 3 Director Lee Unkrich

    19 Jul ’10

    The Hangover Costume Guide: Black Suits and Shades

    15 Dec ’09

    Review: Inception

    13 Jul ’10
  • Clothes from 1960s,  Guys in Films,  Premium

    George Lazenby in On Her Majesty’s Secret Service

    12 Oct ’12 /

    George Lazenby’s fashionable Bond is sartorially similar to Daniel Craig in Skyfall.

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    Costuming Hitchcock: An Extract from Hitchcock’s Heroines by Caroline Young

    6 Jun ’18

    2001 and Hardy Amies: When Fashion and Film Collide

    21 Dec ’12

    Deena Appel on Creating the Costume World of The Spy Who Shagged Me

    2 Oct ’18
  • Girls in Films,  Guys in Films,  News

    All About Bond: A Book of 007 Photographs By Terry O’Neill

    8 Oct ’12 /

    A new compilation of sartorially revealing James Bond photographs by Terry O’Neill.

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

    11 Mar ’13

    The Tourist Trailer Hits: Continental Couture

    16 Sep ’10

    Inglourious Basterds: Costume Lowdown by Anna Sheppard

    28 Sep ’09
  • Guys in Films,  Interviews,  News

    Video: Designing James Bond’s Suits: Connery to Craig

    2 Jul ’12 /

    A new web documentary analysing the look of James Bond.

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    Man of Steel? Underwear of Steel More Like

    17 Jun ’13

    Film Review: Toy Story 3

    23 Jul ’10

    Film Review: Kick-Ass

    13 Mar ’10
  • Girls in Films,  Guys in Films,  Interviews,  News

    Lindy Hemming Talks Designing 007: Fifty Years of Bond Style

    15 Jun ’12 /

    Costume designer Lindy Hemming chats exclusively to Clothes on Film about her contribution to Designing 007: Fifty Years of Bond Style.

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    The Martian: The Perfect 10 Spacesuit

    6 Oct ’15

    True Grit: Full Trailer Moseys Along

    5 Oct ’10

    Eiko Ishioka: Trapped in Her Own imagination

    15 Jul ’13
  • Clothes from 1960s,  Clothes from now,  Girls in Films,  Guys in Films,  News

    Skyfall Teaser Trailer Hits: Provocative

    21 May ’12 /

    The first trailer for Skyfall hits with several suits, an overcoat, sportswear and a beanie.

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    Black Caesar: Blaxploitation Gangster

    1 Nov ’13

    Mad Men: Christina Hendricks’ Op Art Blue Dress (S1)

    11 May ’09

    The Look of Love: Dressing the No-Body Body

    14 Aug ’13
  • Clothes from now,  Girls in Films,  Guys in Films,  News

    The Girl With the Dragon Tattoo: Full Costume Trailer

    24 Sep ’11 /

    Rooney Mara’s Lisbeth will be a style icon.

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    First Official Pic: Anne Hathaway as Catwoman

    5 Aug ’11

    Midnight in Paris: Nostalgia Fashion

    3 Feb ’12

    Exclusive Interview with Toy Story 3 Director Lee Unkrich

    19 Jul ’10
  • News

    Bill Nighy Explains How to Look the Business

    4 Jul ’10 /

    From The Observer, Bill Nighy lists five things he knows about style.

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    Win! Five Copies of Movie Dressmaking Book Sew Iconic

    1 May ’12

    Clothes on Film Shop Directory: Sherlock & Inglourious

    13 Feb ’10

    Grace Kelly Exhibition Opens at the V&A

    17 Apr ’10
  • Clothes from 2000-10,  News

    Tom Ford to Direct 2nd Film. No Details Whatsoever

    28 Jun ’10 /

    Fashion designer Tom Ford will make another movie, but nobody yet knows what it is yet.

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    About Time to Dress Upper Middle Class

    9 May ’14

    Wall Street: Money Never Sleeps – Full Trailer Online

    19 Feb ’10

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

    2 Nov ’09
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