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  • Costume Stories and Links

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

    26 Oct ’13 /

    An American Werewolf in London A screening at the Billy Wilder theater in Los Angeles on the 26th, with Deborah Nadoolman Landis in attendance to sign copies of her book ‘Hollywood Costume’ (we’re in that!). Shawna Trpcic It’s question time with Shawna Trpcic. What a fun idea! Halloween FrockTalk’s guide to looking suitably fab and/or disgusting. Thor: The Dark World Costume designer Wendy Partridge (another new set of hands for Thor) chats briefly about her work on the upcoming film. Rush Inspired by her friend Ellen Crawshaw working as a costume assistant on Rush, fashion historian and all round sartorial resource Amber Butchart analyses cars and Formula 1 style in…

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    Costume Stories: This Week, Jobs and Tootsie

    13 Jul ’13

    Costume Stories: This Week, Catching Fire and Mad Men

    1 Jun ’13

    Costume Stories: This Week, Diana & TIFF

    7 Sep ’13
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    Costume Stories, This Week: American Hustle and Versace

    12 Oct ’13 /

    Costume titbits you may have missed. America Hustle Tom and Lorenzo cast their expert eyes over the American Hustle character posters. Costumer of Awesome Who is the Costumer of Awesome? Whoever he/she is they clearly work in the business and have a unique plus hilarious way of putting said crazy biz in perspective for the rest of us. Sleepy Hollow Why does Ichabod never wash his clothes, you may or may not be daft enough to ask. The Art of Costume Design CUT! Costume and the Cinema – a period costume design exhibit at the McNay Art Museum in San Antonio, Texas. House of Versace Costume designer Claire Nadon got…

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    Costume Round Up: Villains

    6 Apr ’13

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

    8 Mar ’14

    Costume Stories: This Week, Clueless and The Newsroom

    22 Jul ’13
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    Costume Stories: This Week, Clueless and The Newsroom

    22 Jul ’13 /

    It was a busy week in costume.

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    Costume Stories: This Week, Jobs and Tootsie

    13 Jul ’13

    Costume Stories, This Week: Map to the Stars and Dallas

    7 Jun ’14

    Costume Stories, This Week: Game of Thrones and Spider-Man 2

    26 Apr ’14
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    Costume Stories: This Week, Catching Fire and Gatsby Again

    27 Apr ’13 /

    The week's big costume design stories and links.

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

    2 Nov ’13

    Costume Round Up: Flights of Fantasy

    10 Mar ’13

    Costume Stories: This Week, Clueless and The Newsroom

    22 Jul ’13
  • Girls in Films,  Guys in Films,  Interviews,  Premium

    Moviescope Interview with Deborah Nadoolman Landis

    26 Nov ’12 /

    Deborah Nadoolman Landis discusses her Hollywood Costume exhibition at the V&A.

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    Win! Five Copies of Movie Dressmaking Book Sew Iconic

    1 May ’12

    Review: Diana Vreeland: The Eye Has to Travel

    21 Sep ’12

    Fans Save Gone with the Wind Costumes

    3 Sep ’10
  • Girls in Films,  Guys in Films,  News

    Clothes on Film Chapter for Hollywood Costume book

    31 Oct ’12 /

    Forgive the self-promotion as we draw your attention to Clothes on Film’s inclusion in book ‘Hollywood Costume’ edited by Deborah Nadoolman Landis.

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    Black Swan International Trailer is Beautiful

    8 Dec ’10

    BAFTA Nominations: Guess the Line-Up

    9 Jan ’13

    True Grit: Exclusive Costume Featurette

    4 Feb ’11
  • Girls in Films,  Guys in Films,  Interviews,  News

    Hollywood Costume Exhibition Opens at the V&A in London

    26 Oct ’12 /

    A rundown of why Hollywood Costume at the V&A is the best event you will see all year.

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    Smooth Talk: “Tomorrow Night I’ll Wear the Halter”

    23 Nov ’13

    Steamy Sucker Punch Trailer Hits

    5 Nov ’10

    Film Review: Alice In Wonderland

    5 Mar ’10
  • Girls in Films,  Guys in Films,  News

    FilmCraft: Costume Design – A New Book by Deborah Nadoolman Landis

    25 Jun ’12 /

    Not the only book you should buy about costume design, but probably the best.

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    La Femme Nikita: Anne Parillaud’s Little Black Dress

    21 Dec ’10

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

    19 Apr ’13

    20th Century Fox at The London Film Museum: Costumes Galore

    17 Aug ’10
  • Girls in Films,  Guys in Films,  News

    Hollywood Costume Exhibition Coming to V&A

    20 Jan ’12 /

    Hollywood costume comes to London’s Victoria & Albert Museum in the most exciting exhibition of its type ever announced.

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    Net-a-Porter to Launch Hunger Games Capsule Collection

    5 Sep ’13

    Monica Bellucci as Malèna: Beauty, Black and Heels

    26 Aug ’11

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

    8 Oct ’12
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    Coming to America: Prints & Turbans in Contemporary Fashion

    17 Feb ’11 /

    Two trends in women’s fashion for 2011 are prints and turbans, empathised in the film Coming to America.

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    Behind the Candelabra: Wearing Liberace On Stage and Off

    31 May ’13

    Dual Analysis: Beetle Juice – KB’s Thoughts

    31 Oct ’09

    Flashdance: Jennifer Beals’ Dance & Casual Wear

    31 Jul ’09