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If you have played The Last of Us on Playstation 3 it has likely ruined video gaming for you. The world created is so vivid and believable that every game afterward just feels dated and empty. Throughout, The Last of … Continue reading
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Costume designer Ann Roth’s template for Working Girl (1988, directed by Mike Nichols) is especially astute with regards to the social and geographical make up of its characters. Protagonist Tess McGill (Melanie Griffith) is a homely girl raised and living … Continue reading
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As is often the way with costume designers, Stephanie Collie is something of an unsung hero. We will not reel off her entire back catalogue, but it does include South Riding (2011, TV), Telstar (2008) Peter’s Friends (1992) and perhaps … Continue reading
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How changing body shapes can affect the appearance of period costume. Continue reading
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Costume designer Jacqueline West talks exclusively to Clothes on Film about her period recreation work on Ben Affleck’s Oscar favourite Argo. Continue reading
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Costume in The Cabin in the Woods is not grand, but it is very clever. All the teenage characters subtly evolve from one horror stereotype to another. Continue reading
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Ben Affleck’s pseudo-cowboy costume in Argo harks back to the golden age of the sports jacket. Continue reading
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Not the only book you should buy about costume design, but probably the best. Continue reading
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American Gigolo is not about its protagonist, it is about what he wears. American Gigolo is about Armani. Continue reading
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Costume designer Rebecca Hofherr talks exclusively to Clothes on Film about her incredible contribution to Winter’s Bone. Continue reading
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Mark Bridges exclusively explains his costume choices for retro epic Boogie Nights. Continue reading
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Potiche confirms that Catherine Deneuve will always be Belle de Jour, only now with added sense of humour. Continue reading
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Beautiful and affecting, even if it does collapse under the weight of its own earnestness at times. Continue reading
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Some images and the latest trailer from Water for Elephants. Period costume design by Jacqueline West. Continue reading
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Jackson Pollock spawned a thousand imitators in the art world when he chose to work in denim jeans. Continue reading
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On Meg Ryan’s character Alice, hippie seems like a passing trend rather than a lifestyle choice. Continue reading