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    The Look of Love: Q&A with Costume Designer Stephanie Collie

    29 Aug ’13 /

    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 most exciting of all, Lock, Stock and Two Smoking Barrels (1998). Now, anyone old enough to remember when Lock, Stock arrived will remember just what an incredible influence its Mod inspired costumes had on the world of fashion. You could not pick up a men’s magazine of the time without seeing some guy in slim trousers and a jersey polo shirt. Stephanie Collie invented this look, thus providing one of…

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    Rear Window: Miss Lonelyheart’s Green Dress

    6 Nov ’09

    New Shutter Island Trailer Debuts: Serious Fifties Costumes

    3 Oct ’09

    The Gumshoe Chic of Mickey Rourke in Angel Heart (1987)

    29 Nov ’19
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    The Look of Love: Dressing the No-Body Body

    14 Aug ’13 /

    How changing body shapes can affect the appearance of period costume.

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    George Lazenby in On Her Majesty’s Secret Service

    12 Oct ’12

    Saving Mr. Banks: Costume Design Featurette

    12 Dec ’13

    Belle de Jour: Sex and Alienation

    13 Oct ’09
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    Argo: Interview with Costume Designer Jacqueline West

    16 Feb ’13 /

    Costume designer Jacqueline West talks exclusively to Clothes on Film about her period recreation work on Ben Affleck’s Oscar favourite Argo.

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    Lovelace Trailer: Lovely Dresses

    9 Jul ’13

    The Passenger: Always at Odds

    2 Nov ’17

    X-Men: Days of Future Past Pics – 1973 Xavier, Hank & Logan

    10 May ’13
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    Costume Clues Reveal All in The Cabin in the Woods

    14 Dec ’12 /

    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.

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    Full The Dark Knight Rises Trailer Hits: Merry Christmas

    19 Dec ’11

    Beauty and the Beast: Q&A with Jacqueline Durran

    12 Apr ’17

    Oz the Great and Powerful: Costume Interview with Gary Jones

    5 Jul ’13
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    Argo Buy a Sports Jacket: The Thinking Man’s Hero Attire

    16 Nov ’12 /

    Ben Affleck’s pseudo-cowboy costume in Argo harks back to the golden age of the sports jacket.

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    Brigbsy Bear: Interview with Costume Designer Sarah Mae Burton

    14 Aug ’17

    Jane Fonda and the Costumes of Klute (1971)

    19 Aug ’19

    Dual Analysis: Saturday Night Fever

    10 Aug ’09
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    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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    Alien Anthology: A Revolution in Sci-Fi Costume Design – PT2

    26 Oct ’10

    The Hunger Games: Catching Fire Teaser Trailer Hits

    15 Apr ’13

    Superfly Solo

    18 Jun ’18
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    American Gigolo: Armani Gere

    5 May ’12 /

    American Gigolo is not about its protagonist, it is about what he wears. American Gigolo is about Armani.

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    Dual Analysis: Beetle Juice – Chris’ Thoughts

    27 Oct ’09

    The Costuming of Joaquin Phoenix in Joker

    14 Oct ’19

    Gena Rowlands in Gloria: Gangster’s Ex Wears a Skirt Suit

    9 Mar ’12
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    Winter’s Bone: Rebecca Hofherr Interview

    12 Jan ’12 /

    Costume designer Rebecca Hofherr talks exclusively to Clothes on Film about her incredible contribution to Winter’s Bone.

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    Whip It Up and Start Again: Some Pics to Enjoy

    20 Mar ’10

    Wall Street 2 On-Set Photos Online

    11 Sep ’09

    Eastern Promises: Viggo Mortensen’s Double Breasted Suit

    3 Jun ’09
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    Boogie Nights Costume: Dirty Time

    11 Nov ’11 /

    Mark Bridges exclusively explains his costume choices for retro epic Boogie Nights.

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    Dual Analysis: The Big Lebowski – KB’s Thoughts

    7 Jun ’10

    Tinker, Tailor, Soldier, Spy: Dressed Trailer

    1 Jul ’11

    The Passenger: Always at Odds

    2 Nov ’17
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    Catherine Deneuve in Potiche: Still Belle

    10 Oct ’11 /

    Potiche confirms that Catherine Deneuve will always be Belle de Jour, only now with added sense of humour.

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    Troop Zero: It’s Birdie Time

    20 Jan ’20

    Michael Caine in Pulp

    22 Jun ’10

    Star Wars Corsets: Force Needed to Get into Them

    8 Jun ’10
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    Review: Norwegian Wood

    27 May ’11 /

    Beautiful and affecting, even if it does collapse under the weight of its own earnestness at times.

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    A Look at the Style of Once Upon a Time in Hollywood

    9 Sep ’19

    Art of Rosemary’s Baby

    7 Mar ’11

    Goldfinger: Sean Connery in a Towelling Playsuit

    29 Mar ’11
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    Water for Elephants: Latest Trailer and Stills

    18 Mar ’11 /

    Some images and the latest trailer from Water for Elephants. Period costume design by Jacqueline West.

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    Status and Signifiers: Costume in There Will Be Blood

    1 Apr ’14

    Dressed to Serve: Costume in The Grand Budapest Hotel

    4 Jul ’14

    Mildred Pierce: Uniform Appeal

    1 Dec ’11
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