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  • Clothes from now,  Girls in Films,  Premium

    Alpha Papa: Dress like a Partridge

    21 Aug ’13 /

    Stone slacks, leather cardigan, pale denim – who wouldn’t want to dress like Alan Partridge? This may be dad brand clothing, but it announces you as the most confident man in the room. Driving gloves? That’s nothing. Try removing your coat and jacket then leaving the driving gloves until last. That takes guts, or failing that a complete lack of personal awareness. In other words it takes a Partridge. Steve Coogan co-created and has played sports-journalist-turned-chat-show-host-turned-DJ Alan Partridge on and off for 22 years. Nothing his character wears is random. For costume designer Julian Day (Berberian Sound Studio, Rush), working alongside perfectionist Coogan on Alpha Papa must have been a…

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    4 Feb ’11
  • Clothes from Fantasy & Sci-fi,  Guys in Films,  Premium

    Man of Steel? Underwear of Steel More Like

    17 Jun ’13 /

    Superman’s new costume is underwear with a cape.

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    World War Z and the Art of Breaking Down

    27 Jun ’13

    Steamy Sucker Punch Trailer Hits

    5 Nov ’10

    Moon: The Double Meaning of Sam Rockwell’s Costume Design

    25 May ’12
  • Clothes from 1970s,  Clothes from 1980s,  Guys in Films,  Interviews,  Premium

    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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    24 Jan ’20

    Film Review: The Lovely Bones

    20 Feb ’10

    Dual Analysis: The Big Lebowski – Chris’ Thoughts

    1 Jun ’10
  • 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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    The Wolf of Wall Street Trailer: Expensive Bad Taste

    17 Jun ’13

    Colleen Goes Contemporary: First Official Pic from The Tourist

    14 Jun ’10

    The Look of Love: Dressing the No-Body Body

    14 Aug ’13
  • Clothes from 1990s,  Guys in Films,  Interviews,  Premium

    Reservoir Dogs: Gangster Silhouette

    2 Apr ’12 /

    Betsy Heimann chats exclusively about one of the most iconic costumes of the 1990s.

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

    2 Oct ’18

    The Secret Sharer: Abbie Cornish & Andrea Riseborough in W.E.

    20 Mar ’12

    Get on Up: Sharen Davis Shares Costume Design Sketches

    9 Dec ’14