Tag Archives: Edith Head

Costume Design and Fashion: A Multi-Million Dollar Industry

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Analysing the sometimes tense relationship between fashion and costume design. Continue reading →

Costume Round Up: Any Colour so long as it’s Black

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In honour of the The Wolverine and his black on black Yakuza uniform, a round up of posts featuring memorable black costumes at Clothes on Film. Continue reading →

Argo: Interview with Costume Designer Jacqueline West

16 Feb ’13

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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 →

A Cat of a Certain Breed: Breakfast at Tiffany’s

11 Aug ’12

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Armour and indecisiveness: Audrey Hepburn is more than a little black dress in Breakfast at Tiffany’s. Continue reading →

Costume & Identity in Hitchcock’s Vertigo

10 Apr ’12

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Edith Head’s costume design for Vertigo demonstrates the power of clothes in forming identities on-screen. Continue reading →

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. Continue reading →

To Catch a Thief: Grace Kelly’s Coral Top and Skirt

21 May ’11

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This coral pink ensemble encompasses and challenges the absolute femininity of Grace Kelly. Continue reading →

To Catch a Thief: Grace Kelly’s Beach Wear

5 Apr ’11

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This is the most fun and elaborate outfit Grace Kelly wears in To Catch a Thief. Continue reading →

To Catch a Thief: Grace Kelly in Blue Chiffon

2 Mar ’11

Nestled just over half way through Sew Iconic is the ice blue chiffon dress worn by Grace Kelly and designed by Edith Head for To Catch a Thief (1954). Get some practise in before tackling this one.

As worn by Grace Kelly, this floaty, conspicuous dress is an appreciable nod to Dior’s ‘New Look’ of the late 1940s. Continue reading →

Edith Head Sketches for Grace Kelly Costumes to be Auctioned

11 Nov ’10

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Christie’s are auctioning several Edith Head sketches for costume designs worn by Grace Kelly. Continue reading →

Clothes on Film Visit the V&A Grace Kelly Exhibition

12 May ’10

Last week Clothes on Film visited the Grace Kelly: Style Icon exhibition. This is what we found out. Continue reading →

Rear Window: Miss Lonelyheart’s Green Dress

6 Nov ’09

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Of course Rear Window wasn’t all about Grace Kelly… Continue reading →

Winter Fashion Trends: Possibly Coming to a Screen Near You

11 Sep ’09

Costume designers need to create a look that is both fashionable and timeless. Not an easy task. Continue reading →

Rear Window: Grace Kelly’s Green Suit

1 Jun ’09

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While still alluring, as practically anything is on Grace Kelly, this is perhaps her least successful outfit overall from Rear Window (1954, as Lisa Fremont). The jacket seems slightly too long and loose for the slenderness of the skirt; it … Continue reading →

Rear Window: Grace Kelly’s Paris Dress

5 May ’09

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This might be the most famous and copied outfit Grace Kelly ever wore. Continue reading →