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  • Clothes from 1970s,  Guys in Films

    Richard Burton is The Dandy Villain

    3 Apr ’20 /

    How Richard Burton’s character in Villain (1971) dresses to impress and intimidate.

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    Stockard Channing’s Yellow Dress in The Girl Most Likely To

    23 Nov ’10

    Review: Tinker, Tailor, Soldier, Spy

    5 Sep ’11

    Style Icon of the Season: Cousin Eddie in Christmas Vacation

    18 Dec ’13
  • Clothes from 1960s,  Clothes from 1970s,  Guys in Films,  Premium

    Black Caesar: Blaxploitation Gangster

    1 Nov ’13 /

    Fred Williamson as Tommy Gibbs adopts the gangster codes of 1930s cinema in blaxploitation classic Black Caesar.

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    Review: Moonrise Kingdom

    29 May ’12

    Norwegian Wood: Hipsters Unmaxed

    8 Jul ’11

    Sandra Dee in If A Man Answers: A Salmon Run Up Beacon Hill

    9 Nov ’12
  • Clothes from 1930s,  Clothes from 1940s,  Girls in Films,  Guys in Films,  Premium

    Gangster Squad: Gangster Gloss

    28 Jan ’13 /

    The glossy costume world of gangster squad is faithful to history, but not a slave to it.

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    Swing Time: Ginger Rogers’ Day Dress

    26 May ’09

    Costume Designer Ann Roth: “I Don’t Dress Movie Stars”

    29 Mar ’11

    Tom Hardy in Lawless: The Knitwear Anti-Hero

    21 Sep ’12
  • Girls in Films,  Guys in Films,  News

    Debbie Reynolds Costume Auction: Marilyn Goes for $4.6 Million!

    20 Jun ’11 /

    $ 4,600,000 for Marilyn Monroe’s ‘subway’ dress was only just one mega bid of many.

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    Full Alice in Wonderland Trailer Hits: Potty But Pretty

    16 Dec ’09

    Lindy Hemming Talks Designing 007: Fifty Years of Bond Style

    15 Jun ’12

    Film Review: Risky Business

    16 Jul ’09
  • Clothes from 1920s,  Girls in Films,  Guys in Films,  News

    Boardwalk Empire Trailer Hits. Can. Not. Wait.

    14 Jun ’10 /

    The full trailer for HBO's Boardwalk Empire arrives. Period costume fans, set your jaw to dropped.

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    Review: Hugo – With Exclusive Insight From Sandy Powell

    23 Dec ’11

    Midnight in Paris: Nostalgia Fashion

    3 Feb ’12

    Latest Trailer for The Great Gatsby: Fancy Clothes

    4 Apr ’13