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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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    The Warriors: Leather Vest

    17 May ’09

    The Box Website Goes Live: Creepy Seventies

    10 Oct ’09

    Deena Appel on the Costume Design of Austin Powers: Goldmember

    9 Oct ’18
  • 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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    Costuming Hitchcock: An Extract from Hitchcock’s Heroines by Caroline Young

    6 Jun ’18

    Saving Mr. Banks: Costume Design Featurette

    12 Dec ’13

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

    11 Aug ’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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    Puttin’ on the Glitz at The British Library: A Look Back

    11 Apr ’14

    Water for Elephants: Latest Trailer and Stills

    18 Mar ’11

    HBO Sessions Video: Clothes on Film Discuss Mildred Pierce

    21 Nov ’11
  • 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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    The Wolf of Wall Street Trailer: Expensive Bad Taste

    17 Jun ’13

    Louise Bourgoin as Adèle Blanc-Sec: Feathers in Her Hat

    12 Aug ’11

    Iron Man 2: Some Late in the Day Images

    22 Apr ’10
  • 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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    Trailer for Amelia Touches Down: Radical Fashions 1920s-30s

    26 Jun ’09

    Boardwalk Empire: Women of the Empire

    9 Feb ’11

    Exclusive Boardwalk Empire Costume Design Clip

    5 Jan ’12