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    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
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    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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    Trailer for Amelia Touches Down: Radical Fashions 1920s-30s

    26 Jun ’09

    Murder on the Orient Express: Interview with Costume Designer Alexandra Byrne

    2 Nov ’17

    Dressed to Serve: Costume in The Grand Budapest Hotel

    4 Jul ’14
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    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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    Sherlock Holmes Costume Guide Part 1: Frock Coats & Bustles

    17 May ’10

    Film Review: Dolores Claiborne

    6 Sep ’10

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

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    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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    Boardwalk Empire: Why Men Should Embrace the Dandy Man

    31 Jan ’11

    Boardwalk Empire: Cometh the Dandiest Man

    28 Sep ’11

    Martin/Prada Great Gatsby Collaboration: Fashion as Costume?

    22 Jan ’13