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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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    Deena Appel on the Costume Design of Austin Powers: Goldmember

    9 Oct ’18

    Star Wars Corsets: Force Needed to Get into Them

    8 Jun ’10

    Favourite Fashions From Beyond the Valley of the Dolls

    4 Oct ’10
  • 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

    X-Men: First Class Trailer

    11 Feb ’11

    Belle de Jour: Sex and Alienation

    13 Oct ’09
  • 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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    The Artist: Interview with Mark Bridges

    22 Nov ’11

    King Kong: Naomi Watts’ White Evening Dress

    23 Oct ’09

    Dressed to Serve: Costume in The Grand Budapest Hotel

    4 Jul ’14
  • 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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    X-Men: First Class Costumes

    20 Jan ’11

    13 Going On 30: Colourful Jennifer Garner

    27 Aug ’10

    Dual Analysis: The Big Lebowski – Chris’ Thoughts

    1 Jun ’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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    The Great Gatsby: A Conversation with Catherine Martin

    20 May ’13

    Dress like a Peaky Blinder

    13 Sep ’13

    Martin/Prada Great Gatsby Collaboration: Fashion as Costume?

    22 Jan ’13