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Burton and Taylor_Helena Bonham Carter coat, Dominic West_Image credit BBC 4 Films-001

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Costume Stories: This Week, Burton & Taylor and Scandal

This week’s costume news. Continue reading→

Dior at Harrods_2011 Charlize Theron Jadore dress 1_Image credit Jennifer Lunn

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So Dior Exhibition at Harrods: Movie Star Dresses

Some photographs from the recent So Dior exhibition at Harrods. Continue reading→

The wizard of oz_dorothy dress crop, folder 2_image credit Juliens Auctions

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Julien’s Auctions: Classic Costumes Go Under the Hammer

Julien’s Hollywood Icons and Idols sale draws high bids for famous costumes, but not the big numbers seen last year at the Debbie Reynolds auction. Continue reading→

The Seven Year Itch_Marilyn Monroe ivory dress_side

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

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