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  • Clothes from Fantasy & Sci-fi,  Girls in Films,  Guys in Films,  Premium

    Journeying Into the Costumes of Into the Woods

    9 Mar ’15 /

    Into the Woods opened on Broadway in 1987, with the music and lyrics written by Stephen Sondheim and the book by James Lapine. It is Sondheim’s most performed musical and one of his best known works. The story combines familiar characters from childhood fairy tales such as Cinderella, Little Red Riding Hood, and the ubiquitous Witch, and explores their journeys to get their wish, as well as the negative consequences of the small dishonesties committed by each character to get what they want. As the witch sings, “Told a little lie/Stole a little gold/Broke a little vow/Did you?/Had to get your prince/Had to get your cow/Had to get your wish/Doesn’t…

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    Game of Thrones Costume Analysis: Sansa Stark

    24 Jun ’13

    X-Men: Days of Future Past Pics – 1973 Xavier, Hank & Logan

    10 May ’13

    Review: Rise of the Planet of the Apes

    15 Aug ’11
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    Looper: Costume Designer Sharen Davis Reveals Inspiration

    28 Sep ’12 /

    Costume Designer Sharen Davis talks us through her retro-vision for Looper.

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    Inception: Jeffrey Kurland Costume Q&A

    31 Jul ’10

    Game of Thrones Costume Analysis: Daenerys Targaryen

    16 Jul ’13

    Film Review: The Lovely Bones

    20 Feb ’10
  • Clothes from Fantasy & Sci-fi,  Film Reviews,  Girls in Films,  Guys in Films

    Review: Looper

    14 Sep ’12 /

    A mishmash of sci-fi conventions and clichés cobbled together as something we have never quite seen before.

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    Four Slices of Costume Pie from the Star Wars VII Trailer

    28 Nov ’14

    World War Z and the Art of Breaking Down

    27 Jun ’13

    First Look: Andrew Garfield as Spider-Man

    13 Jan ’11
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    Dual Analysis: The Young Victoria – Chris’ Thoughts

    28 Jul ’10 /

    Our first Dual Analysis with Costumer’s Guide. To kick off, here is what Chris from Clothes on Film had to say.

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    Peaky Blinders: Q&A with Costume Designer Stephanie Collie

    15 Oct ’13

    Review: Oz the Great and Powerful

    4 Mar ’13

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

    12 Aug ’11
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    The Young Victoria: Chris and Maggie Chat About the Film

    26 Jul ’10 /

    We discuss the clothing, jewellery, even underwear of The Young Victoria with Maggie from The Costumer’s Guide.

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    Review: War Horse

    16 Jan ’12

    Les Aventures Extraordinaires d’Adele Blanc-Sec: Full Trailer

    23 Mar ’10

    Penny Dreadful: Dressing the Monsters of Victorian London

    20 May ’14
  • Clothes from 2000-10,  Girls in Films,  Guys in Films,  News

    Costume Designers Guild Award for Doctor Parnassus

    27 Feb ’10 /

    Award winners from the CDG included Monique Prudhomme for The Imaginarium of Doctor Parnassus and Sandy Powell for Young Victoria.

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    The Tourist Trailer Hits: Continental Couture

    16 Sep ’10

    Inception: Costume Style Analysis VLOG

    19 Aug ’20

    Wall Street: Money Never Sleeps – Full Trailer Online

    19 Feb ’10
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    The Young Victoria: Costume Designer Interview

    14 Jan ’10 /

    To coincide with Emily Blunt's Golden Globe nomination for The Young Victoria, here is a revealing interview with the film's costume designer Sandy Powell.

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    Kind Hearts and Coronets: Decadent Dennis Price

    29 Sep ’10

    War Horse: Interview with Costume Designer Joanna Johnston

    27 Apr ’12

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

    12 Aug ’11