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    Birds of Prey (and the Fantabulous Emancipation of Just About Everyone)

    10 Feb ’20 /

    Contributor Birdie McAra explores the fantabulously non-male gazey world of Birds of Prey.

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    Powerful Costume in We Need to Talk About Kevin

    27 Feb ’12

    The Essential Nature of Simple Costume in Locke

    1 Sep ’15

    Ocean’s 8: Fashioning Costume

    10 Jul ’18
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    A Star is Born: The Cotton Rebel

    12 Oct ’18 /

    MINOR SPOILERS For all the inevitable chrysalis transformation of singer Ally (Lady Gaga) during A Star is Born (2018, directed by Bradley Cooper), the most subtle, yet real sartorial reflection of character belongs to her mentor and lover Jack (Cooper). Costumed by Erin Benach (Drive, A Place Beyond the Pines), Jack is the epitome of the casual rock star. Stage wear, day wear, evening wear, drinking wear, sleeping wear – it’s all the same. His simple clothes mask a mind so damaged it can only be subdued with the bottle. Jack lives in t-shirts (plain, dark or neutral colours), untucked shirts (dark or a green graph-check), brown calf leather jacket,…

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    From Tailors with Love Podcast: Discussing the Tom Ford Look

    24 Jan ’20

    National Treasure: Diane Kruger, a Dress for Action

    27 Nov ’09

    Review: Drive

    13 Sep ’11
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    The Place Beyond the Pines: Don’t Try This Look at Home

    15 Apr ’13 /

    If you thought a scorpion embroidered bomber jacket was tough to pull off, just wait until you see Ryan Gosling in The Place Beyond the Pines.

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    Dual Analysis: The Big Lebowski – KB’s Thoughts

    7 Jun ’10

    Middle Men Trailer: Game On

    17 Jun ’10

    Dual Analysis: The Big Lebowski – Chris’ Thoughts

    1 Jun ’10
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    Kurt and Bart Discuss the Costume Design of Stoker

    8 Mar ’13 /

    Kurt and Bart are fascinating. Forged as art school drop outs in 1980s New York, their name is now a singular brand to movers and shakers in the media industry. Yet they are two people, two very real people: Kurt Swanson and Bart Mueller, renowned costume designers and wardrobe stylists for film, stage, TV and commercials. Since the early 2000s, Kurt and Bart have really stepped up their work costume designing film (forgive the pun but they actually did costume Step Up 3D), although runaway hit Stoker is arguably their highest profile feature yet. In fact Stoker is the most beguiling film of 2013 so far for costume. This is…

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    Bombshell: Below the Belt

    17 Jan ’20

    Infinity War Costume Design: The Unfamiliar Familiar

    4 May ’18

    Brian de Palma’s Passion: Costume as Contemporary Hitchcock

    16 Oct ’14
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    Costume Design in Stoker: Control Yourself

    2 Mar ’13 /

    It's all about the shoes in Stoker.

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    Coming to America: Prints & Turbans in Contemporary Fashion

    17 Feb ’11

    Review: Mission Impossible – Ghost Protocol

    16 Dec ’11

    The Royal Tenenbaums: Gwyneth Paltrow’s Tennis Dress

    1 Feb ’10
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    Costume Design Award Winners Round Up: Oscar, BAFTA & CDG

    28 Feb ’12 /

    The votes have been counted, the prizes dished out...

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    Rear Window: Miss Lonelyheart’s Green Dress

    6 Nov ’09

    King Kong: Naomi Watts’ Pink Slip

    6 Oct ’09

    Dual Analysis: Saturday Night Fever

    10 Aug ’09
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    Orange BAFTA Film Awards: The Costume Nominees

    7 Feb ’12 /

    Who might win for costume design at the Orange BAFTA Film Awards?

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    The Lovely Bones for Fashionable Royal Gala Premiere

    16 Oct ’09

    Please, Sir! Vote Clothes on Film in the Total Film Blog Awards

    7 Jan ’11

    The Girl With the Dragon Tattoo: Full Costume Trailer

    24 Sep ’11
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    Costume Design Nominations: Awards Round Up

    24 Jan ’12 /

    Here's our round-up of the big three costume design award nominations.

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    Eiko Ishioka Costumes for Mirror, Mirror Immortalised with App

    15 Mar ’12

    Robin Hood: Costume Photo Fest

    29 Apr ’10

    Film Review: Prince of Persia: The Sands of Time

    14 May ’10
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    Clothes on Film’s 2011 Costume Design Round Up

    28 Dec ’11 /

    By no means intended as an exhaustive list, Clothes on Film ponder an overview of 2011 in costume.

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    Review: Diana Vreeland: The Eye Has to Travel

    21 Sep ’12

    The Hunger Games: Catching Fire Teaser Trailer Hits

    15 Apr ’13

    Rumble Fish: Dress Code Integrity in Gang Culture

    30 Aug ’12
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    Review: Drive

    13 Sep ’11 /

    For a guy who prefers the synthetic appeal of satin and alloy, physical contact is a violent business.

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    The American Charity Sale: Own Clooney’s Zegna Suit

    2 Sep ’10

    Luke Cage: Swiss Cheese Hoodie

    14 Nov ’16

    Win a Breaking Bad Mobile Lab T-shirt

    5 Jun ’13
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    Drive: Red Band Trailer. Amazing

    23 Jul ’11 /

    "It is really a film *about* gloves"

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    Review: Black Swan

    21 Jan ’11

    New Burlesque Trailer? Corset Is

    21 Oct ’10

    Hanna: Interview with Costume Designer Lucie Bates

    29 Aug ’11