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  • Clothes from 1940s,  Girls in Films,  Guys in Films,  Premium

    Florence Foster Jenkins: Exclusive Costume Sketches

    4 May ’16 /

    Friday 6th May sees the release of Florence Foster Jenkins, the 1944 set true story of a woman, Ms. Foster Jenkins herself (played by Meryl Streep) who heard nothing but sweet angels in her head, yet couldn’t actually sing for a toffee. Her manager and husband St. Clair Bayfield (Hugh Grant) hides the truth during the private recitals, but when Florence agrees to sing live at Carnegie Hall, things begin to get a little tricky… Costume designer for Florence Foster Jenkins is Consolata Boyle, a BAFTA award winner probably best known for her work on The Queen (2006), The Iron Lady (2011), and more recently Philomena (2013) – and yes there…

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  • Clothes from 1920s,  Girls on TV,  Guys on TV,  Interviews

    Exclusive Boardwalk Empire Costume Design Clip

    5 Jan ’12 /

    A brief but worthwhile and exclusive clip about the costume design of Boardwalk Empire.

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  • Clothes from 1837-1919,  Girls in Films,  Guys in Films,  Interviews,  Premium

    Sherlock Holmes 2: Q&A With Costume Designer Jenny Beavan

    4 May ’11 /

    Sherlock Holmes 2 costume designer Jenny Beavan chats exclusively to Clothes on Film about what to expect in the finished film.

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    20 Jan ’14

    Review: Les Misérables

    20 Dec ’12

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    4 Feb ’11
  • Clothes from now,  Girls in Films,  Guys in Films,  Interviews,  Premium

    Paranormal Activity 2: Kristin Burke Costume Designer Q&A

    29 Oct ’10 /

    Read about the clever ‘ordinariness’ of the Paranormal Activity 2’s costume design in an exclusive interview with Kristin M. Burke.

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