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  • Clothes from 1930s,  Girls in Films,  Guys in Films,  Interviews,  Premium

    Murder on the Orient Express: Interview with Costume Designer Alexandra Byrne

    2 Nov ’17 /

    Clothes on Film were fortunate enough to be invited to a display of costumes from the latest adaptation of Murder on the Orient Express (2017), plus interview its costume designer Alexandra Byrne. An Oscar winner for Elizabeth: The Golden Age (2008), and well known for her period design work, since 2011 Byrne has become connected to the world of Marvel, her most recent project being Doctor Strange in 2016. Here she chats candidly about recreating the (mainly) glamorous side of the early 1930s and the challenges that faced her and her team. Alexandra Byrne on shooting in 70 mm: “Director Ken (Branagh) and I did Hamlet (1996) together which was…

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    Win Tickets to W.E. at the London Film Festival

    4 Oct ’11

    Review: Hugo – With Exclusive Insight From Sandy Powell

    23 Dec ’11

    Status and Signifiers: Costume in There Will Be Blood

    1 Apr ’14
  • Clothes from 1940s,  Guys in Films,  Interviews,  Premium

    Dunkirk: Interview with Costume Designer Jeffrey Kurland

    31 Jul ’17 /

    Amongst staggering aural and visual assault, perhaps one of the quietest aspects of Dunkirk (2017, directed by Christopher Nolan) are its costumes – and this is to its credit. Dunkirk is the type of film that requires you to engage quickly with everything you see on screen. Jeffrey Kurland’s costume design is masterful in this regard. A sea of subtly differentiated green and brown with the pop of naval uniforms and briefly glimpsed civilian wear. This is 1940 at its most spare and rudimentary. Here, Jeffrey Kurland chats exclusively to Clothes on Film about his process for creating the world of Dunkirk: SPOILERS THROUGHOUT Clothes on Film: How did you…

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    The Maltese Falcon: The Shirts That Dreams Are Made Of

    23 Sep ’19

    Atonement: Keira Knightley’s Green Dress

    23 Jun ’09

    Robert Cummings in Saboteur: Costume Judgement

    4 Jan ’11
  • Clothes from Fantasy & Sci-fi,  Girls in Films,  Guys in Films,  Interviews

    Beauty and the Beast at Central Saint Martins

    17 Mar ’17 /

    To tie-in with the release of Disney’s new live-action version of Beauty and Beast, the project’s Oscar winning costume designer Jacqueline Durran teamed up with students from Central Saint Martin’s college in London to reinterpret ensembles from the film. These are outfits designed in homage to Beauty and the Beast, taking specific elements here and there, a song, colour or concept and creating something entirely new. Whether these are fashion or art pieces is ultimately unclear – what stands out though is their reach beyond that of merely marketing a big movie. Just as an idea it would be fantastic to see more films promoting their costumes in this way.…

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    Woman Inherits the Earth: Femininity in Jurassic World

    19 Jun ’15

    2001 and Hardy Amies: When Fashion and Film Collide

    21 Dec ’12

    Oz the Great and Powerful: Costume Interview with Gary Jones

    5 Jul ’13
  • Clothes from Fantasy & Sci-fi,  Girls in Films,  Guys in Films

    Star Wars Episode VII: The Costumes Awaken

    21 Dec ’15 /

    SPOILERS Ahead of a detailed interview with Star Wars: The Force Awakens costume designer Michael Kaplan (currently hard at work on Episode VIII), we take a brief look at his undeniable achievement in bringing the 1970s – early 80’s back to life right here in the present. How do you make the now look old when paradoxically it is supposed to be the new? Well, you go simple. We say simple, but we mean ‘back to basics’. This is not the prequels; The Force Awakens takes place thirty years after the Rebellion defeated the Empire. Now both sides are in state of rebuilding so there is little call for Padmae’s…

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    Iron Man 3: A Different Kind of Suit

    24 Apr ’13

    Looper: Costume Designer Sharen Davis Reveals Inspiration

    28 Sep ’12

    Tron: Culture and Legacy

    12 Oct ’10
  • 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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    First Look: Chris Evans as Captain America

    14 Jan ’11

    Inception Revisited with Costume Designer Jeffrey Kurland

    17 Jul ’20

    Latest Man of Steel Trailer: The Dark Suit in Action

    17 Apr ’13
  • Clothes from Fantasy & Sci-fi,  Girls on TV,  Premium

    Game of Thrones Costume Analysis: Sansa Stark

    24 Jun ’13 /

    The costume evolution of Sansa Stark in Game of Thrones.

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    Deena Appel on the Costume Design of Austin Powers: International Man of Mystery

    25 Sep ’18

    Star Wars: Interview with Michael Kaplan

    22 Jan ’16

    Review: Oz the Great and Powerful

    4 Mar ’13
  • Clothes from 1920s,  Clothes from 1930s,  Guys in Films,  Interviews,  Premium

    Tom Hardy in Lawless: The Knitwear Anti-Hero

    21 Sep ’12 /

    Tom Hardy heralds dawning of the knitwear anti-hero. Margot Wilson discusses her use of the cardigan for Lawless.

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    Boardwalk Empire: Why Men Should Embrace the Dandy Man

    31 Jan ’11

    Review: The King’s Speech

    19 Jan ’11

    Exclusive Boardwalk Empire Costume Design Clip

    5 Jan ’12
  • Clothes from Fantasy & Sci-fi,  Clothes from now,  Film Reviews,  Girls in Films

    Review: Melancholia

    21 Oct ’11 /

    The most exquisite fashion promo ever made.

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    Review: Pirates of the Caribbean: On Stranger Tides

    19 May ’11

    Harold Ramis Talks Ghostbusters 3: Return of the Jumpsuit

    10 Jul ’09

    Fantasy Reality: Catherine George on Costuming Okja

    14 Jul ’17
  • Girls in Films,  Guys in Films,  Premium

    How to Read Costume on Film

    19 Apr ’11 /

    Editor Chris Laverty explains how to ‘read’ costume on film. From an article originally published in Moviescope magazine.

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    Status and Signifiers: Costume in There Will Be Blood

    1 Apr ’14

    Rosemary’s Baby: Mia Farrow’s Red Trouser Suit

    18 May ’09

    After Earth: Costume Designer Amy Westcott Explains Life Suit

    14 Jun ’13
  • Clothes from now,  Girls in Films,  Guys in Films,  Interviews,  Premium

    Running Scared: Costume Designer Kristin Burke – Part 2

    23 Feb ’10 /

    Part two of our chat with costume designer for Running Scared, Kristin M. Burke. If you thought part one was interesting, this will blow your socks off.

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    Designer Style: The Counsellor (or Counselor?) Trailer Hits

    26 Jun ’13

    Noomi Rapace in The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo

    8 Dec ’11

    Skyfall Teaser Trailer Hits: Provocative

    21 May ’12
  • Clothes from now,  Girls in Films,  Guys in Films,  Interviews,  Premium

    Running Scared: Costume Designer Kristin Burke

    16 Feb ’10 /

    Costume designer for Running Scared, Kristin M. Burke, has kindly chatted to us about her contribution to the movie.

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    Bombshell: Below the Belt

    17 Jan ’20

    Net-a-Porter to Launch Hunger Games Capsule Collection

    5 Sep ’13

    National Treasure: Diane Kruger, a Dress for Action

    27 Nov ’09