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Argo: Interview with Costume Designer Jacqueline West

Costume designer Jacqueline West talks exclusively to Clothes on Film about her period recreation work on Ben Affleck’s Oscar favourite Argo. Continue reading→

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Boogie Nights Costume: Dirty Time

11 Nov ’11

Mark Bridges exclusively explains his costume choices for retro epic Boogie Nights. Continue reading→

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Catherine Deneuve in Potiche: Still Belle

10 Oct ’11

Potiche confirms that Catherine Deneuve will always be Belle de Jour, only now with added sense of humour. Continue reading→

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Review: Tinker, Tailor, Soldier, Spy

5 Sep ’11

A classy, very British affair. Continue reading→

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Michael Caine in Get Carter: Killer Suit

22 Jul ’11

Michael Caine created Jack Carter, yet his immaculate blue mohair suit was more than a little responsible for creating the myth. Continue reading→

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Tinker, Tailor, Soldier, Spy: Dressed Trailer

1 Jul ’11

Looking so sexy that the finished film can be nothing but a huge disappointment, this teaser for Tinker, Tailor, Soldier, Spy ticks all the right 70’s boxes. Continue reading→

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Review: Norwegian Wood

27 May ’11

Beautiful and affecting, even if it does collapse under the weight of its own earnestness at times. Continue reading→

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Barbra Streisand in The Way We Were: Forties Meets Seventies

16 May ’11

Throughout The Way We Were, Barbra Streisand wears a mix of period authenticity and contemporary fashion. Continue reading→

Meg Ryan in Proof of Life: Hopeless Hippie

11 Jan ’11

On Meg Ryan’s character Alice, hippie seems like a passing trend rather than a lifestyle choice. Continue reading→

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Favourite Fashions From Beyond the Valley of the Dolls

4 Oct ’10

Less a costume movie and more a fashion one, Beyond the Valley of the Dolls is typical of its naughty director Russ Meyer in all the best ways. Continue reading→