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    The Iron Lady: Costume as Distinction, Gender and Protection

    4 May ’13 /

    A look at late Margaret Thatcher’s colour specific wardrobe as represented in the film The Iron Lady.

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    Colleen Goes Contemporary: First Official Pic from The Tourist

    14 Jun ’10

    The Gumshoe Chic of Mickey Rourke in Angel Heart (1987)

    29 Nov ’19

    Film Review: The Killer Inside Me

    19 Jun ’10
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    Costume Clues Reveal All in The Cabin in the Woods

    14 Dec ’12 /

    Costume in The Cabin in the Woods is not grand, but it is very clever. All the teenage characters subtly evolve from one horror stereotype to another.

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    Film Review: Iron Man 2

    3 May ’10

    A Comfortable Future: The Costume Design of Her

    13 Feb ’14

    Get Engaged by Twilight: A Merchandising Step Too Far?

    30 Apr ’10
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    The Phantom of the Opera: Colour, Character and Costume

    5 Dec ’12 /

    The Phantom of the opera demonstrates that the colour, size and shape of a character’s costumes can communicate on a subliminal level.

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    Review: Oz the Great and Powerful

    4 Mar ’13

    Dark Shadows Trailer: Campy, Period Blending Costume Fun

    16 Mar ’12

    Dress like a Peaky Blinder

    13 Sep ’13
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    Lawless: Interview with Costume Designer Margot Wilson

    27 Sep ’12 /

    Costume designer Margot Wilson talks exclusively to Clothes on Film about her impeccable work on Lawless.

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    Martin/Prada Great Gatsby Collaboration: Fashion as Costume?

    22 Jan ’13

    Latest Trailer for The Great Gatsby: Fancy Clothes

    4 Apr ’13

    Ready For My Close Up: Anna May Wong

    18 Oct ’11
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    Doris Day in Pillow Talk: Couture Allure

    18 May ’12 /

    Doris Day’s last hurrah for 1950s fashion wearing some of the most exquisite costumes ever seen on screen.

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    Rear Window: Miss Lonelyheart’s Green Dress

    6 Nov ’09

    Colleen Goes Contemporary: First Official Pic from The Tourist

    14 Jun ’10

    Rear Window: Grace Kelly in Jeans

    8 Jul ’09
  • Clothes from now,  Film Reviews,  Guys in Films

    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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    You’ve Got Red on You: Us and the Jumpsuit Question

    1 Apr ’19

    Running Scared: Costume Designer Kristin Burke

    16 Feb ’10

    Black Swan Images = Costume Heaven

    23 Oct ’10
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    Katie Holmes in The Kennedys: Armani’s Copy of a Copy

    5 Aug ’11 /

    Unquestionably the most historically significant outfit Katie Holmes as Jackie Kennedy wears in the show is her rose pink tweed suit.

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    Rebel Without a Cause: James Dean in Denim

    1 Jul ’10

    The Look of Love: Q&A with Costume Designer Stephanie Collie

    29 Aug ’13

    Anna Karenina: Jacqueline Durran Talks Jewellery & Costume

    11 Jan ’13
  • Clothes from now,  Guys in Films,  News

    Drive: Red Band Trailer. Amazing

    23 Jul ’11 /

    "It is really a film *about* gloves"

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    Brigsby Bear: Interview with Suit Creators Stoopid Buddy Stoodios

    28 Jul ’17

    Meg Ryan in Proof of Life: Hopeless Hippie

    11 Jan ’11

    Stoker: Colour the Narrative

    8 Nov ’13
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    Madonna in Desperately Seeking Susan

    11 Mar ’11 /

    All the recurring themes in Desperately Seeking Susan are linked to one jacket.

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    Hot Tub Time Machine Trailer: Colourful Past

    25 Dec ’09

    Alien Anthology: A Revolution in Sci-Fi Costume Design – PT2

    26 Oct ’10

    Ghostbusters: Sigourney Weaver’s Cape Coat

    15 Sep ’09