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  • Clothes from 1990s,  Clothes from now,  Guys in Films,  Premium

    T2 Trainspotting: Nostalgia Trip

    6 Feb ’17 /

    MINOR SPOILERS Like any film with an extended period of time between the original and sequel(s), T2: Trainspotting (2017) is required to form an immediate connection with its audience. Twenty years have passed, yet we must feel accustomed to this world. For every element of change, something else must remain the same. We take comfort in what we know; it allows us to enjoy the new without fear of the unknown. If T2 had been released a couple of years after Trainspotting (1996), it could potentially have been set in Benidorm. Transplanting our anti-heroes from Scotland to Spain is fine when they are fresh in our conscious mind, but twenty…

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    Clueless: Crayola Brights & Rich Girl Prep

    11 May ’12

    Internal Affairs: A Black and White World

    6 Dec ’14

    Julia Roberts in Pretty Woman: Elegant Opera Dress

    25 Jun ’10
  • Clothes from 1980s,  Clothes from 1990s,  Girls in Films,  Guys in Films,  Premium

    Tailoring The Wolf of Wall Street

    7 Feb ’14 /

    There is a problem with the costumes in The Wolf of Wall Street, and it has nothing to do with the film itself but the coverage they have received. Namely, that this coverage is incorrect. Articles such as this one for Vogue France, or this for The Hollywood Reporter, or a ‘suit guide’ by Esquire, concentrate almost solely on Giorgio Armani’s contribution to the project with barely a mention of costume designer Sandy Powell. And this is the Sandy Powell by the way: 10 Oscar nominations and so well respected she has an OBE for services to the industry. It was Powell who costumed The Wolf of Wall Street, not…

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    Film Review: Risky Business

    16 Jul ’09

    Smooth Talk: “Tomorrow Night I’ll Wear the Halter”

    23 Nov ’13

    Mr Nice starring Rhys Ifans: Lots of Nice Photos

    14 Aug ’10
  • Clothes from 1970s,  Girls in Films,  Guys in Films

    American Hustle: Beneath the Glamour

    13 Jan ’14 /

    MILD SPOILERS Costume designer Michael Wilkinson’s main accomplishment with American Hustle has largely been overlooked in favour of praising him as some kind of vintage stylist with an eye for provocative gowns and desirable heels. The truth is he has carefully brought to life a world, not of parties and glamour, but cheap sex and dirty desperation. The costumes in American Hustle do tell a story, particularly through their ever darkening colour palette, yet Wilkinson’s deftest skill is reflecting an era when fashion was as confused as the politics surrounding it. American Hustle is an unapologetic tale of low down dirty double-crossers whose clothes, like them, were a lie. A…

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    Review: Tinker, Tailor, Soldier, Spy

    5 Sep ’11

    Tinker, Tailor, Soldier, Spy: Dressed Trailer

    1 Jul ’11

    Michael Caine in Pulp

    22 Jun ’10
  • Costume Stories and Links,  Girls in Films,  Guys in Films,  Premium

    Costume Round Up: Villains

    6 Apr ’13 /

    A round up of villain themed costume posts at Clothes on Film.

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    Costume Round Up: Flights of Fantasy

    10 Mar ’13

    Costume Stories, This Week: Catching Fire and Downton Abbey

    9 Nov ’13

    Costume Stories, This Week: Wolf of Wall Street & Bruce Lee

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

    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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    New Trailer for Tenet, aka The Best Film Ever Made

    23 May ’20

    The Girl With the Dragon Tattoo: Full Costume Trailer

    24 Sep ’11

    Fantasy Reality: Catherine George on Costuming Okja

    14 Jul ’17
  • Clothes from now,  Film Reviews,  Guys in Films

    Review: Cosmopolis

    29 Jun ’12 /

    Cosmopolis satisfies as everything avant-garde cinema should be; an immaculate journey into weird.

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    National Treasure 2: Diane Kruger’s Costume Quest

    26 Apr ’11

    Alan Partridge Movie Trailer Hits: He’s Wearing a Varsity

    15 Mar ’13

    From Tailors with Love Podcast: Discussing the Tom Ford Look

    24 Jan ’20
  • Clothes from now,  Guys in Films,  Premium

    Anuvahood: Urban Wear Swagger

    11 Jul ’11 /

    Anuvahood showcases urban wear swagger. If you want to belong, you must fit in.

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

    1 Apr ’19

    Iron Man 3: A Different Kind of Suit

    24 Apr ’13

    Kurt and Bart Discuss the Costume Design of Stoker

    8 Mar ’13
  • Girls in Films,  Guys in Films,  News

    20th Century Fox at The London Film Museum: Costumes Galore

    17 Aug ’10 /

    The London Film Museum has been running an exhibition featuring costumes from 20th Century Fox movies to celebrate the studio’s 75th anniversary.

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    Costume Round Up: Villains

    6 Apr ’13

    Review: Rise of the Planet of the Apes

    15 Aug ’11

    Review: Melancholia

    21 Oct ’11
  • Clothes from now,  News

    Toy Story Ken Models for Esquire

    15 Jul ’10 /

    Esquire have featured a fashion shoot with Ken from Toy Story 3. That’s right; a doll dresses better than you.

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    The Bourne Ultimatum: Paddy Considine Wears a Man Bag

    3 Aug ’10

    Exclusive Interview with Toy Story 3 Director Lee Unkrich

    19 Jul ’10

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

    15 Apr ’13
  • Clothes from 2000-10,  News

    Tom Ford to Direct 2nd Film. No Details Whatsoever

    28 Jun ’10 /

    Fashion designer Tom Ford will make another movie, but nobody yet knows what it is yet.

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    It’s The A-Team Teaser Trailer, Fool!

    11 Jan ’10

    Costume Designers Guild Award for Doctor Parnassus

    27 Feb ’10

    National Treasure: Diane Kruger, a Dress for Action

    27 Nov ’09
  • Clothes from 1970s,  Girls in Films,  Premium

    Rocky: Talia Shire as Adrian, From Geek to Chic

    17 Mar ’10 /

    She may start out in fisherman's knitwear but by the end of Rocky, Talia Shire could not look more feminine.

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    The Conjuring Trailer: Lapels That Flap in the Night

    3 Apr ’13

    Dual Analysis: Saturday Night Fever

    10 Aug ’09

    Behind the Candelabra: Wearing Liberace On Stage and Off

    31 May ’13
  • News

    Alexander McQueen: Found Dead in London

    11 Feb ’10 /

    Fashion’s original bad boy Alexander McQueen has died aged just 40 years old.

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    Vanity Fair Fashion in Film Festival: 9th-11th September

    7 Sep ’11

    Clash of The Titans Teaser Trailer Hits and Hits Hard

    11 Nov ’09

    Sherlock Holmes: Downey Jr. & Law New Poster Clothes

    20 Jun ’09
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