Tag Archives: halterneck

Scarface: Dress and Excess

The arrival of Scarface on Blu-ray grants ideal opportunity to indulge in Patricia Norris' exemplary, disco couture costumes.

Old fashioned and sentimental, Water for Elephants still has much to offer with its very readable costume design.

This is the most fun and elaborate outfit Grace Kelly wears in To Catch a Thief.

29 Mar ’11 Filed under Clothes from 1960s, Guys in Films. 5 Comments.

The blue towelling playsuit in Goldfinger is typically remembered as Bond’s one sartorial disaster. Yet it might be worthy of reconsideration.

Some images and the latest trailer from Water for Elephants. Period costume design by Jacqueline West.

21 Sep ’10 Filed under Clothes from 1940s, Girls in Films. 3 Comments.

Carice van Houten is a Resistance beauty of Jean Harlow-esque proportions in an unmissable red halterneck dress.

10 Nov ’09 Filed under Clothes from 1950s, Girls in Films. 5 Comments.

One of the most famous costumes in Grease comes from Cha-Cha DiGregorio in her ruffled Flamenco-style dress at the dance-off.