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  • Clothes from Fantasy & Sci-fi,  Girls in Films,  Guys in Films,  Interviews

    Beauty and the Beast: Q&A with Jacqueline Durran

    12 Apr ’17 /

    There are already a lot of excellent interviews with Oscar winning Beauty and the Beast costume designer Jacqueline Durran online, so with our limited communication we wanted to ask a little more about Belle’s (Emma Watson) day-to-day ensemble and the creation of Gaston’s attire (Luke Evans), arguably the closest character to his 1991 animated counterpart. Ms. Durran, currently hard at work on a new project, was kind enough to provide a few brief responses: Clothes on Film: How did you go about creating costumes for a computer generated Beast? Jacqueline Durran: When I first started prep on the movie the Beast was going to be a prosthetic beast. Had this…

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    UK Film Review: The Road

    19 Nov ’09

    Prince of Persia: Firsthand Look at the Costumes

    11 Jun ’10

    Teaser Trailer: Disney’s Maleficent: Evil Wears Fur

    13 Nov ’13
  • 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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    Man of Steel: New Featurette Discusses the Superman Suit

    3 Jun ’13

    The Hunger Games: Catching Fire Teaser Trailer Hits

    15 Apr ’13

    First Look: Andrew Garfield as Spider-Man

    13 Jan ’11
  • Clothes from Fantasy & Sci-fi,  Clothes from now,  Girls in Films

    Net-a-Porter to Launch Hunger Games Capsule Collection

    5 Sep ’13 /

    Must admit, we kind of saw this one coming. The Hunger Games: Catching Fire costume designer Trish Summerville has teamed up with online fashion retailer Net-a-Porter to produce 16 ready-to-wear outfits, leather goods and jewellery tied into the film. These ensembles will available exclusively at Net-a-Porter while being simultaneously promoted through Lionsgate’s Capital Couture website. Summerville, recently honoured as Costume Designer of the Year at the 10th Annual Style Awards, commented she’s “extremely proud of the designs that we created for The Hunger Games: Catching Fire and there’s no partner more appropriate for Capitol Couture than the world’s most cutting-edge luxury retailer”. If anyone can make such a collection work,…

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    Oz the Great and Powerful: Close Up Look at the Costumes

    11 Mar ’13

    Review: Saturn 3

    13 Nov ’09

    Review: Avengers Assemble

    20 Apr ’12
  • Girls in Films,  Guys in Films,  News

    CDG Award Nominations Are In: Hmm…

    17 Jan ’13 /

    The Costume Designers Guild Award nominations right some wrongs and ignore quite a few others.

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    The Secret Sharer: Abbie Cornish & Andrea Riseborough in W.E.

    20 Mar ’12

    Middle Men Trailer: Game On

    17 Jun ’10

    Skyfall Teaser Trailer Hits: Provocative

    21 May ’12
  • Clothes from 1837-1919,  Clothes from 1950s,  Girls in Films,  Guys in Films,  Interviews,  Premium

    Anna Karenina: Jacqueline Durran Talks Jewellery & Costume

    11 Jan ’13 /

    Costume designer Jacqueline Durran discusses her unusual approach for Anna Karenina – 1870s Russia via 1950s couture.

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    Costume Designer Joanna Johnston Talks Lincoln & Jack

    8 Feb ’13

    Django Unchained: Tarantino’s First Costume Oscar?

    23 Oct ’12

    Dual Analysis: The Young Victoria – Chris’ Thoughts

    28 Jul ’10
  • Girls in Films,  Guys in Films,  News

    Oscar Nominations: At Least One Surprise

    10 Jan ’13 /

    Oscar announces their Costume Design nominees and at least make up for one BAFTA shortfall.

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    The Hangover: More Costume Questions Answered

    16 Apr ’10

    The Birds: Tippi Hedren in the Green Suit

    7 Aug ’13

    Review: Melancholia

    21 Oct ’11
  • Girls in Films,  Guys in Films,  News

    BAFTA Nominations: Guess the Line-Up

    9 Jan ’13 /

    BAFTA Costume design nominations announced. Worthy, but no surprises.

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    New Tron Legacy Banners Bring the Costumes

    17 Sep ’10

    Internal Affairs: A Black and White World

    6 Dec ’14

    All About Bond: A Book of 007 Photographs By Terry O’Neill

    8 Oct ’12
  • Girls in Films,  Guys in Films,  News

    Clothes on Film Chapter for Hollywood Costume book

    31 Oct ’12 /

    Forgive the self-promotion as we draw your attention to Clothes on Film’s inclusion in book ‘Hollywood Costume’ edited by Deborah Nadoolman Landis.

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    The Wes Anderson Collection: The Grand Budapest Hotel

    27 Mar ’15

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

    26 Oct ’10

    The Young Victoria: Chris and Maggie Chat About the Film

    26 Jul ’10
  • Clothes from 1837-1919,  Clothes from now,  Girls in Films,  News

    Anna Karenina Coming to Banana Republic: Costume Fashion?

    30 Jun ’12 /

    Banana Republic have teamed up with Anna Karenina costume designer Jacqueline Durran to create an exclusive collection inspired by the upcoming movie.

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    Sherlock Holmes: Downey Jr. & Law New Poster Clothes

    20 Jun ’09

    Costume Designer Joanna Johnston Talks Lincoln & Jack

    8 Feb ’13

    True Grit: Exclusive Costume Featurette

    4 Feb ’11
  • Girls in Films,  News

    Win! Five Copies of Movie Dressmaking Book Sew Iconic

    1 May ’12 /

    We have five copies of Liz Gregory’s movie dressmaking book Sew Iconic to give away. That’s right, five.

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    Full Alice in Wonderland Trailer Hits: Potty But Pretty

    16 Dec ’09

    The Conjuring 2: Costume Q&A with Kristin Burke

    19 Jul ’16

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

    17 Aug ’10
  • Girls in Films,  Girls on TV,  Guys in Films,  Guys on TV,  News

    Costume Design Award Winners Round Up: Oscar, BAFTA & CDG

    28 Feb ’12 /

    The votes have been counted, the prizes dished out...

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    Film Review: Chinatown

    19 Oct ’09

    Kramer vs. Kramer: Meryl Streep in a Burberry Trench Coat

    21 Mar ’13

    Illuminate More Than Hide: Costume Design in A Separation

    1 Jun ’12
  • News

    Orange BAFTA Film Awards: The Costume Nominees

    7 Feb ’12 /

    Who might win for costume design at the Orange BAFTA Film Awards?

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    New Tron Legacy Trailer Lights up the Screen

    23 Jul ’10

    Catfish – Not a Review

    19 Nov ’10

    Sherlock Holmes: Downey Jr. & Law New Poster Clothes

    20 Jun ’09
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