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

    Infinity War Costume Design: The Unfamiliar Familiar

    4 May ’18 /

    SPOILERS For anyone with an eye to costume, The Avengers: Infinity War (2018) seemingly takes few evolutionary leaps. This makes perfect sense when we consider the timeline following particularly significant events of Captain America: Civil War (2016) and Black Panther (2017). Infinity War costume designer Judianna Makovsky (previously on board for The Winter Soldier, 2014; Civil War and Guardians of the Galaxy Vol.2, 2016) has crafted a combination of instantly familiar looks for a jam-packed canon of characters where nobody wants to be missed, but nobody should stick out above anyone else either. It’s a real balancing act, which is something we are should sure Thanos himself would appreciate. Judianna…

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    Doctor Who: Interview With Costume Designer Ray Holman

    9 Apr ’10

    Iron Man 2 Fan Costume: Fan-tastic

    21 Jul ’10

    Film Review: Iron Man 2

    3 May ’10
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    Costume Stories, This Week: The Winter Soldier and Mad Men

    12 Apr ’14 /

    That’ll do, costume. That’ll do. Captain America: The Winter Soldier Hello Tailor is stealing away your life with her rundowns of this mildly popular comic book movie. Not all are costume based, though all are worth reading. Here is PART 1. PART 2 PART 3 PART 4! Keeping it Cap America, Tyranny of Style has an interview with the film’s costume designer – and original Hunger Games changer – Judianna Makovsky HERE. Mad Men Janie Bryant launches ‘Janie Bryant Couture’. So basically that’s techy tights designed by one of the world’s best known costume designers. Game of Thrones The desi influence. A bit of a stretch, but still an intriguing…

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    Costume Stories: This Week, Clueless and The Newsroom

    22 Jul ’13

    Costume Stories, This Week: Piero Tosi and Veep

    23 Nov ’13

    Costume Stories, This Week: The Grandmaster and Fleming

    22 Feb ’14
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    Costume Stories, This Week: Sandy Powell and Bad Grandpa

    16 Nov ’13 /

    What have you missed costume wise this week? Well…. Sandy Powell In conversation with Kinvara Balfour at the Regent Street Apple Store, 18th November. Scandal Lyn Paolo has no intention of becoming a fashion designer. Sleepy Hollow We’re a bit behind with this now but looking forward to a marathon catch up. Here series costume designer Kristin M. Burke answers fan questions posed on Twitter. Bad Grandpa Kristin Burke chats to costume designer Lindsey Kear about working without a script. The Great Gatsby Catherine Martin was initially worried the film would look like “a flapper themed 21st birthday party”. Thor: The Dark World Spoilers abound, but if you’ve seen the…

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    Costume Stories: This Week, Barry Lyndon & Sleepy Hollow

    14 Sep ’13

    Costume Round Up: Flights of Fantasy

    10 Mar ’13

    Costume Stories, This Week: Game of Thrones and FIDM

    8 Feb ’14
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    The Catwalk of The Hunger Games: Catching Fire

    15 Nov ’13 /

    When you are costuming the biggest franchise release of the year and creating a capsule range to run alongside it for a major online retailer, it is clear a normal approach to the task is not going to work. Ex-stylist and one time assistant for Michael Kaplan, Trish Summerville, one of the fastest rising names in the industry, has purposely sought out what many costume designers shy away from: co-collaborations with new and established fashion designers and, in several cases, pulling clothes directly from the runway. Summerville is smart and savvy with a feel for contemporary trends, though by not designing and making key items for The Hunger Games: Catching…

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    Star Wars Corsets: Force Needed to Get into Them

    8 Jun ’10

    Prince of Persia: Firsthand Look at the Costumes

    11 Jun ’10

    Iron Man 2 Fan Costume: Fan-tastic

    21 Jul ’10
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    The Hunger Games: Catching Fire Teaser Trailer Hits

    15 Apr ’13 /

    The very first trailer for The Hunger Games: Catching Fire and it’s more uniform than glamour.

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    2001 and Hardy Amies: When Fashion and Film Collide

    21 Dec ’12

    Fantasy Reality: Catherine George on Costuming Okja

    14 Jul ’17

    A Sneaky Peek at The Green Hornet Costume

    1 Oct ’09
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    Costume Round Up: Flights of Fantasy

    10 Mar ’13 /

    To celebrate the release of Oz the Great and Powerful, here is a round up of the best fantasy costume posts at Clothes on Film.

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    Preview Tickets for Tron Legacy! Two Pairs to Give Away!

    22 Nov ’10

    Brigbsy Bear: Interview with Costume Designer Sarah Mae Burton

    14 Aug ’17

    Dual Analysis: Beetle Juice – Chris’ Thoughts

    27 Oct ’09
  • Clothes from Fantasy & Sci-fi,  Girls in Films,  Guys in Films,  News

    All the Catching Fire Fashion Portraits in One Place

    9 Mar ’13 /

    A fun glimpse at the bizarre fashions to expect in Catching Fire thanks to costume designer Trish Summerville.

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    Review: Oz the Great and Powerful

    4 Mar ’13

    The Last Jedi: Interview with Costume Designer Michael Kaplan

    24 Dec ’17

    Latest Man of Steel Trailer: The Dark Suit in Action

    17 Apr ’13
  • 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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    Dressing the Stars: British Costume Design Exhibition

    13 May ’11

    Latest Trailer for The Great Gatsby: Fancy Clothes

    4 Apr ’13

    Inception: Jeffrey Kurland – Follow Up Costume Q&A

    20 Aug ’10
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    BAFTA Nominations: Guess the Line-Up

    9 Jan ’13 /

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

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    Anchorman 2 Trailer: Ron and Friends Meet the 80’s

    19 Jun ’13

    King Kong: Naomi Watts’ Pink Slip

    6 Oct ’09

    The Royal Tenenbaums: Gwyneth Paltrow’s Tennis Dress

    1 Feb ’10
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    FilmCraft: Costume Design – A New Book by Deborah Nadoolman Landis

    25 Jun ’12 /

    Not the only book you should buy about costume design, but probably the best.

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    Dark Shadows Trailer: Campy, Period Blending Costume Fun

    16 Mar ’12

    Ready For My Close Up: Anna May Wong

    18 Oct ’11

    Fight Club: Remembering Marla, the Dark Tourist

    7 May ’13
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    Review: The Hunger Games

    25 Mar ’12 /

    Judianna Makovsky’s costume design provides an intentional method of understanding The Hunger Games’ politics.

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    This is Jinsy: Costume Insanity

    23 Sep ’11

    Beauty and the Beast at Central Saint Martins

    17 Mar ’17

    World War Z and the Art of Breaking Down

    27 Jun ’13
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    National Treasure 2: Diane Kruger’s Costume Quest

    26 Apr ’11 /

    Judianna Makovsky demonstrates that contemporary fashion with a plot is far more fun than a flick through Vogue.

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    Anna Karenina Coming to Banana Republic: Costume Fashion?

    30 Jun ’12

    Sole a Catinelle: Q&A with Costume Designer Marina Roberti

    28 Feb ’14

    Review: Mission Impossible – Ghost Protocol

    16 Dec ’11
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