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Deena Appel on the Costume Design of Austin Powers: Goldmember
Goldmember (2002, directed by Jay Roach), the final film (so far) in the Austin Powers series again shifts its timeline. However, rather than a negligible, though comparatively significant, jump from late to very late 1960s, here we dive into that most raucous of decades – the 1970s. And then back to 2002 (do keep up). For costume designer Deena Appel (pictured above, bottom left with Jay Roach) it was a wildly ambitious undertaking. Not to mention the film also features a well-known music and movie star, just about to launch into the stratosphere: Beyoncé. Speaking exclusively to Clothes on Film and closing out our epic in-depth look at the Austin…
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Deena Appel on Creating the Costume World of The Spy Who Shagged Me
The second installment (part one HERE) of our extensive interview with Austin Powers trilogy costume designer Deena Appel, this time focusing on The Spy Who Shagged Me (1999, again directed by Jay Roach). Things change up in The Spy Who Shagged Me, for in addition to costuming the modern and swinging sixties world of Austin Powers, his character also travels to 1969, i.e. the ‘hippie era’. The first film was a tremendous success and Appel’s contribution solidified her as the only person who could return to costume this fabulous, vibrant landscape. Speaking exclusively to Clothes on Film, and providing never before seen or published costume sketches from the movie, Deena…
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Ellen Mirojnick Describes Costumes for Behind the Candelabra
Alongside costume illustrations with fabric swatch, Ellen Mirojnick explains the stage wear worn by Michael Douglas and Matt Damon.
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Review: The Dark Knight Rises
Christopher Nolan once again shows his appreciation for costume in this immensely satisfying end to the Dark Knight trilogy.
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Diana Rigg in On Her Majesty’s Secret Service: To Die For
As TracyDi Vicenzo in OHMSS, Diana Rigg wore a daring 1960s wedding ensemble.
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Beyond Biba, Beyond Fashion
Beyond Biba: A Portrait of Barbara Hulanicki is a contextualised examination of one woman’s extraordinary influence on popular culture.
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Alien Anthology: A Revolution in Sci-Fi Costume Design – PT2
Part 2 of our examination into how the Alien films have used costume design to contextualise primal terror.
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Dual Analysis: The Big Lebowski – KB’s Thoughts
The Big Lebowski is brilliantly designed; the characters are concisely and efficiently illustrated, says KB from FrockTalk.com.
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Dual Analysis: The Big Lebowski – Chris’ Thoughts
Let’s tell you why The Big Lebowski costume design rocked in an almost completely non-subtextual way.
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The Big Lebowski: Chris and KB Chat About the Film
Recently Clothes on Film chatted with Kristin Burke from FrockTalk about The Big Lebowski. We discussed weightlifting pants and feminism.
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