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    Short Film Costume: Ashes, Inside the Captive Mind

    24 Jul ’13 /

    Costume design and meaning in short film.

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    Costume Design in Stoker: Control Yourself

    2 Mar ’13

    The Pure Nerd-Joy of Mysterio’s Costume in Spider-Man: Far From Home

    22 Jul ’19

    Four Wall Street: Money Never Sleeps Goodie Bags To Give Away

    24 Sep ’10
  • Clothes from 1837-1919,  Film Reviews,  Girls in Films,  Guys in Films

    Review: The Woman in Black

    10 Feb ’12 /

    Proving that frock coats and heavy lace dresses really are terrifying.

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    Sherlock Holmes Costume Guide Part 2: Tweed Suits and Ulsters

    20 May ’10

    Review: Jane Eyre at Haddon Hall

    9 Sep ’11

    The Lone Ranger: Never take off the Mask

    30 Jul ’13
  • Clothes from 1837-1919,  Girls in Films,  Premium

    Louise Bourgoin as Adèle Blanc-Sec: Feathers in Her Hat

    12 Aug ’11 /

    Adèle Blanc-Sec’s world is akin to a fantasy Belle Époque; 1910s attire dotted among reanimated corpses and a dinosaur.

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    12 Years a Slave: Rags and Tatters

    20 Jan ’14

    Recreating the Levi’s Spring Bottom Pants Advert from 1905

    4 Jun ’14

    Exclusive Costume Featurette for My Cousin Rachel

    31 May ’17
  • Clothes from 1930s,  Girls on TV,  Premium

    Kate Winslet in Mildred Pierce: Sex and the Housedress

    1 Jul ’11 /

    A prevalent theme in the first episode of Mildred Pierce starring is how domestic costume can be read as a signal for sexual availability.

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    Film Review: Chinatown

    19 Oct ’09

    King Kong: Naomi Watts’ White Evening Dress

    23 Oct ’09

    Bonnie and Clyde: Hats as Identity

    3 Nov ’11
  • Clothes from 1960s,  Girls in Films,  Premium

    Diana Rigg in On Her Majesty’s Secret Service: To Die For

    24 Jun ’11 /

    As TracyDi Vicenzo in OHMSS, Diana Rigg wore a daring 1960s wedding ensemble.

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    From Tailors with Love Podcast: Discussing the Tom Ford Look

    24 Jan ’20

    Deena Appel on Creating the Costume World of The Spy Who Shagged Me

    2 Oct ’18

    Mad Men: January Jones in a Pucci Style Maxi Dress (S3)

    30 Nov ’10
  • Clothes from 1837-1919,  Girls in Films,  Guys in Films,  Interviews,  Premium

    The Suspicions of Mr Whicher: Costume Q&A with Lucinda Wright

    3 Jun ’11 /

    Lucinda Wright talks to Clothes on Film about her contribution to The Suspicions of Mr Whicher starring Paddy Considine.

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    Exclusive Costume Featurette for My Cousin Rachel

    31 May ’17

    Louise Bourgoin as Adèle Blanc-Sec: Feathers in Her Hat

    12 Aug ’11

    Review: The Woman in Black

    10 Feb ’12
  • Clothes from 1920s,  Clothes from 1930s,  Girls in Films,  Premium

    Changeling: Angelina Jolie’s Fur Trimmed Coat

    5 May ’10 /

    Angelina Jolie suits the unstructured dresses and cloche hats in Changeling perfectly.

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    Boardwalk Empire Costume Q&A: John Dunn & Lisa Padovani

    21 Sep ’11

    The Cats Meow: Kirsten Dunst’s Chanel Style Beach Pyjamas

    7 May ’09

    Clothes on Film talks Boardwalk Empire Costumes on HBO

    12 Sep ’11