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The Great Gatsby Trailer: Roaring Costumes

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In a week of exciting trailers, the first for director Baz Luhrmann’s adaptation of The Great Gatsby must surely be the most thrilling of all. Continue reading → Continue reading →

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

20 Mar ’12

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The glamorous look of the mid-1930s threads its way through dual love stories in W.E. Continue reading → Continue reading →

To Catch a Thief: Grace Kelly’s Beach Wear

5 Apr ’11

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

To Catch a Thief: Grace Kelly in Blue Chiffon

2 Mar ’11

Nestled just over half way through Sew Iconic is the ice blue chiffon dress worn by Grace Kelly and designed by Edith Head for To Catch a Thief (1954). Get some practise in before tackling this one.

As worn by Grace Kelly, this floaty, conspicuous dress is an appreciable nod to Dior’s ‘New Look’ of the late 1940s. Continue reading → Continue reading →