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  • Clothes from 1970s,  Guys in Films,  Premium

    Suit Yourself: Elliot Gould in The Long Goodbye

    12 Dec ’13 /

    Newly released on collectable Blu-ray, The Long Goodbye (1973, directed by Robert Altman) is the kind of film you feel ashamed for not watching more often. Starring Elliot Gould as Raymond Chandler’s pulp private dick Phillip Marlowe, this is a quirky, very seventies re-imagining of the Humphrey Bogart man-in-a-trenchcoat myth. The film is contemporary set, yet Gould’s Marlowe is a man out of place and time. Everything from his car to apartment to clothes is indicative of the P.I’s golden age; a world of cocktails, dames and pinstripe suits, not cat food, hippies and polyester. Hollywood’s effortless private detective was created in the post-Prohibition era of the 1930s-40s, and into…

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    Troop Zero: It’s Birdie Time

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    Mr Nice starring Rhys Ifans: Lots of Nice Photos

    14 Aug ’10

    Argo: Interview with Costume Designer Jacqueline West

    16 Feb ’13
  • Clothes from 1960s,  Girls in Films,  Premium

    The Birds: Tippi Hedren in the Green Suit

    7 Aug ’13 /

    Why does Tippi Hedren wear a green suit in The Birds, and what does it mean?

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    Sandra Dee in If A Man Answers: A Salmon Run Up Beacon Hill

    9 Nov ’12

    Blaxploitation Dress Codes in 1970s Cinema

    20 Sep ’13

    The Look of Love: Q&A with Costume Designer Stephanie Collie

    29 Aug ’13
  • Clothes from 1990s,  Girls in Films,  Guys in Films

    The Wolf of Wall Street Trailer: Expensive Bad Taste

    17 Jun ’13 /

    The Wolf of Wall Street trailer brings wide pinstripe suits and revolting ties.

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    Clueless: Calvin Klein White Dress Makes Comeback

    8 Jul ’10

    Film Review: Dolores Claiborne

    6 Sep ’10

    Internal Affairs: A Black and White World

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  • Clothes from 1970s,  Clothes from 1980s,  Premium

    Argo: Interview with Costume Designer Jacqueline West

    16 Feb ’13 /

    Costume designer Jacqueline West talks exclusively to Clothes on Film about her period recreation work on Ben Affleck’s Oscar favourite Argo.

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    The Conjuring Trailer: Lapels That Flap in the Night

    3 Apr ’13

    Michael Caine in Get Carter: Killer Suit

    22 Jul ’11

    Behind the Candelabra: Wearing Liberace On Stage and Off

    31 May ’13
  • Clothes from 2000-10,  Clothes from now,  Girls in Films,  Interviews,  Premium

    Kate Hudson in Le Divorce: Love is in the Bag

    10 Jun ’11 /

    Speaking exclusively to Clothes on Film, Le Divorce costume designer Carol Ramsey explains how a Hermès Kelly can be elevated from status symbol to character.

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    Middle Men Trailer: Game On

    17 Jun ’10

    Ghost Town: Yellow Shirt, Perfect Screenplay

    7 Aug ’09

    Brooklyn’s Finest Trailer Kicks All Kinds of Butt

    4 Dec ’09
  • Clothes from 1980s,  Girls in Films,  Premium

    Madonna in Desperately Seeking Susan

    11 Mar ’11 /

    All the recurring themes in Desperately Seeking Susan are linked to one jacket.

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    Working Girl: The Culture of Power Dressing

    27 Sep ’13

    13 Going On 30: Colourful Jennifer Garner

    27 Aug ’10

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  • Bond on film,  Clothes from 1960s,  Guys in Films,  Premium

    Sean Connery in Dr. No: The Template For 007

    10 Dec ’10 /

    Matt Spaiser, creator of The Suits of James Bond blog, analyses the style of 007 in the film that started it all - Dr. No.

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    Live and Let Die: Yaphet Kotto’s Brown Suede Trench Coat

    26 Feb ’10

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    5 Oct ’11

    Oscars 2020: Red Carpet Livestream

    8 Feb ’20
  • Clothes from 1837-1919,  Guys in Films,  Premium

    Kind Hearts and Coronets: Decadent Dennis Price

    29 Sep ’10 /

    The range of Edwardian coats cut for Dennis Price are recreated with remarkable historical accuracy.

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    Costume Designer Anaïs Romand Discusses House of Tolerance

    7 Sep ’12

    The Lone Ranger: Never take off the Mask

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    4 Feb ’20