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    Costuming The Dressmaker

    9 Nov ’15 /

    Twenty-five years ago, costume designer Margot Wilson was a student living in Paris when she picked up a roll of red, moire silk fabric during a shopping trip to Milan. She didn’t know why, or what for; she wasn’t even a costume designer then, just a talented young fashion grad from East Sydney Tech on a six-month scholarship to France. When it was time to go home, she took the beautiful roll of fabric back down under with her. Fast forward three decades and a couple of dozen films later (including Lantana, Bran Nue Dae and Lawless), and Wilson has finally found a screen role for her magnificent weave –…

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    Gangster Squad: Gangster Gloss

    28 Jan ’13 /

    The glossy costume world of gangster squad is faithful to history, but not a slave to it.

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

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    Lawless: Interview with Costume Designer Margot Wilson

    27 Sep ’12 /

    Costume designer Margot Wilson talks exclusively to Clothes on Film about her impeccable work on Lawless.

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    Tom Hardy in Lawless: The Knitwear Anti-Hero

    21 Sep ’12 /

    Tom Hardy heralds dawning of the knitwear anti-hero. Margot Wilson discusses her use of the cardigan for Lawless.

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