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    The New Batsuit Reveal: Cute But Sinewy

    14 May ’14 /

    The top half of Ben Affleck’s new Batsuit has been revealed, as created by costume designer Michael Wilkinson for the barely in production Batman vs. Superman. At first this black and white Bats looks kind of pettable, thanks to those smaller, kittenish bat ears. However getting in closer the suit is far more visceral than Lindy Hemming’s version for director Christopher Nolan. It actually resembles a (very buff) human body stripped of its skin. Nolan is where most comparisons will be drawn; his Batman is still the benchmark in cinema, and while director Zach Snyder is less obsessed with plausibility the new suit is obviously intended to be functional as…

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    Why is Miss Piggy Wearing a Vivienne Westwood Wedding Dress?

    11 Feb ’14

    Eiko Ishioka Costumes for Mirror, Mirror Immortalised with App

    15 Mar ’12

    UK Film Review: Terminator Salvation

    23 May ’09
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    Costume Round Up: Villains

    6 Apr ’13 /

    A round up of villain themed costume posts at Clothes on Film.

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    Costume Stories, This Week: Oscar and Hart of Dixie

    18 Jan ’14

    Costume Stories: This Week, X-Men & Marathon Man

    31 Aug ’13

    Costume Stories, This Week: Grace of Monaco & Penny Dreadful

    17 May ’14
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    The Dark Knight Rises: Costume Q&A with Lindy Hemming

    1 Aug ’12 /

    Costume Designer Lindy Hemming talks exclusively to Clothes on Film about her work on The Dark Knight Rises.

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    Inception: Jeffrey Kurland Costume Q&A

    31 Jul ’10

    Man of Steel? Underwear of Steel More Like

    17 Jun ’13

    UK Film Review: Terminator Salvation

    23 May ’09
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    Review: The Dark Knight Rises

    21 Jul ’12 /

    Christopher Nolan once again shows his appreciation for costume in this immensely satisfying end to the Dark Knight trilogy.

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    Review: Saturn 3

    13 Nov ’09

    Captain America: Costume Leaks All Over the Place

    3 Jun ’10

    The Last Jedi: Interview with Costume Designer Michael Kaplan

    24 Dec ’17
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    Designing 007 Exhibition: Costumes Galore

    16 Jul ’12 /

    A look at the costumes you can expect to see and enjoy at Designing 007: Fifty Years of Bond Style.

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    Hanging by a Thread: Cate Blanchett in Blue Jasmine

    31 Jan ’14

    New Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows: Part 1 Trailer is No Drag

    23 Sep ’10

    The Phantom of the Opera: Colour, Character and Costume

    5 Dec ’12
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    Video: Designing James Bond’s Suits: Connery to Craig

    2 Jul ’12 /

    A new web documentary analysing the look of James Bond.

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    Eiko Ishioka: Trapped in Her Own imagination

    15 Jul ’13

    New Tron Legacy Banners Bring the Costumes

    17 Sep ’10

    After Earth Trailer Lands: First Proper Look at ‘Life Suit’

    8 Mar ’13
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    FilmCraft: Costume Design – A New Book by Deborah Nadoolman Landis

    25 Jun ’12 /

    Not the only book you should buy about costume design, but probably the best.

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    Wall Street: Money Never Sleeps – Ellen Mirojnick Costume Q&A

    13 Sep ’10

    Rear Window: Grace Kelly’s Paris Dress

    5 May ’09

    Film Review: Avatar

    9 Feb ’10
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    Lindy Hemming Talks Designing 007: Fifty Years of Bond Style

    15 Jun ’12 /

    Costume designer Lindy Hemming chats exclusively to Clothes on Film about her contribution to Designing 007: Fifty Years of Bond Style.

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    Eiko Ishioka Has Died

    30 Jan ’12

    Review: Diana Vreeland: The Eye Has to Travel

    21 Sep ’12

    Clueless: Calvin Klein White Dress Makes Comeback

    8 Jul ’10
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    Full The Dark Knight Rises Trailer Hits: Merry Christmas

    19 Dec ’11 /

    Christmas comes early for anyone looking forward to The Dark Knight Rises, as Warner Bros. has just released a full trailer.

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    First Look: Andrew Garfield as Spider-Man

    13 Jan ’11

    Film Review: The Lovely Bones

    20 Feb ’10

    2001 and Hardy Amies: When Fashion and Film Collide

    21 Dec ’12
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    Anne Hathaway’s Catwoman Costume: Full Paparazzi Reveal

    26 Sep ’11 /

    Blurry and unofficial, but these are definitely photos of Anne Hathaway as Catwoman.

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    2001 and Hardy Amies: When Fashion and Film Collide

    21 Dec ’12

    Star Trek Into Darkness: The Devil is in the Details

    9 May ’13

    Doctor Who: A Contemporary Costume Evolution

    21 Aug ’14
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    First Official Pic: Anne Hathaway as Catwoman

    5 Aug ’11 /

    Somewhat misleading as nowhere is this pic officially tagged as being ‘Catwoman’; officially this is our first shot of Anne Hathway as Selina Kyle.

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    Film Review: Alice In Wonderland

    5 Mar ’10

    Review: Oz the Great and Powerful

    4 Mar ’13

    New Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows: Part 1 Trailer is No Drag

    23 Sep ’10
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    Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows Trailer Looks Magic

    29 Jun ’10 /

    If you like Potter, you are going to like this. Cannot say fairer than that.

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    Prince of Persia: Firsthand Look at the Costumes

    11 Jun ’10

    Doctor Who: Interview With Costume Designer Ray Holman

    9 Apr ’10

    X-Men: Days of Future Past Pics – 1973 Xavier, Hank & Logan

    10 May ’13
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