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    Costume Design in House of Cards: Colour is Power

    10 Jun ’13 /

    Costume colours in House of Cards are symbolic of vulnerability and power.

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    Review: Black Swan

    21 Jan ’11

    New Trailer for Tenet, aka The Best Film Ever Made

    23 May ’20

    Hannibal: Exclusive Interview with Janty Yates

    12 Jun ’09
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    Costume Round Up: Any Colour so long as it’s Black

    30 Mar ’13 /

    In honour of the The Wolverine and his black on black Yakuza uniform, a round up of posts featuring memorable black costumes at Clothes on Film.

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    Costume Stories: This Week, Blue Jasmine and Roman Holiday

    24 Aug ’13

    Costume Stories, This Week: Map to the Stars and Dallas

    7 Jun ’14

    Costume Stories, This Week: True Detective and The Flash

    15 Mar ’14
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    A Cat of a Certain Breed: Breakfast at Tiffany’s

    11 Aug ’12 /

    Armour and indecisiveness: Audrey Hepburn is more than a little black dress in Breakfast at Tiffany’s.

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    Michael Caine in The Italian Job: Part 2

    20 Feb ’14

    Brighton Rock and Mod: Trailer Hits

    24 Nov ’10

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

    30 Nov ’10
  • Clothes from 1990s,  Girls in Films,  Premium

    La Femme Nikita: Anne Parillaud’s Little Black Dress

    21 Dec ’10 /

    La Femme Nikita re-defines the little black dress on film.

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    Film Review: Dolores Claiborne

    6 Sep ’10

    The Wolf of Wall Street Trailer: Expensive Bad Taste

    17 Jun ’13

    Get on Up: Sharen Davis Shares Costume Design Sketches

    9 Dec ’14
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    13 Going On 30: Colourful Jennifer Garner

    27 Aug ’10 /

    The costumes are somewhat…ahem....‘colourful’.

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    Style & Identity in Do the Right Thing

    17 Feb ’12

    Back to the Future Nikes go on Sale: You Can’t Afford Them

    9 Sep ’11

    Scarface: Dress and Excess

    5 Sep ’11