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    Costume Stories, This Week: Indiana Jones and Godzilla

    24 May ’14 /

    Catch up with the costume gossip you’ve missed. Godzilla “Contemporary in design with a multitude of uniforms”, says costume designer Sharen Davis. We remember chatting to Ms. Davis about her work on Godzilla during an interview for Django Unchained – she was so stoked to be working with director Gareth Edwards. X-Men: Days of Future Past Q&A with ace Louise Mingenbach which we haven’t read because we haven’t seen the movie yet. Indiana Jones and the Temple of Doom For the film’s 30th birthday an enticing look back at Anthony Powell’s costume design by Tim Pelan for Cinetropolis. Game of Thrones More secrets in the costumes, unless you want to…

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    Costume Stories, This Week: Amy Adams & Sleepy Hollow

    25 Jan ’14

    Costume Stories, This Week: Oscar and Hart of Dixie

    18 Jan ’14

    Costume Stories, This Week: The Winter Soldier and Mad Men

    12 Apr ’14
  • Clothes from 1960s,  Clothes from 1970s,  Clothes from Fantasy & Sci-fi,  Guys in Films

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

    10 May ’13 /

    Director Bryan Singer has tweeted photographs of Nicholas Hoult, Hugh Jackman and James McAvoy in 1973 costume on set of X-Men: Days of Future Past.

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    Norwegian Wood: Hipsters Unmaxed

    8 Jul ’11

    Belle de Jour: Sex and Alienation

    13 Oct ’09

    The Look of Love: Dressing the No-Body Body

    14 Aug ’13
  • Costume Stories and Links

    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: Piero Tosi and Veep

    23 Nov ’13

    Costume Stories, This Week: Game of Thrones and Spider-Man 2

    26 Apr ’14

    Costume Stories: This Week, Arrested Development & Star Wars

    25 May ’13
  • Clothes from now,  Guys in Films,  Interviews,  Premium

    Zach Galifianakis in Due Date: Theatre Geek

    25 Dec ’10 /

    Costume designer Louise Mingenbach worked closely with Zach Galifianakis to create Ethan’s camp and blissfully unaware look.

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    Captain America: The First Trailer

    24 Mar ’11

    Anuvahood: Urban Wear Swagger

    11 Jul ’11

    The Royal Tenenbaums: Gwyneth Paltrow’s Tennis Dress

    1 Feb ’10
  • Clothes from now,  Guys in Films,  News

    The Hangover 2 Image Debuts: More Costume Wackiness to Come

    29 Nov ’10 /

    Zach Galifianakis in a safari suit and plenty more costume wackiness to come says costume designer Louise Mingenbach.

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    Black Swan: Amy Westcott Interview

    28 Jan ’11

    The Pure Nerd-Joy of Mysterio’s Costume in Spider-Man: Far From Home

    22 Jul ’19

    Sole a Catinelle: Q&A with Costume Designer Marina Roberti

    28 Feb ’14
  • Girls in Films,  Guys in Films,  News

    Ice Cold Movie Posters Inspired by Male Costume

    7 Oct ’10 /

    Moxy Creative has designed a super cool collection of movie posters based on iconic male costume.

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    Atonement: Keira Knightley’s Green Dress

    23 Jun ’09

    Rosemary’s Baby: Mia Farrow’s Red Trouser Suit

    18 May ’09

    Film Review: Prince of Persia: The Sands of Time

    14 May ’10
  • Girls in Films,  Guys in Films,  News

    20th Century Fox at The London Film Museum: Costumes Galore

    17 Aug ’10 /

    The London Film Museum has been running an exhibition featuring costumes from 20th Century Fox movies to celebrate the studio’s 75th anniversary.

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    Behind the Scenes: Angels the Costumiers

    18 Apr ’12

    Grease: Annette Cardona as Cha-Cha

    10 Nov ’09

    Monica Bellucci as Malèna: Beauty, Black and Heels

    26 Aug ’11
  • Clothes from 2000-10,  Clothes from now,  Girls in Films,  Guys in Films,  Interviews,  Premium

    The Hangover: More Costume Questions Answered

    16 Apr ’10 /

    Costume designer for The Hangover, Louise Mingenbach, has answered more questions about who wears what in the movie.

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    Inception: Costume Style Analysis VLOG

    19 Aug ’20

    The September Issue: Director Talks Final Cut

    24 Sep ’09

    Gucci to Block Scott Movie if it doesn’t Measure Up

    2 Nov ’09
  • Clothes from now,  Girls in Films,  Guys in Films,  Interviews,  Premium

    The Hangover Costume Guide: Black Suits and Shades

    15 Dec ’09 /

    With exclusive insight from The Hangover costume designer Louise Mingenbach, we investigate how clothing defined character and brought this movie to life.

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    The Muppets Most Wanted: Set and Costume Visit

    9 Jan ’14

    World War Z and the Art of Breaking Down

    27 Jun ’13

    Review: Skyfall

    16 Oct ’12
  • Clothes from 2000-10,  Guys in Films,  News

    Todd Phillips Talks The Hangover 2: No Vegas, Baby

    14 Dec ’09 /

    Todd Phillips has spilled some proverbial beans on the sequel to his comedy smash The Hangover. He has not said much but he has said no Vegas.

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    Inception Revisited with Costume Designer Jeffrey Kurland

    17 Jul ’20

    The Bourne Supremacy: Karl Urban’s Tunic Shirt

    18 Jul ’09

    Bond 23 Not Gonna Happen. Not Yet Anyway

    20 Apr ’10