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  • Clothes from 1970s,  Girls in Films,  Guys in Films

    The Post Trailer Debuts: Ann Roth sets the Tone

    8 Nov ’17 /

    Costume designer Ann Roth, arguably one of the greatest of her craft still working in Hollywood, has costumed director Steven Spielberg’s latest The Post, and by the looks of this first trailer we are in for a muted treat: What we have are gentlemen sporting classic collar points with moderate spread, sometimes short sleeve (always with a chest pocket – a very American touch) and medium breadth neckties. The occasional kipper, but this 1971 is a very different world than, say, The Deuce (costume designer Anna Terrazas). The seventies may have ushered in increasingly wide flared trousers and oversized lapels but it’s doubtful we’ll see much of those in The…

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    Star Wars Corsets: Force Needed to Get into Them

    8 Jun ’10

    Stockard Channing’s Yellow Dress in The Girl Most Likely To

    23 Nov ’10

    Troop Zero: It’s Birdie Time

    20 Jan ’20
  • Costume Stories and Links

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

    26 Apr ’14 /

    Two weeks of juicy costume links. Sandy Powell A costumer who needs no introduction. This Sunday at the J. Paul Getty Museum she discusses the use of period photographs in her process. Puttin’ on the Glitz Tyranny of Style contributor Sophia Shillito recaps the British Library’s night of jazz, costume, gangsters, fashion and cocktails. Costume Test Photographs Costume tests for famous movies! Vera Miles as Madeleine! Vikings Joan Bergin talks Vikings season 2 addressing why the show hasn’t received any costume noms. It’s not very good, which may be factor, though that has nothing to do with the costumes. Saddle Shoes Lots and lots of saddle shoes, from Twin Peaks…

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    Costume Stories, This Week: Wolf of Wall Street & Bruce Lee

    14 Dec ’13

    Costume Stories: This Week, Catching Fire and Gatsby Again

    27 Apr ’13

    Costume Stories, This Week: Ray Donovan and Batman (1989)

    5 Jul ’14
  • Costume Stories and Links

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

    12 Apr ’14 /

    That’ll do, costume. That’ll do. Captain America: The Winter Soldier Hello Tailor is stealing away your life with her rundowns of this mildly popular comic book movie. Not all are costume based, though all are worth reading. Here is PART 1. PART 2 PART 3 PART 4! Keeping it Cap America, Tyranny of Style has an interview with the film’s costume designer – and original Hunger Games changer – Judianna Makovsky HERE. Mad Men Janie Bryant launches ‘Janie Bryant Couture’. So basically that’s techy tights designed by one of the world’s best known costume designers. Game of Thrones The desi influence. A bit of a stretch, but still an intriguing…

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    Costume Round Up: Villains

    6 Apr ’13

    Costume Stories: This Week, Gatsby and Capitol Couture

    20 Apr ’13

    Costume Stories: This Week, Downton Abbey & Breaking Bad

    28 Sep ’13
  • Costume Stories and Links

    Costume Stories, This Week: Yves Saint Laurent and Mad Men

    22 Mar ’14 /

    This week’s costume design news. Mad Men “She buys her clothes two sizes too small, more 50’s than 60’s.” – Janie Bryant knows her Joan. Yves Saint Laurent Costume designer Madeline Fontaine’s predictably difficult job costuming the immaculate biopic. …and sticking with Yves, HERE‘s Kate Muir’s article inspired by the film for The Times featuring Clothes on Film ed Christopher Laverty. Sunday in New York Another stunning analysis by Kay Noske, this time focusing on Jane Fonda’s enviable wardrobe as ’the only 22 year old virgin left in the world’. Hannibal Part 2 of Hello Tailor’s in-depth analysis. Even if you can’t be bothered to read the article (though you…

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    Costume Stories: This Week, Diana & TIFF

    7 Sep ’13

    Costume Stories, This Week: Piero Tosi and Veep

    23 Nov ’13

    Costume Stories, This Week: American Hustle and Versace

    12 Oct ’13
  • Costume Stories and Links

    Costume Stories, This Week: Dallas and Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D

    8 Mar ’14 /

    So what’s been happening this week then? Blue Jasmine ‘In costuming the past we lose the present.’ Wonder Woman Michael Wilkinson has basically said nothing about Wonder Woman’s outfit, yet we’re still hanging on his every word. Mad Men Jessica Paré chats about the show’s costumes and her own ‘French with a rock edge’ style. Dallas Costume designer Rachel Sage talks about her work on the TNT reboot. The Oscars Catherine Martin wins and wins BIG. Kudos. Red carpet fashion Tyranny of Style casts his educated gaze over the winners and losers. Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D More Tyranny of Style, this time revisiting Ann Foley’s stylish contribution to Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D…

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    Costume Round Up: Flights of Fantasy

    10 Mar ’13

    Costume Stories, This Week: Sandy Powell and Bad Grandpa

    16 Nov ’13

    Costume Stories, This Week: Wolf of Wall Street & Bruce Lee

    14 Dec ’13
  • Clothes from 1960s,  Girls in Films,  Guys in Films

    Saving Mr. Banks: Costume Design Featurette

    12 Dec ’13 /

    A slight but worth watching video about the costume and production design for frothy Walt Disney biography Saving Mr. Banks. If you have not seen the film it won’t spoil anything, and will probably get you wanting to dress in sixties suits and dresses again, like Mad Men did in the early days.

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    Deena Appel on the Costume Design of Austin Powers: International Man of Mystery

    25 Sep ’18

    Katie Holmes in The Kennedys: Armani’s Copy of a Copy

    5 Aug ’11

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

    10 May ’13
  • Costume Stories and Links

    Costume Stories, This Week: Edith Head and Ender’s Game

    2 Nov ’13 /

    Costume news you may have missed. Edith Head Google’s delightful doodle to celebrate the birth of Edith Head on 28th October 1897, showcasing illustrations of her work from A Place in the Sun, White Christmas, Sex and the Single Girl, To Catch a Thief, The Birds and Gunfight at the O.K. Corral. The Hunger Games: Catching Fire Costume preview via Trish Summerville and The New York Times – no spoilers. Look out for our own coverage soon. Julien’s Auctions The estate of William Travilla. Get your credit card(s) ready. Columbo New costume Tumblr by Nicolas Magand. Mark this as essential reading forever. Duck Dynasty Well what did YOU wear for…

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    Costume Stories, This Week: The Oscars and House of Cards

    1 Mar ’14

    Costume Stories, This Week: True Detective and The Flash

    15 Mar ’14

    Costume Round Up: Flights of Fantasy

    10 Mar ’13
  • Costume Stories and Links

    Costume Stories: This Week, Jobs and Tootsie

    13 Jul ’13 /

    Say you, say costume design.

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    Costume Stories, This Week: Inside Llewyn Davis & Cinderella

    4 Jan ’14

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

    31 Aug ’13

    Costume Stories: This Week, Much Ado and Superman

    15 Jun ’13
  • Girls in Films,  Girls on TV,  Guys in Films,  Guys on TV

    Costume Stories: This Week, Anna Nicole and House of Cards

    29 Jun ’13 /

    The week in costume design.

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    13 Going On 30: Colourful Jennifer Garner

    27 Aug ’10

    Ice Cold Movie Posters Inspired by Male Costume

    7 Oct ’10

    La Femme Nikita: Anne Parillaud’s Little Black Dress

    21 Dec ’10
  • Costume Stories and Links

    Costume Stories: This Week, The Bling Ring and Anchorman

    8 Jun ’13 /

    Lots of exciting costume stories this week.

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    Costume Stories: This Week, Boardwalk Empire & Rush

    21 Sep ’13

    Costume Stories, This Week: GTA V and Halloween

    19 Oct ’13

    Costume Stories: This Week, Look of Love and Man of Steel

    22 Jun ’13
  • Costume Stories and Links

    Costume Stories: This Week, Mad Men and Revenge

    18 May ’13 /

    A few of this week’s interesting costume links.

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    Costume Stories, This Week: True Detective and The Flash

    15 Mar ’14

    Costume Stories, This Week: Game of Thrones and FIDM

    8 Feb ’14

    Costume Stories, This Week: Masters of Sex and TED Talk

    5 Oct ’13
  • Girls in Films,  Girls on TV,  Guys in Films,  Guys on TV,  Premium

    Costume Design and Fashion: A Multi-Million Dollar Industry

    14 May ’13 /

    Analysing the sometimes tense relationship between fashion and costume design.

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