Meryl Streep’s timeless Burberry trench coat is one of the most recognisable contemporary costumes of 1970s. Continue reading
Kramer vs. Kramer: Meryl Streep in a Burberry Trench Coat
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Tom Hardy in Lawless: The Knitwear Anti-Hero
© 2012, The Weinstein Company
Tom Hardy heralds dawning of the knitwear anti-hero. Margot Wilson discusses her use of the cardigan for Lawless. Continue reading
Doris Day in Pillow Talk: Couture Allure
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Doris Day’s last hurrah for 1950s fashion wearing some of the most exquisite costumes ever seen on screen. Continue reading
Reservoir Dogs: Gangster Silhouette
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Betsy Heimann chats exclusively about one of the most iconic costumes of the 1990s. Continue reading
Style & Identity in Do the Right Thing
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Ruth E. Carter’s work on Do the Right Thing is a masterclass in how costume can influence the look and feel of a film. Continue reading
Crazy, Stupid, Love: Suits and 407s
© 2011, Warner Bros.
Crazy, Stupid Love is every inch the ‘fashion film’, both in terms of narrative and costume designer Dayna Pink’s elegant menswear styling. Continue reading
Noomi Rapace in The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo
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Playing computer hacker, Lisbeth Salander, Noomi Rapace embodies the character in such a way that picturing anyone else in the role is nearly impossible. Continue reading
Mildred Pierce: Uniform Appeal
© 2011, HBO
The displaced sex appeal of uniforms in Mildred Pierce. Continue reading
La Dolce Vita: Masculinity and Tailoring
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Groundbreaking film La Dolce Vita offers a conflicting portrayal of masculinity. Continue reading
Catherine Deneuve in Potiche: Still Belle
© 2010, StudioCanal
Potiche confirms that Catherine Deneuve will always be Belle de Jour, only now with added sense of humour. Continue reading
Monica Bellucci as Malèna: Beauty, Black and Heels
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In Malèna, Monica Bellucci plays an impossible vision of beauty; a woman so striking she is immediately sexualised by all who lay eyes on her. Continue reading
Kate Winslet in Mildred Pierce: Sex and the Housedress
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A prevalent theme in the first episode of Mildred Pierce starring is how domestic costume can be read as a signal for sexual availability. Continue reading
Johnny Depp in Public Enemies: Costume as Plot
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Public Enemies demonstrates how costume can actually drive a story narrative. Continue reading
Basic Instinct: Sharon Stone, Devil in a White Dress
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There more going on with this outfit than an absence of underwear. Continue reading
La Femme Nikita: Anne Parillaud’s Little Black Dress
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La Femme Nikita re-defines the little black dress on film. Continue reading
Dual Analysis: The Big Lebowski – KB’s Thoughts
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The Big Lebowski is brilliantly designed; the characters are concisely and efficiently illustrated, says KB from FrockTalk.com. Continue reading
Dual Analysis: The Big Lebowski – Chris’ Thoughts
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Let’s tell you why The Big Lebowski costume design rocked in an almost completely non-subtextual way. Continue reading
The Big Lebowski: Chris and KB Chat About the Film
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Recently Clothes on Film chatted with Kristin Burke from FrockTalk about The Big Lebowski. We discussed weightlifting pants and feminism. Continue reading