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The Iron Lady: Costume as Distinction, Gender and Protection

By: ContributorFiled under Clothes from 1950s, Clothes from 1980s, Girls in Films, Premium. Tagged armour, blue suit, Bonnie Radcliffe, Consolata Boyle, cornflower blue, feminine, gender, gloves, kitten heals, Margaret Thatcher, masculine, Meryl Streep, pearls, peter pan collar, Phyllida Lloyd, Premium Content, suit, The Iron Lady. Bookmark the permalink. Leave a comment

A look at late Margaret Thatcher’s colour specific wardrobe as represented in the film The Iron Lady. Continue reading→

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Costume Round Up: Get Your Coat

By: Lord Christopher LavertyFiled under Costume Stories and Links, Premium. Tagged Aggie Guerard Rogers, Angelina Jolie, Burberry, chesterfield coat, Colleen Atwood, Cyril Castle, Fendi, fur coat, Gene Hackman, Ghostbusters, Gwyneth Paltrow, James Bond, Johnny Depp, Kramer vs. Kramer, Live and Let Die, Margot TenenBaum, Meryl Streep, raincoat, Sigourney Weaver, Talia Shire, The Royal Tenenbaums, Theoni V. Aldredge, trench coat. Bookmark the permalink. Leave a comment

Thanks at least in part to the wintry weather, this week’s costume round up is coats on film. Continue reading→

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Hollywood Costume Exhibition Opens at the V&A in London

By: Lord Christopher LavertyFiled under Girls in Films, Guys in Films, Interviews, News. Tagged Ann Roth, Atonement, Basic Instinct, bathrobe, Breakfast at Tiffanys, Bruce Willis, Deborah Nadoolman Landis, Die Hard, Ellen Mirojnick, Ginger Rogers, gingham dress, Harry Potter, Hollywood Costume, Jacqueline Druran, Keira Knightley, Lady in the Dark, LBD, Mark Bridges, Meryl Streep, Raging Bull, Robert De Niro, Rocky, ruby slippers, Sandy Powell, Sharon Stone, Superman, The Big Lebowski, The Birds, The Seven Year Itch, The Wizard of Oz, V&A, vest. Bookmark the permalink. 5 Comments

A rundown of why Hollywood Costume at the V&A is the best event you will see all year. Continue reading→

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Hollywood Costume Exhibition Coming to V&A

By: Lord Christopher LavertyFiled under Girls in Films, Guys in Films, News. Tagged Alfred Hitchcock, Atonement, Avatar, Christopher Frayling, contemporary, costume, Deborah L Scott, Deborah Nadoolman Landis, Edith Head, exhibition, Fight Club, gingham dress, Hollywood Costume, identity, Jacqueline Durran, Keith Lodwick, Marilyn Monroe, Mayes Rubeo, Meryl Streep, Michael Kaplan, motion capture, period, Raiders of the Lost Ark, Robert De Niro, Ruth Morley, Some Like it Hot, The Birds, The Dark Knight, The Wizard of Oz, V&A. Bookmark the permalink. 2 Comments

Hollywood costume comes to London’s Victoria & Albert Museum in the most exciting exhibition of its type ever announced. Continue reading→

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Meryl Streep in Costume for The Iron Lady Trailer

By: Lord Christopher LavertyFiled under Clothes from 1970s, Clothes from 1980s, Girls in Films, News. Tagged Aquascutum, blue suit, Clothes from 1980s, Consolata Boyle, costume, court shoes, crepe, Ferragamo, hat, historical, jacket, Margaret Thatcher, Meryl Streep, padded shoulders, pearls, pencil skirt, period, Phyllida Lloyd, power dressing, The Iron Lady, wool. Bookmark the permalink. Leave a comment

More clip than teaser trailer, but Meryl Streep certainly does look the part. Continue reading→

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Dressing the Stars: British Costume Design Exhibition

By: Lord Christopher LavertyFiled under Girls in Films, Guys in Films, News. Tagged Academy Award, Bath, costume, Dressing the Stars, exhibition, Fashion Museum, Gwyneth Paltrow, Jenny Beavan, Meryl Streep, Orlando Bloom, Oscar, Penny Rose, Pirates of the Caribbean, Sandy Powell, Shakespeare in Love, The French Lieutenant's Woman, The Kings Speech, Tom Rand, Yvonne Hellin-Hobbs. Bookmark the permalink. Leave a comment

An exhibition of British costume design from films such as The King’s Speech and Pirates of the Caribbean opens at the Fashion Museum in July. Continue reading→

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