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  • Clothes from 1950s,  Clothes from 1960s,  Clothes from 1970s,  Clothes from 1980s,  Clothes from 1990s,  Girls in Films,  Guys in Films,  Interviews,  Premium

    The Look of Love: Q&A with Costume Designer Stephanie Collie

    29 Aug ’13 /

    As is often the way with costume designers, Stephanie Collie is something of an unsung hero. We will not reel off her entire back catalogue, but it does include South Riding (2011, TV), Telstar (2008) Peter’s Friends (1992) and perhaps most exciting of all, Lock, Stock and Two Smoking Barrels (1998). Now, anyone old enough to remember when Lock, Stock arrived will remember just what an incredible influence its Mod inspired costumes had on the world of fashion. You could not pick up a men’s magazine of the time without seeing some guy in slim trousers and a jersey polo shirt. Stephanie Collie invented this look, thus providing one of…

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    Grease: Annette Cardona as Cha-Cha

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    New Shutter Island Trailer Debuts: Serious Fifties Costumes

    3 Oct ’09

    Edith Head Sketches for Grace Kelly Costumes to be Auctioned

    11 Nov ’10
  • Clothes from 1960s,  Girls in Films,  Guys in Films,  Premium

    The Look of Love: Dressing the No-Body Body

    14 Aug ’13 /

    How changing body shapes can affect the appearance of period costume.

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    X-Men: First Class Trailer

    11 Feb ’11

    Beautiful Oppression: Tilda Swinton in I am Love

    5 Jun ’15

    Two For the Road: Audrey Hepburn’s outfits – Part 2

    30 Jun ’09
  • Clothes from 1990s,  Girls in Films,  Guys in Films

    The Wolf of Wall Street Trailer: Expensive Bad Taste

    17 Jun ’13 /

    The Wolf of Wall Street trailer brings wide pinstripe suits and revolting ties.

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    The Look of Love: Q&A with Costume Designer Stephanie Collie

    29 Aug ’13

    Win an Official The Big Lebowski Pendleton Cardigan

    11 Oct ’11

    Fight Club: Remembering Marla, the Dark Tourist

    7 May ’13
  • Clothes from now,  Girls on TV,  Guys on TV,  Premium

    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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    The Intern: Jacqueline Oknaian Costume Interview

    2 Oct ’15

    Review: Drive

    13 Sep ’11

    Coming to America: Prints & Turbans in Contemporary Fashion

    17 Feb ’11
  • Clothes from 1920s,  Girls in Films,  Guys in Films

    The Great Gatsby Trailer: Roaring Costumes

    24 May ’12 /

    In a week of exciting trailers, the first for director Baz Luhrmann’s adaptation of The Great Gatsby must surely be the most thrilling of all.

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    Status and Signifiers: Costume in There Will Be Blood

    1 Apr ’14

    Of Money and Sex: Fitzgerald, Luhrmann, and Clothing in The Great Gatsby

    19 Apr ’13

    Lawless: Interview with Costume Designer Margot Wilson

    27 Sep ’12
  • Clothes from 1990s,  Guys in Films,  Interviews,  Premium

    Reservoir Dogs: Gangster Silhouette

    2 Apr ’12 /

    Betsy Heimann chats exclusively about one of the most iconic costumes of the 1990s.

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    Film Review: Dolores Claiborne

    6 Sep ’10

    Clueless: Crayola Brights & Rich Girl Prep

    11 May ’12

    La Femme Nikita: Anne Parillaud’s Little Black Dress

    21 Dec ’10
  • Clothes from 1837-1919,  Guys in Films,  News

    The Woman in Black Trailer: Creepy Frock

    19 Aug ’11 /

    A trailer for The Woman in Black arrives bringing that spooky sense of dread that only Victorian costume can provide.

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    Costume Designer Anaïs Romand Discusses House of Tolerance

    7 Sep ’12

    Dress like a Peaky Blinder

    13 Sep ’13

    Django Unchained: Tarantino’s First Costume Oscar?

    23 Oct ’12
  • Clothes from 1837-1919,  Girls in Films,  Guys in Films,  Interviews,  News

    Sherlock Holmes: A Game of Shadows Costume Trailer Arrives

    14 Jul ’11 /

    First look at Jenny Beavan’s late Victorian-with-a-twist costumes in action.

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    First Official Image: Sherlock Holmes 2

    15 Jan ’11

    Peaky Blinders: Q&A with Costume Designer Stephanie Collie

    15 Oct ’13

    Les Aventures Extraordinaires d’Adele Blanc-Sec: Full Trailer

    23 Mar ’10
  • Clothes from 1837-1919,  Guys in Films,  News

    First Official Image: Sherlock Holmes 2

    15 Jan ’11 /

    Sherlock Holmes 2 rounds out a week of costume reveals with this first official image.

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    5 Dec ’12

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    4 Feb ’20

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    10 Feb ’12