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    A Comfortable Future: The Costume Design of Her

    13 Feb ’14 /

    The near future romance Her, written and directed by Spike Jonze, whose widely diverse resume ranges from the world of music videos to MTV’s Jackass to major motion pictures, brought together a creative team that costume designer Casey Storm refers to as “friends first, and co-workers second.” Storm and production designer K.K. Barrett create a soft, comfortable world of tomorrow. Shot on location around Los Angeles and Shanghai, Barrett avoided familiar locations to create a world that is accessible but not overtly recognisable. Our first introduction to the world feels very familiar. Seated in an office in a simple button up, Joaquin Phoenix’s character, Theodore Twombly, dictates a letter to…

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    Doctor Who: Interview With Costume Designer Ray Holman

    9 Apr ’10

    See Toy Story 3 Early! Two Pairs of Tickets to Give Away!!

    8 Jun ’10

    Dual Analysis: Beetle Juice – KB’s Thoughts

    31 Oct ’09
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    Kurt and Bart Discuss the Costume Design of Stoker

    8 Mar ’13 /

    Kurt and Bart are fascinating. Forged as art school drop outs in 1980s New York, their name is now a singular brand to movers and shakers in the media industry. Yet they are two people, two very real people: Kurt Swanson and Bart Mueller, renowned costume designers and wardrobe stylists for film, stage, TV and commercials. Since the early 2000s, Kurt and Bart have really stepped up their work costume designing film (forgive the pun but they actually did costume Step Up 3D), although runaway hit Stoker is arguably their highest profile feature yet. In fact Stoker is the most beguiling film of 2013 so far for costume. This is…

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    21 Aug ’13

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    10 Jun ’11

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    5 Jun ’13
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    Coming to America: Prints & Turbans in Contemporary Fashion

    17 Feb ’11 /

    Two trends in women’s fashion for 2011 are prints and turbans, empathised in the film Coming to America.

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    Scarface: Dress and Excess

    5 Sep ’11

    Internal Affairs: A Black and White World

    6 Dec ’14

    The Gumshoe Chic of Mickey Rourke in Angel Heart (1987)

    29 Nov ’19
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    The Big Lebowski: Chris and KB Chat About the Film

    28 May ’10 /

    Recently Clothes on Film chatted with Kristin Burke from FrockTalk about The Big Lebowski. We discussed weightlifting pants and feminism.

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    20 Mar ’12

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    25 Jun ’10

    The Big Lebowski: Jeff Bridges in a Pendleton Cardigan

    31 Aug ’10