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  • Clothes from Fantasy & Sci-fi,  Girls in Films,  Guys in Films,  Interviews

    The Last Jedi: Interview with Costume Designer Michael Kaplan

    24 Dec ’17 /

    MINOR SPOILERS There are already lots of good interviews with Star Wars: The Last Jedi (2017) costume designer Michael Kaplan on the internet (we recommend this one in particular), so for Clothes on Film we kept it brief and fresh. We caught up with Kaplan, who is also responsible for Star Wars: The Force Awakens (2015), Star Trek (2009), Fight Club (1999) and Blade Runner (1982), for a little chat about what’s new for episode 8 of the ever evolving space saga. Clothes on Film: Let’s kick off by asking you about the best new costume in the film, the Elite Praetorian Guard… Michael Kaplan: They are my favourite costumes…

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    A Colourful Tale: The Costume Canvas of Dick Tracy

    27 Feb ’15
  • Clothes from 2000-10,  Clothes from now,  Interviews,  Premium

    Contemporary Costume: Where Have the Aloha Shirts Gone?

    20 Jun ’14 /

    While science-fiction and period costume can sell to collectors at auction for tens of thousands of dollars, the future of contemporary costume from the contemporary drama, comedy and thriller genres is unclear. Costumes from films set in the modern age are not valued as highly. Sourced from costume houses, high-street stores, and even actor’s own wardrobes, these pieces could be lost for good for future generations of collectors and fans if current mentality doesn’t change. Contemporary costume, even from popular movies, is surprisingly hard to trace. What has happened to George Clooney’s Aloha shirts from The Descendants? The film’s costume designer Wendy Chuck isn’t sure. “I have no idea where…

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    22 Oct ’10

    Charlie Sheen Back in Braces for Wall Street 2

    9 Sep ’09

    Inception Revisited with Costume Designer Jeffrey Kurland

    17 Jul ’20
  • Clothes from 1837-1919,  Girls in Films,  Guys in Films

    Review: Django Unchained

    28 Dec ’12 /

    Costume designer Sharen Davis finds a good fit with Tarantino; their Deep South bounty hunter Django is a visibly memorable protagonist crying out for a sequel.

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    Kind Hearts and Coronets: Decadent Dennis Price

    29 Sep ’10