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  • Clothes from 1837-1919,  Girls in Films,  Guys in Films

    The Not so Colourblind Costumes of The Personal History of David Copperfield

    31 Jan ’20 /

    The importance of costume colour for the colourblind casting of The Personal History of David Copperfield.

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    Homecoming: Betsy Heimann on Costuming Godless

    15 Dec ’17

    The Woman in Black Trailer: Creepy Frock

    19 Aug ’11

    Sherlock Holmes: A Game of Shadows: Costume Round Up: Part 1

    22 Jun ’12
  • Clothes from 1940s,  Guys in Films,  Interviews,  Premium

    Dunkirk: Interview with Costume Designer Jeffrey Kurland

    31 Jul ’17 /

    Amongst staggering aural and visual assault, perhaps one of the quietest aspects of Dunkirk (2017, directed by Christopher Nolan) are its costumes – and this is to its credit. Dunkirk is the type of film that requires you to engage quickly with everything you see on screen. Jeffrey Kurland’s costume design is masterful in this regard. A sea of subtly differentiated green and brown with the pop of naval uniforms and briefly glimpsed civilian wear. This is 1940 at its most spare and rudimentary. Here, Jeffrey Kurland chats exclusively to Clothes on Film about his process for creating the world of Dunkirk: SPOILERS THROUGHOUT Clothes on Film: How did you…

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    Captain America: Q&A with Costume Designer Anna B. Sheppard

    29 Jul ’11

    Robert Cummings in Saboteur: Costume Judgement

    4 Jan ’11

    A Colourful Tale: The Costume Canvas of Dick Tracy

    27 Feb ’15
  • Clothes from 1980s,  Girls in Films,  Premium

    Costume, Colour and Semiotics of Heathers

    4 Oct ’13 /

    Filmmaker and costume designer Sophie Black recounts her personal interpretation of Heathers, a film defined by vivid visual interpretation. It is just a coincidence that the first time I saw Michael Lehmann’s Heathers (1988) was within hours of the first time I saw David Lynch’s Blue Velvet (1986), and I immediately made comparisons between the two films which I may have not noticed otherwise. More people are quick to compare Heathers to the work of Tim Burton, because of the associates he had on the film (producer Denise Di Novi and star Winona Ryder, to name but two) and the fact that the candy-coloured suburban setting mirrors that of Edward…

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    Awesome Lack of Taste: Style Lessons from Hot Tub Time Machine

    11 May ’10

    Wall Street: Michael Douglas’ Gekko Shirt

    6 Apr ’10

    Style & Identity in Do the Right Thing

    17 Feb ’12
  • Clothes from 1837-1919,  Film Reviews,  Girls in Films,  Guys in Films

    Review: Les Misérables

    20 Dec ’12 /

    Les Misérables is drenched in costume symbolism, specifically revolutionary red, white and blue. Subtle was never its intention.

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    Review: The Woman in Black

    10 Feb ’12

    Kind Hearts and Coronets: Decadent Dennis Price

    29 Sep ’10

    Anna Karenina Coming to Banana Republic: Costume Fashion?

    30 Jun ’12
  • Clothes from now,  Girls in Films,  Guys in Films,  Premium

    Powerful Costume in We Need to Talk About Kevin

    27 Feb ’12 /

    Catherine George’s costume design demonstrates how we read physicality on-screen.

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    The Royal Tenenbaums: Gwyneth Paltrow’s Tennis Dress

    1 Feb ’10

    Review: The Dark Knight Rises

    21 Jul ’12

    First Official Pic: Anne Hathaway as Catwoman

    5 Aug ’11