Tag Archives: scarf

Costume & Identity in Hitchcock’s Vertigo

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Edith Head’s costume design for Vertigo demonstrates the power of clothes in forming identities on-screen. Continue reading → Continue reading →

First Official Gatsby Pics Bring the Money

14 Dec ’11

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Warner Bros. have released two images from The Great Gatsby. Not much to see, but it is difficult not to be drawn in by the promise of costume luxury. Continue reading → Continue reading →

Win a Limited Edition Scarface Blu-Ray + Scarf & Money Clip

1 Sep ’11

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Win a Scarface limited edition Blu-ray DVD, scarf and money clip. Three sets to give away. Look as tasteless as Tony! Continue reading → Continue reading →

Sherlock Holmes: A Game of Shadows Costume Trailer Arrives

14 Jul ’11

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

Review: Norwegian Wood

27 May ’11

Norwegian Wood_Rinko Kikuchi scarf, Kenichi Matsuyama scarf_Image credit Soda Pictures-1

Beautiful and affecting, even if it does collapse under the weight of its own earnestness at times. Continue reading → Continue reading →

To Catch a Thief: Grace Kelly in Blue Chiffon

2 Mar ’11

Nestled just over half way through Sew Iconic is the ice blue chiffon dress worn by Grace Kelly and designed by Edith Head for To Catch a Thief (1954). Get some practise in before tackling this one.

As worn by Grace Kelly, this floaty, conspicuous dress is an appreciable nod to Dior’s ‘New Look’ of the late 1940s. Continue reading → Continue reading →