Costume designer Ann Roth’s template for Working Girl (1988, directed by Mike Nichols) is especially astute with regards to the social and geographical make up of its characters. Protagonist Tess McGill (Melanie Griffith) is a[…]
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Costume Round Up: Get Your Coat
Thanks at least in part to the wintry weather, this week’s costume round up is coats on film.
Costume Clues Reveal All in The Cabin in the Woods
Costume in The Cabin in the Woods is not grand, but it is very clever. All the teenage characters subtly evolve from one horror stereotype to another.
Costume Designer Theoni V. Aldredge Passes Away
A real legend of the industry, costume designer Theoni V. Aldredge, has died.
Alien Anthology: A Revolution in Sci-Fi Costume Design – PT2
Part 2 of our examination into how the Alien films have used costume design to contextualise primal terror.
Alien Anthology: A Revolution in Sci-Fi Costume Design
In the first of a two-part special, we examine how important costumes from the Alien films are in contextualising primal terror.