Oz is here and as far as fantasy costume is concerned, you are in for some surprises. Continue reading Continue reading
Review: Oz the Great and Powerful
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Gangster Squad: Gangster Gloss
© 2013, Warner Bros. Pictures
The glossy costume world of gangster squad is faithful to history, but not a slave to it.
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The Phantom of the Opera: Colour, Character and Costume
© 2012, Clothes on Film
The Phantom of the opera demonstrates that the colour, size and shape of a character’s costumes can communicate on a subliminal level. Continue reading Continue reading
Costume Designer Anaïs Romand Discusses House of Tolerance
© 2011, Haut et Court
French costume designer Anaïs Romand discusses her work on House of Tolerance (L’Apollonide: Souvenirs de la maison close). Continue reading Continue reading
Designing 007 Exhibition: Costumes Galore
© 2012, Jane Hobson
A look at the costumes you can expect to see and enjoy at Designing 007: Fifty Years of Bond Style. Continue reading Continue reading
The Great Gatsby Trailer: Roaring Costumes
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In a week of exciting trailers, the first for director Baz Luhrmann’s adaptation of The Great Gatsby must surely be the most thrilling of all. Continue reading Continue reading
Doris Day in Pillow Talk: Couture Allure
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Doris Day’s last hurrah for 1950s fashion wearing some of the most exquisite costumes ever seen on screen. Continue reading Continue reading
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
Gena Rowlands in Gloria: Gangster’s Ex Wears a Skirt Suit
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Gena Rowlands’ costumes as Gloria evocate character through a fashionable capsule wardrobe. Continue reading Continue reading
Sandra Bullock in The Proposal: Small Wardrobe, Big Impact
© 2012, Clothes on Film
With exclusive insight from costume designer Catherine Marie Thomas, we analyse Sandra Bullock’s low volume, big impact wardrobe in The Proposal. Continue reading Continue reading
The Artist: Interview with Mark Bridges
© 2011, Warner Bros. France
Clothes on Film talk exclusively to costume designer of The Artist, Mark Bridges. Continue reading Continue reading
Boardwalk Empire: Cometh the Dandiest Man
© 2011, HBO
There is a man on Boardwalk Empire with even more sartorial presence than Nucky Thompson; That man is Chalky White. Continue reading Continue reading
Sherlock Holmes: A Game of Shadows Costume Trailer Arrives
© 2011, Clothes on Film
First look at Jenny Beavan’s late Victorian-with-a-twist costumes in action. Continue reading Continue reading
Kate Winslet in Mildred Pierce: Sex and the Housedress
© 2011, HBO
A prevalent theme in the first episode of Mildred Pierce starring is how domestic costume can be read as a signal for sexual availability. Continue reading Continue reading
Diana Rigg in On Her Majesty’s Secret Service: To Die For
© 2011, Clothes on Film
As TracyDi Vicenzo in OHMSS, Diana Rigg wore a daring 1960s wedding ensemble. Continue reading Continue reading
To Catch a Thief: Grace Kelly’s Coral Top and Skirt
© 2011, Clothes on Film
This coral pink ensemble encompasses and challenges the absolute femininity of Grace Kelly. Continue reading Continue reading
Review: Water for Elephants
© 2011, Clothes on Film
Old fashioned and sentimental, Water for Elephants still has much to offer with its very readable costume design. Continue reading Continue reading
To Catch a Thief: Grace Kelly’s Beach Wear
© 2011, Clothes on Film
This is the most fun and elaborate outfit Grace Kelly wears in To Catch a Thief. Continue reading Continue reading
The Three Musketeers Trailer: French Dressing
© 2011, Clothes on Film
The trailer for The Three Musketeers affords the briefest peek at those 17th century costumes. Continue reading Continue reading
Basic Instinct: Sharon Stone, Devil in a White Dress
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There more going on with this outfit than an absence of underwear. Continue reading Continue reading
Boardwalk Empire: Why Men Should Embrace the Dandy Man
© 2011, HBO
Boardwalk Empire heralds the return of the dandy man. Continue reading Continue reading
The Tourist: Colleen Atwood Talks Exclusively About Costumes
© 2010, Clothes on Film
We asked Colleen Atwood a few questions about The Tourist’s lavish costume look. Continue reading Continue reading