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  • Clothes from 1837-1919,  Clothes from 1920s,  Guys in Films,  Premium

    Dress like a Peaky Blinder

    13 Sep ’13 /

    Let’s get this straight: Peaky Blinders is not Boardwalk Empire. It’s a post World War I gangster drama, during roughly the same time period (1919 as opposed to the early 20’s), it’s gritty, features loyal yet warring brothers, is as cool as ice chips and doesn’t pull any punches. However Boardwalk Empire is set in the attractive seaside landscape of Atlantic City, USA, while Peaky Blinders is set in Birmingham. The whole palette is different too. Boardwalk is colourful and vibrant, Peaky is dark and dingy. Evidently this extends to the clothes. You wouldn’t have got far walking around Birmingham in an orange silk shirt and camel coat; this was…

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

    Net-a-Porter to Launch Hunger Games Capsule Collection

    5 Sep ’13 /

    Must admit, we kind of saw this one coming. The Hunger Games: Catching Fire costume designer Trish Summerville has teamed up with online fashion retailer Net-a-Porter to produce 16 ready-to-wear outfits, leather goods and jewellery tied into the film. These ensembles will available exclusively at Net-a-Porter while being simultaneously promoted through Lionsgate’s Capital Couture website. Summerville, recently honoured as Costume Designer of the Year at the 10th Annual Style Awards, commented she’s “extremely proud of the designs that we created for The Hunger Games: Catching Fire and there’s no partner more appropriate for Capitol Couture than the world’s most cutting-edge luxury retailer”. If anyone can make such a collection work,…

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  • Clothes from 1950s,  Clothes from 1960s,  Clothes from 1970s,  Clothes from 1980s,  Clothes from 1990s,  Girls in Films,  Guys in Films,  Interviews,  Premium

    The Look of Love: Q&A with Costume Designer Stephanie Collie

    29 Aug ’13 /

    As is often the way with costume designers, Stephanie Collie is something of an unsung hero. We will not reel off her entire back catalogue, but it does include South Riding (2011, TV), Telstar (2008) Peter’s Friends (1992) and perhaps most exciting of all, Lock, Stock and Two Smoking Barrels (1998). Now, anyone old enough to remember when Lock, Stock arrived will remember just what an incredible influence its Mod inspired costumes had on the world of fashion. You could not pick up a men’s magazine of the time without seeing some guy in slim trousers and a jersey polo shirt. Stephanie Collie invented this look, thus providing one of…

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  • Clothes from 1960s,  Girls in Films,  Guys in Films,  Premium

    The Look of Love: Dressing the No-Body Body

    14 Aug ’13 /

    How changing body shapes can affect the appearance of period costume.

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  • Costume Stories and Links

    Costume Stories: This Week, Look of Love and Man of Steel

    22 Jun ’13 /

    The week’s costume stories and links.

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