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

    The Phantom of the Opera: Colour, Character and Costume

    5 Dec ’12 /

    The Phantom of the opera demonstrates that the colour, size and shape of a character’s costumes can communicate on a subliminal level.

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    Lucinda Wright on Costume in The Suspicions of Mr Whicher

    2 Jul ’13

    12 Years a Slave Trailer: Fine Fabrics

    16 Jul ’13

    True Grit: Full Trailer Moseys Along

    5 Oct ’10
  • Clothes from 1837-1919,  Girls in Films,  Interviews,  Premium

    Costume Designer Anaïs Romand Discusses House of Tolerance

    7 Sep ’12 /

    French costume designer Anaïs Romand discusses her work on House of Tolerance (L'Apollonide: Souvenirs de la maison close).

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    First Official Image: Sherlock Holmes 2

    15 Jan ’11

    The Wolfman: Some Pics for the Weekend

    12 Dec ’09

    Django Unchained: Tarantino’s First Costume Oscar?

    23 Oct ’12
  • Clothes from 1930s,  Clothes from 1940s,  Girls in Films,  Premium

    Monica Bellucci as Malèna: Beauty, Black and Heels

    26 Aug ’11 /

    In Malèna, Monica Bellucci plays an impossible vision of beauty; a woman so striking she is immediately sexualised by all who lay eyes on her.

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    Win Tickets to W.E. at the London Film Festival

    4 Oct ’11

    Inglourious Basterds: Costume Lowdown by Anna Sheppard

    28 Sep ’09

    Atonement: Keira Knightley’s Green Dress

    23 Jun ’09
  • Clothes from 2000-10,  Clothes from now,  Girls in Films,  News

    New Burlesque Trailer? Corset Is

    21 Oct ’10 /

    A brand new international trailer for Burlesque has pranced onto the internet.

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    Black Swan Images = Costume Heaven

    23 Oct ’10

    About Time to Dress Upper Middle Class

    9 May ’14

    Costume Designers Guild Award for Doctor Parnassus

    27 Feb ’10
  • Clothes from 1960s,  Girls in Films,  Premium

    Quadrophenia: Mod Girl Wearing Stockings

    20 May ’09 /

    Mod era film Quadrophenia illustrates an interesting point concerning female hosiery during the 1960s.

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    Jennifer Grey in Dirty Dancing: Baby Grows Up

    17 Jun ’10

    Two For the Road: Audrey Hepburn’s outfits – Part 1

    8 Jun ’09

    A Look at the Style of Once Upon a Time in Hollywood

    9 Sep ’19