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

    Costume Clues Reveal All in The Cabin in the Woods

    14 Dec ’12 /

    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.

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    Game of Thrones Costume Analysis: Cersei Lannister

    6 Sep ’13

    Costume Round Up: Suited for Space

    16 Mar ’13

    Eiko Ishioka: Trapped in Her Own imagination

    15 Jul ’13
  • 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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    The Lone Ranger: Never take off the Mask

    30 Jul ’13

    Bright Star Trailer Online: 19th Century Costumes Afoot

    9 Oct ’09

    War Horse: Interview with Costume Designer Joanna Johnston

    27 Apr ’12
  • Clothes from now,  Girls in Films,  Premium

    Illuminate More Than Hide: Costume Design in A Separation

    1 Jun ’12 /

    The religious and cultural significance of the costume design in foreign language Oscar winner A Separation.

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    Why is Miss Piggy Wearing a Vivienne Westwood Wedding Dress?

    11 Feb ’14

    Review: Drive

    13 Sep ’11

    Inception: Jeffrey Kurland Costume Q&A

    31 Jul ’10
  • News

    Curzon on Demand: Films and Costumes on the Go

    9 Apr ’12 /

    With so many movie streaming options now available, we thought we’d draw your attention to one of the best: Curzon on Demand.

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    Whip It Up and Start Again: Some Pics to Enjoy

    20 Mar ’10

    Les Aventures Extraordinaires d’Adele Blanc-Sec: Full Trailer

    23 Mar ’10

    First Official Image: Sherlock Holmes 2

    15 Jan ’11
  • Clothes from now,  Girls in Films,  Guys in Films,  Interviews,  Premium

    Hanna: Interview with Costume Designer Lucie Bates

    29 Aug ’11 /

    Lucie Bates exclusively discusses her work on Hanna, inducing parodies, subtext and working with Giorgio Armani.

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    From Tailors with Love Podcast: Discussing the Tom Ford Look

    24 Jan ’20

    Infinity War Costume Design: The Unfamiliar Familiar

    4 May ’18

    New Paranormal Activity 2 Clip: Ordinary is Scary

    20 Oct ’10
  • Clothes from 1930s,  Film Reviews,  Girls in Films,  Guys in Films

    Review: Water for Elephants

    10 May ’11 /

    Old fashioned and sentimental, Water for Elephants still has much to offer with its very readable costume design.

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    Mildred Pierce: Uniform Appeal

    1 Dec ’11

    Costuming Hitchcock: An Extract from Hitchcock’s Heroines by Caroline Young

    6 Jun ’18

    UK Film Review: Public Enemies

    1 Jul ’09
  • Girls in Films,  Guys in Films,  Premium

    How to Read Costume on Film

    19 Apr ’11 /

    Editor Chris Laverty explains how to ‘read’ costume on film. From an article originally published in Moviescope magazine.

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    Hollywood Costume Exhibition Coming to V&A

    20 Jan ’12

    Inglourious Basterds: Costume Lowdown by Anna Sheppard

    28 Sep ’09

    Wall Street: Money Never Sleeps – Ellen Mirojnick Costume Q&A

    13 Sep ’10