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    The New Batsuit Reveal: Cute But Sinewy

    14 May ’14 /

    The top half of Ben Affleck’s new Batsuit has been revealed, as created by costume designer Michael Wilkinson for the barely in production Batman vs. Superman. At first this black and white Bats looks kind of pettable, thanks to those smaller, kittenish bat ears. However getting in closer the suit is far more visceral than Lindy Hemming’s version for director Christopher Nolan. It actually resembles a (very buff) human body stripped of its skin. Nolan is where most comparisons will be drawn; his Batman is still the benchmark in cinema, and while director Zach Snyder is less obsessed with plausibility the new suit is obviously intended to be functional as…

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    Eiko Ishioka: Trapped in Her Own imagination

    15 Jul ’13

    First Look at Captain America: The Winter Soldier Costume

    12 Jun ’13

    This is Jinsy: Costume Insanity

    23 Sep ’11
  • Costume Stories and Links

    Costume Stories: This Week, Clueless and The Newsroom

    22 Jul ’13 /

    It was a busy week in costume.

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    Costume Stories, This Week: Inside Llewyn Davis & Cinderella

    4 Jan ’14

    Costume Stories: This Week, Barry Lyndon & Sleepy Hollow

    14 Sep ’13

    Costume Stories, This Week: GTA V and Halloween

    19 Oct ’13
  • 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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    Costume Stories, This Week: American Hustle and Versace

    12 Oct ’13

    Costume Stories: This Week, FIDM and Breaking Bad

    3 Aug ’13

    Costume Stories: This Week, Game of Thrones and Liberace

    11 May ’13
  • Clothes from Fantasy & Sci-fi,  Clothes from now,  Girls in Films,  Guys in Films,  Interviews,  Premium

    Michael Wilkinson Discusses Costume Design in Man of Steel

    21 Jun ’13 /

    Man of Steel costume designer reveals fascinating insight about the film.

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    Journeying Into the Costumes of Into the Woods

    9 Mar ’15

    Star Wars Episode VII: The Costumes Awaken

    21 Dec ’15

    Alien Anthology: A Revolution in Sci-Fi Costume Design – PT2

    26 Oct ’10
  • Clothes from Fantasy & Sci-fi,  Guys in Films,  Premium

    Man of Steel? Underwear of Steel More Like

    17 Jun ’13 /

    Superman’s new costume is underwear with a cape.

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    Four Slices of Costume Pie from the Star Wars VII Trailer

    28 Nov ’14

    Snowpiercer: Q&A with Costume Designer Catherine George

    1 Aug ’14

    The Martian: The Perfect 10 Spacesuit

    6 Oct ’15
  • Costume Stories and Links

    Costume Stories: This Week, Much Ado and Superman

    15 Jun ’13 /

    Costume links of the week.

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    Costume Stories: This Week, Clueless and The Newsroom

    22 Jul ’13

    Costume Round Up: Flights of Fantasy

    10 Mar ’13

    Costume Stories, This Week: OITNB and Legend

    21 Jun ’14
  • Clothes from Fantasy & Sci-fi,  Guys in Films

    Man of Steel: New Featurette Discusses the Superman Suit

    3 Jun ’13 /

    A 13 minute Man of Steel featurette has just been released discussing the suit.

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    X-Men: Days of Future Past Pics – 1973 Xavier, Hank & Logan

    10 May ’13

    The Dark Knight Rises: Costume Q&A with Lindy Hemming

    1 Aug ’12

    Tron Legacy: Merchandising the MCP

    17 Dec ’10
  • Clothes from Fantasy & Sci-fi,  Clothes from now,  Girls in Films,  Guys in Films,  Premium

    Iron Man 3: A Different Kind of Suit

    24 Apr ’13 /

    Spoiler warning: We examine the use of suits, iron or otherwise, in Iron Man 3 to conceal and recreate identity.

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    Moon: The Double Meaning of Sam Rockwell’s Costume Design

    25 May ’12

    International Trailer for Brave = Delightful

    17 Nov ’11

    The Hunger Games: Catching Fire Teaser Trailer Hits

    15 Apr ’13
  • Clothes from Fantasy & Sci-fi,  Guys in Films

    Latest Man of Steel Trailer: The Dark Suit in Action

    17 Apr ’13 /

    The latest trailer for Man of Steel makes for one very dark Superman costume.

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    The Martian: The Perfect 10 Spacesuit

    6 Oct ’15

    Costume Round Up: Suited for Space

    16 Mar ’13

    Snowpiercer: Q&A with Costume Designer Catherine George

    1 Aug ’14
  • Girls in Films,  Guys in Films,  Interviews,  News

    Hollywood Costume Exhibition Opens at the V&A in London

    26 Oct ’12 /

    A rundown of why Hollywood Costume at the V&A is the best event you will see all year.

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    Anna Karenina: Jacqueline Durran Talks Jewellery & Costume

    11 Jan ’13

    Realism through Identity: Clothing in The Last of Us

    30 Nov ’13

    Louise Bourgoin as Adèle Blanc-Sec: Feathers in Her Hat

    12 Aug ’11
  • Girls in Films,  Guys in Films,  News

    FilmCraft: Costume Design – A New Book by Deborah Nadoolman Landis

    25 Jun ’12 /

    Not the only book you should buy about costume design, but probably the best.

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    The Wes Anderson Collection: The Grand Budapest Hotel

    27 Mar ’15

    Scarface: Dress and Excess

    5 Sep ’11

    The Wolverine International Trailer: Yakuza Style

    27 Mar ’13
  • Girls in Films,  Girls on TV,  Guys in Films,  Guys on TV,  Interviews,  Premium

    Behind the Scenes: Angels the Costumiers

    18 Apr ’12 /

    Clothes on Film were granted a private tour of world-renowned Angels the costumiers.

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    Review: Melancholia

    21 Oct ’11

    Midnight in Paris: Nostalgia Fashion

    3 Feb ’12

    Film Review: The Killer Inside Me

    19 Jun ’10