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    Tom Hardy in Lawless: The Knitwear Anti-Hero

    21 Sep ’12 /

    Tom Hardy heralds dawning of the knitwear anti-hero. Margot Wilson discusses her use of the cardigan for Lawless.

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    Boardwalk Empire: Women of the Empire

    9 Feb ’11

    The Great Gatsby Costumes at Brooks Brothers in London

    2 May ’13

    Review: The Artist

    25 Nov ’11
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    Debbie Reynolds Costume Auction: Marilyn Goes for $4.6 Million!

    20 Jun ’11 /

    $ 4,600,000 for Marilyn Monroe’s ‘subway’ dress was only just one mega bid of many.

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    Boogie Nights Costume: Dirty Time

    11 Nov ’11

    New Robin Hood Trailer: Fighting Talk

    11 Mar ’10

    The Last Airbender: New Trailer, Lots To See

    26 Apr ’10
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    To Catch a Thief: Grace Kelly’s Beach Wear

    5 Apr ’11 /

    This is the most fun and elaborate outfit Grace Kelly wears in To Catch a Thief.

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    To Catch a Thief: Grace Kelly’s Coral Top and Skirt

    21 May ’11

    The Star Wattage of Mildred Pierce (1945)

    6 Mar ’17

    Atonement: Keira Knightley’s Green Dress

    23 Jun ’09
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    To Catch a Thief: Grace Kelly in Blue Chiffon

    2 Mar ’11 /

    As worn by Grace Kelly, this floaty, conspicuous dress is an appreciable nod to Dior’s ‘New Look’ of the late 1940s.

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

    6 Jun ’18

    A Colourful Tale: The Costume Canvas of Dick Tracy

    27 Feb ’15

    Cinema Paradiso: Invisible Costume

    9 Feb ’15
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    Edith Head Sketches for Grace Kelly Costumes to be Auctioned

    11 Nov ’10 /

    Christie’s are auctioning several Edith Head sketches for costume designs worn by Grace Kelly.

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    Katie Holmes in The Kennedys: Armani’s Copy of a Copy

    5 Aug ’11

    Rear Window: Grace Kelly’s Green Suit

    1 Jun ’09

    Rear Window: Grace Kelly in Jeans

    8 Jul ’09