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  • Clothes from 1930s,  Girls in Films,  Guys in Films,  Interviews,  Premium

    Murder on the Orient Express: Interview with Costume Designer Alexandra Byrne

    2 Nov ’17 /

    Clothes on Film were fortunate enough to be invited to a display of costumes from the latest adaptation of Murder on the Orient Express (2017), plus interview its costume designer Alexandra Byrne. An Oscar winner for Elizabeth: The Golden Age (2008), and well known for her period design work, since 2011 Byrne has become connected to the world of Marvel, her most recent project being Doctor Strange in 2016. Here she chats candidly about recreating the (mainly) glamorous side of the early 1930s and the challenges that faced her and her team. Alexandra Byrne on shooting in 70 mm: “Director Ken (Branagh) and I did Hamlet (1996) together which was…

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    Inglourious Basterds: Costume Lowdown by Anna Sheppard

    28 Sep ’09

    Mildred Pierce: Uniform Appeal

    1 Dec ’11

    Review: The King’s Speech

    19 Jan ’11
  • Clothes from Fantasy & Sci-fi,  Girls in Films,  Guys in Films,  Interviews

    Beauty and the Beast: Q&A with Jacqueline Durran

    12 Apr ’17 /

    There are already a lot of excellent interviews with Oscar winning Beauty and the Beast costume designer Jacqueline Durran online, so with our limited communication we wanted to ask a little more about Belle’s (Emma Watson) day-to-day ensemble and the creation of Gaston’s attire (Luke Evans), arguably the closest character to his 1991 animated counterpart. Ms. Durran, currently hard at work on a new project, was kind enough to provide a few brief responses: Clothes on Film: How did you go about creating costumes for a computer generated Beast? Jacqueline Durran: When I first started prep on the movie the Beast was going to be a prosthetic beast. Had this…

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    The Prisoner: Nine Minute Preview Sartorial Snapshot

    28 Jul ’09

    Star Trek Into Darkness: The Devil is in the Details

    9 May ’13

    New Thor Pic: Now Hopkins & Hiddleston

    14 Jul ’10
  • Clothes from 1837-1919,  Girls on TV,  Guys on TV,  Premium

    Penny Dreadful: Dressing the Monsters of Victorian London

    20 May ’14 /

    NO SPOILERS Real and mythological, figurative and literal; monsters of all kinds abound in Sky Atlantic’s new period horror series Penny Dreadful. We might expect a skulking figure in a top hat and frock coat to be scary, though who would have thought a bustle and redingote could be so terrifying? Well, step forward Eva Green as enigmatic Vanessa Ives. Not hero nor villain, but a dead eyed clairvoyant who definitely shouldn’t be invited to dinner parties. Penny Dreadful is set in 1891, although is more a literary parallel universe than true reflection of the era. Some of the characters featured are written for the show (Vanessa), some existed in…

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    War Horse: Interview with Costume Designer Joanna Johnston

    27 Apr ’12

    Oz the Great and Powerful: Costume Interview with Gary Jones

    5 Jul ’13

    Costume Designer Anaïs Romand Discusses House of Tolerance

    7 Sep ’12
  • Clothes from 1837-1919,  Clothes from 1920s,  Clothes from 1930s,  Girls in Films,  Guys in Films

    Status and Signifiers: Costume in There Will Be Blood

    1 Apr ’14 /

    Costume designer Mark Bridges described There Will Be Blood (2007) as his most challenging film, referring to the difficulties he faced in transporting costumes to the remote location in West Texas, after director Paul Thomas Anderson called for a new concept three days before a re-shoot. However these challenges seem to channel the themes of the film itself: hardship, isolation, and the determination to overcome any obstacle to fulfil a goal. Daniel Plainview (Daniel Day-Lewis) is a turn-of-the-century prospector, who receives a tip about a giant oil deposit under a family farm in California. The family includes Eli Sunday, a zealous preacher and faith healer who wants the money from…

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

    12 Aug ’11

    Peaky Blinders: Q&A with Costume Designer Stephanie Collie

    15 Oct ’13

    Costume Designer Anaïs Romand Discusses House of Tolerance

    7 Sep ’12
  • Clothes from 1960s,  Guys in Films,  Premium

    Michael Caine in The Italian Job: Part 2

    20 Feb ’14 /

    This is part 2 (part 1 HERE) of an expanded article Clothes on Film editor Christopher Laverty wrote for men’s style resource MR PORTER analysing Michael Caine’s suits in The Italian Job. This post covers all the costumes he wore during the film. We rejoin Charlie and his ragtag crew at the big meeting when the gang are all introduced to each other. It had to be a Doug Hayward moment and thankfully does not disappoint. In actual fact it is probably Michael Caine’s best fitting suit in the whole movie: Dark blue worsted wool suit; double breasted jacket, wide peaked lapels, 6 on 2 fastening, slanted hip pockets, ticket…

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    Goldfinger: Sean Connery in a Towelling Playsuit

    29 Mar ’11

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

    5 Aug ’11

    Mad Men: January Jones in a Pucci Style Maxi Dress (S3)

    30 Nov ’10
  • Clothes from 1960s,  Guys in Films,  Premium

    Take Me to my Tailor: Michael Caine in The Italian Job

    28 Jan ’14 /

    The following is an expanded article Clothes on Film editor Christopher Laverty wrote for men’s style resource MR PORTER analysing Michael Caine’s suits in The Italian Job. This post covers all the costumes he wore during the film. If The Italian Job (1969) needs any introduction at all it might be possible you’ve been in a coma for the past 40 years. It’s so well known and so well loved that were it not for the fact that no-one has really delved into the sartorial details of Michael Caine’s suits there would be nothing left to talk about. As it happens we have spent time studying and researching The Italian…

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    How to Steal a Million, or £60k for an Audrey Givenchy

    9 Dec ’09

    Win an Official The Big Lebowski Pendleton Cardigan

    11 Oct ’11

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    1 Jan ’10
  • Clothes from 1837-1919,  Girls in Films,  Guys in Films,  Premium

    Review: Lincoln

    1 Feb ’13 /

    The biggest compliment that can be paid to Joanna Johnston’s costumes in Lincoln is that you will hardly notice them.

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    Anna Karenina: Jacqueline Durran Talks Jewellery & Costume

    11 Jan ’13

    Sherlock Holmes: A Game of Shadows: Costume Round Up: Part 2

    9 Jul ’12

    Sherlock Holmes: A Game of Shadows Costume Trailer Arrives

    14 Jul ’11
  • 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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    First Official Image: Sherlock Holmes 2

    15 Jan ’11

    Review: The Woman in Black

    10 Feb ’12

    The Young Victoria: Chris and Maggie Chat About the Film

    26 Jul ’10
  • Clothes from 1960s,  Guys in Films,  Premium

    George Lazenby in On Her Majesty’s Secret Service

    12 Oct ’12 /

    George Lazenby’s fashionable Bond is sartorially similar to Daniel Craig in Skyfall.

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    The Royal Tenenbaums: Gwyneth Paltrow’s Tennis Dress

    1 Feb ’10

    Costume Designer Theadora Van Runkle Dies Aged 83

    8 Nov ’11

    Michael Caine in The Italian Job: Part 2

    20 Feb ’14
  • Clothes from 1837-1919,  Film Reviews,  Girls in Films,  Guys in Films

    Review: The Woman in Black

    10 Feb ’12 /

    Proving that frock coats and heavy lace dresses really are terrifying.

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    20 May ’10

    Review: Oz the Great and Powerful

    4 Mar ’13

    The Woman in Black Trailer: Creepy Frock

    19 Aug ’11
  • Clothes from Fantasy & Sci-fi,  Girls on TV,  Guys on TV,  Premium

    This is Jinsy: Costume Insanity

    23 Sep ’11 /

    Costume wise, This is Jinsy is deliberately bizarre and mismatched. Yet everything makes sense in context.

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    Tron Legacy: Light Suit Costume – Part 2

    16 Nov ’10

    The Hunger Games: Catching Fire Teaser Trailer Hits

    15 Apr ’13

    Inception: Costume Style Analysis VLOG

    19 Aug ’20
  • Clothes from 1837-1919,  Film Reviews,  Girls in Films,  Guys in Films

    Review: Jane Eyre at Haddon Hall

    9 Sep ’11 /

    Watching Jane Eyre on location makes for an enriching experience.

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    Recreating the Levi’s Spring Bottom Pants Advert from 1905

    4 Jun ’14

    The Young Victoria: Chris and Maggie Chat About the Film

    26 Jul ’10

    Kind Hearts and Coronets: Decadent Dennis Price

    29 Sep ’10
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