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    Costume Stories, This Week: RoboCop and The Walking Dead

    15 Feb ’14 /

    The week in costume stories and links. FIDM Gorgeous costumes on display from 2013 released movies. Tyranny of Style takes you there… Some more good FIDM photos at Frocktalk. Downton Abbey Insightful gallery notes by costumer Caroline McCall. Sure, baby boys in the early 1920s would’ve worn a dress, but that would definitely have confused viewers. How Wool is produced for Fabric Riveting Costume Cafe podcast with Franny Kansteiner of Gum Tree Farm and Organic Wool Works. Costumer of Awesome Second shout for this beyond hilarious, gif heavy tubmlr by an (unnamed) costume designer currently working in the business. The Walking Dead Another thorough interview with costume designer Eulyn Womble,…

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    Costume Stories: This Week, Clueless and The Newsroom

    22 Jul ’13

    Costume Stories: This Week, The Butler and Evil Dead

    17 Aug ’13

    Costume Stories, This Week: Game of Thrones and FIDM

    8 Feb ’14
  • Clothes from 1837-1919,  Girls in Films,  Guys in Films

    12 Years a Slave: Rags and Tatters

    20 Jan ’14 /

    We may have to eat our words, but as it stands 12 Years a Slave is unlikely to win the Best Costume Design Oscar. It does tick some of the necessary boxes: it’s period (mid 19th century), features both crinolines and cravats, and is part of the popular ballot. Yet being as the protagonist spends most of his time in just an increasingly distressed tunic shirt, the Academy may just feel costume designer Patricia Norris has really not worked hard enough. Flippancy toward the Academy aside, 12 Years a Slave remains a wonderfully rich costume experience. Every fibre leaps off the screen with detail and feeling. The cool weave of…

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    Kind Hearts and Coronets: Decadent Dennis Price

    29 Sep ’10

    The Lighthouse: All Hail a High Waist Trouser

    4 Feb ’20

    Status and Signifiers: Costume in There Will Be Blood

    1 Apr ’14
  • Clothes from 1970s,  Girls in Films,  Premium

    Catherine Deneuve in Potiche: Still Belle

    10 Oct ’11 /

    Potiche confirms that Catherine Deneuve will always be Belle de Jour, only now with added sense of humour.

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    Meryl Streep in Costume for The Iron Lady Trailer

    7 Jul ’11

    The Royal Tenenbaums: Gwyneth Paltrow’s Tennis Dress

    1 Feb ’10

    Dual Analysis: The Big Lebowski – KB’s Thoughts

    7 Jun ’10
  • 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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    Costuming Hitchcock: An Extract from Hitchcock’s Heroines by Caroline Young

    6 Jun ’18

    Swing Time: Ginger Rogers’ Day Dress

    26 May ’09

    Status and Signifiers: Costume in There Will Be Blood

    1 Apr ’14
  • Clothes from 1837-1919,  Girls in Films,  Guys in Films,  Interviews,  News

    Sherlock Holmes: A Game of Shadows Costume Trailer Arrives

    14 Jul ’11 /

    First look at Jenny Beavan’s late Victorian-with-a-twist costumes in action.

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    Kind Hearts and Coronets: Decadent Dennis Price

    29 Sep ’10

    The Suspicions of Mr Whicher: Costume Q&A with Lucinda Wright

    3 Jun ’11

    Review: The Woman in Black

    10 Feb ’12
  • Clothes from 1970s,  Clothes from 1980s,  Girls in Films,  News

    Meryl Streep in Costume for The Iron Lady Trailer

    7 Jul ’11 /

    More clip than teaser trailer, but Meryl Streep certainly does look the part.

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    The Little Drummer Girl: A Colourful Pretence

    14 Dec ’18

    Free Fire: Interview with Costume Designer Emma Fryer

    31 Mar ’17

    Review: Tinker, Tailor, Soldier, Spy

    5 Sep ’11
  • Clothes from now,  Girls in Films,  Guys in Films,  Interviews,  Premium

    National Treasure 2: Diane Kruger’s Costume Quest

    26 Apr ’11 /

    Judianna Makovsky demonstrates that contemporary fashion with a plot is far more fun than a flick through Vogue.

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    Illuminate More Than Hide: Costume Design in A Separation

    1 Jun ’12

    Full The Dark Knight Rises Trailer Hits: Merry Christmas

    19 Dec ’11

    Fantasy Reality: Catherine George on Costuming Okja

    14 Jul ’17
  • Clothes from 1930s,  Girls in Films,  Guys in Films,  Premium

    Johnny Depp in Public Enemies: Costume as Plot

    12 Apr ’11 /

    Public Enemies demonstrates how costume can actually drive a story narrative.

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    Film Review: 42nd Street

    5 May ’09

    Review: Hugo – With Exclusive Insight From Sandy Powell

    23 Dec ’11

    Changeling: Angelina Jolie’s Fur Trimmed Coat

    5 May ’10
  • News

    Debbie Reynolds’ Costume Collection Up For Auction

    23 Feb ’11 /

    The Debbie Reynolds costume collection is up for sale. Darn you, worldwide recession!

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    Winter Fashion Trends: Possibly Coming to a Screen Near You

    11 Sep ’09

    Recreating the Levi’s Spring Bottom Pants Advert from 1905

    4 Jun ’14

    The American Charity Sale: Own Clooney’s Zegna Suit

    2 Sep ’10