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Oscars 2020: Red Carpet Livestream
Join Clothes on Film editor Christopher Laverty for a special Oscars Red Carpet Livestream. You better believe he’s wearing a custom made crown.
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The Fashionable Style of Kathleen Turner in Romancing the Stone
The costume style evolution of Kathleen Turner in Romancing the Stone (1984).
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The Gumshoe Chic of Mickey Rourke in Angel Heart (1987)
The scruffy gumshoe style of Mickey Rourke in Angel Heart (1987). With very special trousers.
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The Costuming of Joaquin Phoenix in Joker
A brief glimpse at the costume world Mark Bridges created for Joker.
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The Maltese Falcon: The Shirts That Dreams Are Made Of
Examining the shirt collars of all the gentleman in 1941 noir classic, The Maltese Falcon.
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A Look at the Style of Once Upon a Time in Hollywood
A brief video dip into the costume design of Once Upon a Time in Hollywood.
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The Suits of Lee Marvin in Point Blank (1967)
Actually that title is a tad misleading – it’s all the clothes worn by Lee Marvin as kick-ass-tough-guy-on-a-mission Walker in Point Blank. This is the second video in a new Clothes on Film feature breaking down costume design in sartorially interesting (or just way cool) movies and, in some cases, television. Costumed by Margo Weintz, Point Blank is stone-cold neo-noir thriller, one of the best of its kind, focusing on Marvin’s Walker and his score settling against those who double crossed and left him for dead on an abandoned Alcatraz island. The film is known for its sharp suits, which are all covered in the video, but also for some…
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Jane Fonda and the Costumes of Klute (1971)
As a new feature for Clothes on Film, we will uploading regular videos (say every couple of weeks) to YouTube examining the costume design of new and classic movies, plus selected television and trailers. This is mainly because Clothes on Film’s creator and editor Christopher Laverty (waves) has been busy on other projects (ahem, buy the book) and has not had the opportunity to update the site as much as he’d like. Returning to more regular posting, it felt like a change was needed as there are already over 400 articles currently on here. Hence the idea of video. There will be some written articles added, but for the most…
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