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  • Clothes from Fantasy & Sci-fi,  Clothes from now,  Girls in Films,  Guys in Films,  Premium

    Infinity War Costume Design: The Unfamiliar Familiar

    4 May ’18 /

    SPOILERS For anyone with an eye to costume, The Avengers: Infinity War (2018) seemingly takes few evolutionary leaps. This makes perfect sense when we consider the timeline following particularly significant events of Captain America: Civil War (2016) and Black Panther (2017). Infinity War costume designer Judianna Makovsky (previously on board for The Winter Soldier, 2014; Civil War and Guardians of the Galaxy Vol.2, 2016) has crafted a combination of instantly familiar looks for a jam-packed canon of characters where nobody wants to be missed, but nobody should stick out above anyone else either. It’s a real balancing act, which is something we are should sure Thanos himself would appreciate. Judianna…

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    Tron Legacy: Merchandising the MCP

    17 Dec ’10

    Beauty and the Beast at Central Saint Martins

    17 Mar ’17

    Superfly Solo

    18 Jun ’18
  • Clothes from Fantasy & Sci-fi,  Girls in Films,  Guys in Films,  Interviews

    Star Wars: Interview with Michael Kaplan

    22 Jan ’16 /

    Surely we all know Michael Kaplan by now? Flashdance (1983), Fight Club (1999), Burlesque (2010), Star Trek (2009), and the biggest of the big, Star Wars: The Force Awakens. Versatile is not a generous enough word for his talent; he is literally one of the best in the business, as his CDG (Costume Designers Guild) nomination for Star Wars goes some way to proving. I spoke to Mr Kaplan just after Christmas about his work for The Force Awakens, but due to unforeseen circumstances (basically Clothes on Film HQ flooding), this interview is only being posted now. Still much to enjoy though, and plenty of costume titbits to sift through.…

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    Journeying Into the Costumes of Into the Woods

    9 Mar ’15

    Doctor Who: Interview With Costume Designer Ray Holman

    9 Apr ’10

    2001 and Hardy Amies: When Fashion and Film Collide

    21 Dec ’12
  • Clothes from Fantasy & Sci-fi,  Girls in Films,  Guys in Films,  Interviews,  Premium

    Interview with 47 Ronin Costume Designer Penny Rose

    2 Jun ’14 /

    Where to start with Penny Rose? Pirates of the Caribbean? Evita? King Arthur? Most recently of course 47 Ronin (directed by Carl Rinsch). You do not hire Penny Rose for something small. This is not to say she won’t work on independent and low budget projects, just that her CV is becoming increasingly packed with huge scale period and/or fantasy studio movies – basically the kind of pictures that would make most costume designers weep. Multiples, armour, uniforms, plus Ms. Rose practically always builds from scratch. Not a fan of ‘shopping’ or even slightly interested in fashion, Penny Rose is old-school hands on, no-nonsense and no fear. Nonetheless, there is…

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    Doctor Who: Interview With Costume Designer Ray Holman

    9 Apr ’10

    Game of Thrones Costume Analysis: Sansa Stark

    24 Jun ’13

    Some Pics From Toy Story 3: Safari Ken

    25 May ’10
  • Clothes from Fantasy & Sci-fi,  Girls on TV,  Premium

    Game of Thrones Costume Analysis: Cersei Lannister

    6 Sep ’13 /

    Cersei Lannister (Lena Headey) is the quintessential evil queen, right up there with The Queen from Snow White and the Queen of Hearts in Alice in Wonderland. Or is she..? Throughout Game of Thrones we have been given clues as to Cersei’s motivations and character, and by the end of Season 3 she has become, partially at least, a sympathetic character. While Cersei was not involved with the Walder-Frey-Marry-One-Of-My-Daughters plotline, which famously leads to the gruesome ‘Red Wedding’; that plot really drove home that point that in this world women are only worth how beautiful they are. Even Robb Stark, one of the so-called good guys, was horrified at the…

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    Alien Anthology: A Revolution in Sci-Fi Costume Design

    19 Oct ’10

    Steamy Sucker Punch Trailer Hits

    5 Nov ’10

    Eiko Ishioka Has Died

    30 Jan ’12
  • Clothes from Fantasy & Sci-fi,  Girls in Films,  Guys in Films,  Premium

    Combat and the Croupier: The Costume World of Pacific Rim

    19 Jul ’13 /

    Building character with the costume design of Pacific Rim.

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    Brave: Costume in Animation – Interview with Claudia Chung

    16 Aug ’12

    First Look: Chris Evans as Captain America

    14 Jan ’11

    Review: Pirates of the Caribbean: On Stranger Tides

    19 May ’11
  • Clothes from 1837-1919,  Clothes from Fantasy & Sci-fi,  Girls in Films,  Guys in Films,  Interviews,  Premium

    Oz the Great and Powerful: Costume Interview with Gary Jones

    5 Jul ’13 /

    We chat to costume designer Gary Jones about his work on Oz the Great and Powerful.

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    Sherlock Holmes: A Game of Shadows: Costume Round Up: Part 1

    22 Jun ’12

    Review: Oz the Great and Powerful

    4 Mar ’13

    Lucinda Wright on Costume in The Suspicions of Mr Whicher

    2 Jul ’13
  • Clothes from Fantasy & Sci-fi,  Girls on TV,  Premium

    Game of Thrones Costume Analysis: Sansa Stark

    24 Jun ’13 /

    The costume evolution of Sansa Stark in Game of Thrones.

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    Review: Avengers Assemble

    20 Apr ’12

    Preview Tickets for Tron Legacy! Two Pairs to Give Away!

    22 Nov ’10

    Inception: Jeffrey Kurland Costume Q&A

    31 Jul ’10
  • 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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    A Sneaky Peek at The Green Hornet Costume

    1 Oct ’09

    Seventh Son Trailer: Filthy Fantasy

    12 Jul ’13

    Tron Legacy: Light Suit Costume – Part 2

    16 Nov ’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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    Brigbsy Bear: Interview with Costume Designer Sarah Mae Burton

    14 Aug ’17

    Game of Thrones Costume Analysis: Cersei Lannister

    6 Sep ’13

    Full Alice in Wonderland Trailer Hits: Potty But Pretty

    16 Dec ’09
  • Clothes from Fantasy & Sci-fi

    First Look at Captain America: The Winter Soldier Costume

    12 Jun ’13 /

    Our first look at Chris Evans’ costume for Captain America: The Winter Soldier.

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    Realism through Identity: Clothing in The Last of Us

    30 Nov ’13

    Steamy Sucker Punch Trailer Hits

    5 Nov ’10

    The Martian: The Perfect 10 Spacesuit

    6 Oct ’15
  • Costume Stories and Links

    Costume Stories: This Week, Game of Thrones and Liberace

    11 May ’13 /

    Pick of the week’s movie and television costume design stories.

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    Costume Stories: This Week, Look of Love and Man of Steel

    22 Jun ’13

    Costume Stories, This Week: Game of Thrones and FIDM

    8 Feb ’14

    Costume Stories, This Week: Dallas and Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D

    8 Mar ’14
  • Clothes from 1950s,  Clothes from 1980s,  Girls in Films,  Premium

    The Iron Lady: Costume as Distinction, Gender and Protection

    4 May ’13 /

    A look at late Margaret Thatcher’s colour specific wardrobe as represented in the film The Iron Lady.

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    18 May ’12

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    1 Jul ’10

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    19 Jun ’10
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