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  • Clothes from now,  Guys in Films,  Interviews

    The Selfish Giant: Costume Design for Social Realist Drama

    25 Jul ’14 /

    Clio Barnard’s stark yet heart-wrenching film The Selfish Giant (2013, UK) offers two fantastic performances from its young stars in their acting debut. Matt Price discusses how his costume design for the film reflects the strong, relatable characters so well… It is lunchtime in London as costume designer Matthew Price shuffles into the Curzon, Soho. Recently collaborating with Clio Barnard on the Bafta nominated film, The Selfish Giant, reuniting after experimental documentary The Arbour, Price is surprisingly reserved about his work. “I wasn’t really sure if they’d take me on again,” he says of Barnard and producer Tracey O’Riordan. “The Arbour did quite well so I didn’t know if they’d…

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    The Royal Tenenbaums: Gwyneth Paltrow’s Tennis Dress

    1 Feb ’10

    Zach Galifianakis in Due Date: Theatre Geek

    25 Dec ’10

    Black Swan: Amy Westcott Interview

    28 Jan ’11
  • Clothes from 2000-10,  Clothes from now,  Interviews,  Premium

    Contemporary Costume: Where Have the Aloha Shirts Gone?

    20 Jun ’14 /

    While science-fiction and period costume can sell to collectors at auction for tens of thousands of dollars, the future of contemporary costume from the contemporary drama, comedy and thriller genres is unclear. Costumes from films set in the modern age are not valued as highly. Sourced from costume houses, high-street stores, and even actor’s own wardrobes, these pieces could be lost for good for future generations of collectors and fans if current mentality doesn’t change. Contemporary costume, even from popular movies, is surprisingly hard to trace. What has happened to George Clooney’s Aloha shirts from The Descendants? The film’s costume designer Wendy Chuck isn’t sure. “I have no idea where…

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    A Nightmare on Elm Street 2010: Costume Designer Talks Iconic Sweater

    22 Oct ’10

    New Salt Trailer: Your Recommended Intake of Jolie

    3 Apr ’10

    Wall Street: Money Never Sleeps – Ellen Mirojnick Costume Q&A

    13 Sep ’10
  • Clothes from Fantasy & Sci-fi,  Guys in Films,  News

    After Earth Trailer Lands: First Proper Look at ‘Life Suit’

    8 Mar ’13 /

    Our first proper trailer for After Earth and our first proper look at the ‘life suit’.

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    All the Catching Fire Fashion Portraits in One Place

    9 Mar ’13

    The Martian: The Perfect 10 Spacesuit

    6 Oct ’15

    Full The Dark Knight Rises Trailer Hits: Merry Christmas

    19 Dec ’11
  • Girls in Films,  Guys in Films,  News

    CDG Award Nominations Are In: Hmm…

    17 Jan ’13 /

    The Costume Designers Guild Award nominations right some wrongs and ignore quite a few others.

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    Star Trek Into Darkness: The Devil is in the Details

    9 May ’13

    Tron Legacy: Light Suit Costume – Part 2

    16 Nov ’10

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

    6 Jun ’18
  • Clothes from 1837-1919,  Clothes from 1950s,  Girls in Films,  Guys in Films,  Interviews,  Premium

    Anna Karenina: Jacqueline Durran Talks Jewellery & Costume

    11 Jan ’13 /

    Costume designer Jacqueline Durran discusses her unusual approach for Anna Karenina – 1870s Russia via 1950s couture.

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    Dress like a Peaky Blinder

    13 Sep ’13

    Review: Les Misérables

    20 Dec ’12

    The Lighthouse: All Hail a High Waist Trouser

    4 Feb ’20
  • Girls in Films,  Guys in Films,  News

    Oscar Nominations: At Least One Surprise

    10 Jan ’13 /

    Oscar announces their Costume Design nominees and at least make up for one BAFTA shortfall.

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

    3 Jun ’11

    Kate Hudson in Le Divorce: Love is in the Bag

    10 Jun ’11

    Fight Club: Remembering Marla, the Dark Tourist

    7 May ’13
  • Girls in Films,  Guys in Films,  News

    BAFTA Nominations: Guess the Line-Up

    9 Jan ’13 /

    BAFTA Costume design nominations announced. Worthy, but no surprises.

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    Prince of Persia: Firsthand Look at the Costumes

    11 Jun ’10

    Saving Mr. Banks: Costume Design Featurette

    12 Dec ’13

    Beyond Biba, Beyond Fashion

    12 Nov ’10
  • Girls in Films,  Girls on TV,  Guys in Films,  Guys on TV,  News

    Costume Design Award Winners Round Up: Oscar, BAFTA & CDG

    28 Feb ’12 /

    The votes have been counted, the prizes dished out...

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    Review: The American

    15 Oct ’10

    Troop Zero: It’s Birdie Time

    20 Jan ’20

    The Great Gatsby: A Conversation with Catherine Martin

    20 May ’13
  • News

    Orange BAFTA Film Awards: The Costume Nominees

    7 Feb ’12 /

    Who might win for costume design at the Orange BAFTA Film Awards?

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    Win! Five Copies of Movie Dressmaking Book Sew Iconic

    1 May ’12

    An Education Trailer Hits: Sophisticated Sixties Fashion

    28 Aug ’09

    Clothes on Film is 3rd Most Influential UK Cinema Blog. Nice

    4 May ’10
  • Girls in Films,  Guys in Films,  News

    Costume Designer Richard Bruno Has Died

    18 Jan ’12 /

    The man who dressed Goodfellas, costume designer Richard Bruno, has died aged 87.

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    First Trailer for Sherlock Holmes Online – No Deerstalker! No Mac Farlane!

    19 May ’09

    FilmCraft: Costume Design – A New Book by Deborah Nadoolman Landis

    25 Jun ’12

    Snow White & the Huntsman Trailer: Atwood Hits It

    11 Nov ’11
  • News

    CDG Awards: Black Swan Takes the Prize

    23 Feb ’11 /

    Costume designer Amy Westcott has finally been rewarded for her work on Black Swan with a CDG Award.

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    The Hangover 2 Image Debuts: More Costume Wackiness to Come

    29 Nov ’10

    Robin Hood Trailer Arrives: Fiiiiight!

    16 Dec ’09

    The Rhythm Section Trailer: An Assassin’s Lookbook

    22 Jan ’20
  • News

    Movie Costumes on Display in Los Angeles

    19 Feb ’11 /

    For those of you lucky enough to live in LA, literally racks of costumes have just on display at The FIDM Museum.

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    International Trailer for Brave = Delightful

    17 Nov ’11

    Milla Jovovich Tweets Herself in Three Musketeers Costume

    5 Jul ’10

    The Rhythm Section Trailer: An Assassin’s Lookbook

    22 Jan ’20
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