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    Costume Stories: This Week, Blue Jasmine and Roman Holiday

    24 Aug ’13 /

    Tales from the costume crypt. The Talented Mr Ripley Remembering the stellar work of Ann Roth and Gary Jones. Blue Jasmine Costume designer Suzy Benzinger on budgets, Fendi and Cate Blanchett. The Butler Transformations…Ruth Carter discusses mimicking classic fashion designers such as Bill Blass to recreate Nancy Reagan (played by Jane Fonda). Jenn Rogien The Girls’ costume designer is now Gap’s official ‘styled by’ expert. Orange is the New Black More Miss Rogien, this time talking authenticity and maxi-pad shoes. Roman Holiday Just brilliant costume analysis of the film by DTSFT. Elysium A brief chat with costume designer April Ferry. Unsurprisingly, it was Jodie Foster who brought Armani on board.

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    Costume Stories, This Week: OITNB and Legend

    21 Jun ’14

    Costume Stories: This Week, X-Men & Marathon Man

    31 Aug ’13

    Costume Stories: This Week, Much Ado and Superman

    15 Jun ’13
  • Clothes from 1920s,  Clothes from 1930s,  Guys in Films,  Interviews,  Premium

    Tom Hardy in Lawless: The Knitwear Anti-Hero

    21 Sep ’12 /

    Tom Hardy heralds dawning of the knitwear anti-hero. Margot Wilson discusses her use of the cardigan for Lawless.

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    The Fortune: Costume Guide – Dressing Soft For Murder

    19 Jan ’10

    Boardwalk Empire: Women of the Empire

    9 Feb ’11

    First Official Gatsby Pics Bring the Money

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

    Debbie Reynolds Costume Auction: Marilyn Goes for $4.6 Million!

    20 Jun ’11 /

    $ 4,600,000 for Marilyn Monroe’s ‘subway’ dress was only just one mega bid of many.

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    Birds of Prey (and the Fantabulous Emancipation of Just About Everyone)

    10 Feb ’20

    Rear Window: Miss Lonelyheart’s Green Dress

    6 Nov ’09

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

    2 Nov ’17
  • Clothes from 1940s,  Clothes from 1950s,  Girls in Films,  Premium

    To Catch a Thief: Grace Kelly’s Coral Top and Skirt

    21 May ’11 /

    This coral pink ensemble encompasses and challenges the absolute femininity of Grace Kelly.

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    Costuming The Dressmaker

    9 Nov ’15

    To Catch a Thief: Grace Kelly in Blue Chiffon

    2 Mar ’11

    Captain America: Q&A with Costume Designer Anna B. Sheppard

    29 Jul ’11
  • Clothes from 1940s,  Clothes from 1970s,  Girls in Films,  Guys in Films,  Premium

    Barbra Streisand in The Way We Were: Forties Meets Seventies

    16 May ’11 /

    Throughout The Way We Were, Barbra Streisand wears a mix of period authenticity and contemporary fashion.

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    Dunkirk: Interview with Costume Designer Jeffrey Kurland

    31 Jul ’17

    Captain America: Q&A with Costume Designer Anna B. Sheppard

    29 Jul ’11

    Film Review: Shutter Island

    13 Apr ’10
  • Clothes from 1940s,  Clothes from 1950s,  Girls in Films,  Premium

    To Catch a Thief: Grace Kelly’s Beach Wear

    5 Apr ’11 /

    This is the most fun and elaborate outfit Grace Kelly wears in To Catch a Thief.

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    Florence Foster Jenkins: Exclusive Costume Sketches

    4 May ’16

    The Star Wattage of Mildred Pierce (1945)

    6 Mar ’17

    Gangster Squad: Gangster Gloss

    28 Jan ’13
  • Clothes from now,  Girls in Films,  Guys in Films,  Interviews,  Premium

    The Tourist: Colleen Atwood Talks Exclusively About Costumes

    9 Dec ’10 /

    We asked Colleen Atwood a few questions about The Tourist’s lavish costume look.

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    A Star is Born: The Cotton Rebel

    12 Oct ’18

    Realism through Identity: Clothing in The Last of Us

    30 Nov ’13

    Brian de Palma’s Passion: Costume as Contemporary Hitchcock

    16 Oct ’14
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    Jacques D’Azur’s Heir Found: Enjoys Bespoke Tux & Lots to Drink

    9 Jun ’10 /

    After the tragic loss of Jacques d’Azur, his heir steps forward thanks to Stella Artois 4%.

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    Santé! Win Jacques d’Azur’s VIP Lifestyle at Cannes

    29 Mar ’10

    Five Cool Movie Sunglasses for the Weekend

    12 Mar ’10

    Winter Fashion Trends: Possibly Coming to a Screen Near You

    11 Sep ’09
  • Guys in Films,  Journal & Ads,  News

    Be the Stylish Man at Cannes: Tips From the Movies

    26 Mar ’10 /

    Jacques D'Azur is missing, so take his place. Here are some tips from the flicks on how to succeed that sultan of sophistication.

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    The Bourne Supremacy: Karl Urban’s Tunic Shirt

    18 Jul ’09

    Lindy Hemming Talks Designing 007: Fifty Years of Bond Style

    15 Jun ’12

    Style & Identity in Do the Right Thing

    17 Feb ’12
  • Clothes from 1940s,  Girls in Films,  Premium

    His Girl Friday: Rosalind Russell’s Chevron Striped Coat

    18 Jun ’09 /

    Hildy is tenacious and classy, though she’s not graceful.

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    Inglourious Basterds: Costume Lowdown by Anna Sheppard

    28 Sep ’09

    Gangster Squad: Gangster Gloss

    28 Jan ’13

    Film Review: Shutter Island

    13 Apr ’10
  • Clothes from 1950s,  Guys in Films,  Premium

    North by Northwest: Cary Grant’s Kilgour Suit

    13 May ’09 /

    This stylish grey Glen check suit from North by Northwest is certainly his most well known.

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    Costume & Identity in Hitchcock’s Vertigo

    10 Apr ’12

    The Iron Lady: Costume as Distinction, Gender and Protection

    4 May ’13

    La Dolce Vita: Masculinity and Tailoring

    17 Nov ’11