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  • Clothes from 2000-10,  Clothes from Fantasy & Sci-fi,  Girls in Films,  Guys in Films,  Interviews

    Inception Revisited with Costume Designer Jeffrey Kurland

    17 Jul ’20 /

    We revisit sci-fi classic Inception a decade after its release with MVP, costume designer Jeffrey Kurland.

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

    13 Sep ’10

    Audrey Tautou Chanel Sailor Pants For Perfume Advertisement

    9 May ’09

    The September Issue: Director Talks Final Cut

    24 Sep ’09
  • Bond on film,  Clothes from now,  Clothes on Film Video,  Girls in Films,  Guys in Films,  Interviews

    Oscars 2020: Red Carpet Livestream

    8 Feb ’20 /

    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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    Live and Let Die: Yaphet Kotto’s Brown Suede Trench Coat

    26 Feb ’10

    Sean Connery in Dr. No: The Template For 007

    10 Dec ’10

    Roger Moore’s Plaid Jacket in The Man with the Golden Gun

    5 Oct ’11
  • Clothes from 1970s,  Girls in Films,  Guys in Films,  Interviews

    Troop Zero: It’s Birdie Time

    20 Jan ’20 /

    We chat to costume designer Caroline Eselin-Schaefer about her work on terrific new Amazon comedy, Troop Zero.

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    Ken Takakura Wearing Levi in The Yakuza (1974)

    27 Apr ’18

    Roger Moore’s Plaid Jacket in The Man with the Golden Gun

    5 Oct ’11

    Blaxploitation Dress Codes in 1970s Cinema

    20 Sep ’13
  • Clothes from 1940s,  Clothes on Film Video,  Guys in Films

    The Maltese Falcon: The Shirts That Dreams Are Made Of

    23 Sep ’19 /

    Examining the shirt collars of all the gentleman in 1941 noir classic, The Maltese Falcon.

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    The Star Wattage of Mildred Pierce (1945)

    6 Mar ’17

    Pollock: Ed Harris in Paint Splattered Denim

    15 Feb ’11

    Florence Foster Jenkins: Exclusive Costume Sketches

    4 May ’16
  • Clothes from 1960s,  Clothes on Film Video,  Girls in Films,  Guys in Films

    A Look at the Style of Once Upon a Time in Hollywood

    9 Sep ’19 /

    A brief video dip into the costume design of Once Upon a Time in Hollywood.

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    Goldie Hawn in Cactus Flower: Mini Skirts and Mini Suits

    28 May ’13

    Win an Official The Big Lebowski Pendleton Cardigan

    11 Oct ’11

    2001 and Hardy Amies: When Fashion and Film Collide

    21 Dec ’12
  • Clothes from now,  Girls in Films,  Premium

    Ocean’s 8: Fashioning Costume

    10 Jul ’18 /

    MINOR SPOILERS Movies that feature contemporary fashion, particularly high-end and particularly for women, are a tricky sell costume wise. While men’s semi-formal to formal attire is generally shaped around the fundamental guise of the lounge suit, women’s clothing has a lot more avenues and possibilities. In addition to colour and pattern there is shape and form, which can vary dramatically for the fashionable wearer. What can vary dramatically can also date dramatically and this can be major stumbling block for costume designers. Films centred around the world of fashion, or those that include a lot of fashionable garments such as The Devil Wears Prada (2006), Clueless (1995) and Funny Face…

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    Oscars 2020: Red Carpet Livestream

    8 Feb ’20

    Review: The Dark Knight Rises

    21 Jul ’12

    Powerful Costume in We Need to Talk About Kevin

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

    Brave: Costume in Animation – Interview with Claudia Chung

    16 Aug ’12 /

    Does costume design exist in animated film? Simulation supervisor for Brave, Claudia Chung, discusses its creation, processes and role in the finished movie.

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    Become The Babadook

    28 Oct ’14

    See Toy Story 3 Early! Two Pairs of Tickets to Give Away!!

    8 Jun ’10

    Review: Melancholia

    21 Oct ’11
  • Clothes from Fantasy & Sci-fi,  Girls in Films,  Guys in Films,  News

    Eiko Ishioka Has Died

    30 Jan ’12 /

    Innovative costume designer and art director Eiko Ishioka has died aged 73.

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    Some Pics From Toy Story 3: Safari Ken

    25 May ’10

    First Official Pic: Anne Hathaway as Catwoman

    5 Aug ’11

    Scott Pilgrim vs The World Trailer Arrives on Fire

    25 Mar ’10
  • Clothes from Fantasy & Sci-fi,  Girls in Films,  News

    International Trailer for Brave = Delightful

    17 Nov ’11 /

    Disney has just released a new international trailer for Brave. Delightful, it is.

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    Review: Pirates of the Caribbean: On Stranger Tides

    19 May ’11

    Dual Analysis: Beetle Juice – KB’s Thoughts

    31 Oct ’09

    Prince of Persia: Firsthand Look at the Costumes

    11 Jun ’10
  • Clothes from 1930s,  Girls on TV,  Guys on TV,  Interviews,  News

    Costume Designer Ann Roth: “I Don’t Dress Movie Stars”

    29 Mar ’11 /

    Harper’s Bazaar is running an insightful interview with Mildred Pierce costume designer Ann Roth.

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    Film Review: Chinatown

    19 Oct ’09

    Tom Hardy in Lawless: The Knitwear Anti-Hero

    21 Sep ’12

    Status and Signifiers: Costume in There Will Be Blood

    1 Apr ’14
  • Girls in Films,  Guys in Films,  Interviews

    Video: The Tudors – Exclusive Interview with Joan Bergin

    24 Mar ’11 /

    Video: Clothes on Film chat exclusively to costume designer Joan Bergin about her extraordinary work on The Tudors.

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    Oscars 2020: Red Carpet Livestream

    8 Feb ’20

    Colleen Goes Contemporary: First Official Pic from The Tourist

    14 Jun ’10

    Grease: Annette Cardona as Cha-Cha

    10 Nov ’09
  • Clothes from 2000-10,  Girls in Films,  Guys in Films,  News

    82nd Oscar Results: Sandy Powell Shoots and Scores

    8 Mar ’10 /

    It was BAFTA/CDG all over again as Sandy Powell won Best Costume Design for The Young Victoria.

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    Deena Appel on the Costume Design of Austin Powers: Goldmember

    9 Oct ’18

    New Burlesque Trailer? Corset Is

    21 Oct ’10

    Audrey Tautou Chanel Sailor Pants For Perfume Advertisement

    9 May ’09
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