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  • Clothes from 1837-1919,  Film Reviews,  Girls in Films,  Guys in Films

    Review: Les Misérables

    20 Dec ’12 /

    Les Misérables is drenched in costume symbolism, specifically revolutionary red, white and blue. Subtle was never its intention.

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    Sleepy Hollow: Q&A with Costume Designer Kristin M. Burke

    4 Feb ’14

    The First Great Train Robbery: Sean Connery’s Victorian Coat

    5 May ’09

    Costume Designer Anaïs Romand Discusses House of Tolerance

    7 Sep ’12
  • Clothes from 1930s,  Clothes from 1940s,  Girls in Films,  Premium

    Monica Bellucci as Malèna: Beauty, Black and Heels

    26 Aug ’11 /

    In Malèna, Monica Bellucci plays an impossible vision of beauty; a woman so striking she is immediately sexualised by all who lay eyes on her.

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    Review: Water for Elephants

    10 May ’11

    Swing Time: Ginger Rogers’ Day Dress

    26 May ’09

    Film Review: Chinatown

    19 Oct ’09
  • Clothes from Fantasy & Sci-fi,  Film Reviews,  Girls in Films,  Guys in Films

    Review: Pirates of the Caribbean: On Stranger Tides

    19 May ’11 /

    Jack Sparrow has finally become the irritating wiseass who just won't leave the party.

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    2001 and Hardy Amies: When Fashion and Film Collide

    21 Dec ’12

    Inception: Jeffrey Kurland – Follow Up Costume Q&A

    20 Aug ’10

    New Tron Legacy Banners Bring the Costumes

    17 Sep ’10
  • Girls in Films,  Guys in Films,  News

    The Three Musketeers Trailer: French Dressing

    1 Apr ’11 /

    The trailer for The Three Musketeers affords the briefest peek at those 17th century costumes.

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    Bonnie and Clyde: Hats as Identity

    3 Nov ’11

    Two For the Road: Audrey Hepburn’s outfits – Part 1

    8 Jun ’09

    Film Review: Chinatown

    19 Oct ’09
  • Clothes from 1837-1919,  Dual Analysis,  Girls in Films,  Guys in Films,  Premium

    Dual Analysis: The Young Victoria – Chris’ Thoughts

    28 Jul ’10 /

    Our first Dual Analysis with Costumer’s Guide. To kick off, here is what Chris from Clothes on Film had to say.

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    Sherlock Holmes 2: Q&A With Costume Designer Jenny Beavan

    4 May ’11

    Sherlock Holmes Costume Guide Part 2: Tweed Suits and Ulsters

    20 May ’10

    Dark Shadows Trailer: Campy, Period Blending Costume Fun

    16 Mar ’12
  • Girls in Films,  News,  Pre-Victorian

    Milla Jovovich Tweets Herself in Three Musketeers Costume

    5 Jul ’10 /

    Milla Jovovich has released three pics of herself on Twitter wearing costumes from The Three Musketeers.

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

    6 Jun ’18

    Johnny Depp in Public Enemies: Costume as Plot

    12 Apr ’11

    Full Alice in Wonderland Trailer Hits: Potty But Pretty

    16 Dec ’09