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  • Clothes from 1930s,  Girls in Films,  Guys in Films,  Interviews,  Premium

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

    2 Nov ’17 /

    Clothes on Film were fortunate enough to be invited to a display of costumes from the latest adaptation of Murder on the Orient Express (2017), plus interview its costume designer Alexandra Byrne. An Oscar winner for Elizabeth: The Golden Age (2008), and well known for her period design work, since 2011 Byrne has become connected to the world of Marvel, her most recent project being Doctor Strange in 2016. Here she chats candidly about recreating the (mainly) glamorous side of the early 1930s and the challenges that faced her and her team. Alexandra Byrne on shooting in 70 mm: “Director Ken (Branagh) and I did Hamlet (1996) together which was…

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    Inglourious Basterds: Costume Lowdown by Anna Sheppard

    28 Sep ’09

    Film Review: Chinatown

    19 Oct ’09

    The Artist: Interview with Mark Bridges

    22 Nov ’11
  • Clothes from 1940s,  Guys in Films,  Interviews,  Premium

    Dunkirk: Interview with Costume Designer Jeffrey Kurland

    31 Jul ’17 /

    Amongst staggering aural and visual assault, perhaps one of the quietest aspects of Dunkirk (2017, directed by Christopher Nolan) are its costumes – and this is to its credit. Dunkirk is the type of film that requires you to engage quickly with everything you see on screen. Jeffrey Kurland’s costume design is masterful in this regard. A sea of subtly differentiated green and brown with the pop of naval uniforms and briefly glimpsed civilian wear. This is 1940 at its most spare and rudimentary. Here, Jeffrey Kurland chats exclusively to Clothes on Film about his process for creating the world of Dunkirk: SPOILERS THROUGHOUT Clothes on Film: How did you…

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    Costuming The Dressmaker

    9 Nov ’15

    Barbra Streisand in The Way We Were: Forties Meets Seventies

    16 May ’11

    Film Review: Shutter Island

    13 Apr ’10
  • Clothes from Fantasy & Sci-fi,  Girls in Films,  Guys in Films,  Interviews

    Beauty and the Beast at Central Saint Martins

    17 Mar ’17 /

    To tie-in with the release of Disney’s new live-action version of Beauty and Beast, the project’s Oscar winning costume designer Jacqueline Durran teamed up with students from Central Saint Martin’s college in London to reinterpret ensembles from the film. These are outfits designed in homage to Beauty and the Beast, taking specific elements here and there, a song, colour or concept and creating something entirely new. Whether these are fashion or art pieces is ultimately unclear – what stands out though is their reach beyond that of merely marketing a big movie. Just as an idea it would be fantastic to see more films promoting their costumes in this way.…

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    Review: Scott Pilgrim vs. the World

    24 Aug ’10

    Star Wars Corsets: Force Needed to Get into Them

    8 Jun ’10

    Review: Saturn 3

    13 Nov ’09
  • Clothes from Fantasy & Sci-fi,  Girls in Films,  Guys in Films

    Star Wars Episode VII: The Costumes Awaken

    21 Dec ’15 /

    SPOILERS Ahead of a detailed interview with Star Wars: The Force Awakens costume designer Michael Kaplan (currently hard at work on Episode VIII), we take a brief look at his undeniable achievement in bringing the 1970s – early 80’s back to life right here in the present. How do you make the now look old when paradoxically it is supposed to be the new? Well, you go simple. We say simple, but we mean ‘back to basics’. This is not the prequels; The Force Awakens takes place thirty years after the Rebellion defeated the Empire. Now both sides are in state of rebuilding so there is little call for Padmae’s…

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    Prince of Persia: Firsthand Look at the Costumes

    11 Jun ’10

    Inception: Jeffrey Kurland Costume Q&A

    31 Jul ’10

    Game of Thrones Costume Evolution: Sansa in Black

    16 Apr ’15
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    Journeying Into the Costumes of Into the Woods

    9 Mar ’15 /

    Into the Woods opened on Broadway in 1987, with the music and lyrics written by Stephen Sondheim and the book by James Lapine. It is Sondheim’s most performed musical and one of his best known works. The story combines familiar characters from childhood fairy tales such as Cinderella, Little Red Riding Hood, and the ubiquitous Witch, and explores their journeys to get their wish, as well as the negative consequences of the small dishonesties committed by each character to get what they want. As the witch sings, “Told a little lie/Stole a little gold/Broke a little vow/Did you?/Had to get your prince/Had to get your cow/Had to get your wish/Doesn’t…

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    Dual Analysis: Beetle Juice – KB’s Thoughts

    31 Oct ’09

    Tron Legacy: Merchandising the MCP

    17 Dec ’10

    First Look: Chris Evans as Captain America

    14 Jan ’11
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    Game of Thrones Costume Analysis: Sansa Stark

    24 Jun ’13 /

    The costume evolution of Sansa Stark in Game of Thrones.

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    14 May ’14

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    9 Nov ’10

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    6 Sep ’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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    Costume in The Great Gatsby: Use Your Imagination

    23 May ’13

    Midnight in Paris: Nostalgia Fashion

    3 Feb ’12

    Boardwalk Empire: Cometh the Dandiest Man

    28 Sep ’11
  • Clothes from Fantasy & Sci-fi,  Clothes from now,  Film Reviews,  Girls in Films

    Review: Melancholia

    21 Oct ’11 /

    The most exquisite fashion promo ever made.

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    14 Dec ’12

    Thor: Costume Revealed. Sort Of

    30 Apr ’10

    Combat and the Croupier: The Costume World of Pacific Rim

    19 Jul ’13
  • Girls in Films,  Guys in Films,  Premium

    How to Read Costume on Film

    19 Apr ’11 /

    Editor Chris Laverty explains how to ‘read’ costume on film. From an article originally published in Moviescope magazine.

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    Review: Les Misérables

    20 Dec ’12

    The Wolverine International Trailer: Yakuza Style

    27 Mar ’13

    Costume & Identity in Hitchcock’s Vertigo

    10 Apr ’12
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    Running Scared: Costume Designer Kristin Burke – Part 2

    23 Feb ’10 /

    Part two of our chat with costume designer for Running Scared, Kristin M. Burke. If you thought part one was interesting, this will blow your socks off.

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    8 Dec ’10

    Anna Karenina Coming to Banana Republic: Costume Fashion?

    30 Jun ’12

    Running Scared: Costume Designer Kristin Burke

    16 Feb ’10
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    Running Scared: Costume Designer Kristin Burke

    16 Feb ’10 /

    Costume designer for Running Scared, Kristin M. Burke, has kindly chatted to us about her contribution to the movie.

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    27 Jan ’12

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    15 Oct ’10

    T2 Trainspotting: Nostalgia Trip

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