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    The Iron Lady: Costume as Distinction, Gender and Protection

    4 May ’13 /

    A look at late Margaret Thatcher’s colour specific wardrobe as represented in the film The Iron Lady.

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    New Shutter Island Trailer Debuts: Serious Fifties Costumes

    3 Oct ’09

    Colleen Goes Contemporary: First Official Pic from The Tourist

    14 Jun ’10

    So Dior Exhibition at Harrods: Movie Star Dresses

    21 May ’13
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    Costume Clues Reveal All in The Cabin in the Woods

    14 Dec ’12 /

    Costume in The Cabin in the Woods is not grand, but it is very clever. All the teenage characters subtly evolve from one horror stereotype to another.

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    Clash of The Titans Teaser Trailer Hits and Hits Hard

    11 Nov ’09

    Doctor Who: A Contemporary Costume Evolution

    21 Aug ’14

    Game of Thrones Costume Analysis: Sansa Stark

    24 Jun ’13
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    The Phantom of the Opera: Colour, Character and Costume

    5 Dec ’12 /

    The Phantom of the opera demonstrates that the colour, size and shape of a character’s costumes can communicate on a subliminal level.

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    Dark Shadows Trailer: Campy, Period Blending Costume Fun

    16 Mar ’12

    Peaky Blinders: Q&A with Costume Designer Stephanie Collie

    15 Oct ’13

    Review: War Horse

    16 Jan ’12
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    Lawless: Interview with Costume Designer Margot Wilson

    27 Sep ’12 /

    Costume designer Margot Wilson talks exclusively to Clothes on Film about her impeccable work on Lawless.

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    Of Money and Sex: Fitzgerald, Luhrmann, and Clothing in The Great Gatsby

    19 Apr ’13

    Tom Hardy in Lawless: The Knitwear Anti-Hero

    21 Sep ’12

    The Fortune: Costume Guide – Dressing Soft For Murder

    19 Jan ’10
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    Doris Day in Pillow Talk: Couture Allure

    18 May ’12 /

    Doris Day’s last hurrah for 1950s fashion wearing some of the most exquisite costumes ever seen on screen.

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    Win a Grease Sing-a-Long Goodie Bag!

    16 Sep ’10

    Rear Window: Miss Lonelyheart’s Green Dress

    6 Nov ’09

    Rear Window: Grace Kelly’s Green Suit

    1 Jun ’09
  • Clothes from now,  Film Reviews,  Guys in Films

    Review: Drive

    13 Sep ’11 /

    For a guy who prefers the synthetic appeal of satin and alloy, physical contact is a violent business.

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    Michael Wilkinson Discusses Costume Design in Man of Steel

    21 Jun ’13

    Whip It: Roller Derby Vogue

    2 Mar ’10

    Anna Karenina Coming to Banana Republic: Costume Fashion?

    30 Jun ’12
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    Katie Holmes in The Kennedys: Armani’s Copy of a Copy

    5 Aug ’11 /

    Unquestionably the most historically significant outfit Katie Holmes as Jackie Kennedy wears in the show is her rose pink tweed suit.

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    Rebel Without a Cause: James Dean in Denim

    1 Jul ’10

    Costuming The Dressmaker

    9 Nov ’15

    To Catch a Thief: Grace Kelly’s Beach Wear

    5 Apr ’11
  • Clothes from now,  Guys in Films,  News

    Drive: Red Band Trailer. Amazing

    23 Jul ’11 /

    "It is really a film *about* gloves"

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    Brigbsy Bear: Interview with Costume Designer Sarah Mae Burton

    14 Aug ’17

    Review: Skyfall

    16 Oct ’12

    Michael Kaplan Talks Mission Impossible – Ghost Protocol

    20 Dec ’11
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    Madonna in Desperately Seeking Susan

    11 Mar ’11 /

    All the recurring themes in Desperately Seeking Susan are linked to one jacket.

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    Awesome Lack of Taste: Style Lessons from Hot Tub Time Machine

    11 May ’10

    Tailoring The Wolf of Wall Street

    7 Feb ’14

    Brigsby Bear: Interview with Suit Creators Stoopid Buddy Stoodios

    28 Jul ’17