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  • Clothes from 1990s,  Clothes from now,  Guys in Films,  Premium

    T2 Trainspotting: Nostalgia Trip

    6 Feb ’17 /

    MINOR SPOILERS Like any film with an extended period of time between the original and sequel(s), T2: Trainspotting (2017) is required to form an immediate connection with its audience. Twenty years have passed, yet we must feel accustomed to this world. For every element of change, something else must remain the same. We take comfort in what we know; it allows us to enjoy the new without fear of the unknown. If T2 had been released a couple of years after Trainspotting (1996), it could potentially have been set in Benidorm. Transplanting our anti-heroes from Scotland to Spain is fine when they are fresh in our conscious mind, but twenty…

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    Deena Appel on the Costume Design of Austin Powers: International Man of Mystery

    25 Sep ’18

    The Grifters: Be Careful What You Wear – Part 2

    20 Jun ’13

    Tailoring The Wolf of Wall Street

    7 Feb ’14
  • Clothes from 1980s,  Clothes from 1990s,  Girls in Films,  Guys in Films,  Premium

    Tailoring The Wolf of Wall Street

    7 Feb ’14 /

    There is a problem with the costumes in The Wolf of Wall Street, and it has nothing to do with the film itself but the coverage they have received. Namely, that this coverage is incorrect. Articles such as this one for Vogue France, or this for The Hollywood Reporter, or a ‘suit guide’ by Esquire, concentrate almost solely on Giorgio Armani’s contribution to the project with barely a mention of costume designer Sandy Powell. And this is the Sandy Powell by the way: 10 Oscar nominations and so well respected she has an OBE for services to the industry. It was Powell who costumed The Wolf of Wall Street, not…

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    Argo Buy a Sports Jacket: The Thinking Man’s Hero Attire

    16 Nov ’12

    Dual Analysis: Beetle Juice – KB’s Thoughts

    31 Oct ’09

    Coming to America: Prints & Turbans in Contemporary Fashion

    17 Feb ’11
  • Clothes from 1970s,  Girls in Films,  Guys in Films

    American Hustle: Beneath the Glamour

    13 Jan ’14 /

    MILD SPOILERS Costume designer Michael Wilkinson’s main accomplishment with American Hustle has largely been overlooked in favour of praising him as some kind of vintage stylist with an eye for provocative gowns and desirable heels. The truth is he has carefully brought to life a world, not of parties and glamour, but cheap sex and dirty desperation. The costumes in American Hustle do tell a story, particularly through their ever darkening colour palette, yet Wilkinson’s deftest skill is reflecting an era when fashion was as confused as the politics surrounding it. American Hustle is an unapologetic tale of low down dirty double-crossers whose clothes, like them, were a lie. A…

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    Favourite Fashions From Beyond the Valley of the Dolls

    4 Oct ’10

    Meryl Streep in Costume for The Iron Lady Trailer

    7 Jul ’11

    Live and Let Die: Roger Moore’s Chesterfield Coat

    4 Jul ’09
  • Costume Stories and Links,  Girls in Films,  Guys in Films,  Premium

    Costume Round Up: Villains

    6 Apr ’13 /

    A round up of villain themed costume posts at Clothes on Film.

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

    31 Aug ’13

    Costume Stories: This Week, FIDM and Breaking Bad

    3 Aug ’13

    Costume Stories, This Week: Amy Adams & Sleepy Hollow

    25 Jan ’14
  • Clothes from now,  Girls in Films,  Guys in Films,  Interviews,  Premium

    Kurt and Bart Discuss the Costume Design of Stoker

    8 Mar ’13 /

    Kurt and Bart are fascinating. Forged as art school drop outs in 1980s New York, their name is now a singular brand to movers and shakers in the media industry. Yet they are two people, two very real people: Kurt Swanson and Bart Mueller, renowned costume designers and wardrobe stylists for film, stage, TV and commercials. Since the early 2000s, Kurt and Bart have really stepped up their work costume designing film (forgive the pun but they actually did costume Step Up 3D), although runaway hit Stoker is arguably their highest profile feature yet. In fact Stoker is the most beguiling film of 2013 so far for costume. This is…

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    Arthur: Trailer No. 2. Brace Yourself

    3 Mar ’11

    World War Z and the Art of Breaking Down

    27 Jun ’13

    T2 Trainspotting: Nostalgia Trip

    6 Feb ’17
  • Clothes from now,  Film Reviews,  Guys in Films

    Review: Cosmopolis

    29 Jun ’12 /

    Cosmopolis satisfies as everything avant-garde cinema should be; an immaculate journey into weird.

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    New Paranormal Activity 2 Clip: Ordinary is Scary

    20 Oct ’10

    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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    Anuvahood: Urban Wear Swagger

    11 Jul ’11 /

    Anuvahood showcases urban wear swagger. If you want to belong, you must fit in.

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    Review: Rise of the Planet of the Apes

    15 Aug ’11

    The Dark Knight Rises: Costume Q&A with Lindy Hemming

    1 Aug ’12

    The Royal Tenenbaums: Gwyneth Paltrow’s Tennis Dress

    1 Feb ’10
  • Girls in Films,  Guys in Films,  News

    20th Century Fox at The London Film Museum: Costumes Galore

    17 Aug ’10 /

    The London Film Museum has been running an exhibition featuring costumes from 20th Century Fox movies to celebrate the studio’s 75th anniversary.

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    Costume Designer Richard Bruno Has Died

    18 Jan ’12

    Exclusive Costume Featurette for My Cousin Rachel

    31 May ’17

    The Tourist: Colleen Atwood Talks Exclusively About Costumes

    9 Dec ’10
  • Clothes from now,  News

    Toy Story Ken Models for Esquire

    15 Jul ’10 /

    Esquire have featured a fashion shoot with Ken from Toy Story 3. That’s right; a doll dresses better than you.

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    Zach Galifianakis in Due Date: Theatre Geek

    25 Dec ’10

    Four Wall Street: Money Never Sleeps Goodie Bags To Give Away

    24 Sep ’10

    Review: The Dark Knight Rises

    21 Jul ’12
  • Clothes from 2000-10,  News

    Tom Ford to Direct 2nd Film. No Details Whatsoever

    28 Jun ’10 /

    Fashion designer Tom Ford will make another movie, but nobody yet knows what it is yet.

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    Audrey Tautou Chanel Sailor Pants For Perfume Advertisement

    9 May ’09

    Noomi Rapace in The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo

    8 Dec ’11

    Eastern Promises: Viggo Mortensen’s Double Breasted Suit

    3 Jun ’09
  • Clothes from 1970s,  Girls in Films,  Premium

    Rocky: Talia Shire as Adrian, From Geek to Chic

    17 Mar ’10 /

    She may start out in fisherman's knitwear but by the end of Rocky, Talia Shire could not look more feminine.

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    The Post Trailer Debuts: Ann Roth sets the Tone

    8 Nov ’17

    Get on Up: Sharen Davis Shares Costume Design Sketches

    9 Dec ’14

    Mr Nice starring Rhys Ifans: Lots of Nice Photos

    14 Aug ’10
  • News

    Alexander McQueen: Found Dead in London

    11 Feb ’10 /

    Fashion’s original bad boy Alexander McQueen has died aged just 40 years old.

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    Todd Phillips Talks The Hangover 2: No Vegas, Baby

    14 Dec ’09

    Oscar Nominations: At Least One Surprise

    10 Jan ’13

    After Earth Trailer Lands: First Proper Look at ‘Life Suit’

    8 Mar ’13
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