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  • Clothes from Fantasy & Sci-fi,  Premium

    Disney’s Cinderella Trailer: The Costumes of Sandy Powell

    21 Nov ’14 /

    The first full-length trailer for Disney’s new live-action adaptation of Cinderella was this week and featured tantalising glimpses of what promises to be a visually gorgeous film. The costumes, designed by three time Academy Award winner Sandy Powell, appear to be absolutely stunning. With a clever mix of the eighteenth century, the 1830s, and a little 1950s couture thrown in for good measure (Powell has been quoted as saying she was aiming for the look of “a nineteenth-century period film made in the 1940s or ’50s”), Powell has created another jewel to add to her already over-bling crown. Here is a quick rundown of some of the looks we’ve been…

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    Clash of The Titans Teaser Trailer Hits and Hits Hard

    11 Nov ’09

    Iron Man 2 Fan Costume: Fan-tastic

    21 Jul ’10

    Now Thor Costume Leaks: Must Be a Trend

    4 Jun ’10
  • Clothes from 1837-1919,  Girls in Films,  Guys in Films,  Premium

    The Lone Ranger: Never take off the Mask

    30 Jul ’13 /

    There is not man behind the mask; the mask is The Lone Ranger.

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    Sherlock Holmes: A Game of Shadows: Costume Round Up: Part 2

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    Homecoming: Betsy Heimann on Costuming Godless

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    Anna Karenina Coming to Banana Republic: Costume Fashion?

    30 Jun ’12
  • Clothes from 1990s,  Girls in Films,  Guys in Films,  Interviews,  Premium

    Fight Club: Remembering Marla, the Dark Tourist

    7 May ’13 /

    Costume designer Michael Kaplan reminisces with Clothes on Film about creating dark tourist Marla Singer in Fight Club.

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    Internal Affairs: A Black and White World

    6 Dec ’14

    Basic Instinct: Sharon Stone, Devil in a White Dress

    22 Feb ’11

    Tailoring The Wolf of Wall Street

    7 Feb ’14
  • 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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    Lucinda Wright on Costume in The Suspicions of Mr Whicher

    2 Jul ’13

    The Young Victoria: Costume Designer Interview

    14 Jan ’10
  • Clothes from 1837-1919,  Clothes from 1970s,  Girls in Films,  Guys in Films

    Dark Shadows Trailer: Campy, Period Blending Costume Fun

    16 Mar ’12 /

    Watch the first trailer for Tim Burton’s Dark Shadows and burst with costume excitement.

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    Dress like a Peaky Blinder

    13 Sep ’13

    The Lighthouse: All Hail a High Waist Trouser

    4 Feb ’20

    Sherlock Holmes: A Game of Shadows: Costume Round Up: Part 1

    22 Jun ’12
  • Clothes from 1837-1919,  Girls in Films,  Guys in Films,  Interviews,  Premium

    The Suspicions of Mr Whicher: Costume Q&A with Lucinda Wright

    3 Jun ’11 /

    Lucinda Wright talks to Clothes on Film about her contribution to The Suspicions of Mr Whicher starring Paddy Considine.

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    Sherlock Holmes: A Game of Shadows Costume Trailer Arrives

    14 Jul ’11

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    27 Apr ’12

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  • News

    Movie Costumes on Display in Los Angeles

    19 Feb ’11 /

    For those of you lucky enough to live in LA, literally racks of costumes have just on display at The FIDM Museum.

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    Steamy Sucker Punch Trailer Hits

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    Skyfall Teaser Trailer Hits: Provocative

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    Exclusive Costume Featurette for My Cousin Rachel

    31 May ’17
  • Clothes from 1920s,  Clothes from 1930s,  Girls in Films,  Guys in Films

    Review: The King’s Speech

    19 Jan ’11 /

    A majestic tale set in a buttoned-up world of repressed emotion.

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    The Artist: Interview with Mark Bridges

    22 Nov ’11

    The Great Gatsby: A Conversation with Catherine Martin

    20 May ’13

    The Cats Meow: Kirsten Dunst’s Chanel Style Beach Pyjamas

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

    Film Review: Alice In Wonderland

    5 Mar ’10 /

    Disappointingly, a missed opportunity for Tim Burton.

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    X-Men: Days of Future Past Pics – 1973 Xavier, Hank & Logan

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    Prometheus: Exclusive Interview with Costume Designer Janty Yates

    4 Jun ’12

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  • Clothes from Fantasy & Sci-fi,  Girls in Films,  Guys in Films,  News

    Full Alice in Wonderland Trailer Hits: Potty But Pretty

    16 Dec ’09 /

    A fully long and weird trailer for Tim Burton’s Alice in Wonderland has landed in cyberspace.

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    UK Film Review: The Road

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