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  • Clothes from now,  Girls in Films,  Guys in Films

    Short Film Costume: Ashes, Inside the Captive Mind

    24 Jul ’13 /

    Costume design and meaning in short film.

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    Toy Story Ken Models for Esquire

    15 Jul ’10

    Infinity War Costume Design: The Unfamiliar Familiar

    4 May ’18

    The Royal Tenenbaums: Gwyneth Paltrow’s Tennis Dress

    1 Feb ’10
  • Clothes from 1837-1919,  Film Reviews,  Girls in Films,  Guys in Films

    Review: The Woman in Black

    10 Feb ’12 /

    Proving that frock coats and heavy lace dresses really are terrifying.

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    Sherlock Holmes Costume Guide Part 1: Frock Coats & Bustles

    17 May ’10

    Sharen Davis Costume Interview: Django Unchained

    1 Jan ’13

    Dress like a Peaky Blinder

    13 Sep ’13
  • Clothes from 1837-1919,  Girls in Films,  Premium

    Louise Bourgoin as Adèle Blanc-Sec: Feathers in Her Hat

    12 Aug ’11 /

    Adèle Blanc-Sec’s world is akin to a fantasy Belle Époque; 1910s attire dotted among reanimated corpses and a dinosaur.

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    Dress like a Peaky Blinder

    13 Sep ’13

    The Woman in Black Trailer: Creepy Frock

    19 Aug ’11

    True Grit: Full Trailer Moseys Along

    5 Oct ’10
  • Clothes from 1930s,  Girls on TV,  Premium

    Kate Winslet in Mildred Pierce: Sex and the Housedress

    1 Jul ’11 /

    A prevalent theme in the first episode of Mildred Pierce starring is how domestic costume can be read as a signal for sexual availability.

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    Bonnie and Clyde: Hats as Identity

    3 Nov ’11

    Monica Bellucci as Malèna: Beauty, Black and Heels

    26 Aug ’11

    UK Film Review: Public Enemies

    1 Jul ’09
  • Clothes from 1960s,  Girls in Films,  Premium

    Diana Rigg in On Her Majesty’s Secret Service: To Die For

    24 Jun ’11 /

    As TracyDi Vicenzo in OHMSS, Diana Rigg wore a daring 1960s wedding ensemble.

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    Jennifer Grey in Dirty Dancing: Baby Grows Up

    17 Jun ’10

    Favourite Fashions From Beyond the Valley of the Dolls

    4 Oct ’10

    The Suits of Lee Marvin in Point Blank (1967)

    2 Sep ’19
  • 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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    Review: War Horse

    16 Jan ’12

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

    5 May ’09

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

    9 Jul ’12
  • Clothes from 1920s,  Clothes from 1930s,  Girls in Films,  Premium

    Changeling: Angelina Jolie’s Fur Trimmed Coat

    5 May ’10 /

    Angelina Jolie suits the unstructured dresses and cloche hats in Changeling perfectly.

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    Boardwalk Empire: Why Men Should Embrace the Dandy Man

    31 Jan ’11

    Boardwalk Empire: Women of the Empire

    9 Feb ’11

    Puttin’ on the Glitz at The British Library: A Look Back

    11 Apr ’14