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    Costume Design in House of Cards: Colour is Power

    10 Jun ’13 /

    Costume colours in House of Cards are symbolic of vulnerability and power.

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    Alan Partridge Movie Trailer Hits: He’s Wearing a Varsity

    15 Mar ’13

    Hanging by a Thread: Cate Blanchett in Blue Jasmine

    31 Jan ’14

    Fantasy Reality: Catherine George on Costuming Okja

    14 Jul ’17
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    Costume Round Up: Any Colour so long as it’s Black

    30 Mar ’13 /

    In honour of the The Wolverine and his black on black Yakuza uniform, a round up of posts featuring memorable black costumes at Clothes on Film.

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    Costume Stories, This Week: Inside Llewyn Davis & Cinderella

    4 Jan ’14

    Costume Round Up: Villains

    6 Apr ’13

    Costume Stories, This Week: Inside Llewyn Davis & Mockingjay

    1 Feb ’14
  • Girls in Films,  Guys in Films,  Interviews,  News

    Hollywood Costume Exhibition Opens at the V&A in London

    26 Oct ’12 /

    A rundown of why Hollywood Costume at the V&A is the best event you will see all year.

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    National Treasure 2: Diane Kruger’s Costume Quest

    26 Apr ’11

    Rosemary’s Baby: Chris and KB Chat About the Film

    4 Jan ’10

    Grace Slick Wears Woodstock

    28 Oct ’14
  • Clothes from 1960s,  Girls in Films,  Premium

    A Cat of a Certain Breed: Breakfast at Tiffany’s

    11 Aug ’12 /

    Armour and indecisiveness: Audrey Hepburn is more than a little black dress in Breakfast at Tiffany’s.

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    Goldie Hawn in Cactus Flower: Mini Skirts and Mini Suits

    28 May ’13

    How to Steal a Million, or £60k for an Audrey Givenchy

    9 Dec ’09

    Costuming Hitchcock: An Extract from Hitchcock’s Heroines by Caroline Young

    6 Jun ’18
  • Girls in Films,  News

    Win! Five Copies of Movie Dressmaking Book Sew Iconic

    1 May ’12 /

    We have five copies of Liz Gregory’s movie dressmaking book Sew Iconic to give away. That’s right, five.

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    The Tourist Trailer Hits: Continental Couture

    16 Sep ’10

    The Last Jedi: Interview with Costume Designer Michael Kaplan

    24 Dec ’17

    Film Review: Iron Man 2

    3 May ’10
  • Clothes from 1990s,  Girls in Films,  Premium

    La Femme Nikita: Anne Parillaud’s Little Black Dress

    21 Dec ’10 /

    La Femme Nikita re-defines the little black dress on film.

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    Julia Roberts in Pretty Woman: Elegant Opera Dress

    25 Jun ’10

    The Grifters: Be Careful What You Wear – Part 2

    20 Jun ’13

    The Grifters: Be Careful What You Wear

    6 Jun ’13
  • Clothes from 1980s,  Clothes from now,  Girls in Films,  Premium

    13 Going On 30: Colourful Jennifer Garner

    27 Aug ’10 /

    The costumes are somewhat…ahem....‘colourful’.

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    Smooth Talk: “Tomorrow Night I’ll Wear the Halter”

    23 Nov ’13

    Cinema Paradiso: Invisible Costume

    9 Feb ’15

    Tailoring The Wolf of Wall Street

    7 Feb ’14