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Style Icon of the Season: Cousin Eddie in Christmas Vacation
He is the whitest of the white trash, the kind of man who dumps raw sewage in a storm drain and kidnaps your boss as a Christmas present. And the only man to ever combine a leather belt with a bathrobe. Randy Quaid has played lovable moocher ‘Cousin Eddie’ in four separate National Lampoon films, but his most famous performance still resides at yuletide. National Lampoon’s Christmas Vacation (1989, directed by Jeremiah C. Chechik) has weathered years of apathy to become something of a seasonal favourite. Watching Chevy Chase’s bipolar family man Clark Griswold lose his rag every December is now a festive tradition . Yet Clark is not really…
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Doris Day in Pillow Talk: Couture Allure
Doris Day’s last hurrah for 1950s fashion wearing some of the most exquisite costumes ever seen on screen.
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Style & Identity in Do the Right Thing
Ruth E. Carter’s work on Do the Right Thing is a masterclass in how costume can influence the look and feel of a film.
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Coming to America: Prints & Turbans in Contemporary Fashion
Two trends in women’s fashion for 2011 are prints and turbans, empathised in the film Coming to America.
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Some Pics From Toy Story 3: Safari Ken
Here are some images of the Toy Story gang, principally the one most obsessed by fashion: Ken.