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    Style Icon of the Season: Cousin Eddie in Christmas Vacation

    18 Dec ’13 /

    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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    14 Aug ’10
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    Doris Day in Pillow Talk: Couture Allure

    18 May ’12 /

    Doris Day’s last hurrah for 1950s fashion wearing some of the most exquisite costumes ever seen on screen.

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    Rear Window: Grace Kelly’s Green Suit

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    Grease: Annette Cardona as Cha-Cha

    10 Nov ’09

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

    9 Dec ’09
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    Style & Identity in Do the Right Thing

    17 Feb ’12 /

    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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    Cinema Paradiso: Invisible Costume

    9 Feb ’15

    Madonna in Desperately Seeking Susan

    11 Mar ’11

    Brigsby Bear: Interview with Suit Creators Stoopid Buddy Stoodios

    28 Jul ’17
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    Coming to America: Prints & Turbans in Contemporary Fashion

    17 Feb ’11 /

    Two trends in women’s fashion for 2011 are prints and turbans, empathised in the film Coming to America.

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

    Some Pics From Toy Story 3: Safari Ken

    25 May ’10 /

    Here are some images of the Toy Story gang, principally the one most obsessed by fashion: Ken.

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