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

    Become The Babadook

    28 Oct ’14 /

    On the surface the Babadook is just another bogeyman: prickly, sinewy, all arched limbs and spiky digits. And this is the point: he is just another bogeyman; it is what he represents that really matters. Without spoiling too much, The Babadook is larger than life because he is the exaggerated physical manifestation of our demons. In this respect he could look like anyone – wherever our fears lead. Nonetheless for the purposes of dressing up as the Babadook for this Halloween, and having anyone actually guess who you are, the following is required: top hat, cape and some pointy things to stick on your fingers. To achieve maximum scare, however,…

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    9 Sep ’11
  • 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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    Recreating the Levi’s Spring Bottom Pants Advert from 1905

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    Costume Designer Joanna Johnston Talks Lincoln & Jack

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    30 Jun ’12
  • Clothes from 1960s,  Film Reviews,  Girls in Films,  Guys in Films

    Review: Moonrise Kingdom

    29 May ’12 /

    Wes Anderson’s most sartorially significant film yet.

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    Mad Men: Christina Hendricks’ Op Art Blue Dress (S1)

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    X-Men: First Class Costumes

    20 Jan ’11

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

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  • Clothes from 1960s,  Girls in Films,  Premium

    Jennifer Grey in Dirty Dancing: Baby Grows Up

    17 Jun ’10 /

    Baby’s ascent to womanhood is showcased through her wardrobe choices.

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    George Lazenby in On Her Majesty’s Secret Service

    12 Oct ’12

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

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