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Alpha Papa: Dress like a Partridge
Stone slacks, leather cardigan, pale denim – who wouldn’t want to dress like Alan Partridge? This may be dad brand clothing, but it announces you as the most confident man in the room. Driving gloves? That’s nothing. Try removing your coat and jacket then leaving the driving gloves until last. That takes guts, or failing that a complete lack of personal awareness. In other words it takes a Partridge. Steve Coogan co-created and has played sports-journalist-turned-chat-show-host-turned-DJ Alan Partridge on and off for 22 years. Nothing his character wears is random. For costume designer Julian Day (Berberian Sound Studio, Rush), working alongside perfectionist Coogan on Alpha Papa must have been a…
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The Wolf of Wall Street Trailer: Expensive Bad Taste
The Wolf of Wall Street trailer brings wide pinstripe suits and revolting ties.
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Reservoir Dogs: Gangster Silhouette
Betsy Heimann chats exclusively about one of the most iconic costumes of the 1990s.
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Crazy, Stupid, Love: Suits and 407s
Crazy, Stupid Love is every inch the ‘fashion film’, both in terms of narrative and costume designer Dayna Pink’s elegant menswear styling.
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Brighton Rock and Mod: Trailer Hits
It’s grim by the coast. A trailer for 1960s set Brighton Rock has arrived online.
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Review: Scott Pilgrim vs. the World
Tarantino, without the extraneous dialogue.
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Awesome Lack of Taste: Style Lessons from Hot Tub Time Machine
Some essential style lessons learnt from Hot Tub Time Machine.
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Grease: Olivia Newton-John is Squeaky Clean, Jellybean
Sandy looks lovely, arguably lovelier than The Pink Ladies, but she looks like the sweet young lady a mother-in-law would adore.
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Quadrophenia: Cream & Brown Print Shift Dress
A bobbed hair 'modette' girl wears a cute brown and cream mini-dress during the house party sequence.
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