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  • Clothes from now,  Girls in Films,  Premium

    Alpha Papa: Dress like a Partridge

    21 Aug ’13 /

    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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    Black Swan: Amy Westcott Interview

    28 Jan ’11

    The Hangover 2 Image Debuts: More Costume Wackiness to Come

    29 Nov ’10

    Sole a Catinelle: Q&A with Costume Designer Marina Roberti

    28 Feb ’14
  • Clothes from 1990s,  Girls in Films,  Guys in Films

    The Wolf of Wall Street Trailer: Expensive Bad Taste

    17 Jun ’13 /

    The Wolf of Wall Street trailer brings wide pinstripe suits and revolting ties.

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    The Big Lebowski: Jeff Bridges in a Pendleton Cardigan

    31 Aug ’10

    Win an Official The Big Lebowski Pendleton Cardigan

    11 Oct ’11

    T2 Trainspotting: Nostalgia Trip

    6 Feb ’17
  • Clothes from 1990s,  Guys in Films,  Interviews,  Premium

    Reservoir Dogs: Gangster Silhouette

    2 Apr ’12 /

    Betsy Heimann chats exclusively about one of the most iconic costumes of the 1990s.

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    The Look of Love: Q&A with Costume Designer Stephanie Collie

    29 Aug ’13

    Film Review: Misery

    8 Sep ’09

    Tailoring The Wolf of Wall Street

    7 Feb ’14
  • Clothes from now,  Girls in Films,  Guys in Films,  Premium

    Crazy, Stupid, Love: Suits and 407s

    27 Jan ’12 /

    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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    Short Film Costume: Ashes, Inside the Captive Mind

    24 Jul ’13

    From Tailors with Love Podcast: Discussing the Tom Ford Look

    24 Jan ’20

    Review: The American

    15 Oct ’10
  • Clothes from 1960s,  Girls in Films,  Guys in Films,  News

    Brighton Rock and Mod: Trailer Hits

    24 Nov ’10 /

    It’s grim by the coast. A trailer for 1960s set Brighton Rock has arrived online.

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    Take Me to my Tailor: Michael Caine in The Italian Job

    28 Jan ’14

    Norwegian Wood: Hipsters Unmaxed

    8 Jul ’11

    From Tailors with Love Podcast: Discussing the Tom Ford Look

    24 Jan ’20
  • Clothes from Fantasy & Sci-fi,  Film Reviews,  Girls in Films,  Guys in Films

    Review: Scott Pilgrim vs. the World

    24 Aug ’10 /

    Tarantino, without the extraneous dialogue.

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    Review: Avengers Assemble

    20 Apr ’12

    UK Film Review: Terminator Salvation

    23 May ’09

    Realism through Identity: Clothing in The Last of Us

    30 Nov ’13
  • Clothes from 1980s,  Film Reviews,  Girls in Films,  Guys in Films,  Premium

    Awesome Lack of Taste: Style Lessons from Hot Tub Time Machine

    11 May ’10 /

    Some essential style lessons learnt from Hot Tub Time Machine.

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    Gena Rowlands in Gloria: Gangster’s Ex Wears a Skirt Suit

    9 Mar ’12

    Behind the Candelabra: Wearing Liberace On Stage and Off

    31 May ’13

    The Look of Love: Q&A with Costume Designer Stephanie Collie

    29 Aug ’13
  • Clothes from 1950s,  Girls in Films,  Premium

    Grease: Olivia Newton-John is Squeaky Clean, Jellybean

    2 Apr ’10 /

    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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    Rear Window: Grace Kelly’s Green Suit

    1 Jun ’09

    Anna Karenina: Jacqueline Durran Talks Jewellery & Costume

    11 Jan ’13

    To Catch a Thief: Grace Kelly in Blue Chiffon

    2 Mar ’11
  • Clothes from 1960s,  Girls in Films,  Premium

    Quadrophenia: Cream & Brown Print Shift Dress

    22 Jul ’09 /

    A bobbed hair 'modette' girl wears a cute brown and cream mini-dress during the house party sequence.

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    Katie Holmes in The Kennedys: Armani’s Copy of a Copy

    5 Aug ’11

    X-Men: Days of Future Past Pics – 1973 Xavier, Hank & Logan

    10 May ’13

    Goldfinger: Sean Connery in a Towelling Playsuit

    29 Mar ’11