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

    28 Feb ’14 /

    Marina Roberti is the costume designer of the Italian box office hit Sole a Catinelle. She has worked in the US with the likes of Milena Canonero, Sandy Powell and Dante Ferretti… How did you become a costume designer? When I was a kid I was a bumbler at school. I spent all the time drawing and reading. My parents were kind of worried so they decided to enroll me at a fashion college in Turin, my home town. During my last school year they took us to Rome to visit the National Film School. Next year I decided to try and join the school. I thought I could never…

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    Costume Stories, This Week: Piero Tosi and Veep

    23 Nov ’13 /

    The week, the costume stories. Oldboy Ruth Carter on working with Elizabeth Olsen and co. for Spike Lee’s upcoming remake. Some really fab costume sketches too. Piero Tosi The wonderful costume designer (The Leopard, The Night Porter), now 86, receives an honorary Oscar. Sleepy Hollow Generous costume designer Kristin M. Burke once again answers fan questions on Twitter. We really must catch up with this show. 20 Worst Dressed Movie Characters Don’t agree with half of these but it’s a fun list nonetheless. The Hunger Games: Catching Fire Further insight into Trish Sumerville’s creative process. This interview, by Kristen Hohenadel, is one of the best currently doing the rounds. …and…

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    Costume Stories: This Week, Catching Fire and Gatsby Again

    27 Apr ’13

    Costume Stories: This Week, Burton & Taylor and Scandal

    27 Jul ’13

    Costume Stories: This Week, Jobs and Tootsie

    13 Jul ’13
  • Clothes from Fantasy & Sci-fi,  Girls in Films,  Guys in Films

    The Catwalk of The Hunger Games: Catching Fire

    15 Nov ’13 /

    When you are costuming the biggest franchise release of the year and creating a capsule range to run alongside it for a major online retailer, it is clear a normal approach to the task is not going to work. Ex-stylist and one time assistant for Michael Kaplan, Trish Summerville, one of the fastest rising names in the industry, has purposely sought out what many costume designers shy away from: co-collaborations with new and established fashion designers and, in several cases, pulling clothes directly from the runway. Summerville is smart and savvy with a feel for contemporary trends, though by not designing and making key items for The Hunger Games: Catching…

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  • Clothes from 1920s,  Girls in Films,  Guys in Films,  Premium

    Costume in The Great Gatsby: Use Your Imagination

    23 May ’13 /

    Baz Luhrmann and Catherine Martin bring us the twenties reloaded.

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    The Great Gatsby: A Conversation with Catherine Martin

    20 May ’13 /

    Catherine Martin chats about The Great Gatsby costumes, design and a lack of nostalgia.

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    Costume Design and Fashion: A Multi-Million Dollar Industry

    14 May ’13 /

    Analysing the sometimes tense relationship between fashion and costume design.

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  • Costume Stories and Links

    Costume Stories: This Week, The Vikings and Gatsby Again

    4 May ’13 /

    This week’s interesting costume design stories and links.

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    Costume Stories, This Week: Sandy Powell and Bad Grandpa

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    The Great Gatsby Costumes at Brooks Brothers in London

    2 May ’13 /

    We visited Brooks Brothers to check out their costume display from The Great Gatsby.

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    Costume Stories: This Week, Catching Fire and Gatsby Again

    27 Apr ’13 /

    The week's big costume design stories and links.

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    Costume Stories: This Week, X-Men & Marathon Man

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  • Clothes from 1920s,  Girls in Films,  Guys in Films,  Interviews

    Of Money and Sex: Fitzgerald, Luhrmann, and Clothing in The Great Gatsby

    19 Apr ’13 /

    We analyse exactly what Baz Luhrmann and Catherine Martin need to get right for their costume design in The Great Gatsby.

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    Martin/Prada Great Gatsby Collaboration: Fashion as Costume?

    22 Jan ’13 /

    The press love Prada’s involvement with The Great Gatsby, but exactly how much does this help the film’s costume design?

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    Prada Provided Carey Mulligan’s Gowns for The Great Gatsby

    23 Aug ’12 /

    The best kept secret in costume design is finally out: Prada made Carey Mulligan’s gowns for The Great Gatsby.

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