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You’ve Got Red on You: Us and the Jumpsuit Question
SPOILERS THROUGHOUT Clearly Us (2019) director Jordan Peele is as interested in the craft of costume as a tool for storytelling as any means available to him (props, sets, score, bunnies). Peele’s costume designer for his film, Kym Barrett, is highly proficient, a veteran, with such memorable titles as Romeo and Juliet (1996), The Matrix (1999) and The Nice Guys (2016) under her belt. Her contribution is specific and considered – the ‘cut like’ jagged edges in Lupita Nyong’o’s blood soaked attire as Adelaide testament to Barrett’s knowledge of the subtle communication costume can achieve. It is, then, somewhat of a shame that Peele insists on everything in his story…
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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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The Hangover 2 Image Debuts: More Costume Wackiness to Come
Zach Galifianakis in a safari suit and plenty more costume wackiness to come says costume designer Louise Mingenbach.
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Film Review: The Boys Are Back
A wonderfully witty and emotional film.