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    You’ve Got Red on You: Us and the Jumpsuit Question

    1 Apr ’19 /

    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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    1 Feb ’10
  • 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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    National Treasure 2: Diane Kruger’s Costume Quest

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    The Girl With the Dragon Tattoo: Full Costume Trailer

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    The Hangover 2 Image Debuts: More Costume Wackiness to Come

    29 Nov ’10
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    The Hangover 2 Image Debuts: More Costume Wackiness to Come

    29 Nov ’10 /

    Zach Galifianakis in a safari suit and plenty more costume wackiness to come says costume designer Louise Mingenbach.

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    Illuminate More Than Hide: Costume Design in A Separation

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

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    Film Review: The Boys Are Back

    22 Jan ’10 /

    A wonderfully witty and emotional film.

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