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  • Clothes from 1990s,  Clothes from now,  Guys in Films,  Premium

    T2 Trainspotting: Nostalgia Trip

    6 Feb ’17 /

    MINOR SPOILERS Like any film with an extended period of time between the original and sequel(s), T2: Trainspotting (2017) is required to form an immediate connection with its audience. Twenty years have passed, yet we must feel accustomed to this world. For every element of change, something else must remain the same. We take comfort in what we know; it allows us to enjoy the new without fear of the unknown. If T2 had been released a couple of years after Trainspotting (1996), it could potentially have been set in Benidorm. Transplanting our anti-heroes from Scotland to Spain is fine when they are fresh in our conscious mind, but twenty…

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    Middle Men Trailer: Game On

    17 Jun ’10

    Win an Official The Big Lebowski Pendleton Cardigan

    11 Oct ’11

    Deena Appel on the Costume Design of Austin Powers: International Man of Mystery

    25 Sep ’18
  • Clothes from now,  Guys in Films,  Interviews

    The Selfish Giant: Costume Design for Social Realist Drama

    25 Jul ’14 /

    Clio Barnard’s stark yet heart-wrenching film The Selfish Giant (2013, UK) offers two fantastic performances from its young stars in their acting debut. Matt Price discusses how his costume design for the film reflects the strong, relatable characters so well… It is lunchtime in London as costume designer Matthew Price shuffles into the Curzon, Soho. Recently collaborating with Clio Barnard on the Bafta nominated film, The Selfish Giant, reuniting after experimental documentary The Arbour, Price is surprisingly reserved about his work. “I wasn’t really sure if they’d take me on again,” he says of Barnard and producer Tracey O’Riordan. “The Arbour did quite well so I didn’t know if they’d…

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    Alan Partridge Movie Trailer Hits: He’s Wearing a Varsity

    15 Mar ’13

    Sons of Anarchy: Costume Identity and the Outlaw

    15 Sep ’14

    Anna Karenina Coming to Banana Republic: Costume Fashion?

    30 Jun ’12
  • Clothes from 1970s,  Girls in Films,  Guys in Films,  Premium

    From Bum to Italian Stallion: Sylvester Stallone as Rocky

    22 Apr ’14 /

    In the very opening scene of Rocky (1976, costume designer Robert Cambel), we see the title character in the ring, bare chested, hands encased in boxing gloves, the picture of sporting violence and masculinity. But this is no more than a surface assumption. Not two minutes later, we see Rocky Balboa (Sylvester Stallone) shrug on his faded brown towelling dressing gown, with “The Italian Stallion” embroidered on the back, and things start to shift. This is not a macho film concerned with the fight alone, but an exploration of masculinity in all its guises – the assumptions, the pretence and the reality. Clothes play an important part in this, both…

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    Dark Shadows Trailer: Campy, Period Blending Costume Fun

    16 Mar ’12

    The Box Website Goes Live: Creepy Seventies

    10 Oct ’09

    Win a Grease Sing-a-Long Goodie Bag!

    16 Sep ’10
  • Clothes from 1920s,  Clothes from now,  Girls in Films,  Guys in Films,  Premium

    Midnight in Paris: Nostalgia Fashion

    3 Feb ’12 /

    Sonia Grande’s costume design for Midnight in Paris offers everything we expect of 1920s Paris and the contemporary nouveau riche.

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    The Great Gatsby Costumes at Brooks Brothers in London

    2 May ’13

    Audrey Tautou Chanel Sailor Pants For Perfume Advertisement

    9 May ’09

    Boardwalk Empire Costume Q&A: John Dunn & Lisa Padovani

    21 Sep ’11
  • Clothes from 2000-10,  Clothes from now,  Girls in Films,  Girls on TV,  Guys in Films,  Guys on TV,  Premium

    Noomi Rapace in The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo

    8 Dec ’11 /

    Playing computer hacker, Lisbeth Salander, Noomi Rapace embodies the character in such a way that picturing anyone else in the role is nearly impossible.

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    The September Issue: Director Talks Final Cut

    24 Sep ’09

    Black Swan International Trailer is Beautiful

    8 Dec ’10

    Ghost Town: Yellow Shirt, Perfect Screenplay

    7 Aug ’09
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    Anuvahood: Urban Wear Swagger

    11 Jul ’11 /

    Anuvahood showcases urban wear swagger. If you want to belong, you must fit in.

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    Skyfall Teaser Trailer Hits: Provocative

    21 May ’12

    Review: Melancholia

    21 Oct ’11

    The Pure Nerd-Joy of Mysterio’s Costume in Spider-Man: Far From Home

    22 Jul ’19
  • News

    Bill Nighy Explains How to Look the Business

    4 Jul ’10 /

    From The Observer, Bill Nighy lists five things he knows about style.

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    7 Oct ’10

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    4 Feb ’11

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    25 May ’10
  • Clothes from 2000-10,  Guys in Films,  News

    Brooklyn’s Finest Trailer Kicks All Kinds of Butt

    4 Dec ’09 /

    Straight away there are overtones of influential crime thriller New Jack City with branded sportswear and 1920s-30’s style hats.

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    19 Feb ’10

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    12 Jan ’12

    The Tourist Trailer Hits: Continental Couture

    16 Sep ’10
  • Clothes from 1990s,  Guys in Films,  Premium

    Kiss of Death: Nicolas Cage as Little Junior Brown

    8 Oct ’09 /

    Little Junior Brown represents the ugly face of nineties designer villainy.

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    The Place Beyond the Pines: Don’t Try This Look at Home

    15 Apr ’13

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    The Grifters: Be Careful What You Wear – Part 2

    20 Jun ’13