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  • Clothes from now,  Girls in Films,  Guys in Films

    Designer Style: The Counsellor (or Counselor?) Trailer Hits

    26 Jun ’13 /

    The Counsellor trailer hits with high-shine sartorial gloss.

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    Lord Christopher Laverty 6 Comments

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    The Girl With the Dragon Tattoo: Full Costume Trailer

    24 Sep ’11

    New Burlesque Trailer? Corset Is

    21 Oct ’10

    The Hangover: More Costume Questions Answered

    16 Apr ’10
  • Clothes from 1990s,  Girls in Films,  Guys in Films,  Interviews,  Premium

    Fight Club: Remembering Marla, the Dark Tourist

    7 May ’13 /

    Costume designer Michael Kaplan reminisces with Clothes on Film about creating dark tourist Marla Singer in Fight Club.

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    Middle Men Trailer: Game On

    17 Jun ’10

    Dual Analysis: The Big Lebowski – KB’s Thoughts

    7 Jun ’10

    The Grifters: Be Careful What You Wear – Part 2

    20 Jun ’13
  • Clothes from Fantasy & Sci-fi,  Clothes from now,  Girls in Films,  Guys in Films,  Premium

    Iron Man 3: A Different Kind of Suit

    24 Apr ’13 /

    Spoiler warning: We examine the use of suits, iron or otherwise, in Iron Man 3 to conceal and recreate identity.

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    Lord Christopher Laverty 6 Comments

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    Moon: The Double Meaning of Sam Rockwell’s Costume Design

    25 May ’12

    Interview with 47 Ronin Costume Designer Penny Rose

    2 Jun ’14

    Game of Thrones Costume Analysis: Sansa Stark

    24 Jun ’13
  • Clothes from 1960s,  Girls in Films,  Premium

    A Cat of a Certain Breed: Breakfast at Tiffany’s

    11 Aug ’12 /

    Armour and indecisiveness: Audrey Hepburn is more than a little black dress in Breakfast at Tiffany’s.

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    Beyond Biba, Beyond Fashion

    12 Nov ’10

    Legend: Interview with Costume Designer Caroline Harris

    25 Sep ’15

    Goldie Hawn in Cactus Flower: Mini Skirts and Mini Suits

    28 May ’13
  • Clothes from now,  Film Reviews,  Guys in Films

    Review: Cosmopolis

    29 Jun ’12 /

    Cosmopolis satisfies as everything avant-garde cinema should be; an immaculate journey into weird.

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    Lord Christopher Laverty 2 Comments

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    Martin/Prada Great Gatsby Collaboration: Fashion as Costume?

    22 Jan ’13

    Eastern Promises: Viggo Mortensen’s Double Breasted Suit

    3 Jun ’09

    Trailer for Spike Lee’s Oldboy: Nothing New?

    10 Jul ’13
  • Clothes from now,  Girls in Films,  Premium

    Illuminate More Than Hide: Costume Design in A Separation

    1 Jun ’12 /

    The religious and cultural significance of the costume design in foreign language Oscar winner A Separation.

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    Stoker: Colour the Narrative

    8 Nov ’13

    Fantasy Reality: Catherine George on Costuming Okja

    14 Jul ’17

    The American Charity Sale: Own Clooney’s Zegna Suit

    2 Sep ’10
  • Clothes from 1837-1919,  Clothes from 1970s,  Girls in Films,  Guys in Films

    Dark Shadows Trailer: Campy, Period Blending Costume Fun

    16 Mar ’12 /

    Watch the first trailer for Tim Burton’s Dark Shadows and burst with costume excitement.

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    Lord Christopher Laverty 4 Comments

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    Penny Dreadful: Dressing the Monsters of Victorian London

    20 May ’14

    The Not so Colourblind Costumes of The Personal History of David Copperfield

    31 Jan ’20

    The Suspicions of Mr Whicher: Costume Q&A with Lucinda Wright

    3 Jun ’11
  • Clothes from 1980s,  Girls in Films,  Premium

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

    9 Mar ’12 /

    Gena Rowlands' costumes as Gloria evocate character through a fashionable capsule wardrobe.

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    Dual Analysis: Beetle Juice – KB’s Thoughts

    31 Oct ’09

    Behind the Candelabra: Wearing Liberace On Stage and Off

    31 May ’13

    The Fashionable Style of Kathleen Turner in Romancing the Stone

    1 Jan ’20
  • Clothes from 2000-10,  Girls in Films,  Interviews,  Premium

    Sandra Bullock in The Proposal: Small Wardrobe, Big Impact

    24 Feb ’12 /

    With exclusive insight from costume designer Catherine Marie Thomas, we analyse Sandra Bullock’s low volume, big impact wardrobe in The Proposal.

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    Inception Revisited with Costume Designer Jeffrey Kurland

    17 Jul ’20

    The Hangover: More Costume Questions Answered

    16 Apr ’10

    Todd Phillips Talks The Hangover 2: No Vegas, Baby

    14 Dec ’09
  • Clothes from now,  Girls in Films,  Guys in Films,  Interviews,  Premium

    Michael Kaplan Talks Mission Impossible – Ghost Protocol

    20 Dec ’11 /

    Costume designer Michael Kaplan took time away from Star Trek 2 to chat exclusively to Clothes on Film about Ghost Protocol.

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    Lord Christopher Laverty 32 Comments

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    Review: Rabbit Hole

    4 Feb ’11

    Full The Dark Knight Rises Trailer Hits: Merry Christmas

    19 Dec ’11

    Running Scared: Costume Designer Kristin Burke – Part 2

    23 Feb ’10
  • Clothes from now,  Film Reviews,  Girls in Films,  Guys in Films

    Review: Mission Impossible – Ghost Protocol

    16 Dec ’11 /

    Enjoyably daft fare with enough fast cars and desirable clobber to keep you cooing until the credits.

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    Lord Christopher Laverty 10 Comments

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    First Official Pic: Anne Hathaway as Catwoman

    5 Aug ’11

    Costume Design in Stoker: Control Yourself

    2 Mar ’13

    The Rhythm Section Trailer: An Assassin’s Lookbook

    22 Jan ’20
  • Clothes from 1950s,  Girls in Films,  Guys in Films,  Premium

    La Dolce Vita: Masculinity and Tailoring

    17 Nov ’11 /

    Groundbreaking film La Dolce Vita offers a conflicting portrayal of masculinity.

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    To Catch a Thief: Grace Kelly in Blue Chiffon

    2 Mar ’11

    Grease: Olivia Newton-John is Squeaky Clean, Jellybean

    2 Apr ’10

    Grease: Stockard Channing as Rizzo

    17 Aug ’09
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