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    Costume Stories, This Week: Amy Adams & Sleepy Hollow

    25 Jan ’14 /

    Give us three minutes; we’ll give you the costume world. Amy Adams Current actress of the moment and friend of costume designers everywhere, Amy Adams, is to be honoured at this year’s CDG awards on 22nd February. Totò a colori Satin, peplums, artsy tortoiseshell spectacles and Sophia Loren with unshaven armpits. Superqueen explains exactly why we should all seek out Totò a colori. Game of Thrones Finally someone has realised it is ALL about the embroidery. The Great Gatsby Catherine Martin chats to HitFlix about “colour obsessed” Baz Luhrmann. Easy to Love Engrossing post by Kay Noske at Movie Star Makeover, all about Helen Rose’s fantastic colour combinations for Easy…

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    Costume Stories: This Week, Burton & Taylor and Scandal

    27 Jul ’13

    Costume Round Up: Get Your Coat

    23 Mar ’13

    Costume Stories: This Week, Elysium and The O.C.

    10 Aug ’13
  • Clothes from 1970s,  Girls in Films,  Guys in Films

    American Hustle: Beneath the Glamour

    13 Jan ’14 /

    MILD SPOILERS Costume designer Michael Wilkinson’s main accomplishment with American Hustle has largely been overlooked in favour of praising him as some kind of vintage stylist with an eye for provocative gowns and desirable heels. The truth is he has carefully brought to life a world, not of parties and glamour, but cheap sex and dirty desperation. The costumes in American Hustle do tell a story, particularly through their ever darkening colour palette, yet Wilkinson’s deftest skill is reflecting an era when fashion was as confused as the politics surrounding it. American Hustle is an unapologetic tale of low down dirty double-crossers whose clothes, like them, were a lie. A…

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    Tinker, Tailor, Soldier, Spy: Dressed Trailer

    1 Jul ’11

    Film Review: The Lovely Bones

    20 Feb ’10

    Lovelace Trailer: Lovely Dresses

    9 Jul ’13
  • Costume Stories and Links

    Costume Stories, This Week: Sandy Powell and Bad Grandpa

    16 Nov ’13 /

    What have you missed costume wise this week? Well…. Sandy Powell In conversation with Kinvara Balfour at the Regent Street Apple Store, 18th November. Scandal Lyn Paolo has no intention of becoming a fashion designer. Sleepy Hollow We’re a bit behind with this now but looking forward to a marathon catch up. Here series costume designer Kristin M. Burke answers fan questions posed on Twitter. Bad Grandpa Kristin Burke chats to costume designer Lindsey Kear about working without a script. The Great Gatsby Catherine Martin was initially worried the film would look like “a flapper themed 21st birthday party”. Thor: The Dark World Spoilers abound, but if you’ve seen the…

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    Costume Stories, This Week: The Winter Soldier and Mad Men

    12 Apr ’14

    Costume Stories: This Week, Barry Lyndon & Sleepy Hollow

    14 Sep ’13

    Costume Stories: This Week, Burton & Taylor and Scandal

    27 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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    Scott Pilgrim vs The World Trailer Arrives on Fire

    25 Mar ’10

    A Colourful Tale: The Costume Canvas of Dick Tracy

    27 Feb ’15

    Costume Round Up: Suited for Space

    16 Mar ’13
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    Costume Stories: This Week, Boardwalk Empire & Rush

    21 Sep ’13 /

    BAMF A well written and comprehensive site with a growing list of gents film/TV costume posts in the ‘get the look’ format. Like this a lot. Costume design, JK Rowling’s new Harry Potter movie, and the wizarding fashions of 1920s New York Hello Tailor gets lost in the world of world of Hogwarts costume. And in Part 2… She sets her sights on the flapper effect. Fashion Have no doubt; costume designers have a big impact on fashion. The Great Gatsby Lisa Hix for Collector’s Weekly finds more to say on The Great Gatsby. Her starting point? Boobs. Rush Gilt talk to Julian Day about his period costume work on…

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    Costume Stories: This Week, A Field in England and Doctor Who

    6 Jul ’13

    Costume Stories: This Week, Downton Abbey & Breaking Bad

    28 Sep ’13

    Costume Stories, This Week: Noah and Hannibal

    5 Apr ’14
  • Clothes from 1970s,  Girls in Films

    Lovelace Trailer: Lovely Dresses

    9 Jul ’13 /

    UK Lovelace trailer is full of lovely 70’s dresses.

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    Rush Trailer: Olivia Wilde Looks Sensational in 70’s Costume

    26 Apr ’13

    The Conversation: Gene Hackman’s Raincoat

    13 Mar ’12

    Style Icon of the Season: Cousin Eddie in Christmas Vacation

    18 Dec ’13
  • Costume Stories and Links

    Costume Stories: This Week, The Bling Ring and Anchorman

    8 Jun ’13 /

    Lots of exciting costume stories this week.

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    Costume Stories, This Week: The Oscars and House of Cards

    1 Mar ’14

    Costume Stories: This Week, Arrested Development & Star Wars

    25 May ’13

    Costume Stories: This Week, Much Ado and Superman

    15 Jun ’13
  • 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

    The Great Gatsby Trailer: Roaring Costumes

    24 May ’12

    Review: The King’s Speech

    19 Jan ’11
  • Clothes from 1920s,  Girls in Films,  Guys in Films,  Premium

    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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    The Great Gatsby Costumes at Brooks Brothers in London

    2 May ’13

    Midnight in Paris: Nostalgia Fashion

    3 Feb ’12

    Review: The King’s Speech

    19 Jan ’11
  • Costume Stories and Links

    Costume Stories: This Week, Mad Men and Revenge

    18 May ’13 /

    A few of this week’s interesting costume links.

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    Costume Stories, This Week: Noah and Hannibal

    5 Apr ’14

    Costume Stories, This Week: RoboCop and The Walking Dead

    15 Feb ’14

    Costume Stories: This Week, Catching Fire and Mad Men

    1 Jun ’13
  • Girls in Films,  Girls on TV,  Guys in Films,  Guys on TV,  Premium

    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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    Dual Analysis: Rosemary’s Baby – KB’s Thoughts

    8 Jan ’10

    Prometheus: Exclusive Interview with Costume Designer Janty Yates

    4 Jun ’12

    Shifting Trends: Claire Foy in First Man

    25 Oct ’18
  • Costume Stories and Links

    Costume Stories: This Week, Game of Thrones and Liberace

    11 May ’13 /

    Pick of the week’s movie and television costume design stories.

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    Costume Stories, This Week: Game of Thrones and Spider-Man 2

    26 Apr ’14

    Costume Stories, This Week: Wolf of Wall Street & Bruce Lee

    14 Dec ’13

    Costume Stories: This Week, Clueless and The Newsroom

    22 Jul ’13
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