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  • Clothes from 1970s,  Girls in Films,  Guys in Films,  Premium

    Long and Lean: The Silhouette of High Rise

    15 Apr ’16 /

    Or when your costumes look like a building. Odile Dicks-Mireaux’s designs for High Rise (2016) are far more than that. But for a film set in such a heavily stylised world, especially one created by sci-fi author J.G. Ballard, homogeny is everything. In fact homogeny is terrifying. Everything is reflected in the aesthetic. The building towers, Tom Hiddleston’s trouser legs tower, and Luke Evans towers over everyone.  Director Ben Wheatley has claimed that he did not want High Rise to look like a ‘greatest hits of the seventies‘, but really that’s exactly what he’s got, certainly in terms of costume design – and that’s okay. It might not be the…

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    Ken Takakura Wearing Levi in The Yakuza (1974)

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    Behind the Candelabra: Wearing Liberace On Stage and Off

    31 May ’13

    The Little Drummer Girl: A Colourful Pretence

    14 Dec ’18
  • Clothes from 1837-1919,  Girls in Films,  Guys in Films,  Interviews,  Premium

    War Horse: Interview with Costume Designer Joanna Johnston

    27 Apr ’12 /

    Clothes on Film had an exclusive conversation with costume designer Joanna Johnston about her work on War Horse.

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    The Young Victoria: Chris and Maggie Chat About the Film

    26 Jul ’10

    The Wolfman: Some Pics for the Weekend

    12 Dec ’09

    War Horse: Exclusive Interview with Kathleen Kennedy

    19 Jan ’12
  • Clothes from 1837-1919,  Premium

    War Horse: Exclusive Interview with Kathleen Kennedy

    19 Jan ’12 /

    Kathleen Kennedy chats exclusively to Clothes on Film about her experiences and understanding of costume design.

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    Review: Jane Eyre at Haddon Hall

    9 Sep ’11

    Review: The Woman in Black

    10 Feb ’12

    Review: Django Unchained

    28 Dec ’12
  • Clothes from 1837-1919,  Film Reviews,  Girls in Films,  Guys in Films

    Review: War Horse

    16 Jan ’12 /

    Costume designer Joanna Johnston has recreated WW1 with staunch accuracy.

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    Sherlock Holmes: Downey Jr. & Law New Poster Clothes

    20 Jun ’09

    The Young Victoria: Costume Designer Interview

    14 Jan ’10

    Review: Django Unchained

    28 Dec ’12
  • Clothes from Fantasy & Sci-fi,  Girls in Films,  Guys in Films,  News

    New Thor Pic: Now Hopkins & Hiddleston

    14 Jul ’10 /

    No, Thor is not a musical.

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    Film Review: The Lovely Bones

    20 Feb ’10

    After Earth Trailer Lands: First Proper Look at ‘Life Suit’

    8 Mar ’13

    The Dark Knight Rises: Costume Q&A with Lindy Hemming

    1 Aug ’12