SPOILERS If you’ve heard anything about Phantom Thread (2017, directed by Paul Thomas Anderson), you are bound to uncover a multitude of thoughts on the astounding Academy Award winning costume work of Mark Bridges or[…]
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Doctor Who: A Contemporary Costume Evolution
Doctor Who, the quirky British sci-fi television series about a time travelling alien and his friends, premiered in 1963. Since then there have been twelve Doctors (and a War Doctor), each with their own unique[…]
About Time to Dress Upper Middle Class
SPOILERS Despite all the hoo-ha over films such as Blue Jasmine and Stoker contemporary is still pretty much overlooked as a form of costume design. If it’s invisible, well, nobody notices it, and if it’s[…]
Peaky Blinders: Q&A with Costume Designer Stephanie Collie
If you’re not watching BBC 2’s gangster western Peaky Blinders, stop reading now and seek it out on iPlayer – there’s still one episode left so you have time to join the party. Peaky Blinders[…]
Argo: Interview with Costume Designer Jacqueline West
Costume designer Jacqueline West talks exclusively to Clothes on Film about her period recreation work on Ben Affleck’s Oscar favourite Argo.
Sharen Davis Costume Interview: Django Unchained
Django Unchained costume designer Sharen Davis exclusively explains her work on the film.
Argo Buy a Sports Jacket: The Thinking Man’s Hero Attire
Ben Affleck’s pseudo-cowboy costume in Argo harks back to the golden age of the sports jacket.
Sherlock Holmes: A Game of Shadows: Costume Round Up: Part 2
Second and final part of Clothes on Film’s sartorial run-through of Sherlock Holmes: A Game of Shadows, with exclusive input from costume designer Jenny Beavan.
Sherlock Holmes: A Game of Shadows: Costume Round Up: Part 1
First of Clothes on Film’s two part sartorial run-through of Sherlock Holmes: A Game of Shadows, with exclusive input from costume designer Jenny Beavan.
The Conversation: Gene Hackman’s Raincoat
With exclusive insight from costume designer Aggie Guerard Rodgers, we investigate the story behind Harry Caul’s distinctive plastic raincoat.
Review: The Woman in Black
Proving that frock coats and heavy lace dresses really are terrifying.
Midnight in Paris: Nostalgia Fashion
Sonia Grande’s costume design for Midnight in Paris offers everything we expect of 1920s Paris and the contemporary nouveau riche.