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  • Clothes from 1970s,  Clothes from 1980s,  Clothes on Film Video,  Girls in Films,  Guys in Films

    The Costuming of Joaquin Phoenix in Joker

    14 Oct ’19 /

    A brief glimpse at the costume world Mark Bridges created for Joker.

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    Win a Limited Edition Scarface Blu-Ray + Scarf & Money Clip

    1 Sep ’11

    The Warriors: Leather Vest

    17 May ’09

    The Box Website Goes Live: Creepy Seventies

    10 Oct ’09
  • Clothes from now,  Girls in Films,  Premium

    Ocean’s 8: Fashioning Costume

    10 Jul ’18 /

    MINOR SPOILERS Movies that feature contemporary fashion, particularly high-end and particularly for women, are a tricky sell costume wise. While men’s semi-formal to formal attire is generally shaped around the fundamental guise of the lounge suit, women’s clothing has a lot more avenues and possibilities. In addition to colour and pattern there is shape and form, which can vary dramatically for the fashionable wearer. What can vary dramatically can also date dramatically and this can be major stumbling block for costume designers. Films centred around the world of fashion, or those that include a lot of fashionable garments such as The Devil Wears Prada (2006), Clueless (1995) and Funny Face…

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    National Treasure 2: Diane Kruger’s Costume Quest

    26 Apr ’11

    New Trailer for Tenet, aka The Best Film Ever Made

    23 May ’20

    The Hangover: More Costume Questions Answered

    16 Apr ’10
  • Clothes from 1837-1919,  Girls on TV,  Guys on TV,  Interviews,  Premium

    The Alienist: Costume Featurette Provides Glimpse into Gilded Style

    26 Apr ’18 /

    Netflix have released a short featurette about costume design for The Alienist, giving an overall glimpse at the work of Michael Kaplan and his team in putting together the era of 1896, New York. What is enticing about The Alienist, apart from the fact that it’s brilliant whodunit telly, is that it is set outside of England, which is so often the preserve of dramas such as these. This is NY style at a point in history when those with money were about to get a whole lot more. Expensive, in other words, and if you had deep enough pockets your taste in fashion would echo this. Check out the…

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    Exclusive Costume Featurette for My Cousin Rachel

    31 May ’17

    The Lighthouse: All Hail a High Waist Trouser

    4 Feb ’20

    The First Great Train Robbery: Sean Connery’s Victorian Coat

    5 May ’09
  • Clothes from 1930s,  Girls in Films,  Guys in Films,  Interviews,  Premium

    Murder on the Orient Express: Interview with Costume Designer Alexandra Byrne

    2 Nov ’17 /

    Clothes on Film were fortunate enough to be invited to a display of costumes from the latest adaptation of Murder on the Orient Express (2017), plus interview its costume designer Alexandra Byrne. An Oscar winner for Elizabeth: The Golden Age (2008), and well known for her period design work, since 2011 Byrne has become connected to the world of Marvel, her most recent project being Doctor Strange in 2016. Here she chats candidly about recreating the (mainly) glamorous side of the early 1930s and the challenges that faced her and her team. Alexandra Byrne on shooting in 70 mm: “Director Ken (Branagh) and I did Hamlet (1996) together which was…

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    Inglourious Basterds: Costume Lowdown by Anna Sheppard

    28 Sep ’09

    Win Tickets to W.E. at the London Film Festival

    4 Oct ’11

    Mildred Pierce: Uniform Appeal

    1 Dec ’11
  • Clothes from 1970s,  Clothes from 1980s,  Clothes from Fantasy & Sci-fi,  Clothes from now,  Girls in Films,  Guys in Films,  Interviews,  Premium

    Brigbsy Bear: Interview with Costume Designer Sarah Mae Burton

    14 Aug ’17 /

    Brigsby Bear tells the bizarre yet charming tale of a young man, James Pope (Kyle Mooney), who was kidnapped as a baby and subsequently released into the world many years later with no knowledge of it beyond a non-existent kids television show. The film evokes a nostalgic view of the 1980s and, while is contemporary set, gently embraces that period in terms of its aesthetic. Costume designer for Brigsby Bear, Sarah Mae Burton, experienced in both television and film, has created a familiar yet distinctive vibe that feels entirely believable. Here she talks exclusively to Clothes on Film about her process: Clothes on Film: James Pope’s world for twenty five…

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    Meryl Streep in Costume for The Iron Lady Trailer

    7 Jul ’11

    Rocky: Talia Shire as Adrian, From Geek to Chic

    17 Mar ’10

    The Parallax View: Warren Beatty Rebels in Denim

    2 Nov ’10
  • Clothes from 1970s,  Girls in Films,  Guys in Films,  Interviews

    Free Fire: Interview with Costume Designer Emma Fryer

    31 Mar ’17 /

    MILD SPOILERS Director Ben Wheatley’s latest, Free Fire, is set in Boston, 1978, but was actually shot in Brighton in 2015. Being as the plot revolves around ten characters involved in a one hour plus shoot-out inside a disused factory, from a sartorial point of view things get rather grubby. The film’s BAFTA nominated costume designer Emma Fryer has already worked with Wheatley on The ABCs of Death (2012) and A Field in England (2013) so is used to the way his stories tend to go bananas in the final reel. Free Fire unfolds practically in real time, which amps up the tension but allows for no mistake with costume.…

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    Alien Anthology: A Revolution in Sci-Fi Costume Design

    19 Oct ’10

    Anchorman 2 Trailer: Ron and Friends Meet the 80’s

    19 Jun ’13

    Boogie Nights Costume: Dirty Time

    11 Nov ’11
  • Clothes from 1970s,  Girls in Films,  Guys in Films,  Interviews

    The Conjuring 2: Costume Q&A with Kristin Burke

    19 Jul ’16 /

    It was late November, 2016 when I visited the set of The Conjuring 2 (directed by James Wan). The reason I never wrote about it for Clothes on Film or anywhere else was because of my official role on the day: I was playing an extra (or background artist if you like) during the film’s Maida Vale pub scene. Specifically this is the moment when real life husband and wife paranormal investigator team, Lorraine (Vera Farmiga) and Ed Warren (Patrick Wilson) meet with noted experts in their field to discuss the validity of their current case, aka the Enfield poltergeist. I made the finished cut, by the skin of my…

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    American Hustle: Beneath the Glamour

    13 Jan ’14

    The Box Website Goes Live: Creepy Seventies

    10 Oct ’09

    Rocky: Talia Shire as Adrian, From Geek to Chic

    17 Mar ’10
  • Clothes from 1940s,  Clothes from 1950s,  Interviews,  Premium

    Costuming The Dressmaker

    9 Nov ’15 /

    Twenty-five years ago, costume designer Margot Wilson was a student living in Paris when she picked up a roll of red, moire silk fabric during a shopping trip to Milan. She didn’t know why, or what for; she wasn’t even a costume designer then, just a talented young fashion grad from East Sydney Tech on a six-month scholarship to France. When it was time to go home, she took the beautiful roll of fabric back down under with her. Fast forward three decades and a couple of dozen films later (including Lantana, Bran Nue Dae and Lawless), and Wilson has finally found a screen role for her magnificent weave –…

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    Robert Cummings in Saboteur: Costume Judgement

    4 Jan ’11

    Monica Bellucci as Malèna: Beauty, Black and Heels

    26 Aug ’11

    Captain America: The First Trailer

    24 Mar ’11
  • Clothes from now,  Girls in Films,  Guys in Films,  Interviews

    The Intern: Jacqueline Oknaian Costume Interview

    2 Oct ’15 /

    Jacqueline Oknaian has costumed Ugly Betty (2008-10), Sex and the City 2 (2010) and The Big C (2012-13), so it might be fair to say contemporary clothing is her forte. For The Intern she dressed Anne Hathaway and Robert De Niro in that most tricky of cinematic costume: ‘office attire’. Fashion and practicality collide in what needs to be stylish but relatable clothing inside a believable setting. Here Ms Oknaian chats exclusively about her work on the film. Anne Hathaway has the perfect office wardrobe, where did you get your inspiration for her smart, but chic looks? I related to her character personally because I’m a mother and I’ve worked…

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    About Time to Dress Upper Middle Class

    9 May ’14

    Sleepy Hollow: Q&A with Costume Designer Kristin M. Burke

    4 Feb ’14

    The Tourist: Colleen Atwood Talks Exclusively About Costumes

    9 Dec ’10
  • Clothes from 1960s,  Girls in Films,  Guys in Films,  Interviews

    Legend: Interview with Costume Designer Caroline Harris

    25 Sep ’15 /

    Director Brian Helgeland’s Legend (2015) tells the based-on true story of Ronald and Reggie Kray: twins (both played by Tom Hardy), East End boys, racketeers, murderers, icons. The Krays were shaped during the 1960s, a post World War II boom for England. They came to symbolise the smartly dressed gangster for a new youth-orientated generation. They had money and they wanted to flaunt it – and that meant suits and a lot of jewellery. Costume designer for Legend, Caroline Harris, boasting over 20 years experience in both film and television with credits such as Mr Nice (2010), Red Riding (2009) and Fleming (2014), here chats exclusively to Clothes on Film…

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    Skyfall Teaser Trailer Hits: Provocative

    21 May ’12

    The Suits of Lee Marvin in Point Blank (1967)

    2 Sep ’19

    The Help: Exclusive Interview with Director Tate Taylor

    26 Oct ’11
  • Clothes from 2000-10,  Clothes from now,  Girls in Films,  Guys in Films,  Premium

    About Time to Dress Upper Middle Class

    9 May ’14 /

    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 designer it becomes all about ‘the fashion’ (OMG TOTES WANT THOSE SHOES). We are currently in an age when costume design means period and sci-fi. It comes to the extent that if a costumer wants to tell a story through contemporary attire, he/she needs either a director with a key grasp of semiotics, or one that doesn’t care less about semiotics and offers a degree of autonomy. Watching About Time we presume that Richard Curtis…

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    Bond 23 Not Gonna Happen. Not Yet Anyway

    20 Apr ’10

    Winter’s Bone: Rebecca Hofherr Interview

    12 Jan ’12

    Scott Pilgrim vs The World Trailer Arrives on Fire

    25 Mar ’10
  • Clothes from now,  Girls in Films,  Guys in Films,  Interviews

    Sole a Catinelle: Q&A with Costume Designer Marina Roberti

    28 Feb ’14 /

    Marina Roberti is the costume designer of the Italian box office hit Sole a Catinelle. She has worked in the US with the likes of Milena Canonero, Sandy Powell and Dante Ferretti… How did you become a costume designer? When I was a kid I was a bumbler at school. I spent all the time drawing and reading. My parents were kind of worried so they decided to enroll me at a fashion college in Turin, my home town. During my last school year they took us to Rome to visit the National Film School. Next year I decided to try and join the school. I thought I could never…

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    Short Film Costume: Ashes, Inside the Captive Mind

    24 Jul ’13

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

    22 Jul ’19

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    10 Jul ’18
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