– Part 4

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Director Peter Jackson wanted Ann to be an old fashioned, sexually defined heroine. Continue reading

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Trailer two for Shutter Island hits the net. Leonardo DiCaprio and co revisit serious 1950s fashions. Continue reading

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The merest glimpse at Seth Rogen’s titular costume for The Green Hornet has turned up online. Continue reading

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Costume designer Anna B. Sheppard grants us exclusive insight into the unique period look of Inglourious Basterds. Continue reading

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R.J. Cutler discusses the challenges faced making Vogue documentary The September Issue. Continue reading

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Specialist websites suggest for a Pink Lady we need their jacket and a poodle skirt, but what do the girls really wear and why? Continue reading

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A classic example of mid-eighties opulence – Sigourney Weaver’s oversized cape coat. Continue reading

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Some on-set photos of Wall Street 2 have just made their way online. Continue reading

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Costume designers need to create a look that is both fashionable and timeless. Not an easy task. Continue reading

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Good news for those who enjoyed Bud’s evolution from button-down shirts to striped Gekko shirts and red braces. Continue reading

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Kathy Bates portrays Annie as someone with absolutely no sense of her own monstrosity. Continue reading

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There is something spiritual about a maxi dress; the way it flows and veils the body. It gels with the divine aspect of Solitaire. Continue reading