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Clothes on Film | Screen style & identity – Part 30

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Lucinda Wright talks to Clothes on Film about her contribution to The Suspicions of Mr Whicher starring Paddy Considine. Continue reading

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If you live near the Getty Center, there really is no excuse not to attend their Dressing the Part: Historical Costume on Film event. Continue reading

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Beautiful and affecting, even if it does collapse under the weight of its own earnestness at times. Continue reading

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This coral pink ensemble encompasses and challenges the absolute femininity of Grace Kelly. Continue reading

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Jack Sparrow has finally become the irritating wiseass who just won’t leave the party. Continue reading

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Throughout The Way We Were, Barbra Streisand wears a mix of period authenticity and contemporary fashion. Continue reading

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An exhibition of British costume design from films such as The King’s Speech and Pirates of the Caribbean opens at the Fashion Museum in July. Continue reading

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Old fashioned and sentimental, Water for Elephants still has much to offer with its very readable costume design. Continue reading

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Sherlock Holmes 2 costume designer Jenny Beavan chats exclusively to Clothes on Film about what to expect in the finished film. Continue reading

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Win two pairs of tickets to an exclusive screening of Pirates of the Caribbean: On Stranger Tides in London on 9th May. Harr! Continue reading

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Judianna Makovsky demonstrates that contemporary fashion with a plot is far more fun than a flick through Vogue. Continue reading

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Editor Chris Laverty explains how to ‘read’ costume on film. From an article originally published in Moviescope magazine. Continue reading