Girls in Films | Clothes on Film – Part 6

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The Wolf of Wall Street trailer brings wide pinstripe suits and revolting ties. Continue reading

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Exclusive Q&A with costume designer Amy Westcott about the After Earth life suit. Continue reading

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First in our two part retrospective of neo-noir classic The Grifters with exclusive insight from the film’s assistant costume designer Mark Bridges. Continue reading

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The first still from Beauty and the Beast, aka La belle & la bête. Costumes by Pierre-Yves Gayraud. Continue reading

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Goldie Hawn’s unforgettable debut in hot pants and mini skirts in Cactus Flower. Continue reading

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Baz Luhrmann and Catherine Martin bring us the twenties reloaded. Continue reading

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Some photographs from the recent So Dior exhibition at Harrods. Continue reading

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Catherine Martin chats about The Great Gatsby costumes, design and a lack of nostalgia. Continue reading

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Michael Kaplan gives Clothes on Film the lowdown on his Star Trek Into Darkness costumes. Continue reading

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Analysing the sometimes tense relationship between fashion and costume design. Continue reading

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Spoiler warning: The costume clues and details of Star Trek Into Darkness. Continue reading

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Costume designer Michael Kaplan reminisces with Clothes on Film about creating dark tourist Marla Singer in Fight Club.
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