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

Meryl Streep’s timeless Burberry trench coat is one of the most recognisable contemporary costumes of 1970s.

Kurt and Bart are fascinating. Forged as art school drop outs in 1980s New York, their name is now a singular brand to movers and shakers in the media industry. Yet they are two people, two very real people: Kurt Swanson and Bart Mueller, renowned costume designers and wardrobe stylists for film, stage, TV and commercials. Since the early 2000s, Kurt and Bart have really stepped up their work costume designing film (forgive the pun but they actually did costume Step Up 3D), although runaway hit Stoker is arguably their highest profile feature yet. In fact Stoker is the most beguiling film of 2013 so far for costume. This is…

It’s all about the shoes in Stoker.

The glamorous look of the mid-1930s threads its way through dual love stories in W.E.

Gena Rowlands’ costumes as Gloria evocate character through a fashionable capsule wardrobe.

Lucie Bates exclusively discusses her work on Hanna, inducing parodies, subtext and working with Giorgio Armani.