This is a really interesting bit of video, exclusive to Clothes on Film (for about five minutes). It is a snapshot look at the costume design work of wonderful Mary Zophres for the Coen Brothers’ version of True Grit. Well worth a watch. Zophres’ contribution to the film is up for an Oscar, BAFTA, CDG and no doubt a few other hefty acronyms. For those who have not yet seen True Grit, it is a late 19th century western clothes fest (Greatcoat! Buckskin! Angora chaps!), even though the main characters only undertake scant costume changes. The muted colour palette, in particular, effectively and subtly evokes the setting, weather and overall…

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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…

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The importance of costume colour for the colourblind casting of The Personal History of David Copperfield. Amongst staggering aural and visual assault, perhaps one of the quietest aspects of Dunkirk (2017, directed by Christopher Nolan) are its costumes – and this is to its credit. Dunkirk is the type of film that requires you to engage quickly with everything you see on screen. Jeffrey Kurland’s costume design is masterful in this regard. A sea of subtly differentiated green and brown with the pop of naval uniforms and briefly glimpsed civilian wear. This is 1940 at its most spare and rudimentary. Here, Jeffrey Kurland chats exclusively to Clothes on Film about…