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Talia al Ghul | Clothes on Film
Christmas comes early for anyone looking forward to The Dark Knight Rises, as Warner Bros. has just released a full trailer.
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Rinzler | Clothes on Film
Part 2 of our detailed look at the costumes in Tron Legacy, moving onto specific design elements created for individual characters.
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Sherwood Forest Visitors Centre | Clothes on Film
Want another look at Janty Yates’ costume design for Robin Hood? Thought you might. Lord Christopher Laverty 9 Comments 4 May ’13 1 Jul ’09 3 Nov ’11
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camp | Clothes on Film
A brand new international trailer for Burlesque has pranced onto the internet. The best film Pixar have ever made. Clothes on Film caught up with Toy Story 3 director Lee Unkrich for an exclusive interview. Ken’s camptastic wardrobe was on the agenda. No, Thor is not a musical. With exclusive insight from The Hangover costume designer Louise Mingenbach, we investigate how clothing defined character and brought this movie to life.
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Fabric of Cinema | Clothes on Film
For this month’s Fabric of Cinema column in pan-India publication Arts Illustrated, Clothes on Film editor Christopher Laverty discussed the game changing costume design work of Trish Summerville. This makes that terrible title pun you’ve just read almost acceptable. The theme of the issue was women, specifically women approaching their role in society with a powerful, fresh perspective. This is sex rather than gender based, as none of the women featured conform to pre-established definitions of masculine or feminine. They are creatives achieving wonderful things not because of their sex, or in spite of it, but because of raw, unabashed talent. Costume designer Trish Summerville is this month’s Arts Illustrated……
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Lacoste | Clothes on Film
Or when your costumes look like a building. Odile Dicks-Mireaux’s designs for High Rise (2016) are far more than that. But for a film set in such a heavily stylised world, especially one created by sci-fi author J.G. Ballard, homogeny is everything. In fact homogeny is terrifying. Everything is reflected in the aesthetic. The building towers, Tom Hiddleston’s trouser legs tower, and Luke Evans towers over everyone. Director Ben Wheatley has claimed that he did not want High Rise to look like a ‘greatest hits of the seventies‘, but really that’s exactly what he’s got, certainly in terms of costume design – and that’s okay. It might not be the……
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Anthony Powell | Clothes on Film
Catch up with the costume gossip you’ve missed. Godzilla “Contemporary in design with a multitude of uniforms”, says costume designer Sharen Davis. We remember chatting to Ms. Davis about her work on Godzilla during an interview for Django Unchained – she was so stoked to be working with director Gareth Edwards. X-Men: Days of Future Past Q&A with ace Louise Mingenbach which we haven’t read because we haven’t seen the movie yet. Indiana Jones and the Temple of Doom For the film’s 30th birthday an enticing look back at Anthony Powell’s costume design by Tim Pelan for Cinetropolis. Game of Thrones More secrets in the costumes, unless you want to……
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John Dunn | Clothes on Film
BAMF A well written and comprehensive site with a growing list of gents film/TV costume posts in the ‘get the look’ format. Like this a lot. Costume design, JK Rowling’s new Harry Potter movie, and the wizarding fashions of 1920s New York Hello Tailor gets lost in the world of world of Hogwarts costume. And in Part 2… She sets her sights on the flapper effect. Fashion Have no doubt; costume designers have a big impact on fashion. The Great Gatsby Lisa Hix for Collector’s Weekly finds more to say on The Great Gatsby. Her starting point? Boobs. Rush Gilt talk to Julian Day about his period costume work on……
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Ellie Kemper | Clothes on Film
With exclusive insight from Leesa Evans, Clothes on Film takes an overview look at the art of comedic costume in Bridesmaids.
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Aquascutum | Clothes on Film
Meryl Streep’s timeless Burberry trench coat is one of the most recognisable contemporary costumes of 1970s. More clip than teaser trailer, but Meryl Streep certainly does look the part.