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Audrey Hepburn | Clothes on Film

April 18, 2021 /

  • When Clothes on Film visited The Muppets Most Wanted set back in March of 2013, we were given a tour of the bustling ‘wardrobe’ (their words) department, as overseen by costume designer Rahel Afiley. You can read more about that HERE, but after chasing Ms. Afiley around the room while she was trying to work, we managed to get a bit more out of her about using designer fashion, i.e. Vivienne Westwood, in the film. As always we are pushing the same old costume/fashion debate, though in this instance hearing from a costume designer on the front line is rather enlightening. Focusing specifically on Miss Piggy, for she is the…

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  • Tales from the costume crypt. The Talented Mr Ripley Remembering the stellar work of Ann Roth and Gary Jones. Blue Jasmine Costume designer Suzy Benzinger on budgets, Fendi and Cate Blanchett. The Butler Transformations…Ruth Carter discusses mimicking classic fashion designers such as Bill Blass to recreate Nancy Reagan (played by Jane Fonda). Jenn Rogien The Girls’ costume designer is now Gap’s official ‘styled by’ expert. Orange is the New Black More Miss Rogien, this time talking authenticity and maxi-pad shoes. Roman Holiday Just brilliant costume analysis of the film by DTSFT. Elysium A brief chat with costume designer April Ferry. Unsurprisingly, it was Jodie Foster who brought Armani on board.

  • Some photographs from the recent So Dior exhibition at Harrods.

  • Analysing the sometimes tense relationship between fashion and costume design.

  • In honour of the The Wolverine and his black on black Yakuza uniform, a round up of posts featuring memorable black costumes at Clothes on Film.

  • Armour and indecisiveness: Audrey Hepburn is more than a little black dress in Breakfast at Tiffany’s.

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  • We have five copies of Liz Gregory’s movie dressmaking book Sew Iconic to give away. That’s right, five.

  • With exclusive insight from costume designer Catherine Marie Thomas, we analyse Sandra Bullock’s low volume, big impact wardrobe in The Proposal.

  • Christmas comes early for anyone looking forward to The Dark Knight Rises, as Warner Bros. has just released a full trailer.

  • $ 4,600,000 for Marilyn Monroe’s ‘subway’ dress was only just one mega bid of many.

  • The Debbie Reynolds costume collection is up for sale. Darn you, worldwide recession!

  • We asked Colleen Atwood a few questions about The Tourist’s lavish costume look.