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February 26, 2021 /

  • The latest MCU smash-hit, Spider-Man: Far From Home (2019), features one of the strangest villains in the wallcrawler’s rogues’ gallery. When it comes to movies based on comic books, the outfit a character like Mysterio wears is not supposed to work on-screen. On the printed pages of comics, the outfits can be impractical and outlandish, and nothing is more of those things than the villain’s fishbowl helmet, lavender cape fastened with giant eyes, and green, scaly tights. Still, costume designer for the film, Anna B. Sheppard, met the challenge of making a fantastic look for Jake Gyllenhaal’s villain. Instead of running away from the crazy roots of the character, she…

  • Our first look at Chris Evans’ costume for Captain America: The Winter Soldier.

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  • Ruth E. Carter’s work on Do the Right Thing is a masterclass in how costume can influence the look and feel of a film.

  • Clothes on Film chats exclusively to Anna B. Sheppard about her work on Captain America: The First Avenger.

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  • Editor Chris Laverty explains how to ‘read’ costume on film. From an article originally published in Moviescope magazine.

  • We examine the design of the Tron Legacy light suits in detail including their creation, construction and symbolism.