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Of course Rear Window (1954) wasn’t all about Grace Kelly… Just a quick mention then for Miss Lonelyheart played with such empathy by Judith Evelyn, and her dashing green dress. This outfit might look passé compared to the haute couture of Grace Kelly’s Lisa, yet it is probably what her character was wearing eighteen months earlier: Emerald green evening dress with large wing collar and a full skirt that ends just below the knee. As with Grace Kelly’s wardrobe Judith Evelyn’s dress was designed by Edith Head, director Alfred Hitchcock’s favourite costume designer. Not 100% certain of the dress’ fabric – possibly silk taffeta, or even rayon taffeta being as…

First and second look actually. And now a title too. Lord Christopher Laverty Comments Off on First Look: Andrew Garfield as Spider-Man 15 Nov ’13 9 May ’13 16 Apr ’15

The evolving costumes worn by Sandra Dee in classic sixties gender comedy A Man Answers. Contributor Comments Off on Sandra Dee in If A Man Answers: A Salmon Run Up Beacon Hill 11 Apr ’13 8 Jan ’10 25 Sep ’18

The Coen brothers’ story of a drug deal gone wrong and the chaotic game of cat and mouse that follows is an exploration of masculinity in all its guises. Through divergence of clothing, costume designer Mary Zophres shows many variations of character and motivation and pinpoints the story within a time and place – rural West Texas, 1980. The first shots of No Country for Old Men (2007) welcome us into the Texan landscape, the sky awash with muted blues and oranges before the scorching sun rises to reveal a landscape of pale brown sand. Not only does this evoke the wilderness and subsequent loneliness of the setting, but it…

A round up of villain themed costume posts at Clothes on Film. Lord Christopher Laverty Comments Off on Costume Round Up: Villains 12 Oct ’13 22 Jun ’13 10 Mar ’13

Does costume design exist in animated film? Simulation supervisor for Brave, Claudia Chung, discusses its creation, processes and role in the finished movie.

Flourishes of brilliance, but buried beneath disjointed action sequences and a story that fails to make any sense at all. As an artistic influence on everything from fashion to music, Tron has created a cultural cosmos we now term its ‘legacy’.

Does costume design exist in animated film? Simulation supervisor for Brave, Claudia Chung, discusses its creation, processes and role in the finished movie. The religious and cultural significance of the costume design in foreign language Oscar winner A Separation. Costume designer Louise Mingenbach worked closely with Zach Galifianakis to create Ethan’s camp and blissfully unaware look.

For those of you lucky enough to live in LA, literally racks of costumes have just on display at The FIDM Museum. Clothes on Film has four Wall Street: Money Never Sleeps goodie bags to give away. Costume designer Ellen Mirojnick talks exclusively to Clothes on Film about the look of Wall Street: Money Never Sleeps. Welcome to the full trailer for Wall Street: Money Never Sleeps.

Matt Damon as Jason Bourne dons the simplistic sophistication of a well-fitted Crombie later on during The Bourne Supremacy (2004), but Karl Urban kicks off proceedings with near 007 chic dressed in a natural linen tunic shirt – perfect attire for the travelling assassin in Goa: Natural linen overhead tunic shirt, rever collar with two button fastening, notched hem, full length sleeves turned up slightly, plain cuffs. Ethnic styled bracelets and necklace to compliment. The tunic shirt has experienced a resurgence in recent years, for both men and women. It is now a staple of the summer season and normally sold in either linen, cotton, a linen/cotton mix or treated…