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The evolving costumes worn by Sandra Dee in classic sixties gender comedy A Man Answers. James Bond is back and he has never scrubbed up better. Tom Ford now exists to make Daniel Craig suits. Doris Day’s last hurrah for 1950s fashion wearing some of the most exquisite costumes ever seen on screen. Edith Head’s costume design for Vertigo demonstrates the power of clothes in forming identities on-screen. Who might win for costume design at the Orange BAFTA Film Awards? Beautiful and affecting, even if it does collapse under the weight of its own earnestness at times. This coral pink ensemble encompasses and challenges the absolute femininity of Grace Kelly.…

First look at Jenny Beavan’s late Victorian-with-a-twist costumes in action. Lord Christopher Laverty 6 Comments 5 Jul ’13 31 May ’17 31 Jan ’20

Clothes on Film has four Wall Street: Money Never Sleeps goodie bags to give away. Lord Christopher Laverty 13 Comments 26 Apr ’11 1 Jun ’12 29 Nov ’10 Costume designer Ellen Mirojnick talks exclusively to Clothes on Film about the look of Wall Street: Money Never Sleeps. Lord Christopher Laverty 31 Comments 17 Jul ’20 16 Apr ’10 19 Dec ’09

Following a trip to Rome, Betty dons the latest in European chic – a colourful maxi dress that belongs in sleepy Ossining just about as much as she does.

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.

First look at Jenny Beavan’s late Victorian-with-a-twist costumes in action. Lord Christopher Laverty 6 Comments 4 Feb ’14 4 Feb ’20 27 Apr ’12

Who might win for costume design at the Orange BAFTA Film Awards? Here’s our round-up of the big three costume design award nominations. By no means intended as an exhaustive list, Clothes on Film ponder an overview of 2011 in costume. If there is a more joyous film this year, we haven’t seen it. Clothes on Film talk exclusively to costume designer of The Artist, Mark Bridges. Mark Bridges exclusively explains his costume choices for retro epic Boogie Nights. The 83rd Academy Award nominations were not especially surprising, but for Best Costume Design category there were a couple of major upsets. The Costume Designers Guild (CDG) has served up their…

Want to know exactly what a costume designer does? Let Ellen Mirojnick, BAFTA nominated costume designer on films such as Wall Street, Chaplin, and Cloverfield explain it to you. Here she talks exclusively to Clothes on Film. Clothes on Film, Chris: Can you tell us, as simply as possible, what the role of a movie costume designer is? Ellen Mirojnick: The costume designer is responsible for creating each character’s look that will be the visual translation of the directors’ vision of the film. COF: Do all costume designers make costumes themselves? EM: I don’t sew or stitch myself. I am sure there are some designers who do, but generally the…

James Bond is back and he has never scrubbed up better. Tom Ford now exists to make Daniel Craig suits. A new compilation of sartorially revealing James Bond photographs by Terry O’Neill. A breezy retrospective of the most famous fashion editor of all time. Armour and indecisiveness: Audrey Hepburn is more than a little black dress in Breakfast at Tiffany’s. Wes Anderson’s most sartorially significant film yet. The first trailer for Skyfall hits with several suits, an overcoat, sportswear and a beanie. Doris Day’s last hurrah for 1950s fashion wearing some of the most exquisite costumes ever seen on screen. Betsy Heimann chats exclusively about one of the most iconic…

Following a trip to Rome, Betty dons the latest in European chic – a colourful maxi dress that belongs in sleepy Ossining just about as much as she does. One of the most famous costumes in Grease comes from Cha-Cha DiGregorio in her ruffled Flamenco-style dress at the dance-off.