Category Archives: Film costume
Power Dressing and Sunglasses after Dark in “Taipei Story”
Tsai Chin in “Taipei Story”, 1985. Evergreen Film Company A silhouette in white seen from behind. Wide-legged white trousers and a white shoulder-padded blazer. Low white kitten heels clattering on the tiles of an empty apartment overlooking a similar … Read More
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Very, Very Natural and Herself: Katharine Hepburn in “Bringing Up Baby”
Is Katharine Hepburn playing herself in Bringing Up Baby? And if so, why not? Katharine Hepburn turned Hollywood on its head. She fearlessly and uncompromisingly set out to become a star in an industry that wanted greatness on its own terms. She wanted greatness on her own unconventional terms, and she became the reluctant and the most natural movie star. So why wouldn’t she play some version of herself in at least some of her movies? Read More
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Anny Romand in “Diva”: An Agnès B. Kind of Sensibility
Anny Romand and Jean-Jacques Moreau in “Diva”, 1981. Les Films Galaxie, Greenwich Film Productions, France 2 We go to different films for different reasons, Roger Ebert once said. And, of course, we love each film for different reasons. Jean-Jacques … Read More
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Étude in Black: Romy Schneider in Yves Saint Laurent in “Innocents with Dirty Hands”
Romy Schneider in “Innocents with Dirty Hands”, 1975. Jupiter Generale Cinematografica, Les Films de la Boétie, Terra-Filmkunst Romy Schneider is glorious in Les innocents aux mains sales. And although this article will mainly cover the role her Yves Saint … Read More
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Tallulah Bankhead in Lifeboat, from Jaded Sophisticate to Humane Survivor
A solitary and impeccably dressed Tallulah Bankhead appearing in a lifeboat surrounded by fog opens Hitchcock’s Lifeboat. She remains impassive as drifting survivors from a ship attacked by a German U-boat start to fill the lifeboat. She is one of the most self-sufficient and independent of Hitchcock heroines and one of my personal favourites. Read More
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