Category Archives: Film costume
Gloria Grahame in Film Noir
One of film noir’s most defining actors, Gloria Grahame brought her femme fatale characters a raw, vulnerable sensuality. She was not simply pretty. Her glamour and sexuality hid surprising, unexpected emotional registers. Her bad girls were human. Her characters … Read More
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A Return To Simplicity: Summer Style in Movies
I’ve made a habit of watching some of my all-time favourite summer movies this time of year and I feel compelled to have you join in the fun. So here are ten films which provide some good summer viewing, as … Read More
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Natasha Richardson in The Comfort of Strangers: A Journey into the Armani Style of the 1990s
In 1980, Paul Schrader’s American Gigolo launched Giorgio Armani’s career. The designer went on to revolutionize fashion and, from then on, menswear and womenswear, have never been quite the same. A decade later, when Armani heard that the director … Read More
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A different Bond girl: Carey Lowell in “Licence to Kill”
Like The Spy Who Loved Me (1977) before it and Casino Royale (2006) after it, Licence to Kill (1989) introduced us to one of the best and one of my favourite Bond girls, Carey Lowell. She saves Bond’s back … Read More
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Unlikely Style Inspiration: Jaws
Jaws is a classic. It is also a (the) blockbuster. But a blockbuster in the 1970s meant an entirely different thing than it means today. Most importantly though, it’s a great film. Brilliant and terrifying, Hitchcock-style. Jaws (1975) is plain … Read More
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