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The Great Gatsby

Published by KMB on May 9, 2013 in Reviews. 0 Comments Tags: 2013, baz, baz luhrmann, carey mulligan, catherine martin, color, colors, costume, costumes, dress, dresses, elizabeth debicki, film, frock, frock talk, frocktalk, frocktalk.com, gatsby, great, great gatsby, isla fisher, joel edgerton, leonardo dicaprio, luhrmann, movie, suit, suits, talk, the great gatsby, tobey maguire, wardrobe.

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Hi everyone – I’ve just returned from a screening of The Great Gatsby, and wanted to briefly record my impressions here for you. First of all, there are a TON of costumes. Like thousands and thousands of costumes, all very different from each other. There are dance costumes and party costumes and poor people costumes and banker/Wall Street costumes and rich people costumes, etc., etc., etc., it’s exhausting! Bottom line: it’s beautiful. But keep in mind, this is not a Merchant-Ivory movie; this is not the place to be looking for exacting period accuracy. This is a Baz Luhrmann movie, and his specific vision is what comes to life here, courtesy of costumes and sets by designer Catherine Martin. Continue reading ‘The Great Gatsby’

Burt Wonderstone: Interview with Designer Dayna Pink!

Published by KMB on April 14, 2013 in Interviews. 1 Comment Tags: burt, burt wonderstone, clothes, clothing, costume, costumes, crazy, crazy stupid love, dana, dayna, design, designer, designs, dress, film, films, frock, frock talk, frocktalk, frocktalk.com, hot, hot tub time machine, incredible, jack black, jacket, last, last vegas, machine, movie, movies, pink, sarah silverman, steve carell, stupid love, style, styling, stylist, suit, talk, television, the, time, tub, tv, vegas, wardrobe, wonderstone.

Olivia Wilde as Jane in “The Incredible Burt Wonderstone”

Frocktalkers, I am very excited to share this interview with you. I sat down for breakfast with costume designer Dayna Pink, and we ended up talking about everything from Tenacious D to the tenuous work-life balance in our industry. Grab a cup of coffee and join us for breakfast!

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The Incredible Burt Wonderstone

Published by KMB on April 4, 2013 in Reviews. 0 Comments Tags: bracelet, burt, buscemi, carrell, carrey, clothes, clothing, costume, costumes, dana, dayna, design, designer, designs, frock, frock talk, frocktalk, frocktalk.com, illusion, incredible, jim, magic, magician, necklace, olivia, pink, rhinestones, steve, suit, talk, trick, wilde, wonderstone.

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Review Date: 4-2-2013

Release Date: 3-15-2013

Runtime: 100 min.

Period: Contemporary (flashbacks to 1980s)

Costume Designer: Dayna Pink

The Incredible Burt Wonderstone is a very interesting movie, and the costumes are awesome. What kind of a dream job would it be to create a world of magic? To span a few decades doing so? To work with some of the best comedic talent in the process? I sat down with costume designer Dayna Pink to discuss her work on the show, and I will run that interview soon. But first, have a look at some of her outrageous and hilarious costumes.

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Bombs, Spies, Torture and Violence: Zero Dark Thirty & Skyfall

Published by KMB on December 11, 2012 in Reviews. 0 Comments Tags: afghanistan, ben whishaw, bombs, bond, cia, clothes, clothing, costume, costumer, costumes, costumier, daniel craig, death, design, designer, designs, espionage, explosions, frock, frock talk, frocktalk, frocktalk.com, george little, goggles, james bond, Jany Temime, jessica chastian, kathryn bigelow, night vision, operative, operatives, osama bin laden, pakistan, q, skyfall, spies, spy, suit, sweater, talk, terrorism, terrorist, turkey, UK, uniform, usa, violence, violent, wardrobe, zero dark thirty.

Two films are out for your holiday viewing: both feature mind-numbing violence, explosions, espionage, gun battles, torture and death. One is based on actual events, and the other is based on a well-known set of novels. The stories are so outrageous; it’s hard to tell which one is standing in front of the mirror and which one is the reflection.

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Les Misérables

Published by KMB on December 4, 2012 in Reviews. 1 Comment Tags: amanda, anne, award, barricade, clogs, clothes, clothing, color, costume, costumer, costumes, crowe, delgado, design, designer, designers, designs, dress, frock, frock talk, frocktalk, frocktalk.com, hat, hathaway, hugh, jackman, les, miserables, miz, paco, period, prisoner, red, revolution, revolutionaries, revolutionary, russell, seyfried, shoes, soldier, suit, talk, uniform, wardrobe.

Review Date: 12-4-12

Release Date: 12-25-12 (USA)

Runtime: 157 minutes

Period: 1815 – 1832, France

Costume Designer: Paco Delgado

Most of us who work in the entertainment industry have seen at least one stage production of Les Misérables in our lives. To miss this musical theater opus would be like not seeing ET or Star Wars; it’s that big of a deal. Les Miz (as it is colloquially called) was first introduced to the stage in the form of a musical in the 1980s. It was a sensation. The music is haunting, the story is relatable, and it packs an emotional wallop. It is no surprise, then, that the current movie version of the musical does the same.

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Cloud Atlas

Published by KMB on December 3, 2012 in Reviews. 1 Comment Tags: asian, atlas, ben whisham, boot, boots, clothes, clothing, cloud, cloud atlas, coat, costume, costumes, design, designer, designers, designs, director, directors, doona bae, dress, frock, frock talk, frocktalk, frocktalk.com, frocktalkk.com, future, halle berry, hat, head, hugo weaving, human, inspired, jacket, james D'arcy, jim broadbent, jim sturgess, kim barrett, kym barrett, outfit, outfits, past, period, pierre-yves gayraud, shawl, shoe, shoes, suit, talk, tom hanks, tom twyker, tribal, tribe, uniform, uniforms, vest, wachowski, wachowskis, waist coat, waistcoat, wardrobe, wrap.

Review Date: 12-3-12

Release Date: 10-26-12, USA

Runtime: 172 minutes

Period: 1849, 1936, 1973, 2012, 2144, and 106 A. F. (2321)

Costume Designers: Kym Barrett, Pierre-Yves Gayraud

I don’t even know where to begin with this movie. It is breathtaking in its scope, and is such an impressive piece of work. The film explores six different time periods, six different (but linked) storylines, and it manages to utilize the same troupe of actors in all of the different scenarios. Shooting all storylines simultaneously, with two costume designers and a crew of over fifty in the costume department, it is an astounding accomplishment. You won’t believe your eyes.

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Hyde Park on Hudson

Published by KMB on November 8, 2012 in Reviews. 0 Comments Tags: 1930s, costume, costumes, daisy, delano, design, designer, designs, dinah collin, dress, dresses, eleanor, FDR, franklin, frock, frock talk, frocktalk, frocktalk.com, hat, hats, history, hudson, hyde, king george, king george 6, king george vi, margaret suckley, necktie, outfit, outfits, park, president, queen elizabeth, roosevelt, suit, suits, talk, tie, ties, war, wardrobe.

Review Date: 11-8-12

Release Date: 12-7-12

Runtime: 94 minutes

Period: 1939

Costume Designer: Dinah Collin

Hyde Park on Hudson chronicles a time in American President Franklin Delano Roosevelt‘s life when he becomes intimately involved with his distant cousin Daisy. War looms in Europe, and the British Crown seeks his help. With King George VI and Queen Elizabeth coming for a visit, what to do about the mistress? FDR and Daisy’s relationship seems unlikely at best, however the costumes help to tell the story about class, privilege, status, and wealth.

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Lincoln

Published by KMB on October 29, 2012 in Reviews. 0 Comments Tags: abraham, battle, book, costume, costume costumes, costumes, daniel day lewis, dress, dresses, film, films, frock, frock talk, frocktalk, frocktalk.com, gown, gowns, hair, jewelry, joanna johnson, joanna johnston, lincoln, mary, movie, movies, necklace, performance, performances, sally field, scene, scenes, spielberg, stephens, steven, stevens, suit, suits, talk, todd, tommy lee jones, uniform, uniforms, version, wardrobe.

Review Date: 10-26-12

Release Date: 11-9-12 (limited); wide on 11-16-12

Runtime: 150 min (approx, unofficial)

Period: 1865

Costume Designer: Joanna Johnston

This film details the last four months of American President Abraham Lincoln’s life. Essentially, it covers Lincoln’s struggle to achieve passage of the thirteenth amendment to the US constitution, outlawing slavery. Along the way, it paints a loving picture of Lincoln as a doting, hands-on father, an involved, engaged husband, and a charismatic, determined leader.

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Tales from London: the Best Costume Exhibit of ALL TIME!

Published by KMB on October 26, 2012 in Reviews. 2 Comments Tags: albert, award, awards, costume, costumes, david c copley, deborah, design, designer, designs, display, dress, dresses, exhibit, exhibition, famous, fashion, film, films, frock, frock talk, frocktalk, frocktalk.com, gown, historical, history, hollywood, icon, iconic, interview, landis, london, movie, movies, museum, nadoolman, oscar, screen, suit, talk, textile, textiles, v & a, V&A, victoria, wardrobe.

I’m finally back at home and settled in after a fabulous and unforgettable visit to Europe. I am so grateful to have been able to make this trip. I feel so lucky to have been able to be a part of the Hollywood Costume celebration at the Victoria and Albert museum; I don’t even know where to begin. London, V & A, Deborah Landis, David C. Copley – a million thank yous would never be enough. This exhibit at the V & A marks a new chapter in costume design. We are officially on the map, if you ever missed us before.

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Susannah Buxton Talks “Downton Abbey”, and In Other News, My Head Explodes!

Published by KMB on October 1, 2012 in NOTES. 0 Comments Tags: abbey, abby, buxton, costume, costumes, design, designer, designs, downton, downtown, dress, dresses, emmy, frock, frock talk, frocktalk, frocktalk.com, series, show, suit, suits, susanna, susannah, suzanna, talk, television, tv, uniform, wardrobe.

I don’t need to remind you how much I love this show, and how eagerly we are ALL anticipating the next round of Downton Abbey here in the US. Here is a brilliant article to get you salivating. Susannah Buxton spoke at the V & A about her work – and MAN, it’s excellent! Thanks to DTSFT for the writeup!!

- KMB