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PLC Detroit launches free costume design course with Ruth E. Carter

Pensole Lewis College of Business and Design (PLC Detroit), America’s only design-focused historically Black college and university (HBCU), is making costume design education accessible with a free digital learning course, developed in collaboration with two-time Academy Award-winning costume designer Ruth E. Carter and sportswear brand Adidas....

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Jonathan Anderson and Luca Guadagnino to reunite in a fusion of fashion and film

When Challengers captivated audiences in 2024, it wasn’t just the taut storyline of love and rivalry on the tennis court that drew attention. The film’s stylish aesthetic, driven by a wardrobe of preppy, high-fashion sportswear, elevated it into a cultural moment. Behind its distinct visual flair was Jonathan Anderson, then creative director of...

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Costume Designers Guild Awards: Saltburn, Poor Things and Billie Eilish among honourees

Amid an awards season that is more bustling than usual, the 26th Costume Designers Guild Awards (CDGAs) took place last night in NeueHouse, Hollywood, where more than 1,200 costume designers, assistants and illustrators came together to celebrate the past year in film. American actress Wendi McLendon-Covey hosted the event, in which nine awards...

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Paley Center opens exhibition celebrating Yellowstone’s 1923 prequel

The Paley Center for Media in New York has opened an exhibition showcasing the costumes from the Paramount+ drama series 1923, the prequel to the hit show Yellowstone. ‘The ‘1923’ Exhibit: Costume Design Across Three Continents’ will run until May 28, offering ‘Yellowstone’ fans an immersive look at a curated assortment of original costumes from...

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Costume designer Sandy Powell wins BAFTA Fellowship

At this year’s BAFTA Film Awards renowned British costume designer, Sandy Powell was honoured with the prestigious BAFTA Fellowship accolade. Powell, known for her period films from The Favourite and Shakespeare in Love to fantasy productions including Mary Poppins Returns and Cinderella, to Wolf of Wall Street, The Irishman and Velvet Goldmine,...

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Netflix ramps up fashion collabs for Stranger Things

Eighties fashion is back, and Netflix's latest series Stranger Things is bringing the looks to life with new collaborations. From Melissa shoes to Quiksilver’s surf-inspired fashion, and retro Timex watches to High Snobiety’s hoodies, Netflix is putting a fashionable spin onto television merchandise. Quiksilver With a huge global audience,...

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Costume Designers Guild announces 2022 winners, calls for pay equity in industry

In its first in-person event since the start of the pandemic, the Costume Designers Guild celebrated its 24th annual awards show and revealed the 2022 winners. Hosted by actors Andrew Rannells and Casey Wilson, the event recognised excellence in film, TV and short-form costume design, while also calling on the industry to fight for pay equity...

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The most fashionable movies of 2020 awards season

As we leave holiday party season behind us, we look ahead to red carpet season, and pick the movies that are dazzling us for inspirational costume design. The following are sure to be award contenders, but may also inspire trends for 2020. Hustlers Nostalgia for a particular era tends to happen around its twenty year anniversary and ushering in...

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Disney collaborates with Thomas Wylde for Alice in Wonderland collection

Disney just freshly collaborated with Los Angeles-based designer firm Thomas Wylde. The recently designed capsule collection was based around the new Disney film reflecting costumes and characters of the Alice in Wonderland Disney story. The collection serves as a homage to the new Walt Disney Studios film entitled “Alice Through the Looking...

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Etxeberria steps into the Hunger Games Arena

The Hunger Games film franchise has proven to not only be a hit on screen, but off screen on the streets as well as its costume designs have inspired both clothing and accessories collections. In order to maintain the film's franchise high expectations to deliver on both action and fashion, Spanish menswear designer and International Woolmark...