As the bolshy but sweet tale of star-crossed lovers hits 30, Susan Becker reveals how she dressed ‘cute, innocent’ Alabama, Clarence’s Elvis-inspired style, and how a vintage $3 crab shirt almost blew the budget
Sep 11, 2023
Starring Ewan McGregor, Christian Bale, and Jonathan Rhys-Meyers, Todd Haynes’ cult 1998 film is a wild exploration of the glam rock era
May 17, 2023
Costume designer Ellen Mirojnick discusses conveying Las Vegas’s seedy underbelly, an iconic Versace moment, and how the once-panned film seemingly found a fan in Miuccia Prada
Jul 07, 2020
Costume designer Arianne Phillips discusses creating post-apocalyptic looks for Lori Petty, Iggy Pop, and Ice T, collaborating with then-unknown designer Rick Owens, and the 1995 cult movie’s lasting legacy
Feb 20, 2020
Costume designer Michael Kaplan talks bringing Tyler Durden to life, being told there was no such thing as ‘too far’, and concocting a dye the exact shade of dried blood
Nov 12, 2019
Costume designer Avery Plewes explains how the symbolic gown worn by Final Girl Grace became a weapon, a tool, a first aid kit, and a feminist emblem
Sep 27, 2019
Costume designer Judy Shrewsbury on creating spacesuits for Robert Pattinson, Juliette Binoche, and André 3000
May 10, 2019
As the film celebrates its 20th anniversary, we take a look at its sartorial legacy
Mar 01, 2019
From Siouxsie Sioux to Marilyn Manson and Marc Jacobs, we trace the sub- and pop-cultural influence of one of the world’s most controversial films
Oct 31, 2016
Cited as a reference behind Pieter’s ‘hustle’ inspired SS17 collection, Bruce LaBruce and Rick Castro’s film gave us one of fashion’s most enduring queer style moments
Jun 14, 2016
Tonight, iconic goth movie The Hunger comes to the ICA – we revisit the style of its bloodthirsty protagonist, played by Catherine Deneuve
Apr 19, 2016
As the ICA welcomes its new Luis Buñuel season, we look back at one of his most fashionable (and subversive) characters, with costumes by YSL himself
Nov 10, 2015
Treat murder as an occasion to dress up: as the BFI prepare for their new John Waters season, we look at back at the inimitable style of its lead
Aug 26, 2015
How the costumes in ‘Carrie’ explored the struggle of teen sexuality versus religious fanaticism – and gave us the most famous prom dress in history
Aug 21, 2015