Costume Research

This page is by no means exhaustive, as there are a great many movies and movie costumes out there. It will always be a work in progress. But it is here that I'll add writeups and reference images for the various costumes I've been interested in for one reason or another.

Quick Links:

  • Costumer's Guide Image Archive (archive of movie reference pics not on this site yet)
  • Links page (image galleries and costume research pages outside of this site, may contain broken links)
  • Frocktalk.com - Costume Designer Kristin M. Burke's site
  • Clothesonfilm.com - A great blog devoted to costume and how it is used in film!
  • Curious about what other costume movies are upcoming? Visit Demode's Upcoming Movie page.
  • Recycled Movie Costumes
  • Frock Flicks - a costume podcast

    Research Pages by Genre

    A small note - I don't mean it to be confusing to figure out what era a costume is from, but the number of movie pages was getting to large to list them all on this page. Just click on one of the eras listed below and explore. A few small hints - movies like Princess Bride and Lemony Snicket are Science Fiction/Fantasy. King Arthur and Ever After are in Ancient Greece through Renaissance. Marie-Antoinette, Pirates of the Caribbean, and Sleepy Hollow are "Georgian" aka 18th Century. Shakespeare in Love, The Tudors and Man in the Iron Mask are in "Tudor, Elizabeth & Baroque". All the Jane Austen movies are "Regency". Moulin Rouge and Interview with a Vampire are "Victorian", Titanic is "Edwardian", Atonement and Chicago are "Modern". Hope this helps!

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