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 Last summer Turner Classic Movies celebrated film costume design with its Follow the Thread series. Inspired by the Met Exhibition, fashion designers, costume designers, and historians spoke to the complexity and impact of costume design in film. The films in the three-mont read more

 As many of you know, I watch award shows such as the Golden Globes for any cinema connections I might see on the red carpet. I tend to only post them live on social media, but I'm going to try to post them here as well. The Golden Globes were last Tuesday and - surprise! - I saw several connec read more

Last weekend many fans of film and fashion came together online to celebrate the 1950s in the latest of my History of Fashion in Film 1920s-1980s series! The fourth event Opposites Attract featured the costume designers of the era and the stars they helped create - Elizabeth read more

September 18 will be the next event in my 7-part online series on the History of Fashion in Film. It features what I consider The Style Essentials - films with iconic costume design from the 1920s to the 1980s that immediately impacted fashion and continue to influence fashion today.HISTORY OF FASHI read more

Last night many fans of film and fashion came together online to celebrate Film Noir and Fantasy for the third event in my History of Fashion in Film 1920s-1980s series! We discussed the costume designers and style icons of the 1940s - Rosalind Russell, Katharine Hepburn, Bette Davis, Vero read more

August 21 will be the next event in my 7-part online series on the History of Fashion in Film. It features what I consider The Style Essentials - films with iconic costume design from the 1920s to the 1980s that immediately impacted fashion and continue to influence fashion today.HISTORY OF FASHION read more

 Last weekend, fans of film and fashion came together online to celebrate Art Deco Elegance for the second event in my History of Fashion in Film 1920s-1980s series! We discussed the costume designers and style icons from the 1930s - Marlene Dietrich, Joan Crawford, Kay Francis, read more

 On July 2, I was a guest on the podcast The Jan Price Show. It's all about the movies and she's interviewed people we know and love, including Turner Classic Movies hosts Ben Mankiewicz and Eddie Muller. Jan and I covered a lot in our conversation - from the origins of my interest in cost read more

July 17 will be the next event in my 7-part online series on the History of Fashion in Film. It features what I consider The Style Essentials - films with iconic costume design from the 1920s to the 1980s that immediately impacted fashion and continue to influence fashion today.HISTORY OF FASHION IN read more

As I continue my History of Fashion in Film series online - the 1920s can be viewed on demand and the 1930s are July 17 - Turner Classic Movies (TCM) has launched their own series celebrating costume design called Follow the Thread. Inspired by the Met Exhibition and hosted by Al read more

 Last weekend, a couple hundred fans of film and fashion came together online to celebrate the Jazz Age for the first event in my History of Fashion in Film 1920s-1980s series! We discussed the costume designers and style icons from the earliest days of Hollywood through the 1920s - focusi read more

 On June 12, I'll be launching my 7-part online series on the HISTORY OF FASHION IN FILM. It features what I consider The Style Essentials - films with iconic costume design from the 1920s to the 1980s that immediately impacted fashion and continue to influence fashion today. There will be one read more

Because we recently celebrated the New Year along with costume designer Robert Kalloch's birthday on January 13, I wanted to share a piece on Holiday that I originally wrote back in 2015. I really love the story behind the film, especially how significant it was to the evolution of Katharine He read more

It's fascinating how many of the films we now consider Christmas classics came from the 1940s. The decade began with the romances Remember the Night (1940) and The Shop Around the Corner (1940) as well as the witty The Man Who Came to Dinner (1942). But as the decade we read more

Happy #Noirvember! This year is my first celebrating with Film Noir Style: The Killer 1940s and I couldn't be happier. The past year has been so rewarding. The book continues to get rave reviews, with readers describing it as everything from "enthralling" to a "luscious deep dive" and many read more

Last Wednesday, attendees of the virtual TCM Classic Film Festival (TCMFF) came together online to celebrate the Fashion in Film of TCMFF 2021! The 5th annual event delved into the stories behind the style of both the actors and actresses starring in 7 films featured in the festival's programm read more

Join me Wednesday, May 5 for my 5th annual Fashion in Film of TCMFF 2021! This is one of my most popular events and I know you will love this year's presentation. It will celebrate films from the 1930s to 1970s featured in the virtual TCM Classic Film Festival. And for the first time, we will delve read more

Last weekend, fans of film and fashion came together online to celebrate the History of Oscars® Style! The event looked at every Best Actress winner from 1929 to 1961 - the film role that won them the award, the ensemble they wore to the ceremony, and the designer behind it. I also shared the read more

Join the party Sunday, April 18, as I take you through the history of Oscars® Style! In this event, we will celebrate every Best Actress winner from 1929 to 1961 - the film role that won them the award, the ensemble they wore to the ceremony, and the designer behind it. You'll also see the vari read more

Last weekend, a couple hundred fans of film and fashion came together online to celebrate the early life and style of Barbara Stanwyck! So many people absolutely adore her, so I couldn't have asked for more passion or excitement for the fourth event in my Pre-Code series The Style of Sin. The Pre- read more