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Characters in Costume Blogfest: A Masterlist

x-men-3Critca Retro Laughter, guilt and taboo: A brief history of dressing in drag at the movies

In The Good Old Days of Classic HollywodHush…Hush, Sweet Charlotte (1964), and Whater Happened to Baby Jane (1962) Costumes 

Prince of Hollywood – Cinema’s First Swashbuckling Hero

Little Bits of Classics –  The Costume of the Little Tramp – A Moment of Inspiration or a Huge Theft?

Literature and Lamp Posts – Grendal from Beowulf

The Wonderful World of Cinema – Irene Sharaff’s Costumes for The King and I 

The Flapper Dame – Grace Kelly and Edith Head

Into the Writerlea – Describing Memorable Characters: Elizabeth Bennett

Into the Writer Lea – Describing Memorable Characters: Anna Karenina

Into the Writer Lea – Describing a Memorable Character: Miss Havisham 

FictionFan’s Book Reviews – A Few Good Men 

Old Hollywood Films – The Costume of the Wicked Witch of the West

Silent-Ology – John Barrymore’s Amazing Transformation in “Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde”

Christina Wehner – Dorothy Lamour and the History of the Sarong Around the World

Love Letters to Old Hollywood – The Fashion of Fred and Ginger’s Characters

Cinematic Scribblings – Cabiria, Inside and Out: Nights of Cabiria (1957)

The Costume Vault – Disney’s Cinderella(s) and the evolution of the “princess” aesthetics

Realweegiemidget Reviews – 4 (Un)Deadly Dracula Reawakenings

Lifesdailylessonsblog – Outlander Costumes: From Fiction to Film – Designer Terry Dresbach

Phyllis Loves Classic Movies – Costume Dramas of Golden Hollywood

 
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Posted by on October 31, 2016 in Books, Movies

 

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“The Characters in Costume Blogfest” Day 3 Recap

Wow, it’s been so much fun (and so informative and thought-provoking) to read everyone’s work. Thanks so much for sharing! And thank you, Andrea, for co-hosting with me!

Tomorrow, we are going to post a master list of all the weekend’s posts, so if you get your post off late, that’s totally fine; we’ll just add your post to the top of the list.

wp-image-431781195jpgPrince of Hollywood writes of Cinema’s First Swashbuckling Hero

79d83519167b5f3e004a99d9436aaa7fLittle Bits of Classics looks at The Costume of the Little Tramp – A Moment of Inspiration or a Huge Theft?

Literature and Lamp Posts discuses Grendal from Beowulf

de8dd3c8ba266155f4ff9eec25e3b7f9The Wonderful World of Cinema talks about Irene Sharaff’s Costumes for The King and I 

grace-kelly-edith-head1The Flapper Dame writes about Grace Kelly and Edith Head

file5271263166456Into the Writer Lea looks at Describing a Memorable Character: Miss Havisham 

 
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Posted by on October 30, 2016 in Uncategorized

 

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“The Characters In Costume Blogfest” Day 2 Recap

Another fantastic day of characters and costuming! Thanks everyone. 🙂

afgm-final-saluteFictionFan’s Book Reviews looks at uniforms in A Few Good Men 

annex-hamilton-margaret-wizard-of-oz-the_02Old Hollywood Films discuses “The Costume of the Wicked Witch of the West”

john-barrymore-jekyll-hyde-comparisonSilent-Ology explores John Barrymore’s Amazing Transformation in “Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde”

ripped-paperInto the Writer Lea talks about Describing Memorable Characters: Anna Karenina”

lamour-sarongMyself (Christina Wehner) wrote about “Dorothy Lamour and the History of the Sarong Around the World”

 
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Posted by on October 29, 2016 in Uncategorized

 

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