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The Outlaw (1943)

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As Jane Russell’s clothes get more and more revealing as the film progresses, it’s fair to say that her ‘assets’ play a staring role in it. Western style films have
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Now Voyager (1942)

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Now Voyager stars Bette Davis in a film about a young insecure woman who is constantly put down by her mother. Fashion is used to show the change in the
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Every Day’s a Holiday (1937)

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With the gowns in this film designed by Elsa Schiaparelli, Coco Chanel’s rival, this film was bound to be full of glamour and extravagance. The designer of couture and surreal
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Desire (1936)

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Travis Banton was a Paramount costume designer during the studios hey day in the 1930s and 40s. He often worked closely with director Josef von Sternberg, cinematographer Lee Garmes and
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Little Women (1933)

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As a novel this story was one of the most influencial pieces of its time. It brought about issues of feminism and women were begining to realise that individuality and
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