The show-stealing style of Brigitte Lin in Chungking Express
At once hyper-kinetic and hazily romantic, Chungking Express is the quintessential film about loneliness in the postmodern metropolis. Set in…
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Cary Grant’s impeccable style in To Catch a Thief
I watch Alfred Hitchcock’s films time and time again. For the thrills, for the visual flair and distinct atmosphere, for…
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How Jean-Pierre Melville reinvented the American noir
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How Givenchy and Hepburn created a style legacy together
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How Diane Keaton carved out a new kind of style icon in Annie Hall
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The exquisite character-defining style of The Conformist
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Celebrating Naomie Harris and her alt-Bond Girl style in Skyfall
It’s impossible to disregard the influence of the sexy, wild Bond girls that populate the 007 movies. But it’s the ones who have played against this stereotype that have really made a lasting impression.
