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How to Dress Like Woody Allen's Leading Ladies

Whether the women in Allen's films are portrayed as neurotic or naive—confident or confused—they endure as strong female personalities onscreen—with a unique sense of style to match. From Annie Hall to Vicky Cristina Barcelona, here’s how to wear your favorite Woody Allen character's signature style.

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Meet ComicCon's Star Cosplayers

ComicCons have grown from a niche "nerdy" hobby to a full-blown industry--San Diego's famous ComicCon has an estimated three-year impact of $488.4 million on the local economy--and with it, the world of "cosplay" (short for costume play) has grown as well. We talked to some dedicated cosplayers to find out how they make their costumes.

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Contemporary Shows That Won't Get the Emmy's Costume Nod (But Should)

Last year, the Emmy nominees for Outstanding Costumes for a Series were Boardwalk Empire, Downton Abbey, The Borgias, Game of Thrones, and Once Upon a Time. Game of Thrones obviously won, and we wouldn't be surprised if it went on a winning streak for the rest of its time on air. And we get it--those costumes are awesome, as are those of the other nominated shows. But is it fair that contemporary shows rarely get recognized for their costumes?

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Dressing Olivia Pope

Next to Game of Thrones, the collective favorite show of this office might be Scandal. And if you watch it, you understand why. It's so. good. And w

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Costume Designer Jenn Rogien on Dressing Female Inmates for Netflix's Orange Is the New Black

Netflix's latest original series Orange is the New Black debuted yesterday with its entire first season and if you haven't already seen it, we recommend setting some time aside for a marathon this weekend--it's good (and even got picked up for a second season before it actually aired). Created by Jenji Kohan (of Weeds) and based on a memoir of the same name, it's a dramedy that follows Piper Chapman (played by Taylor Schilling) on her challenging transition from living a comfortable life with her fiancé in New York to being an inmate at a women's prison with a colorful cast of characters (including Natasha Lyonne and Taryn Manning). For the most part, however, their outfits are a not-so-colorful khaki--except for newbies like Chapman, who wear the bright orange referenced in the show's title. This is something we learned while chatting with costume designer Jenn Rogien, who had a lot of fascinating research to do re: prison dress codes while prepping for this project--a far cry from her work on Girls.

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Man of Steel's Costume Designer Was 'Distracted by Henry Cavill's Perfection'

We've been Superman fans for quite a while--with super hotties like Christopher Reeve, Brandon Routh, Tom Welling, and now Henry Cavill filling the title role (and its requisite skin-tight suit), it's not hard to see why. So we were beyond thrilled when Man of Steel's costume designer, Michael Wilkinson, agreed to answer our burning questions about his work on the blockbuster. From Clark Kent's glasses to Lois Lane's designer workwear to the "incredible specimen of humanity" that is Henry Cavill, read on for Wilkinson's musings.

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Revenge Costume Designer Talks Clothing Line

Earlier this month we learned that one of our favorite prime time soaps about rich people (yes, we have multiple favorites), Revenge, would be getting a clothing line. Details were sparse, and obviously we wanted to know more, so we rang costume designer Jill Ohannesson. Though a retail partner has yet to be confirmed, Ohannesson filled us in on what we can look forward to.