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‘It’s not a documentary’: costume designers on ditching accuracy for spectacle

Wuthering Heights is the latest film to turn heads over anachronistic costumes, but it’s not by any means the first

The Guardian - UK

People have to be ‘very brave’ to swim in Thames, Olympic rower says

Imogen Grant and Oscar-winning costume designer Sandy Powell were honoured in an investiture ceremony at Buckingham Palace on Friday.

The Independent UK

Oscar-winning costume designer Sandy Powell becomes CBE

The British costume designer was previously made an OBE for her prolific work in film.

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Theresa May keeps Liz Truss out of the picture

But the former PM insists it wasn't a crop job

Evening Standard

Diva review – high-octane glamour at one remove

From Mae West’s white satin to Tina Turner’s showstopping flame dress and Elton John’s Louis XIV look, the definition of diva is taken to the limit in a show where tragedy lurks among the glitter

The Guardian - UK

‘The theatricality of that costume is off the scale’: celebrating two centuries of diva fashion

From Victorian opera singers to Debbie Harry, a new exhibition celebrates the historic and iconoclastic fashion of women in charge of their own destinies

The Guardian - UK

V&A’s Diva show uses costumes and artefacts to celebrate female creativity

Dresses worn by Marilyn Monroe, Maria Callas – and Elton John’s 50th birthday costume – feature in London exhibition

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Aimee Lou Wood says she ‘hated my body’ while struggling with body dysmorphia: ‘I didn’t want to be in it’

The star opened up about her issues during an International Women’s Day event

The Independent UK

Aimee Lou Wood says ‘I hated my body and didn’t want to be in it’

The actress, who found fame starring in Netflix hit Sex Education, has opened up about struggling with body dysmorphia

Evening Standard

‘Electric Malady? Marie, girl, what a slay’: deconstructing Ariana DeBose’s personalised Bafta rap

The West Side Story star put in one of the all-time great berserk musical performances with a bespoke song celebrating, by name, many of this year’s female nominees

The Guardian - UK

Secondhand style strides forward in Oxfam’s London fashion week show

Pre-loved style pioneer Bay Garnett dresses stars in curated stock from Oxfam’s warehouse for LFW’s opening show

The Guardian - UK

‘Terrifying’ cuts are killing creativity in UK arts, warns multiple Oscar winner

Sandy Powell, who will be made a Bafta fellow this month, fears that a cash-starved fringe scene is stifling artistic risks

The Guardian - UK

V&A acquires ‘autograph suit’ signed by stars at Baftas and Oscars

Outfit worn by costume designer Sandy Powell bought by charity boss who has given it to museum

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