By talking about garments, we can cut through the usual Hollywood language of legends and icons. The clothing worn by a director is so personal and holds such an intimate physical space, that it has a great deal to tells us, if we let the clothes themselves do the talking.
Who gets to make films? Who gets shut out? How does a director deal with power on set, particularly when they are disenfranchised in everyday life?
If popular stereotyping paints the director as a chain-smoking, barking figure, the reality couldn't be more different: most are in the trenches of their vision alongside the actors - and so are dressed for action accordingly.
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