Hollywood costumes at the V&A museum – in pictures

The Victoria and Albert museum in London will host its Hollywood Costume exhibition in October, which will showcase more than 100 of the most iconic outfits from the past century of film-making. We take a peek at what will be on display
  
  


V&A Hollywood Costume: 'Taxi Driver', 1976
A shaven-haired Robert De Niro stars as a troubled Vietnam war veteran in Taxi Driver, 1976 Photograph: V&A
V&A Hollywood Costume: 'The Birds', the 1963 horror film directed by Alfred Hitchcock
Tippi Hedren in The Birds, the 1963 horror film directed by Alfred Hitchcock. Photograph: V&A
V&A Hollywood Costume: Costumes from 'Titanic', 1997 will be displayed
Kate Winslet's monochrome suit from Titanic, directed by James Cameron in 1997, will be on display Photograph: V&A
V&A Hollywood Costume: Darth Vader's cape will be on display in the exhibition
Darth Vader's sinister black cape will be on display at the exhibition. His armour includes extensive machinery to keep him alive Photograph: Cine Text/Sportsphoto Ltd/Allstar
V&A Hollywood Costume: Dorothy's gingham pinafore dress from The Wizard Of Oz
After an anonymous phone call, Dorothy's gingham pinafore dress from The Wizard Of Oz, was shown to assistant curator Keith Lodwick in a bank vault in Fleet Street. Lodwick described it as "a holy grail moment for all of us" Photograph: V&A
V&A Hollywood Costume: Harry Potter's Gryffindor uniform
Harry Potter's Gryffindor uniform, representing one of the four Houses of Hogwarts School of Witchcraft and Wizardry Photograph: Allstar/Warner Bros
V&A Hollywood Costume: Johnny Depp's Captain Jack Sparrow outfit will be sent back to the studio
Johnny Depp's Captain Jack Sparrow outfit will be sent back to the studio when the exhibition closes, in time for filming to begin on Pirates of the Caribbean 5 Photograph: Rex Features/W. Disney/Everett
V&A Hollywood Costume: Indiana Jones' famous costume will be shown
Indiana Jones's iconic costume will be be on display, complete with his brown felt hat and leather bullwhip Photograph: V&A
V&A Hollywood Costume: Keira Knightley in the film 'Atonement', 2007
The emerald silk designed by Jacqueline Durran for Keira Knightley in Atonement will be on display Photograph: Sportsphoto Ltd/Allstar
V&A Hollywood Costume: Marlene Dietrich the romantic drama 'Angel'
There will be an entire room of showstopping gowns, including the floor-length sequin number designed by Travis Banton for Marlene Dietrich in Angel in 1937 Photograph: John Kobal Foundation/Getty Images
V&A Hollywood Costume: Spiderman's famous suit
Spider-Man's famous stretchy suit Photograph: V&A
V&A Hollywood Costume: Sylvester Stallone's Rocky shorts will be on display
Sylvester Stallone's knockout Rocky shorts will be shown Photograph: Rex Features/SNAP
 

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