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Hollywood Costume exhibition at the Victoria and Albert museum in London, Tuesday, Oct. 16, 2012.

Video presentations by leading American actors Meryl Streep, left and Robert de Niro where they discuss the importance of the costume designer to help with characterization at the Hollywood Costume exhibition at the Victoria and Albert museum in London, Tuesday, Oct. 16, 2012.

A costume designed by Ann Roth and used in the 2008 film Mamma Mia for the character Donna played by Meryl Streep. The show at the Victoria and Albert Museum showcases more than one hundred movie costumes from a century of film-making. The exhibition opens to the public on Oct. 20, 2012 and run till 27 Jan. 2013.

One of the four original pairs of 'Ruby Slippers' worn by Judy Garland playing Dorothy from the iconic 1939 Wizard of Oz film. The slippers are on loan from the Smithsonian National Museum of American History and are on display till Nov. 18.

One of the four original pairs of 'Ruby Slippers' worn by Judy Garland playing Dorothy from the iconic 1939 Wizard of Oz film. The slippers were designed by MGM studios chief costume designer Adrian, who designed most of the costumes for the Wizard of Oz film.

The blue and white gingham pinafore dress worn by Judy Garland in her iconic role of Dorothy designed by Adrian for the 1939 film The Wizard Of Oz, with a video portrait of garland in the background.

The green dress worn by actress Tippi Hedern for the 1963 film The Birds in which she played Melanie Daniels. The costume was designed by Edith Head for the movie directed by Alfred Hitchcock.

A selection of costumes showing various designs and outfits worn by actress playing royal and regal characters seen at the Hollywood Costume exhibition at the Victoria and Albert museum in London, Tuesday, Oct. 16, 2012.

Various designs and outfits worn by actress playing royal and regal characters. The show at the Victoria and Albert Museum opens to the public on Oct. 20, 2012 and run till 27 Jan. 2013. (AP Photo/Alastair Grant)

Two costumes made for the 1992 film Bram Stoker's Dracula, by designer Eiko Ishioka, showing a dress worn by the characters Mina Murray/ Elizabeth played by actress Winona Ryder and the red cape worn by Count Dracula played by actor Gary Oldman.

Black and white costumes designed by Anthony Powell for the 2000 film 102 Dalmatians lead female villain Cruella de Vil portrayed by actress Glenn Close on display at the Hollywood Costume exhibition at the Victoria and Albert museum in London.

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Video presentations by leading American actors Meryl Streep, left and Robert de Niro where they discuss the importance of the costume designer to help with characterization at the Hollywood Costume exhibition at the Victoria and Albert museum in London, Tuesday, Oct. 16, 2012.

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