Almost Famous is rightly remembered as Cameron Crowe’s greatest contribution to film, an era-defining ode to music, style, and incredible one-liners. My apologies to Elton John, but has there ever been a more moving rendition of “Tiny Dancer” than the one Penny Lane ( Kate Hudson ) sings on Stillwater’s tour bus, Dolores? Was Philip Seymour Hoffman ever better than in the role of jaded music writer Lester Bangs? Who could forget Frances McDormand’s vaguely hysterical delivery of the line: “Rockstars have kidnapped my son!”?

None of it would be as impactful without Betsy Heimann ’s genius costuming. (Heimann is also responsible for the on-screen wardrobes in both Reservoir Dogs and Pulp Fiction , if you need further convincing of her genius). For Almost Famous , she made the vas

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