From The Title: “Somerset company dress Russell Crowe in Robin Hood”
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If you go to watch Russell Crowe in the Hollywood film Robin Hood, look out for something he is wearing made right here in Somerset.
CA Cornish, a leather trimmings company from Street, have made the straps which are tightly wrapped around the Australian actor's arms and legs.
And it's not the first time they've helped to dress him - their handiwork can be seen in the film Gladiator.
Brad Pitt in Troy and Colin Farrell in Alexander also wore their stuff.
The company's first film commission was Gladiator in 2000 which was a big order as it involved dressing 3,000 soldiers.
Since then, they have also provided the leather lacing for the Death Eater costumes in Harry Potter - although as the film is dark, their handiwork can't be seen.
Owner Lynda Cornish said film studios like to use them as their work is discreet.
"The products we make do become part of the film - they don't stick out like a sore thumb. The costume has to be authentic," she said.
"Robin Hood and Russell Crowe may be the hero you all recognise but we're the unsung heroes!"
Since starting in 1976, CA Cornish has supplied leather trimmings to many companies including international fashion businesses such as Barber.
They've even supplied the Queen - "The phone rang and I didn't know who they were and I told them to send a fax - five minutes later and Buckingham Palace was on it and I thought 'whoops'!"
And the recession has had little impact on them, in fact their workload is increasing so keep your eyes peeled for their stuff in the next action film to make it to the big screen.
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