© 2009 Chris Laverty. All rights reserved. Pleasant surprise of the day, the first official photo for The A-Team movie has gone online – and it looks rather good. Obviously there has been some updating going on, the original TV show began in 1983 don’t forget. Overall though there is nothing too jarring here, it is recognisably The A-Team, no question. But let’s analyse exactly what has changed in twenty six years… Bradley Cooper as Templeton Peck, aka ‘Faceman’ Wearing a smart grey mohair suit, open neck white shirt and black oxford lace-ups, Cooper looks similar to his character in The Hangover (2009), apart from the machine gun accessory of…

© 2009 Chris Laverty. All rights reserved. Pleasant surprise of the day, the first official photo for The A-Team movie has gone online – and it looks rather good. Obviously there has been some updating going on, the original TV show began in 1983 don’t forget. Overall though there is nothing too jarring here, it is recognisably The A-Team, no question. But let’s analyse exactly what has changed in twenty six years… Bradley Cooper as Templeton Peck, aka ‘Faceman’ Wearing a smart grey mohair suit, open neck white shirt and black oxford lace-ups, Cooper looks similar to his character in The Hangover (2009), apart from the machine gun accessory of…

© 2011 Chris Laverty. All rights reserved. 11 Jan ’11 Filed under Clothes from 1960s, Clothes from now, Girls in Films. Tagged denim, desert boots, flares, flowers, Hippie, long skirts, Monsoon, Ruth Myers. Bookmark the permalink. Post a comment. Leave a Trackback (URL). In Proof of Life (2000), a kidnap thriller set in fictional South American country Tecala, Meg Ryan plays Alice Bowman, one of the least convincing hippies ever committed to film. On Alice, hippie seems like a passing trend rather than a lifestyle choice. Meg Ryan’s costumes are a mix of sarong skirts with embroidery, cotton vests, tie-dyed t-shirts, big belts, linen shirts, waist cincher, leather jacket, waistcoat,…

© 2011 Chris Laverty. All rights reserved. 11 Jan ’11 Filed under Clothes from 1960s, Clothes from now, Girls in Films. Tagged denim, desert boots, flares, flowers, Hippie, long skirts, Monsoon, Ruth Myers. Bookmark the permalink. Post a comment. Leave a Trackback (URL). In Proof of Life (2000), a kidnap thriller set in fictional South American country Tecala, Meg Ryan plays Alice Bowman, one of the least convincing hippies ever committed to film. On Alice, hippie seems like a passing trend rather than a lifestyle choice. Meg Ryan’s costumes are a mix of sarong skirts with embroidery, cotton vests, tie-dyed t-shirts, big belts, linen shirts, waist cincher, leather jacket, waistcoat,…

Part one of a new Dual Analysis costume film review. Attesting that upbeat and silly often go hand in hand, Beetle Juice (1988) stands as one of director Tim Burton’s most cheerfully insane projects. If its blend of fantasy, horror, comedy proves too much for some, then the imaginative costumes by Aggie Guerard Rodgers and Bo Welch’s vibrant production design save the film from merely a cult following. Yet there is so much to see in Beetle Juice that the real enjoyment comes from re-viewing. This spooky tale revolves around the recently deceased Maitlands, Adam (Alec Baldwin) and Barbara (Geena Davis). Just coming to terms with dying and forced to…

© 2010 Chris Laverty. All rights reserved. 23 Jul ’10 Filed under News. Tagged Disney, Eloise Jensson, Jeff Bridges, leather, light suit, lighting, Lyrca, MCP, mesh, Michael Wilkinson, Rosanna Norton, Steven Lisberger, Tron, Tron Legacy. Bookmark the permalink. Post a comment. Leave a Trackback (URL). As predicted, a new Tron Legacy trailer has debuted at San Diego Comic Con, along with eight minutes of finished footage (which we’ll admit we haven’t seen). It’s all go for the MCP. The design of the black Tron Legacy light suit is frankly wicked, a prefect modern update from Jeff Bridges’ stretchy number in the original, both functional looking and sexy (co-star Garrett Hedlund…

Part one of a new Dual Analysis costume film review. Attesting that upbeat and silly often go hand in hand, Beetle Juice (1988) stands as one of director Tim Burton’s most cheerfully insane projects. If its blend of fantasy, horror, comedy proves too much for some, then the imaginative costumes by Aggie Guerard Rodgers and Bo Welch’s vibrant production design save the film from merely a cult following. Yet there is so much to see in Beetle Juice that the real enjoyment comes from re-viewing. This spooky tale revolves around the recently deceased Maitlands, Adam (Alec Baldwin) and Barbara (Geena Davis). Just coming to terms with dying and forced to…

© 2009 Chris Laverty. All rights reserved. As curator of Entertainment History at the Smithsonian, Dwight Blocker Bowers spends his days surrounded by movie costumes and props from past and present, including the Lone Ranger’s mask and those famous red shoes worn by Judy Garland in The Wizard of Oz (1939). Speaking recently to The Collectors Weekly, Blocker Bowers explains what his job entails, the most popular exhibits at the museum and why Carol Burnett wore a dress with a curtain road attached. Entertainment Curator… Blocker Bowers: I’ve been at the Smithsonian for 28 years—I never thought I’d stay that long! The first job I had was as a producer…

© 2011 Chris Laverty. All rights reserved. 11 Feb ’11 Filed under Clothes from 1960s, News. Tagged Emma Frost, James McAvoy, Jane Goldman, January Jones, Jennifer Lawrence, Kevin Bacon, Kick Ass, Lehnsherr, Marvel, Matthew Vaughn, Michael Fassbender, Moira MacTaggert, Raven Darkholme, Rose Byrne, Sammy Sheldon, Stardust, X-Men, X-Men: First Class. Bookmark the permalink. Post a comment. Leave a Trackback (URL). After some not especially revealing, though still rather tantalising costume wise, X-Men: First Class images released three weeks ago, comes a far more revealing trailer. It is unexpectedly classy too. X-Men: First Class is helmed by Kick Ass (2010) and Stardust (2007) director Mathew Vaughn and co-scripted by both of…

© 2011 Chris Laverty. All rights reserved. 11 Feb ’11 Filed under Clothes from 1960s, News. Tagged Emma Frost, James McAvoy, Jane Goldman, January Jones, Jennifer Lawrence, Kevin Bacon, Kick Ass, Lehnsherr, Marvel, Matthew Vaughn, Michael Fassbender, Moira MacTaggert, Raven Darkholme, Rose Byrne, Sammy Sheldon, Stardust, X-Men, X-Men: First Class. Bookmark the permalink. Post a comment. Leave a Trackback (URL). After some not especially revealing, though still rather tantalising costume wise, X-Men: First Class images released three weeks ago, comes a far more revealing trailer. It is unexpectedly classy too. X-Men: First Class is helmed by Kick Ass (2010) and Stardust (2007) director Mathew Vaughn and co-scripted by both of…