© 2010, Clothes on Film A few days back, Warner Bros. released the first official image and synopsis from The Hangover Part II – Todd Philips’ follow up to his own mega success comedy. You have no doubt read/seen both by now, but we do have a little something to add… Clothes on Film recently had a quick chat with costume designer Louise Mingenbach as she was shooting The Hangover: Part II in Thailand. According to Louise, a safari suit with sandals and socks were exactly what she considered Zach Galifianakis’ character, well intentioned man-child Alan, would deem appropriate for a trip to southeast Asia (note, too ,what appears to…

© 2010, Clothes on Film A few days back, Warner Bros. released the first official image and synopsis from The Hangover Part II – Todd Philips’ follow up to his own mega success comedy. You have no doubt read/seen both by now, but we do have a little something to add… Clothes on Film recently had a quick chat with costume designer Louise Mingenbach as she was shooting The Hangover: Part II in Thailand. According to Louise, a safari suit with sandals and socks were exactly what she considered Zach Galifianakis’ character, well intentioned man-child Alan, would deem appropriate for a trip to southeast Asia (note, too ,what appears to…

© 2010, Clothes on Film A few days back, Warner Bros. released the first official image and synopsis from The Hangover Part II – Todd Philips’ follow up to his own mega success comedy. You have no doubt read/seen both by now, but we do have a little something to add… Clothes on Film recently had a quick chat with costume designer Louise Mingenbach as she was shooting The Hangover: Part II in Thailand. According to Louise, a safari suit with sandals and socks were exactly what she considered Zach Galifianakis’ character, well intentioned man-child Alan, would deem appropriate for a trip to southeast Asia (note, too ,what appears to…

© 2010 Chris Laverty. All rights reserved. 29 Oct ’10 Filed under Clothes from now, Interviews. Tagged Clothes on Film, costume, exclusive, Hills Chihuahua 2, horror, Kristin Burke, Kristin M. Burke, Los Angeles, Nordstrom Rack, ordinariness, Paranormal Activity 2, realistic, Running Scared, The Cooler, Tod Williams. Bookmark the permalink. Post a comment. Leave a Trackback (URL). If you have seen Paranormal Activity 2 then you are probably still awake from when you left the cinema, so how about using your insomnia constructively to read about the clever ‘ordinariness’ of the film’s costume design by Kristin M. Burke? Kristin Burke is a costume designer with a packed IMDb resume including such…

© 2009 Chris Laverty. All rights reserved. 6 Nov ’09 Filed under Clothes from 1950s, Girls in Films. Tagged Edith Head, Grace Kelly, Judith Evelyn, roll hat, taffeta. Bookmark the permalink. Post a comment. Leave a Trackback (URL). Of course Rear Window (1954) wasn’t all about Grace Kelly… Just a quick mention then for Miss Lonelyheart played with such empathy by Judith Evelyn, and her dashing green dress. This outfit might look passé compared to the haute couture of Grace Kelly’s Lisa, yet it is probably what her character was wearing eighteen months earlier: Emerald green evening dress with large wing collar and a full skirt that ends just below…

© 2010 Chris Laverty. All rights reserved. 29 Oct ’10 Filed under Clothes from now, Interviews. Tagged Clothes on Film, costume, exclusive, Hills Chihuahua 2, horror, Kristin Burke, Kristin M. Burke, Los Angeles, Nordstrom Rack, ordinariness, Paranormal Activity 2, realistic, Running Scared, The Cooler, Tod Williams. Bookmark the permalink. Post a comment. Leave a Trackback (URL). If you have seen Paranormal Activity 2 then you are probably still awake from when you left the cinema, so how about using your insomnia constructively to read about the clever ‘ordinariness’ of the film’s costume design by Kristin M. Burke? Kristin Burke is a costume designer with a packed IMDb resume including such…

© 2010 Chris Laverty. All rights reserved. 2 Feb ’10 Filed under News. Tagged 82nd Academy Awards, Avatar, Best Costume Design, Inglourious Basterds, The Hurt Locker, Zoe Saldana. Bookmark the permalink. Post a comment. Leave a Trackback (URL). It’s Academy Award nomination day so let’s have a look at the line up. We have to warn you though; there are a couple of upsets. First has to be that Zoe Saldana was not nominated in the Best Actress category. Guess computers and humans and acting and awards do not yet mix. Still, thanks to Saldana’s emotive performance in Avatar, surely now the debate has been properly opened? Second upset is…

© 2011, Clothes on Film The first trailer for Sherlock Holmes: A Game of Shadows starring Robert Downey Jr, Jude Law, Noomi Rapace and Jared Harris has hit the net. It seems on track with the first film; lots of action and banter, only this time grimy London has been replaced by snowy Europe. Jenny Beavan returns for costume design; the look is late Victorian with a twist. A few interesting sartorial notes pop up, mainly attributable to ever dapper Dr. John Watson (Law), though we are given a glimpse of Sherlock Holmes’ (Downey Jr.) nemesis, Professor Moriarty (Harris). New love interest Sim (Rapace) only really gets to showcase a…

© 2011, Paramount Pictures 20 Dec ’11 Filed under Clothes from now, Girls in Films, Guys in Films, Interviews. Tagged 1960s, ball gown, blue dress, Brad Bird, Burlesque, Christmas Vacation, Clothes from 1970s, décolleté, double breasted, Ethan Hunt, Fight Club, Ghost Protocol, green dress, interview, Jeremy Renner, leather jacket, low cut, Michael Kaplan, Mission Impossible, Paula Patton, Persol, sleeveless dress, suit, sunglasses, The Long Kiss Good Night, Tom Cruise. Bookmark the permalink. Post a comment. Leave a Trackback (URL). Costume designer for Mission: Impossible – Ghost Protocol, Michael Kaplan, talks us through his choices and intentions for clothing in the film. Prepare to be disappointed if you want Tom Cruise’s…

© 2011, Paramount Pictures 20 Dec ’11 Filed under Clothes from now, Girls in Films, Guys in Films, Interviews. Tagged 1960s, ball gown, blue dress, Brad Bird, Burlesque, Christmas Vacation, Clothes from 1970s, décolleté, double breasted, Ethan Hunt, Fight Club, Ghost Protocol, green dress, interview, Jeremy Renner, leather jacket, low cut, Michael Kaplan, Mission Impossible, Paula Patton, Persol, sleeveless dress, suit, sunglasses, The Long Kiss Good Night, Tom Cruise. Bookmark the permalink. Post a comment. Leave a Trackback (URL). Costume designer for Mission: Impossible – Ghost Protocol, Michael Kaplan, talks us through his choices and intentions for clothing in the film. Prepare to be disappointed if you want Tom Cruise’s…