© 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 It seems on track with the first film; lots of action and banter, only this time grimy London has been replaced by snowy Europe.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…

© 2010, Clothes on Film 21 Sep ’10 Filed under Clothes from 1940s, Girls in Films. Tagged Black Book red dress, Carice van Houten, costume, De vierde man, Diane Kruger, evening dress, gown, halterneck, identity, Jacques Fath, narrative, National Treasure, Nina Ricci, Paul Verhoeven, silk, slingback shoes, The Fourth Man, World War II, Yan Tax. Bookmark the permalink. Post a comment. Leave a Trackback (URL). There are many eye-popping moments in Black Book (2006), aka Zwartboek, though probably the most PG friendly is when Carice van Houten transforms into a Resistance beauty of Jean Harlow-esque proportions wearing an unmissable red halterneck dress. Black Book is a World War II set…

© 2010, Clothes on Film 21 Sep ’10 Filed under Clothes from 1940s, Girls in Films. Tagged Black Book red dress, Carice van Houten, costume, De vierde man, Diane Kruger, evening dress, gown, halterneck, identity, Jacques Fath, narrative, National Treasure, Nina Ricci, Paul Verhoeven, silk, slingback shoes, The Fourth Man, World War II, Yan Tax. Bookmark the permalink. Post a comment. Leave a Trackback (URL). There are many eye-popping moments in Black Book (2006), aka Zwartboek, though probably the most PG friendly is when Carice van Houten transforms into a Resistance beauty of Jean Harlow-esque proportions wearing an unmissable red halterneck dress. Black Book is a World War II set…

© 2011, Artificial Eye 27 Feb ’12 Filed under Clothes from now, Girls in Films, Guys in Films. Tagged asexual, Ashley Gerasimovich, Catherine George, contemporary, cotton, ethnic, Ezra Miller, identity, indie, Jasper Newell, jersey shirt, John C. Reilly, Judy Becker, linen, Lynne Ramsay, nostalgia, pinstripe suit, red, Rock Duer, Seamus McGarvey, skinny jeans, stripes, symbolism, t-shirt, tee, Tilda Swinton, tunic top, We Need to Talk About Kevin, Windcheater. Bookmark the permalink. Post a comment. Leave a Trackback (URL). Quite deliberately, We Need to Talk About Kevin (2011) provokes discussion. Why is Kevin evil? Was he born that way? Did his mother make him that way by withholding love? Is he…

© 2011, Artificial Eye 27 Feb ’12 Filed under Clothes from now, Girls in Films, Guys in Films. Tagged asexual, Ashley Gerasimovich, Catherine George, contemporary, cotton, ethnic, Ezra Miller, identity, indie, Jasper Newell, jersey shirt, John C. Reilly, Judy Becker, linen, Lynne Ramsay, nostalgia, pinstripe suit, red, Rock Duer, Seamus McGarvey, skinny jeans, stripes, symbolism, t-shirt, tee, Tilda Swinton, tunic top, We Need to Talk About Kevin, Windcheater. Bookmark the permalink. Post a comment. Leave a Trackback (URL). Quite deliberately, We Need to Talk About Kevin (2011) provokes discussion. Why is Kevin evil? Was he born that way? Did his mother make him that way by withholding love? Is he…

© 1992, Columbia Pictures Innovative costume designer and art director Eiko Ishioka has died aged 73. Ms Ishioka will surely be best remembered for her Oscar winning costumes in Bram Stoker’s Dracula (1992), which included Vlad III the Impaler’s (Gary Oldman) eye-popping suit of armour that resembled the structural configuration of human muscles and provocative Gothic dresses worn by The Brides. Tokyo born Eiko Ishioka also designed costumes for 2011 fantasy drama Immortals. Regular collaborator, director Tarsem Singh, known for his judicious use of extravagant headwear, employed Ms Ishioka to create an array of imaginative ensembles based on Greek mythology. A modest résumé of ten feature films takes nothing away…

© 1992, Columbia Pictures Innovative costume designer and art director Eiko Ishioka has died aged 73. Ms Ishioka will surely be best remembered for her Oscar winning costumes in Bram Stoker’s Dracula (1992), which included Vlad III the Impaler’s (Gary Oldman) eye-popping suit of armour that resembled the structural configuration of human muscles and provocative Gothic dresses worn by The Brides. Tokyo born Eiko Ishioka also designed costumes for 2011 fantasy drama Immortals. Regular collaborator, director Tarsem Singh, known for his judicious use of extravagant headwear, employed Ms Ishioka to create an array of imaginative ensembles based on Greek mythology. A modest résumé of ten feature films takes nothing away…

© 1992, Columbia Pictures Innovative costume designer and art director Eiko Ishioka has died aged 73. Ms Ishioka will surely be best remembered for her Oscar winning costumes in Bram Stoker’s Dracula (1992), which included Vlad III the Impaler’s (Gary Oldman) eye-popping suit of armour that resembled the structural configuration of human muscles and provocative Gothic dresses worn by The Brides. Tokyo born Eiko Ishioka also designed costumes for 2011 fantasy drama Immortals. Regular collaborator, director Tarsem Singh, known for his judicious use of extravagant headwear, employed Ms Ishioka to create an array of imaginative ensembles based on Greek mythology. A modest résumé of ten feature films takes nothing away…

© 1992, Columbia Pictures Innovative costume designer and art director Eiko Ishioka has died aged 73. Ms Ishioka will surely be best remembered for her Oscar winning costumes in Bram Stoker’s Dracula (1992), which included Vlad III the Impaler’s (Gary Oldman) eye-popping suit of armour that resembled the structural configuration of human muscles and provocative Gothic dresses worn by The Brides. Tokyo born Eiko Ishioka also designed costumes for 2011 fantasy drama Immortals. Regular collaborator, director Tarsem Singh, known for his judicious use of extravagant headwear, employed Ms Ishioka to create an array of imaginative ensembles based on Greek mythology. A modest résumé of ten feature films takes nothing away…

© 2011, Paramount Pictures 16 Dec ’11 Filed under Clothes from now, Film Reviews, Girls in Films, Guys in Films. Tagged 1960s, ball gown, blue dress, Brad Bird, Burlesque, Clothes from 1970s, Ethan Hunt, Fight Club, Ghost Protocol, green dress, James Bond, Jeremy Renner, leather jacket, Levi, Michael Kaplan, Mission Impossible, notched lapels, Paula Patton, Persol, suit, sunglasses, thin lapels, Tom Cruise. Bookmark the permalink. Post a comment. Leave a Trackback (URL). Starring: Tom Cruise, Paula Patton, Jeremy Renner Directed By: Brad Bird Ghost Protocol surges close to the complex spy shenanigans and intricate set pieces of the original film but comes up frustratingly short overall. Yet, even if this…