We are now up to the year 1968 for the double-episode season 6 opener of Mad Men. This already seems to be the show’s most progressive season so far costume wise. Season 5 certainly took the most significant cultural jump, with Swinging Sixties politics, clothes and interiors looming like a shadow of coolness. In the latter half of season 5, aspiring actress Megan’s (Jessica Paré) capri pants and sweater audition wear, while not exactly beatnik were avant-garde enough to suggest the growing exuberance of her character. The times they are a-changin’. For season 6, costume designer Janie Bryant looks to be channelling the same ideal as season 1, but whereas…

Kurt and Bart are fascinating. Forged as art school drop outs in 1980s New York, their name is now a singular brand to movers and shakers in the media industry. Yet they are two people, two very real people: Kurt Swanson and Bart Mueller, renowned costume designers and wardrobe stylists for film, stage, TV and commercials. Since the early 2000s, Kurt and Bart have really stepped up their work costume designing film (forgive the pun but they actually did costume Step Up 3D), although runaway hit Stoker is arguably their highest profile feature yet. In fact Stoker is the most beguiling film of 2013 so far for costume. This is…

© 2013, Columbia Pictures 8 Mar ’13 Following a teaser trailer that relied heavily on atmosphere and showed us little, we now have our first real glimpse of M. Night Shyamalan’s make or break sci-fi thriller After Earth – and it looks good. Sartorial highlight is undoubtedly the ‘life suit’, which costume designer Amy Westcott confirms is more than just a way to keep warm. The story is set 1,000 years in the future. Humanity has been forced to abandon earth so we now live on ‘Nova Prime’. Will Smith’s military general, the magnificently named Cypher Raige returns from a tour of duty ready to reconnect with his family, especially…

All the Clothes on Film posts in a handy month by month list – scroll down there’s loads – or you can search via keyword in the box below. Older posts may have been attacked by the typo monster, though we are in the process of fixing this. Boardwalk Empire: Cometh the Dandiest Man There is a man on Boardwalk Empire with even more sartorial presence than Nucky Thompson; That man is Chalky White. Anne Hathaway’s Catwoman Costume: Full Paparazzi Reveal Blurry and unofficial, but these are definitely photos of Anne Hathaway as Catwoman. The Girl With the Dragon Tattoo: Full Costume Trailer Rooney Mara’s Lisbeth will be a style…