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© 2013 Contributor. All rights reserved. By: ContributorFiled under Girls in Films, Girls on TV, Guys in Films, Guys on TV, Premium. Tagged Audrey Hepburn, Banana Republic, Bloomingdales, Chanel, Edith Head, fashion, Gilbert Adrian, Howard Greer, Janie Bryant, Joan Crawford, Kristin Koga, Macy’s, Mad Men, Neiman Marcus, Oz the Great and the Powerful, Prada, Sabrina, The Girl With the Dragon Tattoo, The Great Gatsby, Trish Summerville. Bookmark the permalink.

Analysing the sometimes tense relationship between fashion and costume design. Continue reading

© 2013 Lord Christopher Laverty. All rights reserved. By: Lord Christopher LavertyFiled under Costume Stories and Links. Tagged Ann Roth, armour, Behind the Candelabra, Catherine Martin, Costume Designers Guild, Ellen Mirojnick, Game of Thrones, Gavia Baker-Whitelaw, Hello Tailor, Keira Knighley, Last Night, Lucie Goulet, Michele Clapton, Star Trek, Star Trek Into Darkness, The Great Gatsby. Bookmark the permalink.

Pick of the week’s movie and television costume design stories. Continue reading

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Director Bryan Singer has tweeted photographs of Nicholas Hoult, Hugh Jackman and James McAvoy in 1973 costume on set of X-Men: Days of Future Past. Continue reading

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Spoiler warning: The costume clues and details of Star Trek Into Darkness. Continue reading

© 2013 Lord Christopher Laverty. All rights reserved. By: Lord Christopher LavertyFiled under Clothes from 1990s, Girls in Films, Guys in Films, Interviews, Premium. Tagged 1990s, 2000s, Brad Pitt, bridesmaid’s dress, colour, David Fincher, Edward Norton, fashion, Fight Club, fur coat, girdle dress, Helena Bonham Carter, iconic, interview, Margot TenenBaum, Marla Singer, Michael Kaplan, Premium Content, Rick Owens, strappy dress, sunglasses, The Royal Tenenbaums, thrift store. Bookmark the permalink.

Costume designer Michael Kaplan reminisces with Clothes on Film about creating dark tourist Marla Singer in Fight Club.
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© 2013 Lord Christopher Laverty. All rights reserved. By: Lord Christopher LavertyFiled under Costume Stories and Links. Tagged Catherine Marie Thomas, Catherine Martin, Imogen Loveday, James Keast, Joan Bergin, Nina Forever, Prada, The Great Gatsby, The Matador, The Red Shoes, The Vikings. Bookmark the permalink.

This week’s interesting costume design stories and links. Continue reading

© 2013 Contributor. All rights reserved. By: ContributorFiled under Clothes from 1950s, Clothes from 1980s, Girls in Films, Premium. Tagged armour, blue suit, Bonnie Radcliffe, Consolata Boyle, cornflower blue, feminine, gender, gloves, kitten heals, Margaret Thatcher, masculine, Meryl Streep, pearls, peter pan collar, Phyllida Lloyd, Premium Content, suit, The Iron Lady. Bookmark the permalink.

A look at late Margaret Thatcher’s colour specific wardrobe as represented in the film The Iron Lady. Continue reading

© 2013 Lord Christopher Laverty. All rights reserved. By: Lord Christopher LavertyFiled under Clothes from 1920s, Girls in Films, Guys in Films. Tagged 1990s, appliqué, asymmetric, Baz Luhrmann, Brooks Brothers, Catherine Martin, Clothes from 1920s, dinner suit, flapper, fringing, leg slit, Prada, The Great Gatsby, tuxedo. Bookmark the permalink.

We visited Brooks Brothers to check out their costume display from The Great Gatsby. Continue reading