© 2011 Lord Christopher Laverty. All rights reserved. By: Lord Christopher LavertyFiled under Clothes from 1920s, Girls on TV, Premium. Tagged Agent Nelson Van Alden, Atlantic City, Boardwalk Empire, Clothes from 1920s, crepe de Chine, dress, feminine, flapper, frock, hemline, hobble skirt, Irish immigrant, John A. Dunn, Kelly Macdonald, long skirt, Lucy Danziger, Margaret Schroeder, Michael Shannon, Nucky, Paul Poiret, Paz de la Huerta, Premium Content, puritan, ruched, sailor neckline, tea gown, Temperance League, The Ivory Tower, tunic, wide brim hat, Ziegfeld Follies. Bookmark the permalink. Margaret Schroeder is introduced as a world away from the ‘flapper’ set that would come to define the twenties. Continue reading

© 2011 Lord Christopher Laverty. All rights reserved. By: Lord Christopher LavertyFiled under Clothes from Fantasy & Sci-fi, Clothes from now, Film Reviews, Girls in Films. Tagged Charlotte Gainsbourg, contemporary, corset, couture, designer, dress, fabric, Kiefer Sutherland, Kirsten Dunst, Lars von Trier, Manon Rasmussen, Melancholia, ruche, skinny jeans, t-shirt, wedding dress. Bookmark the permalink. The most exquisite fashion promo ever made. Continue reading

© 2010 Lord Christopher Laverty. All rights reserved. By: Lord Christopher LavertyFiled under Girls in Films, Guys in Films, News. Tagged 1940s, BFI, Birds of Paradise, exotica, experimental, Fashion in Film Festival, festival, Hedy Lamarr, Judy Garland, Lana Turner, London, Marketa Uhlirova, Michael Curtiz, Orientalist, Pink Narcissus, Red Heels, Robert Z. Leonard, spectacle, Ziegfeld Girl. Bookmark the permalink. Subtitled ‘Birds of Paradise’, the 3rd Fashion in Film Festival will take place in three London venues on 1st – 12th December. Continue reading

© 2014 Lord Christopher Laverty. All rights reserved. By: Lord Christopher LavertyFiled under Costume Stories and Links. Tagged African dandy, Batman vs Superman, Cameron Dale, Carol Ramsey, CDGA, Daniel Orlandi, David Chronenberg, Dressing Mr. Banks, Haley Mlotek, Kerry Washington, Lynn Paolo, Michael Wilkinson, Nathalie Atkinson, Oscar, Peaky Blinders, Scandal, WORN. Bookmark the permalink. Her Costume designer Casey Storm on creating a “warm and cosy and soothing” future. David Chronenberg: Evolution For WORN, Haley Mlotek examines the costumes on display at the Chronenberg exhibition, most of which are by the director’s sister, Denise. Unfortunately … Continue reading

© 2011 Lord Christopher Laverty. All rights reserved. By: Lord Christopher LavertyFiled under Clothes from 1920s, Girls on TV, Premium. Tagged Agent Nelson Van Alden, Atlantic City, Boardwalk Empire, Clothes from 1920s, crepe de Chine, dress, feminine, flapper, frock, hemline, hobble skirt, Irish immigrant, John A. Dunn, Kelly Macdonald, long skirt, Lucy Danziger, Margaret Schroeder, Michael Shannon, Nucky, Paul Poiret, Paz de la Huerta, Premium Content, puritan, ruched, sailor neckline, tea gown, Temperance League, The Ivory Tower, tunic, wide brim hat, Ziegfeld Follies. Bookmark the permalink. Margaret Schroeder is introduced as a world away from the ‘flapper’ set that would come to define the twenties. Continue reading

© 2011 Lord Christopher Laverty. All rights reserved. By: Lord Christopher LavertyFiled under Clothes from 1940s, Guys in Films, Premium. Tagged cowboy jacket, dark rinse jeans, David C. Robinson, denim, Ed Harris, Jackson Pollock, James Dean, Jeans, Lee, Lee 101, Lee Krasner, Levi, Marcia Gay Harden, Marlon Brando, Pablo Picasso, Premium Content, t-shirt. Bookmark the permalink. Jackson Pollock spawned a thousand imitators in the art world when he chose to work in denim jeans. Continue reading

© 2011 Lord Christopher Laverty. All rights reserved. By: Lord Christopher LavertyFiled under Clothes from 1960s, Girls in Films, Interviews, Premium. Tagged 1960s, Ahna O’Reilly, Allison Janney, Bryce Dallas Howard, Cicely Tyson, Dreamgirls, Emma Stone, floral, Hilly, Jessica Chastain, make-up, Mary Steenburgen, Mississippi, Octavia Spencer, Premium Content, Rebecca Hoffherr, Sharen Davis, Sissy Spacek, Skeeter, Tate Taylor, The Help, uniform, Viola Davis, Winters Bone. Bookmark the permalink. Clothes on Film talks exclusively to Tate Taylor about his use of costume in The Help. Continue reading

© 2011 Contributor. All rights reserved. By: ContributorFiled under Clothes from 1920s, Girls in Films, Premium. Tagged Amber Butchart, Anna May Wong, Birth of a Nation, blackface, Breakfast at Tiffanys, Broken Hearts DJ, Chinese, Chinoiserie, Coco Chanel, Dragon lady, DW Griffith, flapper, identity, Louis Vuitton, Marlene Dietrich, Mickey Rooney, nightwear, orient, Paul Smith, Piccadilly, Premium Content, qipao, race, Shanghai Express, Theatre of Fashion, yellowface. Bookmark the permalink. Anna May Wong fused East and West against an ill-equipped backdrop of Hollywood cinema. Continue reading © 2010 Lord Christopher Laverty. All rights reserved. By: Lord Christopher LavertyFiled under Clothes from now, News. Tagged Barbie, Burberry, Disney/PIXAR, Esquire, Gucci, handbag, Ken, manbag, Mattel,…

© 2010 Lord Christopher Laverty. All rights reserved. By: Lord Christopher LavertyFiled under Journal & Ads, News. Tagged Bloomingdales, cinder glasses, Diane Kruger, eyeglasses, Flashdance sweater, Hobbs, Inglourious Basterds shoes, Mélanie Laurent, Old Town, Premium Content, red dress, Sherlock Holmes trousers, stone cutter glasses, The Hangover suit, The Wolfman, top hat, tuxedos, vintage. Bookmark the permalink. We get a lot of questions at Clothes on Film about where to buy garments similar to those seen in the movies. Continue reading

© 2009 Lord Christopher Laverty. All rights reserved. By: Lord Christopher LavertyFiled under News. Tagged Royal premiere, Susan Sarandon, The Lovely Bones. Bookmark the permalink. No Clothes on Film wasn’t invited, but we have got some photos. Continue reading