© 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

© 2010 Lord Christopher Laverty. All rights reserved. By: Lord Christopher LavertyFiled under Clothes from 1950s, Film Reviews, Girls in Films, Guys in Films. Tagged Casey Affleck, Clothes from 1950s, cowboy hat, domestic violence, Jessica Alba, Kate Hudson, Lynette Meyer, Michael Winterbottom, noir. Bookmark the permalink. Well made and well acted, but ruined by a jarring tone. Continue reading

© 2010 Lord Christopher Laverty. All rights reserved. By: Lord Christopher LavertyFiled under Clothes from 2000-10, News. Tagged A Single Man, Arianne Phillips, Colin Firth, Daniel Craig, Fade to Black, Gucci, Quantum of Solace, suiting, tailoring, Tom Ford. Bookmark the permalink. Fashion designer Tom Ford will make another movie, but nobody yet knows what it is yet. Continue reading

© 2014 Lord Christopher Laverty. All rights reserved. By: Lord Christopher LavertyFiled under Clothes from now, Girls in Films, Guys in Films, Interviews. Tagged che t-shirt, Checco Zalone, comedy, contemporary, Dante Ferretti, Francesco Munzi, Gennaro Nunziante, H&M, Italain, Marina Roberti, Milena Canonero, Prada, Sandy Powell, Secret of Sahara, shorts, Silvia Vacirca, Sun in Buckets, vintage. Bookmark the permalink. Marina Roberti is the costume designer of the Italian box office hit Sole a Catinelle. She has worked in the US with the likes of Milena Canonero, Sandy Powell and Dante Ferretti… How did you become a costume designer? When … Continue reading

© 2013 Lord Christopher Laverty. All rights reserved. By: Lord Christopher LavertyFiled under Costume Stories and Links. Tagged Ane Crabtree, Daniel Lawson, Farran Nehme, James Laver, Kristin Burke, Lyn Paolo, Master of Sex, Nicola Balkind, Rebecca Hywel-Jones, Scandal, Self-Styled Siren, TED Talk, The Good Wife, The IT Crowd. Bookmark the permalink. Mainly TV costume this week. The Good Wife ‘Not strong women dressed as men’ – cice interview with costume designer Daniel Lawson. Scandal Costume designer Lyn Paolo on just how amazing Kerry Washington is going to look in season 3. … Continue reading

© 2011 Lord Christopher Laverty. All rights reserved. By: Lord Christopher LavertyFiled under Clothes from 1837-1919, Guys in Films, News. Tagged 1800s, costume, cravat, Daniel Radcliffe, detachable collar, frock coat, hammer, high waisted, horizontal seam, James Watkins, Jane Goldman, Keith Madden, necktie, Ralph Bates, satin faced lapels, Susan Hill, The Woman in Black, top frock, Victorian, waistcoat, wing collar. Bookmark the permalink. A trailer for The Woman in Black arrives bringing that spooky sense of dread that only Victorian costume can provide. Continue reading

© 2014 Lord Christopher Laverty. All rights reserved. By: Lord Christopher LavertyFiled under Costume Stories and Links. Tagged Bhanu Athaiya, Captain America: The Winter Soldier, FrockTalk, Ghandi, Gotham, Lauren Fonvlle, Lisa Padovani, Mary Jane Fort, Mean Girls, Sandy Powell, Sheena Napier, The Young Victoria, trainers, Wendy Benstead. Bookmark the permalink. Two weeks of costume stories. Sheena Napier DTSFT cover this prolific costume designer’s chat at the V&A. And if you’ve not heard of Ms Napier we’ll just say: Backbeat, Poirot, Enchanted April. Sandy Powell Nice rundown of Ms. Powell’s Young … Continue reading

© 2014 Lord Christopher Laverty. All rights reserved. By: Lord Christopher LavertyFiled under Costume Stories and Links. Tagged 101 Dalmatians, Alexandra Welker, auction, Bernie, Broadway, Cobie Smulders, fashion, Ferragamo, Grimm, Hannibal, Hello Tailor, Hollywood Costume, How I Met Your Mother, Kari Perkins, Matt Reitsma, Mindy Kaling, Noah, Only Lovers Left Alive, Puttin on the Glitz, red carpet, Reiko Kurumaba, Salvador Perez, The Mindy Project, theatre, Veronica Mars. Bookmark the permalink. No round up last week because we were a bit busy, so this week is MEGA JAMMED WITH COSTUME GOODNESS. Puttin’ on the Glitz We teamed up with Amber Jane Butchart and The British Library to talk jazz age fashion…

© 2009 Lord Christopher Laverty. All rights reserved. By: Lord Christopher LavertyFiled under Clothes from 1930s, Girls in Films, Premium. Tagged Bergdorf, Fred Astaire, Ginger Rogers, Hays Code, patent leather, peter pan collar, Pick Yourself Up Waltz, Premium Content. Bookmark the permalink. Among all this luxury is a plain, yet deliciously feminine black dress worn for the ‘Pick Yourself Up’ waltz. Continue reading

© 2014 Lord Christopher Laverty. All rights reserved. By: Lord Christopher LavertyFiled under Costume Stories and Links. Tagged Bhanu Athaiya, Captain America: The Winter Soldier, FrockTalk, Ghandi, Gotham, Lauren Fonvlle, Lisa Padovani, Mary Jane Fort, Mean Girls, Sandy Powell, Sheena Napier, The Young Victoria, trainers, Wendy Benstead. Bookmark the permalink. Two weeks of costume stories. Sheena Napier DTSFT cover this prolific costume designer’s chat at the V&A. And if you’ve not heard of Ms Napier we’ll just say: Backbeat, Poirot, Enchanted April. Sandy Powell Nice rundown of Ms. Powell’s Young … Continue reading