© 2011 Lord Christopher Laverty. All rights reserved. By: Lord Christopher LavertyFiled under Clothes from 1837-1919, Girls in Films, Guys in Films, News. Tagged 19th century, BAFTA, CDG, Featurette, Hailee Steinfeld, Jeff Bridges, Mary Zophres, Matt Damon, muted, Oscar, True Grit, western. Bookmark the permalink. A snapshot look at the costume design work of Mary Zophres for True Grit. Well worth a watch. Continue reading © 2011 Lord Christopher Laverty. All rights reserved. By: Lord Christopher LavertyFiled under Clothes from 1837-1919, Guys in Films, News. Tagged barrel cuffs, bowler, Dr. Watson, Guy Ritchie, herringbone, Jared Harris, Jenny Beavan, Jude Law, Kelly Reilly, leather gloves, linen, London, Mary Morstan, necktie, Professor…

© 2013 Lord Christopher Laverty. All rights reserved. By: Lord Christopher LavertyFiled under Clothes from 1980s, Girls in Films, Guys in Films, Premium. Tagged Abbey Bender, accessories, baseball shirt, bodysuit, Carol Oditz, Clothes from 1980s, corset, female gaze, femininity, halterneck, Joyce Chopra, Lolita, male gaze, mall, masculinity, Smooth Talk, teenage, waist cincher. Bookmark the permalink. Moments of sartorial significance, and that glimmer of recognition that we feel upon seeing an onscreen outfit worn more than once are found throughout Smooth Talk, Joyce Chopra’s underseen 1986 adaptation of a Joyce Carol Oates short story. The film … Continue reading © 2013 Lord Christopher Laverty. All rights reserved. By: Lord Christopher LavertyFiled…

© 2014 Lord Christopher Laverty. All rights reserved. By: Lord Christopher LavertyFiled under Clothes from now, Girls on TV, Premium. Tagged casual, contemporary, David Morrissey, earrings, femininity, floral dress, Jeans, linen, Lucinda Wright, mac, Mackintosh, Olivia Colman, Sean Maguire, Sheridan Smith, The 7.39, Zara. Bookmark the permalink. Two-part BBC drama The 7.39 could have been your average ‘man meets woman and has an affair’ tale. However, the overall verdict has been one of admiration at not only the amazing acting from its star players but also the … Continue reading © 2014 Lord Christopher Laverty. All rights reserved. By: Lord Christopher LavertyFiled under Clothes from now, Interviews, Premium. Tagged Be…

© 2011 Lord Christopher Laverty. All rights reserved. By: Lord Christopher LavertyFiled under Clothes from 1940s, Clothes from 1970s, Girls in Films, Guys in Films, Premium. Tagged 1940s, Barbra Streisand, Cary Grant, chic, Clothes from 1950s, Clothes from 1970s, costume, Dorothy Jeakins, empire line, flared trousers, flares, identity, Katie Morosky, Marxism, Moss Mabry, padded shoulders, pants, paradox, perm, peter pan collar, Premium Content, Rebel Without a Cause, Robert Redford, rollneck sweater, Ryan O’Neal, Sydney Pollack, tea dress, The Way We Were, trouser suit, tunic, What’s Up Doc, World War 2. Bookmark the permalink. Throughout The Way We Were, Barbra Streisand wears a mix of period authenticity and contemporary fashion. Continue…

© 2009 Lord Christopher Laverty. All rights reserved. By: Lord Christopher LavertyFiled under News. Tagged Audrey Hepburn, black dress, Carey Mulligan, Odile Dicks-Mireaux, Peter Sarsgaard, shift dresses. Bookmark the permalink. Judging solely on this footage, Carey Mulligan’s Jenny goes down the Audrey Hepburn route more than typical teen fashions of the sixties. Continue reading © 2009 Lord Christopher Laverty. All rights reserved. By: Lord Christopher LavertyFiled under Clothes from 2000-10, Film Reviews, Guys in Films. Tagged Kathryn Bigelow, Keanu Reeves, Patrick Swayze, tribes, Utah. Bookmark the permalink. Quaint in its depiction of an alternative lifestyle, yet still an above average, really quite vicious action thriller. Continue reading © 2009 Lord…

© 2014 Lord Christopher Laverty. All rights reserved. By: Lord Christopher LavertyFiled under Clothes from 1980s, Clothes from 1990s, Girls in Films, Guys in Films, Premium. Tagged 1990s, Anthony Gilberto, Brioni, Chanel, Clothes from 1980s, Corneliani, Ellen Mirojnick, Girogio Armani, gordon gekko, Gucci, Jonah Hill, Jordan Belfort, Leonard Logsdail, Leonardo diCaprio, Lorenzo Caprile, Margot Robbie, Martin Scorsese, Ralph Lauren, Sandy Powell, shoulder pads, tailored, The Wolf of Wall Street, Wall Street, wedding dress. Bookmark the permalink. There is a problem with the costumes in The Wolf of Wall Street, and it has nothing to do with the film itself but the coverage they have received. Namely, that this coverage is…

© 2013 Lord Christopher Laverty. All rights reserved. By: Lord Christopher LavertyFiled under Clothes from 1920s, Clothes from now, Girls in Films, News, Premium. Tagged American Gigolo, Amy Westcott, Baz Luhrmann, Black Swan, Brooks Brothers, Carey Mulligan, Catherine Martin, CDG, Clothes from 1920s, Clothes from 1970s, Coco Chanel, Daisy Buchannan, flapper, Giorgio Armani, gown, Jean Paul Gaultier, Leonardo Di Caprio, Maryiln Vance-Straker, Mia Farrow, Miu Miu, Miuccia Prada, Prada, Premium Content, Ralph Lauren, Romeo & Juliet, suits, The Great Gatsby, The Untouchables, Theoni V. Alredge, Vogue. Bookmark the permalink. The press love Prada’s involvement with The Great Gatsby, but exactly how much does this help the film’s costume design? Continue…

© 2013 Lord Christopher Laverty. All rights reserved. By: Lord Christopher LavertyFiled under Clothes from Fantasy & Sci-fi, Girls in Films, Guys in Films. Tagged Arts Illustrated, Eiko Ishioka, fantasy, Jennifer Lopez, The Cell. Bookmark the permalink. Introduction to our essay about Eiko Ishioka for Arts Illustrated magazine. Continue reading © 2013 Lord Christopher Laverty. All rights reserved. By: Lord Christopher LavertyFiled under Clothes from Fantasy & Sci-fi, Girls in Films, Guys in Films. Tagged Argo, Ben Barnes, fantasy, feathers, Jacqueline West, Jeff Bridges, Julianne Moore, medieval, Snow White and the Huntsman, trailer. Bookmark the permalink. Muddy looking fantasy fun. Continue reading © 2013 Lord Christopher Laverty. All rights reserved.…

© 2009 Lord Christopher Laverty. All rights reserved. By: Lord Christopher LavertyFiled under Clothes from 1930s, Girls in Films, Premium. Tagged chemise, lace trim, Premium Content, silk, Slip, Terry Ryan. Bookmark the permalink. Director Peter Jackson wanted Ann to be an old fashioned, sexually defined heroine. Continue reading © 2009 Lord Christopher Laverty. All rights reserved. By: Lord Christopher LavertyFiled under Clothes from 1950s, Girls in Films, Guys in Films, News. Tagged Clothes from 1950s, fedora, hand painted tie, raglan coats, Sandy Powell, yellow dress. Bookmark the permalink. Trailer two for Shutter Island hits the net. Leonardo DiCaprio and co revisit serious 1950s fashions. Continue reading © 2009 Lord Christopher…

© 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, Guys in Films. Tagged Andy Serkis, apes, check suit, costume, dressing gown, Freida Pinto, hierarchy, James Franco, Oscar, pinstripe suit, Planet of the Apes, Renée April, review, Rise of the Planet of the Apes, Rupert Wyatt, Source Code, symbolism, uniform. Bookmark the permalink. Gripping entertainment with subtext on everything from ethnicity to hierarchal costume. Continue reading © 2011 Lord Christopher Laverty. All rights reserved. By: Lord Christopher LavertyFiled under Clothes from Fantasy & Sci-fi, Clothes from now, Girls in Films, Guys in Films, News.…