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an-education_carey-mulligan_black-dress-bmp1-150x150-4652318 © 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

point-break_patrick-swayze-keanu-reeves-bmp1-150x150-4079617 © 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

bioshock-art_steampunk-150x150-5713396 © 2009 Lord Christopher Laverty. All rights reserved. By: Lord Christopher LavertyFiled under Clothes from Fantasy & Sci-fi, News. Tagged art deco, Gore Verbinski, Steampunk, Victorian, Wild Wild West. Bookmark the permalink.

Director Gore Verbinski has left Universal’s adaptation of videogame hit BioShock. Continue reading

inglourious-basterds_cinema-hostess-16-150x150-7866391 © 2009 Lord Christopher Laverty. All rights reserved. By: Lord Christopher LavertyFiled under Clothes from 1940s, Film Reviews, Girls in Films, Guys in Films. Tagged Anna B. Sheppard, inglorious, Quentin Tarantino, red dress, Siren Suit, uniform. Bookmark the permalink.

Emerges as Quentin Tarantino’s most polished work to date. Continue reading

grease_stockard-channing_summer-nights-lying-down-black-outfit-bmp1-150x150-6270767 © 2009 Lord Christopher Laverty. All rights reserved. By: Lord Christopher LavertyFiled under Clothes from 1950s, Girls in Films, Premium. Tagged biker leather jacket, Clothes from 1950s, costume, denim, Elvis, Jeans, pencil skirt, Pink Ladies, Premium Content, strappy dress. Bookmark the permalink.

Betty ‘Rizzo’ played by Stockard Channing is not only the most complex character in Grease, but in costume terms fascinating. Continue reading

saturday-night-fever_john-travolta_disco-shirt_pants-zip-bmp1-150x150-3165891 © 2009 Lord Christopher Laverty. All rights reserved. By: Lord Christopher LavertyFiled under Clothes from 1970s, Dual Analysis, Girls in Films, Guys in Films, Premium. Tagged Angel pants, Clothes from 1970s, Disco wear, Donna Pescow, Gunne Sax, John Travolta, Karen Lynn Gorney, Patrizia von Brandenstein, polyester, Premium Content. Bookmark the permalink.

Establishing a new feature at Clothes on Film, the following review is written in collaboration with costume designer Kristin M. Burke. Continue reading

© 2009 Lord Christopher Laverty. All rights reserved. By: Lord Christopher LavertyFiled under Clothes from 2000-10, Guys in Films, Premium. Tagged David Keopp, Premium Content, Ricky Gervais, screenplay, Téa Leoni, yellow shirt. Bookmark the permalink.

One poignant scene cleverly uses costume to convey sentiment without extraneous dialogue. Continue reading

flashdance_jennifer-beals_grey-ripped-t-shirt-bmp1-150x150-1729807 © 2009 Lord Christopher Laverty. All rights reserved. By: Lord Christopher LavertyFiled under Clothes from 1980s, Girls in Films, Premium. Tagged Armani, army jacket, dancewear, Jennifer Beals, leggings, Michael Kaplan, Premium Content, ripped sweater, tailoring. Bookmark the permalink.

Flashdance has garnered a considerable costume following in recent years. Continue reading

© 2009 Lord Christopher Laverty. All rights reserved. By: Lord Christopher LavertyFiled under Clothes from Fantasy & Sci-fi, Girls on TV, Guys on TV, News. Tagged AMC, boating blazer, Clothes from 1920s, Comic Con, Jim Caviezel, Patrick McGoohan, Sir Ian McKellen. Bookmark the permalink.

Jim Caviezel as new Number Six spends most of his time in the preview footage wearing a green V-neck sweater and matching lightweight zipper. Continue reading

freebie-and-the-bean_james-caan-alan-arkin-car-bmp1-150x150-3787980 © 2009 Lord Christopher Laverty. All rights reserved. By: Lord Christopher LavertyFiled under Clothes from 1970s, Film Reviews, Girls in Films, Guys in Films. Tagged Alan Arkin, James Caan, police brutality, Richard Rush. Bookmark the permalink.

The best darn movie of the seventies you’ve never seen. Continue reading

quadrophenia_dancing-girl_dress-top-bmp1-150x150-7108937 © 2009 Lord Christopher Laverty. All rights reserved. By: Lord Christopher LavertyFiled under Clothes from 1960s, Girls in Films, Premium. Tagged Jack English, Joyce Stoneman, mini-dress, polo shirt, Premium Content, pussy-bow, Roger Burton, Shift. Bookmark the permalink.

A bobbed hair ‘modette’ girl wears a cute brown and cream mini-dress during the house party sequence. Continue reading

the-borune-supremacy_karl-urban_linen-shirt-running-bmp1-150x150-1920091 © 2009 Lord Christopher Laverty. All rights reserved. By: Lord Christopher LavertyFiled under Clothes from 2000-10, Clothes from now, Guys in Films, Premium. Tagged Dinah Collin, ethnic, ic! berlin, Indian, Kaftan, linen, Middle Eastern, Premium Content, Thea Porter, tunic. Bookmark the permalink.

Karl Urban in a natural linen tunic shirt; Kirill stands out, but only because he is supposed to. Continue reading