Premium | Clothes on Film – Part 4

© 2013 Lord Christopher Laverty. All rights reserved. By: Lord Christopher LavertyFiled under Girls in Films, Girls on TV, Guys in Films, Guys on TV, Premium. Tagged Amy Westcott, Ann Foley, Carlo Poggioli, Caroline McCall, Casey Storm, Charlotte David, Christopher Hargadon, Daniella Gschwendtner, Ellen Mirojnick, Heidi Bivens, Janie Bryant, Jennifer L. Bryan, Joanna Johnston, Julian Day, Karen Muller, Kate Hawley, Kathleen Detoro, Kristin M. Burke, Lorna Marie Mugan, Louise Frogley, Michael Wilkinson, Michele Clapton, Orlandi, Serreau, Sharen Davis, Stephanie Collie Daniel, Steven Norman Lee, Suzy Benzinger, Trish Summerville, Wasitchaya Nampeung Mochanakul. Bookmark the permalink.

What a busy twelve months it’s been for costume design. Really though, this art, or craft, or business (Deborah Nadoolman Landis insists it is definitely a business) gets more talked about each year. 2013 was especially exciting however as it … Continue reading

© 2013 Lord Christopher Laverty. All rights reserved. By: Lord Christopher LavertyFiled under Clothes from 1970s, Clothes from 1980s, Premium. Tagged Chevy Chase, Christmas, dickey, dressing gown, Fight Club, leisure suit, leopard print, Mae Questel, Marla Singer, Michael Kaplan, National Lampoons Christmas Vacation, Randy Quaid, Star Trek, Star Wars VII, trooper hat, Tyler Durden, v-neck, white loafers. Bookmark the permalink.

He is the whitest of the white trash, the kind of man who dumps raw sewage in a storm drain and kidnaps your boss as a Christmas present. And the only man to ever combine a leather belt with a … Continue reading

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Newly released on collectable Blu-ray, The Long Goodbye (1973, directed by Robert Altman) is the kind of film you feel ashamed for not watching more often. Starring Elliot Gould as Raymond Chandler’s pulp private dick Phillip Marlowe, this is a … Continue reading

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If you have played The Last of Us on Playstation 3 it has likely ruined video gaming for you. The world created is so vivid and believable that every game afterward just feels dated and empty. Throughout, The Last of … Continue reading

© 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 under Clothes from now, Girls in Films, Guys in Films, Premium. Tagged Arts Illustrated, Bart Mueller, Chan-wook Park, colour, high heels, Kurt and Bart, Kurt Swanson, Mia Wasikowska, Stoker. Bookmark the permalink.

Here is a brief extract from editor Chris Laverty’s third ‘Fabric of Cinema’ column for international periodical Arts Illustrated. The main reason for a plug is the subject matter discussed: colour, without doubt one of the most fascinating aspects of … Continue reading

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Fred Williamson as Tommy Gibbs adopts the gangster codes of 1930s cinema in blaxploitation classic Black Caesar. Continue reading

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If you’re not watching BBC 2’s gangster western Peaky Blinders, stop reading now and seek it out on iPlayer – there’s still one episode left so you have time to join the party. Peaky Blinders is the slow burning tale … Continue reading

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Filmmaker and costume designer Sophie Black recounts her personal interpretation of Heathers, a film defined by vivid visual interpretation. It is just a coincidence that the first time I saw Michael Lehmann’s Heathers (1988) was within hours of the first … Continue reading

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Costume designer Ann Roth’s template for Working Girl (1988, directed by Mike Nichols) is especially astute with regards to the social and geographical make up of its characters. Protagonist Tess McGill (Melanie Griffith) is a homely girl raised and living … Continue reading

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Let’s get this straight: Peaky Blinders is not Boardwalk Empire. It’s a post World War I gangster drama, during roughly the same time period (1919 as opposed to the early 20’s), it’s gritty, features loyal yet warring brothers, is as … Continue reading

© 2013 Lord Christopher Laverty. All rights reserved. By: Lord Christopher LavertyFiled under Clothes from Fantasy & Sci-fi, Girls on TV, Premium. Tagged Alexander McQueen, armour, Cersei Lannister, dress, embroidery, fashion, Game of Thrones, Katy Werlin, Lena Headey, Maergery, Michele Carragher, Michele Clapton, motif, neckline, Premium Content, ready to wear. Bookmark the permalink.

Cersei Lannister (Lena Headey) is the quintessential evil queen, right up there with The Queen from Snow White and the Queen of Hearts in Alice in Wonderland. Or is she..? Throughout Game of Thrones we have been given clues as … Continue reading