Premium Content | Clothes on Film – Part 4

© 2013 Contributor. All rights reserved. By: ContributorFiled under Clothes from 1950s, Clothes from 1980s, Girls in Films, Premium. Tagged armour, blue suit, Bonnie Radcliffe, Consolata Boyle, cornflower blue, feminine, gender, gloves, kitten heals, Margaret Thatcher, masculine, Meryl Streep, pearls, peter pan collar, Phyllida Lloyd, Premium Content, suit, The Iron Lady. Bookmark the permalink.

A look at late Margaret Thatcher’s colour specific wardrobe as represented in the film The Iron Lady. Continue reading

© 2013 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, Premium. Tagged Batman, Ben Kingsley, Bodycon, check suit, cloak, costume, Don Cheadle, Guy Pearce, Gwyneth Paltrow, Iron Man, Iron Man suit, Iron Patriot, lounge jacket, mark 47 suit, Premium Content, Rebecca Hall, Robert Downey Jr, Shane Black, skirt suit, sunglasses, superhero, Superman, The Dark Knight, The Mandarin, War Machine, white suit. Bookmark the permalink.

Spoiler warning: We examine the use of suits, iron or otherwise, in Iron Man 3 to conceal and recreate identity. Continue reading

© 2013 Contributor. All rights reserved. By: ContributorFiled under Clothes from 1920s, Girls in Films, Guys in Films, Interviews. Tagged Baz Luhrmann, Carey Mulligan, Catherine Martin, cloche, Clothes from 1920s, Daisy Buchanan, Deirdre Clemente, F. Scott Fitzgerald, gender, Leonardo diCaprio, Myrtle Wilson, Prada, Premium Content, The Great Gatsby. Bookmark the permalink.

We analyse exactly what Baz Luhrmann and Catherine Martin need to get right for their costume design in The Great Gatsby. Continue reading

© 2013 Lord Christopher Laverty. All rights reserved. By: Lord Christopher LavertyFiled under Clothes from 1990s, Clothes from now, Girls in Films, Guys in Films, Premium. Tagged 1990s, 2010s, bi-swing, broken down, Derek Cianfrance, Drive, Erin Benach, Eva Mendes, Jeans, leather jacket, Luke Glanton, motorcycle pants, Premium Content, Ryan Gosling, scorpion jacket, t-shirt, The Driver, The Place Beyond the Pines. Bookmark the permalink.

If you thought a scorpion embroidered bomber jacket was tough to pull off, just wait until you see Ryan Gosling in The Place Beyond the Pines. Continue reading

© 2013 Lord Christopher Laverty. All rights reserved. By: Lord Christopher LavertyFiled under Clothes from 1960s, Girls on TV, Guys on TV, Premium. Tagged 1960s, Clothes from 1970s, Dior, Don Draper, Elisabeth Moss, evening dress, Janie Bryant, January Jones, Jessica Paré, John Dunn, John Slattery, Jon Hamm, Mad Men, Mary Quant, mini-dress, Peggy Olson, Pete Campbell, Premium Content, Pucci, Rich Sommer, Roger Sterling, suit, Twiggy, Vincent Kartheiser. Bookmark the permalink.

Our thoughts on the costume design in the season 6 premiere of Mad Men. Continue reading

© 2013 Contributor. All rights reserved. By: ContributorFiled under Clothes from 1980s, Girls in Films, Guys in Films, Premium. Tagged Bonnie Radcliffe, boots, Chigurh, Clothes from 1980s, Coen Brothers, Deep South, floral, Javier Bardem, Josh Brolin, Kelly Macdonald, Mary Zophres, No Country for Old Men, period, Premium Content, Stetson, Tommy Lee Jones, uniform, western, windebreaker, Woody Harrelson. Bookmark the permalink.

The colours and codes of the costume design in No Country for Old Men. Continue reading

© 2013 Lord Christopher Laverty. All rights reserved. By: Lord Christopher LavertyFiled under Clothes from 1970s, Girls in Films, Guys in Films, Premium. Tagged 1940s, 3 piece suit, Aquascutum, blouse, brown, Burberry, Clothes from 1930s, Clothes from 1970s, contemporary, cornflower blue, cotton weave, Dustin Hoffman, femininity, femme fatale, gangster, gumshoe, identity, Justin Henry, Kramer vs. Kramer, leather boots, long skirt, masculinity, military, Premium Content, Robert Benton, Ruth Morley, short sleeve shirt, trench coat, yuppie. Bookmark the permalink.

Meryl Streep’s timeless Burberry trench coat is one of the most recognisable contemporary costumes of 1970s. Continue reading

© 2013 Lord Christopher Laverty. All rights reserved. By: Lord Christopher LavertyFiled under Clothes from now, Girls in Films, Guys in Films, Interviews, Premium. Tagged Bart Mueller, blouse, Bottega Veneta, Chan-wook Park, Christian Louboutin, Clothes from 1950s, contemporary, Elie Saab, Erin Benach, Evie, Gucci, Henry Darger, high heels, India, knife pleats, Kurt & Bart, Kurt Swanson, L’Wren scott, Marni, Matthew Goode, Mia Wasikowska, Nicole Kidman, Oldboy, paintings of Balthus, pattern, Premium Content, saddle shoes, Stoker, vintage jewellery. Bookmark the permalink.

Kurt and Bart are fascinating. Forged as art school drop outs in 1980s New York, their name is now a singular brand to movers and shakers in the media industry. Yet they are two people, two very real people: Kurt … Continue reading

© 2013 Lord Christopher Laverty. All rights reserved. By: Lord Christopher LavertyFiled under Clothes from now, Girls in Films, Premium. Tagged Bart Mueller, Belle de Jour, belt, blouse, Chan-wook Park, Christian Louboutin, Drive, Erin Benach, fedora, fetish, Hélène Nourry, high heels, India, Indiana Jones, knitwear, Kurt & Bart, Kurt Swanson, Matthew Goode, Mia Wasikowska, Nicole Kidman, pleated skirt, Premium Content, Stoker, Taxi Driver, The Wizard of Oz, Yves Saint Laurent. Bookmark the permalink.

It’s all about the shoes in Stoker. Continue reading

© 2013 Lord Christopher Laverty. All rights reserved. By: Lord Christopher LavertyFiled under Clothes from 1970s, Clothes from 1980s, Premium. Tagged Alan Arkin, Argo, Ben Affleck, Brooks Brothers, Bryan Cranston, CDG, Christopher Denham, Clea DuVall, Clothes from 1970s, Clothes from 1980s, denim, Edith Head, flares, interview, Jacqueline West, Kerry Bishe, lapels, man bag, Oscar, period, Premium, Premium Content, Scoot McNairy, sports jacket, suit, Tate Donovan, Tony Mendez, trout bag, tweed. Bookmark the permalink.

Costume designer Jacqueline West talks exclusively to Clothes on Film about her period recreation work on Ben Affleck’s Oscar favourite Argo. Continue reading

© 2013 Lord Christopher Laverty. All rights reserved. By: Lord Christopher LavertyFiled under Clothes from 1837-1919, Girls in Films, Guys in Films, Interviews, Premium. Tagged 1860s, Abraham Lincoln, Angels, Bryan Singer, Cosprop, Daniel Day-Lewis, extras, fantasy, Forrest Gump, frock coat, house dress, Jack the Giant Slayer, James Spader, Joanna Johnston, Lincoln, Mary Todd, medieval, Oscar, Premium Content, Sally Field, Sands Films, shirt, Steve Gell, Steven Spielberg, War Horse. Bookmark the permalink.

Joanna Johnston chats about her work on Lincoln and what we can we can expect from her latest project Jack the Giant Slayer. Continue reading

© 2013 Lord Christopher Laverty. All rights reserved. By: Lord Christopher LavertyFiled under Clothes from 1930s, Clothes from 1940s, Girls in Films, Guys in Films, Premium. Tagged 1940s, Boardwalk Empire, chalkstripes, Clothes from 1930s, Clothes from 1950s, double breasted, Edward G. Robinson, Emma Stone, fedora, gangster, Gangster Squad, handpainted ties, hat, high waisted, Hollywood Costume, Indiana Jones, James Cagney, John McClane, Josh Brolin, Kevin Costner, Lawless, Little Caesar, Mary Zophres, New Look, pinstripes, Premium Content, red dress, Ruben Fleischer, Ryan Gosling, Sean Penn, shirt, silk, Skyfall, slit, The Public Enemy, The Untouchables, tie pin, True Grit, zoot suit. Bookmark the permalink.

The glossy costume world of gangster squad is faithful to history, but not a slave to it.
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