© 2011 Lord Christopher Laverty. All rights reserved. By: Lord Christopher LavertyFiled under Clothes from 1960s, Clothes from now, Girls in Films, Guys in Films. Tagged 1960s, André Courrèges, Anh Hung Tran, Aurélie Coulibaly, col Claudine, Comme des Garçons, costume, cotton, emo, fashion, Hanae Mori, Hippie, hipster, Issey Miyake, Joan Bergin, Kenichi Matsuyama, Kenzo, Kiko Mizuhara, Midori, mini skirt, Norwegian Wood, pastel, Premium Content, Rinko Kikushi, scarves, sexuality, suit, Summer Palace, Toru, vintage, Yen Khe Luguern, Yohji Yamamoto. Bookmark the permalink. Does Japanese period costume reflect on contemporary fashion? We appraise the hipster style of Norwegian Wood. Continue reading

© 2013 Lord Christopher Laverty. All rights reserved. By: Lord Christopher LavertyFiled under Clothes from now, Girls in Films, Premium. Tagged Alan Partridge, Alpha Papa, BHS, Bruce Willis, C&A, Castrol GTX bomber, casual, chinos, Colm Meaney, Die Hard, driving gloves, Gabicci, Greenwoods, John McClane, Julian Day, leather cardigan, leisure wear, Marks & Spencer, Pat Farrell, polo shirt, Premium Content, short sleeved shirt, smart casual, Steve Coogan, suede, Val Doonican, Varsity jacket. Bookmark the permalink. Stone slacks, leather cardigan, pale denim – who wouldn’t want to dress like Alan Partridge? This may be dad brand clothing, but it announces you as the most confident man in the room. Driving gloves? That’s…

© 2013 Lord Christopher Laverty. All rights reserved. By: Lord Christopher LavertyFiled under Clothes from 1837-1919. Tagged 1800s, Alfre Woodward, Benedict Cumberbatch, Brad Pitt, Chiwetel Ejiofor, Django Unchained, linin, Michael Fassbender, Patricia Norris, Quentin Tarantino, Scarface, shirt, The Elephant Man, trailer. Bookmark the permalink. Fabrics jump out of the screen in this trailer for 12 Years a Slave. Continue reading

© 2011 Lord Christopher Laverty. All rights reserved. By: Lord Christopher LavertyFiled under Clothes from 1970s, Clothes from 1980s, Girls in Films, Guys in Films, Premium. Tagged Al Pacino, backless, Brian De Palma, cats eye sunglasses, Clothes from 1930s, Clothes from 1980s, disco, double breasted suit, dress, fashion, gangster, Giorgio Armani, halterneck, island shirt, linen, Mary Elizabeth Mastrantonio, Michelle Pfeiffer, Patricia Norris, pinstripe, Premium Content, Roy Halston, satin, Saturday Night Fever, Scarface, single breasted suit, splayed collars, Steven Bauer, tailoring, Tony Montana. Bookmark the permalink. The arrival of Scarface on Blu-ray grants ideal opportunity to indulge in Patricia Norris’ exemplary, disco couture costumes. Continue reading © 2011 Lord Christopher Laverty.…

© 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…

© 2010 Lord Christopher Laverty. All rights reserved. By: Lord Christopher LavertyFiled under Girls in Films, News, Pre-Victorian. Tagged 17th century, Alexandre Dumas, Charles II, décolletage, linen, Milla Jovovich, Paul W. S. Anderson, plunging neckline, skirt, The Three Musketeers, three piece suit. Bookmark the permalink. Milla Jovovich has released three pics of herself on Twitter wearing costumes from The Three Musketeers. Continue reading © 2010 Lord Christopher Laverty. All rights reserved. By: Lord Christopher LavertyFiled under Clothes from 1960s, Clothes on TV, Girls on TV, Premium. Tagged box suit, Chanel, Dior, John Dunn, Linton tweed, Mad Men, Maggie Siff, Premium Content, tweed. Bookmark the permalink. Rachel’s Chanel suit was a…

© 2009 Lord Christopher Laverty. All rights reserved. By: Lord Christopher LavertyFiled under Clothes from 1950s, Girls in Films, Premium. Tagged asymmetric, bodice, couture, Dior, Edith Head, Grace Kelly, Premium Content, strapless. Bookmark the permalink. This might be the most famous and copied outfit Grace Kelly ever wore. Continue reading © 2009 Lord Christopher Laverty. All rights reserved. By: Lord Christopher LavertyFiled under Clothes from 1930s, Film Reviews, Girls in Films. Tagged Busby Berkeley, fetishism, Ginger Rogers, Great Depression, Warner Baxter. Bookmark the permalink. A power play of sexual politics set in the heightened blood, sweat and tears world of professional theatre. Continue reading

© 2010 Lord Christopher Laverty. All rights reserved. By: Lord Christopher LavertyFiled under Clothes from Fantasy & Sci-fi, Film Reviews, Girls in Films, Guys in Films. Tagged blockbuster, catsuit, designer, Iron Man suit, Mary Zophres, Mickey Rourke, Robert Downey Jr, Sam Rockwell, suit, Tony Stark. Bookmark the permalink. A satisfactory start to the summer blockbuster season. Continue reading

© 2009 Lord Christopher Laverty. All rights reserved. By: Lord Christopher LavertyFiled under Clothes from 1950s, Girls in Films, Premium. Tagged Alfred Hitchcock, Celadon Green, Charles Creed, Cristóbal Balenciaga, dress, Edith Head, pencil skirt, Premium Content. Bookmark the permalink. While still alluring, as practically anything is on Grace Kelly, this is perhaps her least successful outfit overall from Rear Window (1954, as Lisa Fremont). The jacket seems slightly too long and loose for the slenderness of the skirt; it … 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