© 2013 Lord Christopher Laverty. All rights reserved. By: Lord Christopher LavertyFiled under Costume Stories and Links. Tagged Amy Westcott, Batman, Ben Affleck, Christine Bean, Daniel Orlandi, Eulyn Hulfkie-Womble, Giorgio Armani, Gravity, joshn Winning, RoboCop, ruby slippers, Sandy Powell, The Blacklist, The Hunger Games: Catching Fire, The Walking Dead, The Wizard of Oz, The Wolf of Wall Street, Tom Broecker, Trish Sumerville, Tyranny of Style. Bookmark the permalink. The last TWO weeks in costume. Sorry, we were a bit busy. Paul Walker Costume designer Kristin M. Burke worked with Paul Walker on Running Scared. Here she shares a few personal memories of the man and the professional. Hollywood … Continue…

© 2011 Lord Christopher Laverty. All rights reserved. By: Lord Christopher LavertyFiled under News. Tagged Acadmey Awards, Alice in Wonderland, BAFTA, buckskin, Burlesque, Claire Hannan, Coleen Atwood, Colin Firth, day dress, Ellen Mirojnick, Enchanted, Fashion Institute of Design & Merchandising, FIDM Museum, FrockTalk, Helen Mirren, Helena Bonham Carter, Inception, Jenny Beavan, LaBoeuf, leather jacket, Leonardo diCaprio, Mary Zophres, Matt Damon, Michael Kaplan, Mona May, Oscar, Penny Rose, Prince of Persia, Sandy Powell, slacks, The Kids Are All Right, The Kings Speech, The Tempest, True Grit, vintage, Wall Street 2. Bookmark the permalink. For those of you lucky enough to live in LA, literally racks of costumes have just on display…

© 2011 Lord Christopher Laverty. All rights reserved. By: Lord Christopher LavertyFiled under News. Tagged Acadmey Awards, Alice in Wonderland, BAFTA, buckskin, Burlesque, Claire Hannan, Coleen Atwood, Colin Firth, day dress, Ellen Mirojnick, Enchanted, Fashion Institute of Design & Merchandising, FIDM Museum, FrockTalk, Helen Mirren, Helena Bonham Carter, Inception, Jenny Beavan, LaBoeuf, leather jacket, Leonardo diCaprio, Mary Zophres, Matt Damon, Michael Kaplan, Mona May, Oscar, Penny Rose, Prince of Persia, Sandy Powell, slacks, The Kids Are All Right, The Kings Speech, The Tempest, True Grit, vintage, Wall Street 2. Bookmark the permalink. For those of you lucky enough to live in LA, literally racks of costumes have just on display…

© 2013 Lord Christopher Laverty. All rights reserved. By: Lord Christopher LavertyFiled under Girls in Films, Girls on TV, Guys in Films, Guys on TV. Tagged Agnes Bruckner, Anna Nicole, Bullitt, Capitol couture, Casino Royale, Cinna, Deborah Everton, Game of Thrones, House of Cards, James Bond, Janie Bryant, Jason Statham, Licence to Kill, Mad Men, Michele Clapton, Steve McQueen, The Hunger Games: Catching Fire, Timothy Dalton, Tom Broecker. Bookmark the permalink. The week in costume design. Continue reading

© 2014 Lord Christopher Laverty. All rights reserved. By: Lord Christopher LavertyFiled under Clothes from 2000-10, Clothes from now, Interviews, Premium. Tagged Aloha shirt, Angels, BAFTA, Brick, Bruce Willis, George Clooney, Jennifer Lawrence, Jeremy Angel, Joseph Gordon-Levitt, Matt Price, memorabilia, Michele Posch, Pippa Day, poncho, Silver Linings Playbook, Steven Lane, The Descendants, The Selfish Giant, Unbreakable, Wendy Chuck. Bookmark the permalink. While science-fiction and period costume can sell to collectors at auction for tens of thousands of dollars, the future of contemporary costume from the contemporary drama, comedy and thriller genres is unclear. Costumes from films set in the modern age … Continue reading

© 2013 Contributor. All rights reserved. By: ContributorFiled under Clothes from 1837-1919, Clothes from 1950s, Girls in Films, Guys in Films, Interviews, Premium. Tagged 1870s, 19th century, Academy Award, Anna Karenina, Atonement, BAFTA, Chanel, Clothes from 1950s, couture, crinoline, Dior, fur, interview, Jacqueline Durran, Joe Wright, Karin E Baker, Keira Knightley, milliner, Oscar, Premium Content, Pride and Prejudice, Russia, V&A, veil. Bookmark the permalink. Costume designer Jacqueline Durran discusses her unusual approach for Anna Karenina – 1870s Russia via 1950s couture. Continue reading

© 2013 Contributor. All rights reserved. By: ContributorFiled under Clothes from 1837-1919, Clothes from 1950s, Girls in Films, Guys in Films, Interviews, Premium. Tagged 1870s, 19th century, Academy Award, Anna Karenina, Atonement, BAFTA, Chanel, Clothes from 1950s, couture, crinoline, Dior, fur, interview, Jacqueline Durran, Joe Wright, Karin E Baker, Keira Knightley, milliner, Oscar, Premium Content, Pride and Prejudice, Russia, V&A, veil. Bookmark the permalink. Costume designer Jacqueline Durran discusses her unusual approach for Anna Karenina – 1870s Russia via 1950s couture. Continue reading

© 2013 Contributor. All rights reserved. By: ContributorFiled under Clothes from 1837-1919, Clothes from 1950s, Girls in Films, Guys in Films, Interviews, Premium. Tagged 1870s, 19th century, Academy Award, Anna Karenina, Atonement, BAFTA, Chanel, Clothes from 1950s, couture, crinoline, Dior, fur, interview, Jacqueline Durran, Joe Wright, Karin E Baker, Keira Knightley, milliner, Oscar, Premium Content, Pride and Prejudice, Russia, V&A, veil. Bookmark the permalink. Costume designer Jacqueline Durran discusses her unusual approach for Anna Karenina – 1870s Russia via 1950s couture. Continue reading

© 2013 Contributor. All rights reserved. By: ContributorFiled under Clothes from 1837-1919, Clothes from 1950s, Girls in Films, Guys in Films, Interviews, Premium. Tagged 1870s, 19th century, Academy Award, Anna Karenina, Atonement, BAFTA, Chanel, Clothes from 1950s, couture, crinoline, Dior, fur, interview, Jacqueline Durran, Joe Wright, Karin E Baker, Keira Knightley, milliner, Oscar, Premium Content, Pride and Prejudice, Russia, V&A, veil. Bookmark the permalink. Costume designer Jacqueline Durran discusses her unusual approach for Anna Karenina – 1870s Russia via 1950s couture. Continue reading

© 2013 Contributor. All rights reserved. By: ContributorFiled under Clothes from 1837-1919, Clothes from 1950s, Girls in Films, Guys in Films, Interviews, Premium. Tagged 1870s, 19th century, Academy Award, Anna Karenina, Atonement, BAFTA, Chanel, Clothes from 1950s, couture, crinoline, Dior, fur, interview, Jacqueline Durran, Joe Wright, Karin E Baker, Keira Knightley, milliner, Oscar, Premium Content, Pride and Prejudice, Russia, V&A, veil. Bookmark the permalink. Costume designer Jacqueline Durran discusses her unusual approach for Anna Karenina – 1870s Russia via 1950s couture. Continue reading