2012 | Clothes on Film

© 2012 Lord Christopher Laverty. All rights reserved. By: Lord Christopher LavertyFiled under Clothes from 1837-1919, Girls in Films, Guys in Films. Tagged 1800s, Bonaza, Broomhilda, Calvin Candie, Christoph Waltz, Clint Eastwood, corduroy, Deep South, Don Johnson, green jacket, Inglourious Basterds, Jamie Fozz, Kerry Washington, King Schultz, Leonardo diCaprio, Old West, poncho, Pulp Fiction, Quentin Tarantino, Sharen Davis Django Unchained, Sothern Belle, upturned brim hat, workwear. Bookmark the permalink.

Costume designer Sharen Davis finds a good fit with Tarantino; their Deep South bounty hunter Django is a visibly memorable protagonist crying out for a sequel. Continue reading

© 2012 Lord Christopher Laverty. All rights reserved. By: Lord Christopher LavertyFiled under Clothes from 1960s, Clothes from Fantasy & Sci-fi, Girls in Films, Guys in Films, Interviews, News, Premium. Tagged 1960s, 2001: A Space Odyssey, Blow Up, costume, fashion, film, Freddie Fox, Hardy Amies, hat, Pan-Am grip shoes, sci-fi, Stanley Kubrick. Bookmark the permalink.

Fascinating video about Hardy Amies costumes for 2001: A Space Odyssey. Continue reading

© 2012 Lord Christopher Laverty. All rights reserved. By: Lord Christopher LavertyFiled under Clothes from 1837-1919, Film Reviews, Girls in Films, Guys in Films. Tagged 1800s, Amanda Seyfried, Anne Hathaway, Biutiful, colour, Cossette, décolletage, Fantine, French, frock coat, Helena Bonham Carter, Hugh Jackman, Inspector Javert, lapel, Les Misérables, Oliver! Academy Award, Paco Delgado, pink dress, red, Russell Crowe, Sacha Baron Cohen, The Wizard of Oz, Tom Hooper, tri-colour, Valjean. Bookmark the permalink.

Les Misérables is drenched in costume symbolism, specifically revolutionary red, white and blue. Subtle was never its intention. Continue reading

© 2012 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 Anna Hutchison, Anna Karenina, cardigan, check shirt, Chris Hemsworth, denim, Dior, Fran Kranz, gloves, Jesse Williams, Kristen Connolly, Premium Content, Shawna Trpcic, Sigourney Weaver, subtext, t-shirt, The Cabin in the Woods, underwear, Varsity jacket, vembrace, War Horse. Bookmark the permalink.

Costume in The Cabin in the Woods is not grand, but it is very clever. All the teenage characters subtly evolve from one horror stereotype to another. Continue reading

© 2012 Contributor. All rights reserved. By: ContributorFiled under Clothes from 1837-1919, Girls in Films, Premium. Tagged 1800s, Alexandra Byrne, Bonnie Radcliffe, colour, corset, costume, cravat, Emily Rossum, Gerald Butler, gloves, jacket, Joel Schumacher, leather, mask, Minnie Driver, performance, Premium Content, silhouette, silk, stockings, subtext, The Phantom of the Opera, topcoat, underskirt, waistcoat, wedding dress. Bookmark the permalink.

The Phantom of the opera demonstrates that the colour, size and shape of a character’s costumes can communicate on a subliminal level. Continue reading

© 2012 Lord Christopher Laverty. All rights reserved. By: Lord Christopher LavertyFiled under Girls in Films, Guys in Films, Interviews, Premium. Tagged Anthony Powell, Basic Instinct, Breakfast at Tiffanys, Burke and Hare, Charlie Chaplin, Coming to America, Costume Designers Guild, Deborah Nadoolman Landis, fedora, Hollywood Costume, Hubert de Givenchy, interview, Marlene Dietrich, Moviescope, Premium Content, Raiders of the Lost Ark, The Wizard of Oz, True Grit, V&A. Bookmark the permalink.

Deborah Nadoolman Landis discusses her Hollywood Costume exhibition at the V&A. Continue reading

© 2012 Lord Christopher Laverty. All rights reserved. By: Lord Christopher LavertyFiled under Clothes from 1970s, Clothes from 1980s, Guys in Films, Interviews, Premium. Tagged Argo, BBC Radio 4, Ben Affleck, Clothes from 1970s, corduroy, cowboy boots, denim, Die Hard, Francine Stock, hipster, iconography, Jacqueline West, James Bond, John McClane, Kill Bill, Premium Content, Robert Redford, sheepskin coat, sports jacket, The Bride, The Curious Case of Benjamin Button, The Film Programme, The Social Network, Three Days of the Condor, Top Man, tracksuit, tuxedo, tweed, Victorian. Bookmark the permalink.

Ben Affleck’s pseudo-cowboy costume in Argo harks back to the golden age of the sports jacket. Continue reading

© 2012 Lord Christopher Laverty. All rights reserved. By: Lord Christopher LavertyFiled under Girls in Films, Guys in Films, News. Tagged A Place in the Sun, auction, brocade, Elizabeth Taylor, gingham pinafore, Glencheck suit, GoldenEye, Ida Lupino, Jeff Bridges, John Tuturro, Judy Garland, Julie Andres, Juliens, Marilyn Monroe, My Fair Lady, Pierce Brosnan, Prince of Wales check, River of No Return, Steve McQueen, The Adventures of Sherlock Holmes, The Big Lebowski, The Sound of Music, The Wizard of Oz. Bookmark the permalink.

Julien’s Hollywood Icons and Idols sale draws high bids for famous costumes, but not the big numbers seen last year at the Debbie Reynolds auction. Continue reading

© 2012 Contributor. All rights reserved. By: ContributorFiled under Clothes from 1960s, Girls in Films, Premium. Tagged 1960s, bathing suit, beret, Bobby Darin, Clothes from 1950s, Folies Bergere, fur coat, hat, Henry Levin, If A Man Answers, ingénue, Jacqueline Kennedy, Jean Louis, John Lund, leopard coat, Lisa Magnuson, Micheline Presle, peignoir, Premium Content, red coat, Ross Hunter, Sandra Dee, sheath dress, Stephanie Powers, sweater, wedding dress. Bookmark the permalink.

The evolving costumes worn by Sandra Dee in classic sixties gender comedy A Man Answers. Continue reading

© 2012 Lord Christopher Laverty. All rights reserved. By: Lord Christopher LavertyFiled under Girls in Films, Guys in Films, News. Tagged Amy Westcott, Ann Roth, Atonement, Black Swan, Chris Laverty, Clothes on Film, Deborah Nadoolman Landis, exhibition, fashion, green dress, Hollywood Costume, Jacqueline Durran, Jeffrey Kurland, Keira Knightley, Kristin M. Burke, Rodarte, V&A. Bookmark the permalink.

Forgive the self-promotion as we draw your attention to Clothes on Film’s inclusion in book ‘Hollywood Costume’ edited by Deborah Nadoolman Landis. Continue reading

© 2012 Lord Christopher Laverty. All rights reserved. By: Lord Christopher LavertyFiled under Girls in Films, Guys in Films, Interviews, News. Tagged Ann Roth, Atonement, Basic Instinct, bathrobe, Breakfast at Tiffanys, Bruce Willis, Deborah Nadoolman Landis, Die Hard, Ellen Mirojnick, Ginger Rogers, gingham dress, Harry Potter, Hollywood Costume, Jacqueline Druran, Keira Knightley, Lady in the Dark, LBD, Mark Bridges, Meryl Streep, Raging Bull, Robert De Niro, Rocky, ruby slippers, Sandy Powell, Sharon Stone, Superman, The Big Lebowski, The Birds, The Seven Year Itch, The Wizard of Oz, V&A, vest. Bookmark the permalink.

A rundown of why Hollywood Costume at the V&A is the best event you will see all year. Continue reading

© 2012 Lord Christopher Laverty. All rights reserved. By: Lord Christopher LavertyFiled under Clothes from 1837-1919, Girls in Films, Guys in Films, News. Tagged 1800s, Anna Sheppard, Betsy Heimann, Bonanza, Catherine Marie Thomas, chemise, Christophe Waltz, civil war, corset, cowboy, Deep South, Django Unchained, Garrick, Inglourious Basterds, Jamie Foxx, Kill Bill, Kumiko Ogawa, Leonardo diCaprio, Oscar, planter’s hat, Premium Content, Pulp Fiction, Quentin Tarantino, Reservoir Dogs, Sharen Davis, Southern Belle, Stetson, The Help. Bookmark the permalink.

Could Django Unchained be the first Quentin Tarantino movie to win a Costume Design Oscar? Continue reading