2014 | Clothes on Film
© 2014 Lord Christopher Laverty. All rights reserved. By: Lord Christopher LavertyFiled under Clothes from 1940s, Clothes from 1950s, Clothes from 1960s, Clothes from 1970s, Clothes from 1980s, Clothes from 1990s, Guys in Films, Interviews, Premium. Tagged 1940s, 1990s, biopic, Chadwick Boseman, costume sketches, Devil in a Blue Dress, Django Unchained, Dreamgirls, Get on Up, gold lame, interview, James Brown, red suit, Sharen Davis, stage costumes, Tate Taylor, The Help. Bookmark the permalink.
As Get on Up, director Tate Taylor’s look at the life of singing legend James Brown, hits UK screens we have some fantastic sketches to share of the film’s costuming. Costume designer for Get on Up is the one and … Continue reading
© 2014 Lord Christopher Laverty. All rights reserved. By: Lord Christopher LavertyFiled under Clothes from 1980s, Clothes from 1990s, Girls in Films, Guys in Films, Premium. Tagged 1990s, acid jeans, Andy Garcia, Christopher Cole, Clothes from 1980s, denim, femininity, Heathers, Internal Affairs, Laurie Metcalf, masculinity, Nancy Travis, prairie skirt, Richard Gere, Rudy Dillion, sexuality, sheath dress, uniform, William Baldwin. Bookmark the permalink.
Internal Affairs (1990) is an excellent stone cold thriller. The costumes are a subtle tease, revealing personal information that the characters never say out loud. Like many movies released in the late 1980s/1990s, Internal Affairs radiates uneasiness caused by shifting … Continue reading
© 2014 Lord Christopher Laverty. All rights reserved. By: Lord Christopher LavertyFiled under Clothes from Fantasy & Sci-fi, Premium. Tagged Adam Driver, cosplay, Daisy Ridley, Han Solo, JJ Abrams, Joe Boyega, lightsaber, Michael Kaplan, Obi Wan Kenobi, Oscar Issac, Princess Leia, Rebel Alliance, robe, Sith, Star Wars, Star Wars VII, stormtrooper, The Force Awakens, trailer, uniform. Bookmark the permalink.
There is little point in Clothes on Film delving too deeply into the first trailer for director J.J. Abrams’ Star Wars sequel The Force Awakens, mainly because it is just so much speculation at the moment, which of course is … Continue reading
© 2014 Lord Christopher Laverty. All rights reserved. By: Lord Christopher LavertyFiled under Clothes from Fantasy & Sci-fi, Premium. Tagged 1700s, 1800s, 18th century, butterfly dress, Cate Blanchett, Cinderella, Clothes from 1950s, contributor, couture, Disney, Disney’s Cinderella, frock coat, Helena Bonham Carter, Katy Werlin, lamé, Lily James, period, Richard Madden, Sandy Powell, trailer, Vogue. Bookmark the permalink.
The first full-length trailer for Disney’s new live-action adaptation of Cinderella was this week and featured tantalising glimpses of what promises to be a visually gorgeous film. The costumes, designed by three time Academy Award winner Sandy Powell, appear to … Continue reading
© 2014 Lord Christopher Laverty. All rights reserved. By: Lord Christopher LavertyFiled under Clothes from 1960s, Girls in Films, Premium. Tagged festival, flares, flower children, flower power, fringing, Grace Slick, Hippie, Jefferson Airplane, Kaftan, psychedelic, rock, Woodstock. Bookmark the permalink.
“We are stardust, we are golden”, sang Joni Mitchell of the Woodstock Music and Art Fair, held August 15-18th 1969, at a dairy farm in the Catskills near the hamlet of White Lake in the town of Bethel, New York. … Continue reading
© 2014 Lord Christopher Laverty. All rights reserved. By: Lord Christopher LavertyFiled under Clothes from Fantasy & Sci-fi, Guys in Films, Premium. Tagged advertorial, Cape, cloak, Clothes from 1920s, costume, demon, Essie Davis, German expressionism, Halloween, Heather Wallace, Icon Pictures, Jennifer Kent, magician, Noah Wiseman, Nosferatu, overcoat, pink dress, The Babadook, The Cabinet of Doctor Caligari, top hat, uniform. Bookmark the permalink.
On the surface the Babadook is just another bogeyman: prickly, sinewy, all arched limbs and spiky digits. And this is the point: he is just another bogeyman; it is what he represents that really matters. Without spoiling too much, The … Continue reading
© 2014 Lord Christopher Laverty. All rights reserved. By: Lord Christopher LavertyFiled under Clothes from now, Girls in Films, Guys in Films, Interviews, Premium. Tagged black shirt, Brian De Palma, Christopher Cole, colour, dress up, fashion, high heels, interview, Karen Muller-Serreau, Noomi Rapace, palatzo pants, Passion, Paul Anderson, Rachel McAdams, stillios, The Birds, Tippi Hedren, uniform, vest. Bookmark the permalink.
Director Brian De Palma has made movies heavily influenced by Alfred Hitchcock before, but Passion (2012) is the first one whose characters look like they stepped out of one of Hitchcock’s classic films. Karen Muller-Serreau’s bold and colourful costumes communicate … Continue reading
© 2014 Lord Christopher Laverty. All rights reserved. By: Lord Christopher LavertyFiled under Girls on TV, Guys on TV, Interviews, Premium. Tagged Belstaff, cardigan, Charlie Hunnam, denim, Dorothy May Lingerie, Guns and Roses, Jax Teller, Jeans, Jimmy Smitts, Katey Sagal, Kelli Jones, kutte, leather jacket, Lesley Holmes, Lincoln Potter, Maggie Siff, Men of Mayhem, motorcycle jacket, Nero Padilla, November Rain, patch, Ron Perlman, SAMCRO, SOA, Sons of Anarchy, subculture, trainers, wedding dress, wifebeater vest. Bookmark the permalink.
Part two of our essay looking at sartorial identity in Sons of Anarchy, featuring exclusive insight from series costume designer Kelli Jones. Catch up with part 1 HERE. The women of SAMCRO include porn stars and pole dancers, but the … Continue reading
© 2014 Lord Christopher Laverty. All rights reserved. By: Lord Christopher LavertyFiled under Clothes from now, Guys on TV, Interviews, Premium. Tagged Belstaff, cardigan, Charlie Hunnam, denim, Dorothy May Lingerie, Guns and Roses, Jax Teller, Jeans, Jimmy Smitts, Katey Sagal, Kelli Jones, kutte, leather jacket, Lesley Holmes, Lincoln Potter, Maggie Siff, Men of Mayhem, motorcycle jacket, Nero Padilla, November Rain, patch, Ron Perlman, SAMCRO, SOA, Sons of Anarchy, subculture, trainers, wedding dress, wifebeater vest. Bookmark the permalink.
Sons of Anarchy portrays the fictionalised world of an outlaw motorcycle club; although the plots are dramatic in the extreme, many of the details are firmly based in realism, including the costuming. Series creator Kurt Sutter has described it as … Continue reading
© 2014 Lord Christopher Laverty. All rights reserved. By: Lord Christopher LavertyFiled under Clothes from Fantasy & Sci-fi, Guys on TV, Premium. Tagged Amy Ponds, bow tie, braces, Christopher Eccleston, Converse, David Tennant, Doctor Who, Dr Who, Edward K Gibbson, elbow patches, frock coat, Howard Burden, Katy Werlin, leather jacket, Louise Page, Lucinda Wright, Matt Smith, nerd, Peter Capaldi, Ray Holman, red lining, sci-fi, suspenders, three piece suit, Time Lord, tweed. Bookmark the permalink.
Doctor Who, the quirky British sci-fi television series about a time travelling alien and his friends, premiered in 1963. Since then there have been twelve Doctors (and a War Doctor), each with their own unique looks to match their unique … Continue reading
© 2014 Lord Christopher Laverty. All rights reserved. By: Lord Christopher LavertyFiled under Clothes from Fantasy & Sci-fi, Girls in Films, Guys in Films, Interviews, Premium. Tagged Adnan Haskovic, aging, Captain America, Catherine George, Chris Evans, distressing, Ed Harris, Emma Levie, fur coat, Giuliana Teso, guido, John Hurt, Joon-ho Bong, Kang-ho Song, Katalina Iturralde, Le Transperceneige, Margret Thatcher, Mike Brodie, Ondrej Nekvasil, Smithsonian, Snowpiercer, Steve Park, suit, Tilda Swinton, uniform, Vlad Ivanov, We Need to Talk About Kevin. Bookmark the permalink.
Chances are you have not seen Snowpiercer yet due to its limited availability and release fiasco. If so, skip this interview and watch the film first. Go in clean, because Snowpiercer really is as good as everyone’s telling you. Based … Continue reading
© 2014 Lord Christopher Laverty. All rights reserved. By: Lord Christopher LavertyFiled under Clothes from now, Guys in Films, Interviews. Tagged Adidas, BAFTA, Clio Barnard, Conner Chapman, contemporary, distressing, hoody, interview, Matt Price, Pippa Day, Sean Gilder, Shaun Thomas, social realism, sportswear, Swifty, The Arbour, The Selfish Giant, UK. Bookmark the permalink.
Clio Barnard’s stark yet heart-wrenching film The Selfish Giant (2013, UK) offers two fantastic performances from its young stars in their acting debut. Matt Price discusses how his costume design for the film reflects the strong, relatable characters so well… … Continue reading