2015 | Clothes on Film

© 2015 Lord Christopher Laverty. All rights reserved. By: Lord Christopher LavertyFiled under Clothes from Fantasy & Sci-fi, Girls in Films, Guys in Films. Tagged Adam Driver, Aggie Guerard Rogers, Captain Phasma, Carrie Fisher, Crimson Guard, Daisy Ridley, Domhnall Gleeson, fabric, First Order, Gwendoline Christie, John Mollo, Kylo Ren, Michael Kaplan, military, Natalie Portman, Return of the Jedi, Rey, Star Wars, stormtrooper, The Force Awakens, uniform. Bookmark the permalink.

SPOILERS Ahead of a detailed interview with Star Wars: The Force Awakens costume designer Michael Kaplan (currently hard at work on Episode VIII), we take a brief look at his undeniable achievement in bringing the 1970s – early 80’s back … Continue reading

© 2015 Lord Christopher Laverty. All rights reserved. By: Lord Christopher LavertyFiled under Clothes from 1940s, Clothes from 1950s, Interviews, Premium. Tagged 1940s, Australia, Christian Dior, Cinemazzi, Clothes from 1950s, corset, couture, Cristóbal Balenciaga, draping, Dungatar, fashion, French muslin, frocks, hats, interview, jacquard, Kate Winslet, Latana, Lawless, Margot Wilson, Marie Christine Sourris, Marion Boyce, Miss Fisher’s Murder Mysteries, New Look, silk chiffon, silk organza, The Dressmaker, Tilly, vintage, Vionnet. Bookmark the permalink.

Twenty-five years ago, costume designer Margot Wilson was a student living in Paris when she picked up a roll of red, moire silk fabric during a shopping trip to Milan. She didn’t know why, or what for; she wasn’t even … Continue reading

© 2015 Lord Christopher Laverty. All rights reserved. By: Lord Christopher LavertyFiled under Clothes from Fantasy & Sci-fi, Girls in Films, Guys in Films. Tagged 2001: A Space Odessy, After Earth, Amy Westcott, EVA suit, Hardy Amies, Interstellar, Janty Yates, life suit, Mary Zophres, Matt Damon, Mission to Mars, NASA, Prometheus, Ridley Scott, Sanja Milkovic Hays, spacesuit, Sunshine, surface suit, Suttirat Anne Larlarb, The Martian, Will Smith. Bookmark the permalink.

For a big budget movie about a lone astronaut who gets stranded on Mars, the spacesuits in The Martian are surprisingly sober in terms of design. There is an attempt here to make everything seem as plausible as possible, costume … Continue reading

© 2015 Lord Christopher Laverty. All rights reserved. By: Lord Christopher LavertyFiled under Clothes from now, Girls in Films, Guys in Films, Interviews. Tagged Anne Hathaway, Aude-Bronson Howard, contemporary, fashion, interview, Jacqueline Oknaian, Katherine Hepburn, Robert De Niro, sex and the city, suit, The Intern, Ugly Betty, vintage. Bookmark the permalink.

Jacqueline Oknaian has costumed Ugly Betty (2008-10), Sex and the City 2 (2010) and The Big C (2012-13), so it might be fair to say contemporary clothing is her forte. For The Intern she dressed Anne Hathaway and Robert De … Continue reading

© 2015 Lord Christopher Laverty. All rights reserved. By: Lord Christopher LavertyFiled under Clothes from 1960s, Girls in Films, Guys in Films, Interviews. Tagged 1960s, Brian Helgeland, Caroline Harris, Christopher Eccleston, dress, Emily Browning, Frances Shea, Hardy Amies, Jean Paul Belmondo, Kray Brothers, Legend, Mod, Paul Bettany, Reggie Kray, Ronnie Kray, suit, Tom Hardy, vintage, wedding gown. Bookmark the permalink.

Director Brian Helgeland’s Legend (2015) tells the based-on true story of Ronald and Reggie Kray: twins (both played by Tom Hardy), East End boys, racketeers, murderers, icons. The Krays were shaped during the 1960s, a post World War II boom … Continue reading

© 2015 Lord Christopher Laverty. All rights reserved. By: Lord Christopher LavertyFiled under Clothes from now, Guys in Films. Tagged 2013, Bonnie Radcliffe, bracelet, cable knit, colour, contemporary, Jewellery, knitwear, Locke, Navy, Nigel Egerton, shirt, suit, Tom Hardy, wristwatch. Bookmark the permalink.

Locke (2013, costume design by Nigel Egerton) is a film unique in its restrictions – it takes place in real time, has only one character and only one setting. Ivan Locke (Tom Hardy) is driving somewhere important, and over the … Continue reading

© 2015 Lord Christopher Laverty. All rights reserved. By: Lord Christopher LavertyFiled under Girls in Films, Girls on TV, News. Tagged Academy Award, Arnold Scaasi, babydoll nightdress, Barbra Streisand, bell bottoms, Cecil Beaton, Corinna Tomrley, Elizabeth Taylor, fashion, On a Clear Day You Can See Forever, satin, sex and the city, shift dress, The Carrie Diaries, velvet. Bookmark the permalink.

When Arnold Scaasi opened his couture salon in 1964, he soon became a couturier to the stars. He was already a favoured designer for Barbra Streisand when he famously dressed her for the 1969 Oscars. Streisand was up for Best … Continue reading

© 2015 Lord Christopher Laverty. All rights reserved. By: Lord Christopher LavertyFiled under Clothes from Fantasy & Sci-fi, Clothes from now. Tagged A-line skirt, April Ferry, Bryce Dallas Howard, cargo shorts, Claire Dearing, Daniel Orlandi, Dr. Ellie Sattler, femininity, feminist, high heels, Jurassic Park, Jurassic World, Kathleen Turner, Laura Dern, Lesley Holmes, Romancing the Stone, sci-fi, white suit. Bookmark the permalink.

There has been an insane amount of discussion online about Bryce Dallas Howard’s character Claire Dearing since the release of Jurassic World (2015, costume designer: Daniel Orlandi), mostly concerning the ‘running in heels’ sequences. I felt it would be interesting … Continue reading

© 2015 Lord Christopher Laverty. All rights reserved. By: Lord Christopher LavertyFiled under Clothes from 1960s, Clothes from 2000-10, Girls in Films, Premium. Tagged 1960s, 2000s, Antonella Cannarozzi, Atelier Simultane, Belle de Jour, colour, contemporary, couture, designer, fashion, femininity, Fendi, fur coat, Hermes, homosexuality, I am Love, Io sono l’amore, Jil Sander, masculinity, Raf Simons, shift dress, Sonia Delaunay, Tilda Swinton, Vertigo, wrap. Bookmark the permalink.

From stills of this film alone you could easily be forgiven in thinking that I am Love (Io sono l’amore, 2009) was set during the 1960s. The designer clothes draped worn by lead members of the Recchi family, as selected … Continue reading

© 2015 Lord Christopher Laverty. All rights reserved. By: Lord Christopher LavertyFiled under Guys in Films. Tagged Barbour, Belstaff, Blade Trinity, Brad Pitt, Fight Blub, Hilary Swank, Indiana Jones, Inglourious Basterds, Javier Bardem, leather, leather jacket, Marlon Brando, masculinity, racing jacket, Rebel, Ryan Reynolds, S Icon, shawl collar, Steve McQueen, The Counselor, Trialmaster, wax cotton, Will Smith. Bookmark the permalink.

In honour of The Times’ film critic Kevin Maher’s list of iconic movie rebels, we take a look at what it truly takes to make a tough guy in cinema. What constitutes a tough guy, as in ‘man’, on film … Continue reading

© 2015 Lord Christopher Laverty. All rights reserved. By: Lord Christopher LavertyFiled under Clothes from Fantasy & Sci-fi, Girls on TV, Premium. Tagged Arya, birds, black, black dress, cloak, costume, epaulettes, Game of Thrones, Goth, HBO, jewelry, Katy Werlin, Michele Clapton, military, necklace, Petyr Baelish, Sansa Stark, Sky Atlantic, Sophie Turner, symbolism, villain, Wrap Dress. Bookmark the permalink.

The highly anticipated season five premiere of Game of Thrones aired across the globe this week, giving us tantalising glimpses of where our favorite characters are now. We saw two brief scenes of Sansa Stark (Sophie Turner), who had a … Continue reading

© 2015 Lord Christopher Laverty. All rights reserved. By: Lord Christopher LavertyFiled under Girls in Films, Guys in Films, Interviews, Premium. Tagged Agatha, book, Christopher Laverty, Clothes on Film, concierge, costume, Fendi, Gustave, interview, Madame D, Matt Zoller Seitz, Milena Canonero, pendent, Ralph Fiennes, Saoirse Ronan, The Grand Budapest Hotel, The Society of the Crossed Keys, Tilda Swinton, uniform, Wes Anderson. Bookmark the permalink.

Author Matt Zoller Seitz has published a continuation of his superb book The Wes Anderson Collection (2013), entitled (deep breath) The Wes Anderson Collection: The Grand Budapest Hotel. The former is a detailed look at Anderson’s output so far, influences, … Continue reading