2016 | Clothes on Film

© 2016 Lord Christopher Laverty. All rights reserved. By: Lord Christopher LavertyFiled under Clothes from Fantasy & Sci-fi, Clothes from now, Guys on TV, Premium. Tagged Blaxploitation, Bobby Fish, Carhartt, Carl Lucas, Cheo Hodari Coker, Cottonmouth, Dapper Dan, Diamondback, Erik LaRay Harvey, Ghost Protocol, hooded sweater, hoodie, hoody, Luke Cage, Mahershala Ali, Mike Colter, Parisa Fitz-Henley, Ron Cephas Jones, Stephanie Maslanky, suit, the incredible hulk, Theo Rossi. Bookmark the permalink.

MILD SPOILERS The hoodie has as much to say about it’s wearer as, say, the white t-shirt does. By which I mean that, depending on context, it can say anything. The white t-shirt can imply clean, erotic, the worker – … Continue reading

© 2016 Lord Christopher Laverty. All rights reserved. By: Lord Christopher LavertyFiled under Clothes from 1970s, Girls in Films, Guys in Films, Interviews. Tagged Angels, Clothes from 1970s, Conjuring 2, Ed Warren, Frances O’Connor, horror, Insidious, interview, James Wan, Kristin Burke, Kristin M. Burke, Lanvin, Lights Out, London, Lorraine Warren, Madison Wolfe, multiples, Patrick Wilson, Sleepy Hollow, Vera Farmiga, vintage, Wrangler. Bookmark the permalink.

It was late November, 2016 when I visited the set of The Conjuring 2 (directed by James Wan). The reason I never wrote about it for Clothes on Film or anywhere else was because of my official role on the … Continue reading

© 2016 Lord Christopher Laverty. All rights reserved. By: Lord Christopher LavertyFiled under Guys in Films. Tagged 007, All the Presidents Men, Daniel Craig, Datejust, Daytona, Get Carter, James Bond, Michael Caine, Nick Nolte, Paul Newman, Robert Redford, Rod Taylor, Roger Moore, Rolex, Rolex Daytona, Rolex Submariner, Sean Connery, sponsored post, submariner, The Deep, The Deer Hunter, the watch gallery. Bookmark the permalink.

It’s the most celebrated, the most special, the most significant watch of all time; Rolex is symbolic of many things in the movies: style, wealth, attitude, and perhaps most importantly, taste. That is not to say a Rolex is elitist, … Continue reading

© 2016 Lord Christopher Laverty. All rights reserved. By: Lord Christopher LavertyFiled under Clothes from 1940s, Girls in Films, Guys in Films, Premium. Tagged 1940s, Aida Garifullina, Consolata Boyle, costume sketches, dinner suit, exclusive, Florence Foster Jenkins, Hugh Grant, Meryl Streep, New York, real life, Simon Helberg, socialite, Stephen Frears, The Iron Lady, The Queen, white tie. Bookmark the permalink.

Friday 6th May sees the release of Florence Foster Jenkins, the 1944 set true story of a woman, Ms. Foster Jenkins herself (played by Meryl Streep) who heard nothing but sweet angels in her head, yet couldn’t actually sing for … Continue reading

© 2016 Lord Christopher Laverty. All rights reserved. By: Lord Christopher LavertyFiled under Clothes from 1970s, Girls in Films, Guys in Films, Premium. Tagged Ben Wheatley, cardigan, Clothes from 1970s, denim, flares, High Rise, Jeremy Irons, JG Ballard, labels, Lacoste, Levi, Louis Suc, Luke Evans, Odile Dicks-Mireaux, pagoda shoulder, Reece Shearsmith, Sienna Miller, slingback shoes, suit, Tom Hiddleston, Wrangler. Bookmark the permalink.

Or when your costumes look like a building. Odile Dicks-Mireaux’s designs for High Rise (2016) are far more than that. But for a film set in such a heavily stylised world, especially one created by sci-fi author J.G. Ballard, homogeny … Continue reading

© 2016 Lord Christopher Laverty. All rights reserved. By: Lord Christopher LavertyFiled under Clothes from Fantasy & Sci-fi, Girls in Films, Guys in Films, Interviews. Tagged Adam Driver, armour, Burlesque, Captain Phasma, Costume Designers Guild, Daisy Ridley, Domhnall Gleeson, Fight Club, Flashdance, Gwendoline Christie, interview, JJ Abrams, John Boyega, Kylo Ren, Michael Kaplan, Oscar Issac, Rey, sci-fi, Star Wars, stormtrooper, The Force Awakens, Theirry Mugler, woven cotton, wrapping. Bookmark the permalink.

Surely we all know Michael Kaplan by now? Flashdance (1983), Fight Club (1999), Burlesque (2010), Star Trek (2009), and the biggest of the big, Star Wars: The Force Awakens. Versatile is not a generous enough word for his talent; he … Continue reading