April | 2014 | Clothes on Film

© 2014 Lord Christopher Laverty. All rights reserved. By: Lord Christopher LavertyFiled under Costume Stories and Links. Tagged Ann Roth, Bina Daigeler, Deborah Lynn Scott, Game of Thrones, Janie Bryant, Joan Bergin, Mad Men, Only Lovers Left Alive, Puttin of the Glit, Sandy Powell, Spider-Man 2, Stoker, Vikings. Bookmark the permalink.

Two weeks of juicy costume links. Sandy Powell A costumer who needs no introduction. This Sunday at the J. Paul Getty Museum she discusses the use of period photographs in her process. Puttin’ on the Glitz Tyranny of Style contributor … Continue reading

© 2014 Lord Christopher Laverty. All rights reserved. By: Lord Christopher LavertyFiled under Clothes from 1970s, Girls in Films, Guys in Films, Premium. Tagged Adrian, beret, Bonnie Radcliffe, boxing, Carl Weathers, Clothes from 1970s, double breasted, dressing gown, flag, hat, Italian Stallion, leather jacket, masculinity, Robert Cambel, Rocky Balboa, satin robe, shorts, silk, Sly Stallone, sportswear, Sylvester Stallone, Talia Shire, white vest. Bookmark the permalink.

In the very opening scene of Rocky (1976, costume designer Robert Cambel), we see the title character in the ring, bare chested, hands encased in boxing gloves, the picture of sporting violence and masculinity. But this is no more than … Continue reading

© 2014 Lord Christopher Laverty. All rights reserved. By: Lord Christopher LavertyFiled under Costume Stories and Links. Tagged Captain America: The Winter Soldier, Game of Thrones, Janie Bryant, Jean Paul Gaultier, Judianna Makovsky, Kinvara Balfour, Mad Men, Tom Ford. Bookmark the permalink.

That’ll do, costume. That’ll do. Captain America: The Winter Soldier Hello Tailor is stealing away your life with her rundowns of this mildly popular comic book movie. Not all are costume based, though all are worth reading. Here is PART … Continue reading

© 2014 Lord Christopher Laverty. All rights reserved. By: Lord Christopher LavertyFiled under Clothes from 1920s, Clothes from 1930s, Interviews, Premium. Tagged Alex Mendham & His Orchestra, Amber Butchart, Boardwalk Empire, British Library, Christopher Laverty, Clothes from 1920s, Clothes from 1930s, costume, dandy gangster, fashion, gangster, interview, Jazz Age, Kissley Leonor, Luca Sage, Pretty Me Vintage, Puttin on the Glitz, The Vintage Mafia, The Vintage News, video. Bookmark the permalink.

A fortnight ago to the day, Clothes on Film creator and editor Christopher Laverty joined fashion historian Amber Jane Butchart to give one of two talks and a Q&A chat at The British Library in London. The subjects under discussion … Continue reading

© 2014 Lord Christopher Laverty. All rights reserved. By: Lord Christopher LavertyFiled under Costume Stories and Links. Tagged 101 Dalmatians, Alexandra Welker, auction, Bernie, Broadway, Cobie Smulders, fashion, Ferragamo, Grimm, Hannibal, Hello Tailor, Hollywood Costume, How I Met Your Mother, Kari Perkins, Matt Reitsma, Mindy Kaling, Noah, Only Lovers Left Alive, Puttin on the Glitz, red carpet, Reiko Kurumaba, Salvador Perez, The Mindy Project, theatre, Veronica Mars. Bookmark the permalink.

No round up last week because we were a bit busy, so this week is MEGA JAMMED WITH COSTUME GOODNESS. Puttin’ on the Glitz We teamed up with Amber Jane Butchart and The British Library to talk jazz age fashion … Continue reading

© 2014 Lord Christopher Laverty. All rights reserved. By: Lord Christopher LavertyFiled under Clothes from 1837-1919, Clothes from 1920s, Clothes from 1930s, Girls in Films, Guys in Films. Tagged 1902, 1910, boots, braces, cardigan, class, Daniel Day-Lewis, Daniel Plainview, hat, jacket, jodphurs, Maria Bruder, Mark Bridges, sack suit, shawl neck, smock shirt, soft collar shirt, stiff collar shirt, suit, suspenders, tailored suit, uniform, waistcoat, white dress, wide brim. Bookmark the permalink.

Costume designer Mark Bridges described There Will Be Blood (2007) as his most challenging film, referring to the difficulties he faced in transporting costumes to the remote location in West Texas, after director Paul Thomas Anderson called for a new … Continue reading