August | 2009 | Clothes on Film

© 2009 Lord Christopher Laverty. All rights reserved. By: Lord Christopher LavertyFiled under News. Tagged Audrey Hepburn, black dress, Carey Mulligan, Odile Dicks-Mireaux, Peter Sarsgaard, shift dresses. Bookmark the permalink.

Judging solely on this footage, Carey Mulligan’s Jenny goes down the Audrey Hepburn route more than typical teen fashions of the sixties. Continue reading

© 2009 Lord Christopher Laverty. All rights reserved. By: Lord Christopher LavertyFiled under Clothes from 2000-10, Film Reviews, Guys in Films. Tagged Kathryn Bigelow, Keanu Reeves, Patrick Swayze, tribes, Utah. Bookmark the permalink.

Quaint in its depiction of an alternative lifestyle, yet still an above average, really quite vicious action thriller. Continue reading

© 2009 Lord Christopher Laverty. All rights reserved. By: Lord Christopher LavertyFiled under Clothes from Fantasy & Sci-fi, News. Tagged art deco, Gore Verbinski, Steampunk, Victorian, Wild Wild West. Bookmark the permalink.

Director Gore Verbinski has left Universal’s adaptation of videogame hit BioShock. Continue reading

© 2009 Lord Christopher Laverty. All rights reserved. By: Lord Christopher LavertyFiled under Clothes from 1940s, Film Reviews, Girls in Films, Guys in Films. Tagged Anna B. Sheppard, inglorious, Quentin Tarantino, red dress, Siren Suit, uniform. Bookmark the permalink.

Emerges as Quentin Tarantino’s most polished work to date. Continue reading

© 2009 Lord Christopher Laverty. All rights reserved. By: Lord Christopher LavertyFiled under Clothes from 1950s, Girls in Films, Premium. Tagged biker leather jacket, Clothes from 1950s, costume, denim, Elvis, Jeans, pencil skirt, Pink Ladies, Premium Content, strappy dress. Bookmark the permalink.

Betty ‘Rizzo’ played by Stockard Channing is not only the most complex character in Grease, but in costume terms fascinating. Continue reading

© 2009 Lord Christopher Laverty. All rights reserved. By: Lord Christopher LavertyFiled under Clothes from 1970s, Dual Analysis, Girls in Films, Guys in Films, Premium. Tagged Angel pants, Clothes from 1970s, Disco wear, Donna Pescow, Gunne Sax, John Travolta, Karen Lynn Gorney, Patrizia von Brandenstein, polyester, Premium Content. Bookmark the permalink.

Establishing a new feature at Clothes on Film, the following review is written in collaboration with costume designer Kristin M. Burke. Continue reading

© 2009 Lord Christopher Laverty. All rights reserved. By: Lord Christopher LavertyFiled under Clothes from 2000-10, Guys in Films, Premium. Tagged David Keopp, Premium Content, Ricky Gervais, screenplay, Téa Leoni, yellow shirt. Bookmark the permalink.

One poignant scene cleverly uses costume to convey sentiment without extraneous dialogue. Continue reading