December | 2011 | Clothes on Film

© 2011 Lord Christopher Laverty. All rights reserved. By: Lord Christopher LavertyFiled under Girls in Films, Girls on TV, Guys in Films, Guys on TV, Interviews, Premium. Tagged Amy Westcott, Anna Sheppard, Bérénice Bejo, Black Swan, Boardwalk Empire, Captain America, Cate Blanchett, Contagion, costume, Drive, drop waist dress, Erin Benach, Hanna, hat, Jacqueline Durran, Jake Gyllenhaal, Jane Eyre, Jean Dujardin, Jenny Beavan, Jill Taylor, John Dunn, Juliet Polcsa, Kasia Walicka Maimone, Kate Winslet, Lisa Padovani, Louise Frogley, Lucie Bates, Manon Rasmussen, Marion Cotillard, Mark Bridges, Melancholia, Mia Wasikowska, Michael O’Connor, My Week with Marilyn, Natalie Portman, Premium Content, Renée April, Renne April, Ryan Gosling, Sammy Sheldon, Saoirse Ronan, Sharen Davis, Source Code, Steve Buscemi, superhero, The Adjustment Bureau, The Artist, The Help, The Kings Speech, Tinker Tailor Soldier Spy, white t-shirt, X-Men: First Class. Bookmark the permalink.

By no means intended as an exhaustive list, Clothes on Film ponder an overview of 2011 in costume. Continue reading

© 2011 Lord Christopher Laverty. All rights reserved. By: Lord Christopher LavertyFiled under Clothes from 1920s, Clothes from 1930s, Film Reviews, Interviews. Tagged 3D, Asa Butterfield, Ben Kingsley, Chloë Grace Moretz, Christopher Lee, cloche, Clothes from 1920s, Clothes from 1930s, colour, costume, fantasy, Frances de la Tour, Georges Méliès, Hugo, interview, Martin Scorsese, period, Sacha Baron Cohen, Sandy Powell, silent, spats, stiff collar. Bookmark the permalink.

Hugo is Scorsese’s monument to wonder and excitement. Here Sandy Powell exclusively explains her costume choices to Clothes on Film. Continue reading

© 2011 Lord Christopher Laverty. All rights reserved. By: Lord Christopher LavertyFiled under Clothes from now, Girls in Films, Guys in Films, Interviews, Premium. Tagged 1960s, ball gown, blue dress, Brad Bird, Burlesque, Christmas Vacation, Clothes from 1970s, décolleté, double breasted, Ethan Hunt, Fight Club, Ghost Protocol, green dress, interview, Jeremy Renner, leather jacket, low cut, Michael Kaplan, Mission Impossible, Paula Patton, Persol, Premium Content, sleeveless dress, suit, sunglasses, The Long Kiss Good Night, Tom Cruise. Bookmark the permalink.

Costume designer Michael Kaplan took time away from Star Trek 2 to chat exclusively to Clothes on Film about Ghost Protocol. Continue reading

© 2011 Lord Christopher Laverty. All rights reserved. By: Lord Christopher LavertyFiled under Clothes from Fantasy & Sci-fi, Clothes from now, Girls in Films, Guys in Films, News. Tagged armour, Audrey Hepburn, Bane, Batman, breathing apparatus, Catwoman, Christian Bale, Christopher Nolan, costume, Gary Oldman, Joseph Gordon-Levitt, Lindy Hemming, Marion Cotillard, mask, RoboCop, sheepskin coat, skirt suit, Talia al Ghul, The Dark Knight Rises, Tom Hardy, wide brim hat. Bookmark the permalink.

Christmas comes early for anyone looking forward to The Dark Knight Rises, as Warner Bros. has just released a full trailer. Continue reading

© 2011 Lord Christopher Laverty. All rights reserved. By: Lord Christopher LavertyFiled under Clothes from now, Film Reviews, Girls in Films, Guys in Films. Tagged 1960s, ball gown, blue dress, Brad Bird, Burlesque, Clothes from 1970s, Ethan Hunt, Fight Club, Ghost Protocol, green dress, James Bond, Jeremy Renner, leather jacket, Levi, Michael Kaplan, Mission Impossible, notched lapels, Paula Patton, Persol, suit, sunglasses, thin lapels, Tom Cruise. Bookmark the permalink.

Enjoyably daft fare with enough fast cars and desirable clobber to keep you cooing until the credits. Continue reading

© 2011 Lord Christopher Laverty. All rights reserved. By: Lord Christopher LavertyFiled under Clothes from 1920s, Girls in Films, Guys in Films, News. Tagged Baz Luhrmann, cardigan, Carey Mulligan, Catherine Martin, Clothes from 1920s, cream suit, drop waist dress, fashion, flapper, fur coat, Joel Edgerton, knitwear, Leonardo diCaprio, linen, Miu Miu, Miuccia Prada, Prada, pullover, scarf, shawl neck, sweater, The Great Gatsby, Tiffany & Co, Tobey Maguire, tuxedo. Bookmark the permalink.

Warner Bros. have released two images from The Great Gatsby. Not much to see, but it is difficult not to be drawn in by the promise of costume luxury. Continue reading

© 2011 Lord Christopher Laverty. All rights reserved. By: Lord Christopher LavertyFiled under Clothes from 2000-10, Clothes from now, Girls in Films, Girls on TV, Guys in Films, Guys on TV, Premium. Tagged Blu-ray, boots, Cilla Rörby, disguise, femininity, H&M, knitwear, leather jacket, Lisbeth Salander, lycra, masculinity, Michael Nyqvist, Mikael Blomkvist, Niels Arden Oplev, Noomi Rapace, piercings, Premium Content, punk, sexuality, sportswear, Stieg Larsson, subculture, suit, t-shirt, The Girl Who Kicked the Hornets’ Nest, The Girl Who Played with Fire, The Girl With the Dragon Tattoo, tracksuit, trainers. Bookmark the permalink.

Playing computer hacker, Lisbeth Salander, Noomi Rapace embodies the character in such a way that picturing anyone else in the role is nearly impossible. Continue reading

© 2011 Lord Christopher Laverty. All rights reserved. By: Lord Christopher LavertyFiled under Clothes from 1930s, Girls on TV, Guys on TV, Premium. Tagged Drive, Evan Rachel Wood, femininity, gingham, Guy Pearce, housedress, Kate Winslet, Marin Ireland, masculinity, Mildred Pierce, Morgan Turner, peter pan collar, Premium Content, Ryan Gosling, sex appeal, symbolism, Todd Haynes, uniform, Veda. Bookmark the permalink.

The displaced sex appeal of uniforms in Mildred Pierce. Continue reading