December | 2014 | Clothes on Film

© 2014 Lord Christopher Laverty. All rights reserved. By: Lord Christopher LavertyFiled under Clothes from 1940s, Clothes from 1950s, Clothes from 1960s, Clothes from 1970s, Clothes from 1980s, Clothes from 1990s, Guys in Films, Interviews, Premium. Tagged 1940s, 1990s, biopic, Chadwick Boseman, costume sketches, Devil in a Blue Dress, Django Unchained, Dreamgirls, Get on Up, gold lame, interview, James Brown, red suit, Sharen Davis, stage costumes, Tate Taylor, The Help. Bookmark the permalink.

As Get on Up, director Tate Taylor’s look at the life of singing legend James Brown, hits UK screens we have some fantastic sketches to share of the film’s costuming. Costume designer for Get on Up is the one and … Continue reading

© 2014 Lord Christopher Laverty. All rights reserved. By: Lord Christopher LavertyFiled under Clothes from 1980s, Clothes from 1990s, Girls in Films, Guys in Films, Premium. Tagged 1990s, acid jeans, Andy Garcia, Christopher Cole, Clothes from 1980s, denim, femininity, Heathers, Internal Affairs, Laurie Metcalf, masculinity, Nancy Travis, prairie skirt, Richard Gere, Rudy Dillion, sexuality, sheath dress, uniform, William Baldwin. Bookmark the permalink.

Internal Affairs (1990) is an excellent stone cold thriller. The costumes are a subtle tease, revealing personal information that the characters never say out loud. Like many movies released in the late 1980s/1990s, Internal Affairs radiates uneasiness caused by shifting … Continue reading