January | 2012 | Clothes on Film

© 2012 Lord Christopher Laverty. All rights reserved. By: Lord Christopher LavertyFiled under Clothes from Fantasy & Sci-fi, Girls in Films, Guys in Films, News. Tagged armour, art design, Bram Stoker’s Dracula, costume design, Eiko Ishioka, Gary Oldman, gothic, Grace Jones, headwear, Immortals, Jennifer Lopez, M Butterfly, Olympics, Spider-man, Tarsem Singh, The Brides, The Cell, The new York Times, wedding dress. Bookmark the permalink.

Innovative costume designer and art director Eiko Ishioka has died aged 73. Continue reading

© 2012 Lord Christopher Laverty. All rights reserved. By: Lord Christopher LavertyFiled under Clothes from now, Girls in Films, Guys in Films, Premium. Tagged Alexander McQueen, brogues, Brüno, Canali, corduroy, Crazy Stupid Love, custom made, David Yurman, Dayna Pink, dress, Emma Stone, fashion, femininity, fitted, gender, Givenchy, Glenn Ficara, Gossuin, Jeans, John Requa, Jonah Bobo, Julianne Moore, Marc Jacobs, Marisa Tomei, masculinity, New Balance, open neck shirt, polo shirt, Prada, Premium Content, Ryan Gosling, sandals, shoes, signet ring, Steve Carrell, suit, trainers, YSL, Yves Saint Laurent, Zegna. Bookmark the permalink.

Crazy, Stupid Love is every inch the ‘fashion film’, both in terms of narrative and costume designer Dayna Pink’s elegant menswear styling. Continue reading

© 2012 Lord Christopher Laverty. All rights reserved. By: Lord Christopher LavertyFiled under Girls in Films, Guys in Films, News. Tagged Ann Roth, Christine Wada, Christopher Hargadon, contemporary, Drive, Erin Benach, fantasy, Jacqueline Durran, Jill Taylor, Leesa Evans, Lisa Padovani, Lisy Christl, Manon Rasmussen, Mark Bridges, Melancholia, Michael O’Connor, Penny Rose, period, Pirates of the Caribbean, Sandy Powell, Sharen Davis, The Kennedys, Tinker Tailor Soldier Spy, Trish Summerville. Bookmark the permalink.

Here’s our round-up of the big three costume design award nominations. Continue reading

© 2012 Lord Christopher Laverty. All rights reserved. By: Lord Christopher LavertyFiled under Girls in Films, Guys in Films, News. Tagged Alfred Hitchcock, Atonement, Avatar, Christopher Frayling, contemporary, costume, Deborah L Scott, Deborah Nadoolman Landis, Edith Head, exhibition, Fight Club, gingham dress, Hollywood Costume, identity, Jacqueline Durran, Keith Lodwick, Marilyn Monroe, Mayes Rubeo, Meryl Streep, Michael Kaplan, motion capture, period, Raiders of the Lost Ark, Robert De Niro, Ruth Morley, Some Like it Hot, The Birds, The Dark Knight, The Wizard of Oz, V&A. Bookmark the permalink.

Hollywood costume comes to London’s Victoria & Albert Museum in the most exciting exhibition of its type ever announced. Continue reading

© 2012 Lord Christopher Laverty. All rights reserved. By: Lord Christopher LavertyFiled under Clothes from 1837-1919, Premium. Tagged 1910s, Benedict Cumberbatch, Bruce Willis, Cavalry, E.T. the Extra-Terrestrial, Emily Watson, field dress, helmet, Hero costumes, interview, Jeremy Irvine, Joanna Johnston, Jurassic Park, Kathleen Kennedy, military, Patrick Kennedy, Peter Mullan, pre-war, Premium Content, realism, Robert Emms, Soldier, Steven Spielberg, The Adventures of Tintin, The Sixth Sense, Tintin, Tom Hiddleston, tunic, uniform, War Horse, World War 1. Bookmark the permalink.

Kathleen Kennedy chats exclusively to Clothes on Film about her experiences and understanding of costume design. Continue reading

© 2012 Lord Christopher Laverty. All rights reserved. By: Lord Christopher LavertyFiled under Girls in Films, Guys in Films, News. Tagged 1960s, BAFTA, BBC, Chinatown, Clothes from 1970s, costume, Costume Designers Guild, Goodfellas, Martin Scorsese, Mary Rose, Richard Bruno, Robert De Niro, Rupert Pupkin, The King of Comedy, The Way We Were, wardrobe supervisor, Westworld. Bookmark the permalink.

The man who dressed Goodfellas, costume designer Richard Bruno, has died aged 87. Continue reading

© 2012 Lord Christopher Laverty. All rights reserved. By: Lord Christopher LavertyFiled under Clothes from 1837-1919, Film Reviews, Girls in Films, Guys in Films. Tagged 1910s, Benedict Cumberbatch, Emily Watson, field dress, helmet, Jeremy Irvine, Joanna Johnston, Kathleen Kennedy, military, Peter Mullan, pre-war, realism, Soldier, Steven Spielberg, Toby Kebbell, Tom Hiddleston, uniform, World War 1, World War 2. Bookmark the permalink.

Costume designer Joanna Johnston has recreated WW1 with staunch accuracy. Continue reading

© 2012 Lord Christopher Laverty. All rights reserved. By: Lord Christopher LavertyFiled under Clothes from 2000-10, Girls in Films, Guys in Films, Interviews, Premium. Tagged authentic, baseball cap, bobble hat, camouflage jacket, clothes swap, contemporary, Debra Granik, denim, femininity, fleece, hats, interview, Jennifer Lawrence, John Hawkes, Lauren Schad, leather, necklace, Ozarks, Premium Content, Rebecca Hofherr, Ree, Stray Dog, Teardrop, vest, Winters Bone, work wear. Bookmark the permalink.

Costume designer Rebecca Hofherr talks exclusively to Clothes on Film about her incredible contribution to Winter’s Bone. Continue reading

© 2012 Lord Christopher Laverty. All rights reserved. By: Lord Christopher LavertyFiled under Clothes from 1920s, Girls on TV, Guys on TV, Interviews. Tagged Boardwalk Empire, Chalky White, Clothes from 1920s, Clothes on Film, costume, exclusive, HBO, interview, John Dunn, Lisa Padovani, Martin Scorsese, Michael Kenneth Williams, season 1, sewing, vintage. Bookmark the permalink.

A brief but worthwhile and exclusive clip about the costume design of Boardwalk Empire. Continue reading

© 2012 Lord Christopher Laverty. All rights reserved. By: Lord Christopher LavertyFiled under Clothes from 1920s, Girls on TV, Guys on TV, Interviews, Premium. Tagged Blu-ray, Boardwalk Empire, Clothes from 1920s, Clothes on Film, cocktail, costume, HBO, HBO Sessions, interview, John Dunn, Lisa Padovani, Nucky Thompson, season 1, Steve Buscemi, video. Bookmark the permalink.

For HBO Sessions part 2, Clothes on Film editor Chris Laverty was invited to discuss the costume design of Boardwalk Empire. Continue reading