March | 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. Tagged 19th century, boots, Caesar Flickerman, Capitol, Effie Trinket, Elsa Schiaparelli, Fahrenheit 451, fashion, Gary Ross, Girl on Fire dress, Jennifer Lawrence, Judianna Makovsky, Katniss Everdeen, leather, peplum, Prairie, sci-fi, silk taffeta, Stanley Tucci, suit, The Hunger Games. Bookmark the permalink.

Judianna Makovsky’s costume design provides an intentional method of understanding The Hunger Games’ politics. Continue reading

© 2012 Contributor. All rights reserved. By: ContributorFiled under Clothes from 1930s, Clothes from 1990s, Girls in Films, Guys in Films, Premium. Tagged 1990s, Abbie Cornish, Andrea Riseborough, Arianne Phillips, blouse, Burberry, cardigan, Cartier, Clothes from 1930s, day suit, double breasted suit, dress, Edward VIII, Elsa Schiaparelli, fitted, flannel, hat, James D’Arcy, Jill Burgess, lamé, monochrome, pavé diamonds, placket, Premium Content, Prince of Wales, skirt, sleeveless, trenchcoat, W.E., Wallis Simpson. Bookmark the permalink.

The glamorous look of the mid-1930s threads its way through dual love stories in W.E. Continue reading

© 2012 Lord Christopher Laverty. All rights reserved. By: Lord Christopher LavertyFiled under Clothes from 1837-1919, Clothes from 1970s, Girls in Films, Guys in Films. Tagged 1800s, Bill Gibb, Clothes from 1970s, Colleen Atwood, Dark Shadows, disco, Eva Green, Garrick overcoat, gothic, Helena Bonham Carter, Jack Sparrow, Johnny Depp, Laura Ashley, manmade fibres, Michelle Pfeiffer, polyester, print, sequins, sports jacket, sunglasses, Tim Burton. Bookmark the permalink.

Watch the first trailer for Tim Burton’s Dark Shadows and burst with costume excitement. Continue reading

© 2012 Lord Christopher Laverty. All rights reserved. By: Lord Christopher LavertyFiled under Clothes from Fantasy & Sci-fi, Girls in Films. Tagged app, Bram Stoker’s Dracula, costume, crinoline, dress, Eiko Ishioka, fashion, Immortals, Julia Roberts, Lily Collins, Mirror Mirror: The Untold Adventures of Snow White, off the shoulder, pants, Tarsem Singh, The Cell, wedding dress. Bookmark the permalink.

Eiko Ishioka’s dresses for Mirror, Mirror featured in an app? Sure, anything that gets people taking about costume. Continue reading

© 2012 Lord Christopher Laverty. All rights reserved. By: Lord Christopher LavertyFiled under Clothes from 1970s, Girls in Films, Guys in Films, Interviews, Premium. Tagged 1960s, Aggie Guerard Rodgers, Beetle Juice, Clothes from 1970s, cocktail dress, colour palette, Francis Ford Coppola, Gene Hackman, Halston, Harrison Ford, Harry Caul, identity, interview, One Flew Over the Cuckoos Next, plastic raincoat, Premium Content, raincoat, Return of the Jedi, shirt, Star Wars, suit, tailor, Terri Garr, The Color Purple, The Conversation, tweed. Bookmark the permalink.

With exclusive insight from costume designer Aggie Guerard Rodgers, we investigate the story behind Harry Caul’s distinctive plastic raincoat. Continue reading

© 2012 Contributor. All rights reserved. By: ContributorFiled under Clothes from 1980s, Girls in Films, Premium. Tagged black skirt, blouse, capsule wardrobe, Clothes from 1980s, colour, designer, disco dress, Emmanuel Ungaro, fashion, Gena Rowlands, Gloria, John Adames, John Cassevettes, keyhole blouse, kimono, Mackintosh, mourning dress, nightgown, Peggy Farrell, Premium Content, satin, shoulder pads, silk, skirt suit, sunglasses, Wrap Dress. Bookmark the permalink.

Gena Rowlands’ costumes as Gloria evocate character through a fashionable capsule wardrobe. Continue reading

© 2012 Lord Christopher Laverty. All rights reserved. By: Lord Christopher LavertyFiled under Clothes from Fantasy & Sci-fi, Girls on TV, Guys on TV, Interviews. Tagged armour, Clothes on Film, colour, Dothraki, Emilia Clarke, Game of Thrones, Grecian dress, HBO, interview, Michele Clapton, Sean Bean, Sky Atlantic, Thronecast, tribal, Winterfell. Bookmark the permalink.

Clothes on Film on the costume design for HBO’s immense fantasy series, Game of Thrones. Continue reading