March | 2014 | Clothes on Film

© 2014 Lord Christopher Laverty. All rights reserved. By: Lord Christopher LavertyFiled under Costume Stories and Links. Tagged Colleen Monroe, Costume Cafe Podcast, Hannibal, Jane Fonda, Janie Bryant, Jenny Gering, Kate Muir, Kay Noske, Mad Men, Madeline Fontaine, Milena Canonero, Sunday in New York, The Americans, The Grand Budapest Hotel, Thor The Dark World, Yves Saint Laurent. Bookmark the permalink.

This week’s costume design news. Mad Men “She buys her clothes two sizes too small, more 50’s than 60’s.” – Janie Bryant knows her Joan. Yves Saint Laurent Costume designer Madeline Fontaine’s predictably difficult job costuming the immaculate biopic. …and … Continue reading

© 2014 Lord Christopher Laverty. All rights reserved. By: Lord Christopher LavertyFiled under Girls in Films, Guys in Films, Interviews, Premium. Tagged Arts Illustrated, Christopher Laverty, designer, Fabric of Cinema, fashion, gender, interview, The Girl With the Dragon Tattoo, The Hunger Games: Catching Fire, Trish Summerville. Bookmark the permalink.

For this month’s Fabric of Cinema column in pan-India publication Arts Illustrated, Clothes on Film editor Christopher Laverty discussed the game changing costume design work of Trish Summerville. This makes that terrible title pun you’ve just read almost acceptable. The … Continue reading

© 2014 Lord Christopher Laverty. All rights reserved. By: Lord Christopher LavertyFiled under Costume Stories and Links. Tagged Amber Jane Butchart, American Hustle, Amy Adams, Batman vs Superman, Brianne Gillen, Carlo Poggioli, Colleen Atwood, Constantine, Divergent, Game of Thrones, Hannibal, Honah Lee Milne, Jenny Eagan, Man of Steel, Michael Wilkinson, Puttin on the Glitz, The Flash, True Detective. Bookmark the permalink.

Costume catch up time. Puttin’ on the Glitz Clothes on Film editor Christopher Laverty will be teaming up with the incomparable Amber Jane Butchart for an exciting talk at the British Library. Man of Steel Michael Wilkinson talks about his … Continue reading

© 2014 Lord Christopher Laverty. All rights reserved. By: Lord Christopher LavertyFiled under Clothes from 1920s, Clothes from 1930s, Interviews. Tagged Amber Jane Butchart, Boardwalk Empire, British Library, Christopher Laverty, Clothes from 1920s, Clothes from 1930s, costume, event, fashion, gangster, Hollywood, interview, Jazz Age, Puttin on the Glitz, suit, Vogue. Bookmark the permalink.

Here’s a bit of justified promotion for an event you will absolutely want to see: fashion historian, DJ for Jazz FM, author and Clothes on Film contributor, Amber Jane Butchart, teams up with your very own editor, Christopher Laverty, for … Continue reading

© 2014 Lord Christopher Laverty. All rights reserved. By: Lord Christopher LavertyFiled under Costume Stories and Links. Tagged 300 Rise of an Empire, Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D, Alexandra Byrne, Ann Foley, Blue Jasmine, Dallas, James Bond, Janie Bryant, Jessica Paré, Mad Men, Matt Spaiser, Michael Wilkinson, Oscars, Rachel Sage, Suzy Benzinger, Wonder Woman. Bookmark the permalink.

So what’s been happening this week then? Blue Jasmine ‘In costuming the past we lose the present.’ Wonder Woman Michael Wilkinson has basically said nothing about Wonder Woman’s outfit, yet we’re still hanging on his every word. Mad Men Jessica … Continue reading

© 2014 Lord Christopher Laverty. All rights reserved. By: Lord Christopher LavertyFiled under News. Tagged Burberry, Clothes on Film, costume, fashion, interview, Vogue, Vogue India. Bookmark the permalink.

That is the long and the short of it: according to the wise words of this month’s Vogue India, Clothes on Film are one of the leading voices in digital fashion coverage. The exact words of their writer Dal Chodha … Continue reading

© 2014 Lord Christopher Laverty. All rights reserved. By: Lord Christopher LavertyFiled under Costume Stories and Links. Tagged Academy Awards, American Hustle, Amy Adams, Bobi Garland, Edith Head, Ellen Mirojnick, Family Ties, Funny Face, House of Cards, Kristin M. Burke, Michael Wilkinson, Milena Canonero, Oscar, Sophie Black, The Grand Budapest Hotel, The Knick, Toy story. Bookmark the permalink.

Costume’s big week. Every dress worn by Best Actress Academy Award Winners We featured this lovely infographic by Mediarun on our Facebook page. Roll on Sunday! Funny Face Good article on the classic film by Pamela Hutchinson, including a telling … Continue reading