May | 2009 | Clothes on Film

© 2009 Lord Christopher Laverty. All rights reserved. By: Lord Christopher LavertyFiled under Clothes from 1930s, Girls in Films, Premium. Tagged Bergdorf, Fred Astaire, Ginger Rogers, Hays Code, patent leather, peter pan collar, Pick Yourself Up Waltz, Premium Content. Bookmark the permalink.

Among all this luxury is a plain, yet deliciously feminine black dress worn for the ‘Pick Yourself Up’ waltz. Continue reading

© 2009 Lord Christopher Laverty. All rights reserved. By: Lord Christopher LavertyFiled under Clothes from Fantasy & Sci-fi, Film Reviews, Guys in Films. Tagged Christian Bale, Kyle Reese, leather biker jacket, Sam Worthington, Schwarzenegger. Bookmark the permalink.

Starring: Christian Bale, Sam Worthington, Moon Bloodgood Directed by: McG The terminator, as represented first and best by Arnold Schwarzenegger, is an obvious signifier for brutish masculinity on film: black leather biker jacket, muscular build, modest dialogue. The irony being, … Continue reading

© 2009 Lord Christopher Laverty. All rights reserved. By: Lord Christopher LavertyFiled under Clothes from 1960s, Girls in Films, Premium. Tagged Mod, Premium Content, Quadrophenia, stockings, Tights. Bookmark the permalink.

Mod era film Quadrophenia illustrates an interesting point concerning female hosiery during the 1960s. Continue reading

© 2009 Lord Christopher Laverty. All rights reserved. By: Lord Christopher LavertyFiled under Clothes from 1837-1919, Girls in Films, Guys in Films, News. Tagged bowler, Cape, deerstalker, Jude Law, Mac Farlane, Robert Downey Jr, Sherlock Holmes. Bookmark the permalink.

Guy Ritchie is steering his Holmes away from the traditional, stuffier image of Basil Rathbone or Jeremy Brett. Continue reading

© 2009 Lord Christopher Laverty. All rights reserved. By: Lord Christopher LavertyFiled under Clothes from 1960s, Girls in Films, Premium. Tagged Anthea Sylbert, bow collar, chiffon, Mary Quant, Mia Farrow, Ossie Clark, Premium Content, trouser suit. Bookmark the permalink.

Rosemary’s Baby is the perfect mid-sixties set fashion movie. Continue reading

© 2009 Lord Christopher Laverty. All rights reserved. By: Lord Christopher LavertyFiled under Clothes from 1970s, Guys in Films, Premium. Tagged Leather vest, Premium Content, Roberto Cavalli, The Wild One, Walter Hill. Bookmark the permalink.

This gang warfare movie was never so much about the fighting as the clothes. Continue reading

© 2009 Lord Christopher Laverty. All rights reserved. By: Lord Christopher LavertyFiled under Clothes from 1930s, Girls in Films, Guys in Films, News. Tagged Christian Bale, gangster look, Great Depression, Johnny Depp, Marion Cotillard, Public Enemies. Bookmark the permalink.

Public Enemies, the upcoming Michael Mann directed crime thriller, has just updated its marketing campaign with three new poster designs. Continue reading

© 2009 Lord Christopher Laverty. All rights reserved. By: Lord Christopher LavertyFiled under Clothes from 1950s, Guys in Films, Premium. Tagged Brooks Brothers, Cary Grant, Glen check, Hitchcock, Kilgour, North by Northwest, oxblood shoes, Premium Content, Savile Row. Bookmark the permalink.

This stylish grey Glen check suit from North by Northwest is certainly his most well known. Continue reading

© 2009 Lord Christopher Laverty. All rights reserved. By: Lord Christopher LavertyFiled under Clothes from 1960s, Girls on TV, Premium. Tagged 1960s, Christina Hendricks, Janie Bryant, jersey dress, Joan Holloway, Mondrian, Premium Content. Bookmark the permalink.

As office vamp Joan Holloway, Christina Hendricks gets the lion’s share of groovy outfits on 1960s set TV drama Mad Men. Continue reading

© 2009 Lord Christopher Laverty. All rights reserved. By: Lord Christopher LavertyFiled under Clothes from 1920s, Clothes from 2000-10, News. Tagged Audrey Tautou, Chanel, Chanel No.5, sailor pants. Bookmark the permalink.

In this new advertisement for Chanel No.5, Audrey Tautou slips on a stylish pair of black silk-satin Chanel sailor pants. Continue reading

© 2009 Lord Christopher Laverty. All rights reserved. By: Lord Christopher LavertyFiled under Clothes from 1920s, Girls in Films, Premium. Tagged beachwear, Chanel, de Vivaise, Kirsten Dunst, Premium Content, Pyjamas, Vionnet. Bookmark the permalink.

Costume designer Caroline de Vivaise dressed Dunst in nautically themed beach pyjamas, which were not just suitable for the location, but also a nod to Marion’s forward-thinking ways. Continue reading

© 2009 Lord Christopher Laverty. All rights reserved. By: Lord Christopher LavertyFiled under Clothes from 1837-1919, Guys in Films, Premium. Tagged Donald Sutherland, frock coat, Michael Crichton, morning coat, Premium Content, revers, Sean Connery, Victorian, waistcoat. Bookmark the permalink.

Sean Connery wore an elegant Victorian coat in The First Great Train Robbery. Continue reading