November | 2010 | Clothes on Film

© 2010 Lord Christopher Laverty. All rights reserved. By: Lord Christopher LavertyFiled under Clothes from 1960s, Girls on TV, Premium. Tagged Audrey Hepburn, Betty, Betty Draper, Bill Gibb, Don Draper, Emilio Pucci, empire line, full skirt, Italy, Janie Bryant, January Jones, John Hamm, kaleidoscopic, Mad Men, maxi dress, pleated, Premium Content, Pucci, Pucci print, rejection, Rome, Season 3, silk, slot neckline, Souvenir, swirly pattern. Bookmark the permalink.

Following a trip to Rome, Betty dons the latest in European chic – a colourful maxi dress that belongs in sleepy Ossining just about as much as she does. Continue reading

© 2010 Lord Christopher Laverty. All rights reserved. By: Lord Christopher LavertyFiled under Clothes from now, Guys in Films, News. Tagged Bradley Cooper, Clothes on Film, Hangover Alan, Louis Vuitton, Louise Mingenbach, safari suit, sandals, sequel, silk, silk pantsuit, Thailand, The Hangover, The Hangover 2, Todd Philips, Zach Galifianakis. Bookmark the permalink.

Zach Galifianakis in a safari suit and plenty more costume wackiness to come says costume designer Louise Mingenbach. Continue reading

© 2010 Lord Christopher Laverty. All rights reserved. By: Lord Christopher LavertyFiled under Clothes from Fantasy & Sci-fi, Film Reviews, Girls in Films, Guys in Films. Tagged adaptation, book, coat, costume, Daniel Radcliffe, Dark Arts, David Yates, Emma Watson, fans, franchise, Gap, Harry Potter, His Girl Friday, Jany Termine, JK Rowling, lavish, red dress, Rosalind Russell, Rupert Grint, The Deathly Hallows, The Half Blood Prince, Voldermort. Bookmark the permalink.

The bleakest Potter outing yet. Continue reading

© 2010 Lord Christopher Laverty. All rights reserved. By: Lord Christopher LavertyFiled under Clothes from 1960s, Girls in Films, Guys in Films, News. Tagged 1960s, Andrea Riseborough, Andy Serkis, Biba, Brighton Rock, cardigan, Graham Greene, Helen Mirren, John Hurt, John Smedley, Julian Day, knitwear, London Film Festival, Lord John, Mods, noir, overcoat, polo shirt, Quadrophenia, Richard Attenborough, Rockers, Rose, Rowan Joffe, Sam Riley, selvedge jeans, shapeless, Teddy Boy, The American, trailer, trilby. Bookmark the permalink.

It’s grim by the coast. A trailer for 1960s set Brighton Rock has arrived online. Continue reading

© 2010 Lord Christopher Laverty. All rights reserved. By: Lord Christopher LavertyFiled under Clothes from 1970s, Girls in Films, Premium. Tagged Diane Von Furstenberg, DVF, Early 1970s, Fit and Flare, Jean Muir, jersey dress, Joan Rivers, Kitty O’Neil, Miriam Knight, Plastic Surgery, Premium Content, Revenge Black Comedy, Saffron Yellow, Stockard Channing, The Girl Most Likely To, Wrap Dress, Wraparound Dress. Bookmark the permalink.

The Girl Most Likely To is a film for all those who have been laughed at because of the way they look. Continue reading

© 2010 Lord Christopher Laverty. All rights reserved. By: Lord Christopher LavertyFiled under Clothes from Fantasy & Sci-fi, Competitions. Tagged Christine Bieselin Clark, competition, costume, Garrett Hedlund, Grid, Jeff Bridges, Joseph Kosinski, light suit, lightsuit, Michael Wilkinson, Neville Page, Olivia Wilde, preview, tickets, Tron, Tron Legacy. Bookmark the permalink.

Tron Legacy arrives in UK cinemas on 17th December, but you can see it over two weeks early! We have TWO PAIRS of tickets to give away to a screening in London’s West End on Thursday 2nd December at 6.00 … Continue reading

© 2010 Lord Christopher Laverty. All rights reserved. By: Lord Christopher LavertyFiled under Clothes from 2000-10, Film Reviews, Girls in Films, Guys in Films, News. Tagged Abby Pierce, Brett Ratner, Catfish, conflict, documentary, Facebook, fetishise, genuine, hoax, identity, Leeds International Film Festival, LIFF, masks, Megan, Nev Schulman, producer. Bookmark the permalink.

Despite having watched Catfish at the Leeds International Film Festival, you will find no review of it here. Continue reading

© 2010 Lord Christopher Laverty. All rights reserved. By: Lord Christopher LavertyFiled under Clothes from Fantasy & Sci-fi, Girls in Films, Guys in Films, Interviews, Premium. Tagged androgyny, Anis Cheurfa, Black Guard, Castor, Christine Bieselin Clark, CLU, costume, Ed Natividad, Garrett Hedlund, helmet, James Frain, Jeff Bridges, Joseph Kosinski, light suit, lightsuit, Michael Sheen, Michael Wilkinson, Neville Page, Olivia Wilde, plastic, polymer, Premium Content, Rinzler, visor, ZBrush, Ziggy Stardust. Bookmark the permalink.

Part 2 of our detailed look at the costumes in Tron Legacy, moving onto specific design elements created for individual characters. Continue reading

© 2010 Lord Christopher Laverty. All rights reserved. By: Lord Christopher LavertyFiled under Clothes from 1960s, Girls in Films, Premium. Tagged advertising, art deco, Art Nouveau, Barbara Hulanicki, bia cut, Biba, Dior, DVD, evening dress, fashion, Fitz, House of Fraser, jumpsuit, leopard skin, lifestyle, London, Louis Price, maxi coat, mini skirt, mini-dress, New Look, November films, Premium Content, smudgy colours, Stephen Fitz-Simon, Topshop, Twiggy. Bookmark the permalink.

Beyond Biba: A Portrait of Barbara Hulanicki is a contextualised examination of one woman’s extraordinary influence on popular culture. Continue reading

© 2010 Lord Christopher Laverty. All rights reserved. By: Lord Christopher LavertyFiled under Clothes from 1950s, Guys in Films, News. Tagged Alfred Hitchcock, Christies, Clothes on Film, Cristóbal Balenciaga, dress, Edith Head, flowery dress, Grace Kelly, Green Suit, Paris dress, petticoat, Rear Window, sketch, suit, Thorwald, To Catch a Thief. Bookmark the permalink.

Christie’s are auctioning several Edith Head sketches for costume designs worn by Grace Kelly. Continue reading

© 2010 Lord Christopher Laverty. All rights reserved. By: Lord Christopher LavertyFiled under Girls in Films, Guys in Films, News. Tagged 1940s, BFI, Birds of Paradise, exotica, experimental, Fashion in Film Festival, festival, Hedy Lamarr, Judy Garland, Lana Turner, London, Marketa Uhlirova, Michael Curtiz, Orientalist, Pink Narcissus, Red Heels, Robert Z. Leonard, spectacle, Ziegfeld Girl. Bookmark the permalink.

Subtitled ‘Birds of Paradise’, the 3rd Fashion in Film Festival will take place in three London venues on 1st – 12th December. Continue reading

© 2010 Lord Christopher Laverty. All rights reserved. By: Lord Christopher LavertyFiled under Clothes from Fantasy & Sci-fi, Girls in Films, Guys in Films, Interviews, Premium. Tagged 3D, androgyny, Christine Bieselin Clark, CNC, computer numerical cutting, costume, disc, elastane, electro-luminescent flat-light, foam, form, Garrett Hedlund, helmet, Jeff Bridges, Joseph Kosinski, latex, LED, light suit, lightsuit, Michael Wilkinson, Neville Page, Olivia Wilde, Premium Content, Spandex, Tron Legacy, ZBrush. Bookmark the permalink.

We examine the design of the Tron Legacy light suits in detail including their creation, construction and symbolism. Continue reading