November | 2011 | Clothes on Film

© 2011 Lord Christopher Laverty. All rights reserved. By: Lord Christopher LavertyFiled under Clothes from 1920s, Film Reviews, Girls in Films, Guys in Films. Tagged Bérénice Bejo, Clothes from 1920s, collarless, costume, dinner suit, dress, evening dress, flapper, Fred Astaire, fur, Ginger Rogers, Hazanavicius, James Cromwell, Jean Dujardin, Mark Bridges, rayon, silent film, tailcoat, The Artist. Bookmark the permalink.

If there is a more joyous film this year, we haven’t seen it. Continue reading

© 2011 Lord Christopher Laverty. All rights reserved. By: Lord Christopher LavertyFiled under Clothes from 1920s, Clothes from 1930s, Girls in Films, Guys in Films, Interviews, Premium. Tagged Bérénice Bejo, Boogie Nights, Clothes from 1920s, crepe de Chine, fashion, flapper, fur coat, identity, interview, Jean Dujardin, Malcolm McDowell, Mark Bridges, Michel Hazanavicius, Premium Content, sequin, silent film, silk, silk crepe, suit, The Artist, trouser break, vintage. Bookmark the permalink.

Clothes on Film talk exclusively to costume designer of The Artist, Mark Bridges. Continue reading

© 2011 Lord Christopher Laverty. All rights reserved. By: Lord Christopher LavertyFiled under Clothes from 1920s, Clothes from 1930s, Girls on TV, Guys on TV, Interviews, Premium. Tagged Ann Roth, Ben Boyer, Clothes on Film, costume, Evan Rachel Wood, Georgie Hobbs, Guy Pearce, HBO, housedress, interview, Julia Murphy Buske, Kate Winslet, Mildred Pierce, video. Bookmark the permalink.

Clothes on Film editor, Chris Laverty discusses the costumes of Mildred Pierce for filmed HBO Sessions. Continue reading

© 2011 Lord Christopher Laverty. All rights reserved. By: Lord Christopher LavertyFiled under Clothes from Fantasy & Sci-fi, Girls in Films, News. Tagged Brave, Brenda Chapman, costume design, Disney, dress, Emma Thompson, Lee Unkrich, Mark Andrews, medieval, PIXAR, Toy story 3, Tudor. Bookmark the permalink.

Disney has just released a new international trailer for Brave. Delightful, it is. Continue reading

© 2011 Contributor. All rights reserved. By: ContributorFiled under Clothes from 1950s, Girls in Films, Guys in Films, Premium. Tagged 1960s, Anita Ekberg, Anouk Aimee, double breasted, Federico Fellini, flanuer, Gregory Peck, Italian suit, Ivy League style, La Dolce Vita, linen suit, Marcello Mastroianni, masculinity, Piero Gherardi, pleats, Premium Content, Roman Holiday, shirt, sunglasses, Suzanne Rowland, tailored, Walter Benjamin, white suit. Bookmark the permalink.

Groundbreaking film La Dolce Vita offers a conflicting portrayal of masculinity. Continue reading

© 2011 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, bodice, Charlize Theron, Chris Hemsworth, Colleen Atwood, costume, Dior, fur coat, Kristen Stewart, Oscar, Rupert Sanders, Snow White & the Huntsman. Bookmark the permalink.

Colleen Atwood does it AGAIN. Continue reading

© 2011 Lord Christopher Laverty. All rights reserved. By: Lord Christopher LavertyFiled under Clothes from 1970s, Girls in Films, Guys in Films, Premium. Tagged Boogie Nights, chiffon, Clothes from 1970s, Clothes from 1980s, denim, Dirk Diggler, Don Cheadle, double breasted, flares, flowers, fringing, Heather Graham, hot pants, identity, John C. Reilly, Julianne Moore, Mark Bridges, Mark Wahlberg, Melora Walters, meta, mini-dress, nylon, pant suit, Paul Thomas Anderson, Philip Seymour Hoffman, polyester, Premium Content, suit, t-shirt, trouser suit, white suit, William H. Macy. Bookmark the permalink.

Mark Bridges exclusively explains his costume choices for retro epic Boogie Nights. Continue reading

© 2011 Lord Christopher Laverty. All rights reserved. By: Lord Christopher LavertyFiled under Clothes from 1960s, News. Tagged 1960s, berets, Bonnie and Clyde, contemporary, Costume Designer, Dorothy Jeakins, fashion, Faye Dunaway, Kiss of Death, Nicolas Cage, Oscar, Peggy Sue Got Married, period, Steve McQueen, The Godfather Part II, The Thomas Crown Affair, Theadora Van Runkle. Bookmark the permalink.

Well known and respected Hollywood costume designer, Theadora Van Runkle, has died. Continue reading

© 2011 Contributor. All rights reserved. By: ContributorFiled under Clothes from 1930s, Girls in Films, Guys in Films, Premium. Tagged Arthur Penn, beret, bisexuality, Bonnie and Clyde, Bonnie Parker, Christian Dior, Clothes from 1930s, Clyde, Depression, dress, Estelle Parsons, fall 2011, fashion, Faye Dunaway, fedora, Gene Hackman, hat, Premium Content, Theadora Van Runkle, Warren Beatty. Bookmark the permalink.

Bonnie and Clyde is a great example of how the simple addition of a hat can say a lot about a character. Continue reading