October | 2011 | Clothes on Film

© 2011 Lord Christopher Laverty. All rights reserved. By: Lord Christopher LavertyFiled under Clothes from 1960s, Girls in Films, Interviews, Premium. Tagged 1960s, Ahna O’Reilly, Allison Janney, Bryce Dallas Howard, Cicely Tyson, Dreamgirls, Emma Stone, floral, Hilly, Jessica Chastain, make-up, Mary Steenburgen, Mississippi, Octavia Spencer, Premium Content, Rebecca Hoffherr, Sharen Davis, Sissy Spacek, Skeeter, Tate Taylor, The Help, uniform, Viola Davis, Winters Bone. Bookmark the permalink.

Clothes on Film talks exclusively to Tate Taylor about his use of costume in The Help. Continue reading

© 2011 Lord Christopher Laverty. All rights reserved. By: Lord Christopher LavertyFiled under Clothes from Fantasy & Sci-fi, Clothes from now, Film Reviews, Girls in Films. Tagged Charlotte Gainsbourg, contemporary, corset, couture, designer, dress, fabric, Kiefer Sutherland, Kirsten Dunst, Lars von Trier, Manon Rasmussen, Melancholia, ruche, skinny jeans, t-shirt, wedding dress. Bookmark the permalink.

The most exquisite fashion promo ever made. Continue reading

© 2011 Contributor. All rights reserved. By: ContributorFiled under Clothes from 1920s, Girls in Films, Premium. Tagged Amber Butchart, Anna May Wong, Birth of a Nation, blackface, Breakfast at Tiffanys, Broken Hearts DJ, Chinese, Chinoiserie, Coco Chanel, Dragon lady, DW Griffith, flapper, identity, Louis Vuitton, Marlene Dietrich, Mickey Rooney, nightwear, orient, Paul Smith, Piccadilly, Premium Content, qipao, race, Shanghai Express, Theatre of Fashion, yellowface. Bookmark the permalink.

Anna May Wong fused East and West against an ill-equipped backdrop of Hollywood cinema. Continue reading

© 2011 Lord Christopher Laverty. All rights reserved. By: Lord Christopher LavertyFiled under Clothes from 1960s, Clothes from 1990s, Competitions, Guys in Films. Tagged cardigan, competition, costume, Cowichan, Jeff Bridges, lambswool, Mary Zophres, Pendleton, shawl neck, The Big Lebowski, The Dude. Bookmark the permalink.

Win an official Cowichan style cardigan as worn by Jeff Bridges in The Big Lebowski. Continue reading

© 2011 Lord Christopher Laverty. All rights reserved. By: Lord Christopher LavertyFiled under Clothes from 1970s, Girls in Films, Premium. Tagged A-line, Belle de Jour, cape coat, Catherine Deneuve, Chanel, Clothes from 1970s, denim, Fabrice Luchini, femininity, flares, François Ozon, Gérard Depardieu, high waisted trousers, Jérémie Renier, Judith Godrèche, khaki, Mackintosh, masculinity, Pascaline Chavanne, Potiche, Premium Content, Pulp Fiction, rollneck, shirt dress, silk scarf, sunglasses, tracksuit, Uma Thurman, Veron, vintage, wide lapels, wool. Bookmark the permalink.

Potiche confirms that Catherine Deneuve will always be Belle de Jour, only now with added sense of humour. Continue reading

© 2011 Lord Christopher Laverty. All rights reserved. By: Lord Christopher LavertyFiled under Bond on film, Clothes from 1970s, Guys in Films, Premium. Tagged Angelo tailor, blazer, BlogalongaBond, Britt Ekland, Clothes from 1970s, Cyril Castle, ecru, English cut, flared trousers, Guy Hamilton, James Bond, Live and Let Die, Maud Adams, plaid, Premium Content, Roger Moore, slanted pockets, sports jacket, suit, turnback cuff. Bookmark the permalink.

Think Lulu’s theme song is the loudest thing in The Man with the Golden Gun? Think again. Continue reading

© 2011 Lord Christopher Laverty. All rights reserved. By: Lord Christopher LavertyFiled under Clothes from 1930s, Competitions, Girls in Films, Guys in Films. Tagged 1990s, Abbie Cornish, Andrea Riseborough, Arianne Phillips, BFI, Clothes from 1920s, competition, costume, Edward VIII, James D’Arcy, Jameson, Jameson Cult Film Club, London Film Festival, Madonna, speakeasy, W.E., Wallis Simpson. Bookmark the permalink.

Win a pair of tickets to see Madonna’s controversial costume fest W.E. at The London Film Festival on 23rd October. Continue reading