© 2012 Lord Christopher Laverty. All rights reserved. By: Lord Christopher LavertyFiled under Clothes from Fantasy & Sci-fi, Girls in Films, Guys in Films. Tagged 19th century, boots, Caesar Flickerman, Capitol, Effie Trinket, Elsa Schiaparelli, Fahrenheit 451, fashion, Gary Ross, Girl on Fire dress, Jennifer Lawrence, Judianna Makovsky, Katniss Everdeen, leather, peplum, Prairie, sci-fi, silk taffeta, Stanley Tucci, suit, The Hunger Games. Bookmark the permalink. Judianna Makovsky’s costume design provides an intentional method of understanding The Hunger Games’ politics. Continue reading © 2012 Contributor. All rights reserved. By: ContributorFiled under Clothes from 1930s, Clothes from 1990s, Girls in Films, Guys in Films, Premium. Tagged 1990s, Abbie Cornish, Andrea Riseborough, Arianne…

© 2010 Lord Christopher Laverty. All rights reserved. By: Lord Christopher LavertyFiled under News. Tagged Anna B. Sheppard, CDG, Costume Designers Guild, Jenny Beaven, nominations, period, Sandy Powell. Bookmark the permalink. Anna B. Sheppard’s work on Inglourious Basterds has been overlooked by the Costume Designers Guild (CDG). Though this is not the only surprise announcement. 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. Tagged bereavement, Clive Owen, Emily Seresin, raincoat, sandals, t-shirts. Bookmark the permalink. A wonderfully witty and emotional film. Continue reading © 2010 Lord Christopher Laverty. All rights reserved. By:…

© 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…

© 2010 Contributor. All rights reserved. By: ContributorFiled under Clothes from 1837-1919, Guys in Films, Premium. Tagged Alec Guinness, cape coat, Dennis Price, double breasted, Edward VII, Edwardian, Edwardian tailoring, frock coat, frock coat suit, Kind Hearts and Coronets, lapels, lounge suit, morning coat, Norfolk jacket, Premium Content, reefer, roll collar, rounded collars shirt, Sator, single breasted, Tailor and Cutter, Ulster coat. Bookmark the permalink. The range of Edwardian coats cut for Dennis Price are recreated with remarkable historical accuracy. Continue reading © 2010 Lord Christopher Laverty. All rights reserved. By: Lord Christopher LavertyFiled under Clothes from now, Competitions, Girls in Films, Guys in Films. Tagged Blackberry, Carey Mulligan, competition,…

© 2011 Lord Christopher Laverty. All rights reserved. By: Lord Christopher LavertyFiled under Clothes from now, Girls in Films, Guys in Films, Interviews, Premium. Tagged blouse, boots, cap, Clothes from 1980s, fairytale, fur, fur coat, Giorgio Armani, Hanna, high heels, Inuit, Jacqueline Durran, Jessica Barden, Joe Wright, Lucie Bates, Prada, Premium Content, prison uniform, Saoirse Ronan, subtext, tailoring, Tom Hollander, waistcoat, wicked witch. Bookmark the permalink. Lucie Bates exclusively discusses her work on Hanna, inducing parodies, subtext and working with Giorgio Armani. Continue reading © 2011 Lord Christopher Laverty. All rights reserved. By: Lord Christopher LavertyFiled under Clothes from 1930s, Clothes from 1940s, Girls in Films, Premium. Tagged 1940s, brown,…

© 2014 Lord Christopher Laverty. All rights reserved. By: Lord Christopher LavertyFiled under Clothes from Fantasy & Sci-fi, Premium. Tagged Adam Driver, cosplay, Daisy Ridley, Han Solo, JJ Abrams, Joe Boyega, lightsaber, Michael Kaplan, Obi Wan Kenobi, Oscar Issac, Princess Leia, Rebel Alliance, robe, Sith, Star Wars, Star Wars VII, stormtrooper, The Force Awakens, trailer, uniform. Bookmark the permalink. There is little point in Clothes on Film delving too deeply into the first trailer for director J.J. Abrams’ Star Wars sequel The Force Awakens, mainly because it is just so much speculation at the moment, which of course is … Continue reading © 2014 Lord Christopher Laverty. All rights reserved.…

© 2015 Lord Christopher Laverty. All rights reserved. By: Lord Christopher LavertyFiled under Clothes from Fantasy & Sci-fi, Girls in Films, Guys in Films. Tagged 2001: A Space Odessy, After Earth, Amy Westcott, EVA suit, Hardy Amies, Interstellar, Janty Yates, life suit, Mary Zophres, Matt Damon, Mission to Mars, NASA, Prometheus, Ridley Scott, Sanja Milkovic Hays, spacesuit, Sunshine, surface suit, Suttirat Anne Larlarb, The Martian, Will Smith. Bookmark the permalink. For a big budget movie about a lone astronaut who gets stranded on Mars, the spacesuits in The Martian are surprisingly sober in terms of design. There is an attempt here to make everything seem as plausible as possible, costume…

© 2014 Lord Christopher Laverty. All rights reserved. By: Lord Christopher LavertyFiled under Costume Stories and Links. Tagged Anna Sheppard, Brianne Gillen, Colleen Atwood, costume sketch, FIDM, Jem and the Holograms, Jenn Rogien, Kay Noske, Legend, Maleficent, Mandi Line, Orange is the New Black, Pretty Little Liars, Soyon An, Star Style, The Krays, The Women, Tom Hardy. Bookmark the permalink. A few costume design links on this fine day. Orange is the New Black Jenn Rogien talks about this season’s costumes. Colleen Atwood She’s making handbags now, which, perhaps unsurprisingly, look a bit like a cross between Fendi and Hermès. … Continue reading © 2014 Lord Christopher Laverty. All rights…

© 2013 Lord Christopher Laverty. All rights reserved. By: Lord Christopher LavertyFiled under Girls in Films, Girls on TV, Guys in Films, Guys on TV, Premium. Tagged Amy Westcott, Ann Foley, Carlo Poggioli, Caroline McCall, Casey Storm, Charlotte David, Christopher Hargadon, Daniella Gschwendtner, Ellen Mirojnick, Heidi Bivens, Janie Bryant, Jennifer L. Bryan, Joanna Johnston, Julian Day, Karen Muller, Kate Hawley, Kathleen Detoro, Kristin M. Burke, Lorna Marie Mugan, Louise Frogley, Michael Wilkinson, Michele Clapton, Orlandi, Serreau, Sharen Davis, Stephanie Collie Daniel, Steven Norman Lee, Suzy Benzinger, Trish Summerville, Wasitchaya Nampeung Mochanakul. Bookmark the permalink. What a busy twelve months it’s been for costume design. Really though, this art, or craft,…

© 2016 Lord Christopher Laverty. All rights reserved. By: Lord Christopher LavertyFiled under Clothes from 1970s, Girls in Films, Guys in Films, Premium. Tagged Ben Wheatley, cardigan, Clothes from 1970s, denim, flares, High Rise, Jeremy Irons, JG Ballard, labels, Lacoste, Levi, Louis Suc, Luke Evans, Odile Dicks-Mireaux, pagoda shoulder, Reece Shearsmith, Sienna Miller, slingback shoes, suit, Tom Hiddleston, Wrangler. Bookmark the permalink. Or when your costumes look like a building. Odile Dicks-Mireaux’s designs for High Rise (2016) are far more than that. But for a film set in such a heavily stylised world, especially one created by sci-fi author J.G. Ballard, homogeny … Continue reading