© 2009 Lord Christopher Laverty. All rights reserved. By: Lord Christopher LavertyFiled under Clothes from 1980s, Girls in Films, Guys in Films, News. Tagged cardigan, Chevy Chase, Dayna Pink, jade green, John Cusack, Miami Vice, redband, stonewashed denim. Bookmark the permalink. Surely worth a look for eighties fans, the trailer for Hot Tub Time Machine recently hit the net. Continue reading © 2009 Lord Christopher Laverty. All rights reserved. By: Lord Christopher LavertyFiled under Clothes from now, News. Tagged Armani, Chanel, Dior, Donna Karan, Jake Sumner, Martin Scorsese, split screen. Bookmark the permalink. Hollywood starlet Christina Ricci has featured in a short film for The Donna Karan Company called Four…

© 2013 Lord Christopher Laverty. All rights reserved. By: Lord Christopher LavertyFiled under Clothes from 1930s, Clothes from 1940s, Girls in Films, Guys in Films, Premium. Tagged 1940s, Boardwalk Empire, chalkstripes, Clothes from 1930s, Clothes from 1950s, double breasted, Edward G. Robinson, Emma Stone, fedora, gangster, Gangster Squad, handpainted ties, hat, high waisted, Hollywood Costume, Indiana Jones, James Cagney, John McClane, Josh Brolin, Kevin Costner, Lawless, Little Caesar, Mary Zophres, New Look, pinstripes, Premium Content, red dress, Ruben Fleischer, Ryan Gosling, Sean Penn, shirt, silk, Skyfall, slit, The Public Enemy, The Untouchables, tie pin, True Grit, zoot suit. Bookmark the permalink. The glossy costume world of gangster squad is faithful…

© 2011 Lord Christopher Laverty. All rights reserved. By: Lord Christopher LavertyFiled under Clothes from 1930s, Girls on TV, Guys on TV, Interviews, News. Tagged Ann Roth, Bree Daniels, Clothes from 1930s, costume design, fashion, Harper’s Bazaar, HBO, interview, Joan Bergin, Klute, Mildred Pierce, miniskirt, period, The Prestige, The Talented Mr Ripley, The Tudors, TV, Working Girl. Bookmark the permalink. Harper’s Bazaar is running an insightful interview with Mildred Pierce costume designer Ann Roth. Continue reading © 2011 Lord Christopher Laverty. All rights reserved. By: Lord Christopher LavertyFiled under Clothes from 1960s, Guys in Films, Premium. Tagged 007, Auric Goldfinger, baby blue, belt, BlogalongaBond, Bondian, Cec Linder, Claire McCardell, Clark…

© 2010 Lord Christopher Laverty. All rights reserved. By: Lord Christopher LavertyFiled under Clothes from 2000-10, Girls in Films, Guys in Films, News. Tagged CDG, Costume Designer, Emily Blunt, Glee, Mad Men, Precious, Robert Turturice, Sandy Powell, Swarovski Award, The Imaginarium of Doctor Parnassus, The Young Victoria. Bookmark the permalink. Award winners from the CDG included Monique Prudhomme for The Imaginarium of Doctor Parnassus and Sandy Powell for Young Victoria. Continue reading © 2010 Lord Christopher Laverty. All rights reserved. By: Lord Christopher LavertyFiled under Bond on film, Clothes from 1970s, Guys in Films, Premium. Tagged Clothes from 1930s, gangster, pimp wear, Premium Content, suede, trench coat, trenchcoat, Yaphet Kotto.…

© 2009 Lord Christopher Laverty. All rights reserved. By: Lord Christopher LavertyFiled under Clothes from 1960s, Girls in Films, Premium. Tagged Albert Finney, André Courrèges, Audrey Hepburn, Emilio Pucci, Hardy Amies, ken scott, moon girl, Paco Rabanne, Premium Content. Bookmark the permalink. A final, favourite selection of Audrey outfits from Two for the Road. Continue reading © 2009 Lord Christopher Laverty. All rights reserved. By: Lord Christopher LavertyFiled under Film Reviews. Tagged black wool suit, cowboy boots, Harold Pinter, Jude Law, Levi jeans, Michael Caine. Bookmark the permalink. Idly plotted and then tempered by a blunt ending. All of a sudden the viewer is left pondering ‘eh?’ as Pinter apparently…

© 2012 Contributor. All rights reserved. By: ContributorFiled under Clothes from 1980s, Girls in Films, Guys in Films, Premium. Tagged bandana, Dennis Hopper, Diane Lane, dress, dress code, Francis Ford Coppola, identity, Ivy League, khaki, leather jacket, Majorie Bowers, Matt Dillion, Mickey Rourke, Motorcycle Boy, Neil Alcock, Nicolas Cage, paisley, panama hat, Premium Content, Rumble Fish, Rusty James, sequins, striped, suit, sweater vest, uniform, white shirt, Wild Deuces. Bookmark the permalink. The costumes of Rumble Fish express the importance of teenage dress codes before the segregating journey into adulthood. Continue reading © 2012 Lord Christopher Laverty. All rights reserved. By: Lord Christopher LavertyFiled under Clothes from 1920s, Girls in Films,…

© 2013 Lord Christopher Laverty. All rights reserved. By: Lord Christopher LavertyFiled under Costume Stories and Links. Tagged Ane Crabtree, Breaking Bad, Caroline McCall, Downton Abbey, Edith Head, Emma Fraser, fashion, FrockTalk, Julian Day, Kristin Burke, Masters of Sex, Natalie Wood, Rush, The Great Race. Bookmark the permalink. This week’s costume biggies. The Great Race Karen Noske analyses the exceptional work of Edith Head for Natalie Wood. Breaking Bad Emma Fraser looks at Lydia’s blue coat (and her influence on Todd’s clothing) in recent episodes. Downton Abbey Caroline … Continue reading © 2013 Lord Christopher Laverty. All rights reserved. By: Lord Christopher LavertyFiled under Clothes from 1980s, Girls in Films,…

© 2014 Lord Christopher Laverty. All rights reserved. By: Lord Christopher LavertyFiled under Clothes from 1940s, Clothes from 1950s, Clothes from 1960s, Clothes from 1970s, Clothes from 1980s, Clothes from 1990s, Guys in Films, Interviews, Premium. Tagged 1940s, 1990s, biopic, Chadwick Boseman, costume sketches, Devil in a Blue Dress, Django Unchained, Dreamgirls, Get on Up, gold lame, interview, James Brown, red suit, Sharen Davis, stage costumes, Tate Taylor, The Help. Bookmark the permalink. As Get on Up, director Tate Taylor’s look at the life of singing legend James Brown, hits UK screens we have some fantastic sketches to share of the film’s costuming. Costume designer for Get on Up is…

© 2015 Lord Christopher Laverty. All rights reserved. By: Lord Christopher LavertyFiled under Girls in Films, Girls on TV, News. Tagged Academy Award, Arnold Scaasi, babydoll nightdress, Barbra Streisand, bell bottoms, Cecil Beaton, Corinna Tomrley, Elizabeth Taylor, fashion, On a Clear Day You Can See Forever, satin, sex and the city, shift dress, The Carrie Diaries, velvet. Bookmark the permalink. When Arnold Scaasi opened his couture salon in 1964, he soon became a couturier to the stars. He was already a favoured designer for Barbra Streisand when he famously dressed her for the 1969 Oscars. Streisand was up for Best … Continue reading

© 2014 Lord Christopher Laverty. All rights reserved. By: Lord Christopher LavertyFiled under Girls on TV, Guys on TV, Interviews, Premium. Tagged Belstaff, cardigan, Charlie Hunnam, denim, Dorothy May Lingerie, Guns and Roses, Jax Teller, Jeans, Jimmy Smitts, Katey Sagal, Kelli Jones, kutte, leather jacket, Lesley Holmes, Lincoln Potter, Maggie Siff, Men of Mayhem, motorcycle jacket, Nero Padilla, November Rain, patch, Ron Perlman, SAMCRO, SOA, Sons of Anarchy, subculture, trainers, wedding dress, wifebeater vest. Bookmark the permalink. Part two of our essay looking at sartorial identity in Sons of Anarchy, featuring exclusive insight from series costume designer Kelli Jones. Catch up with part 1 HERE. The women of SAMCRO include…