© 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…

© 2009 Lord Christopher Laverty. All rights reserved. By: Lord Christopher LavertyFiled under Clothes from 1980s, Girls in Films, Premium. Tagged Armani, army jacket, dancewear, Jennifer Beals, leggings, Michael Kaplan, Premium Content, ripped sweater, tailoring. Bookmark the permalink. Flashdance has garnered a considerable costume following in recent years. Continue reading © 2009 Lord Christopher Laverty. All rights reserved. By: Lord Christopher LavertyFiled under Clothes from Fantasy & Sci-fi, Girls on TV, Guys on TV, News. Tagged AMC, boating blazer, Clothes from 1920s, Comic Con, Jim Caviezel, Patrick McGoohan, Sir Ian McKellen. Bookmark the permalink. Jim Caviezel as new Number Six spends most of his time in the preview footage wearing…

© 2014 Lord Christopher Laverty. All rights reserved. By: Lord Christopher LavertyFiled under Clothes from now, Girls in Films, Interviews. Tagged Alec Baldwin, Birkin, Blue Jasmine, braid, cardigan, Cate Blanchett, Chanel, Chanel jacket, Coco Chanel, designer, Everything Just So, Guy Trebay, Hermes, Jill Burgess, Missoni, New York Times, Sally Hawkins, Suzy Benzinger, Woody Allen. Bookmark the permalink. Suzy Benzinger, the costume designer of Blue Jasmine, chose iconic brands like Hermès, Louis Vuitton, and Missoni to serve as visual shorthand of what the modern-day wealthy socialite wears, but it is the white Chanel jacket that follows Jasmine from … Continue reading © 2014 Lord Christopher Laverty. All rights reserved. By: Lord…

© 2013 Lord Christopher Laverty. All rights reserved. By: Lord Christopher LavertyFiled under Costume Stories and Links, Girls in Films. Tagged Blue Jasmine, Cate Blanchett, Dangerous Liaisons, Gavia Baker, Gwen Russell, Marathon Man, Meledandri, Mode Parade, Roy Scheider, suit, X-Men: First Class. Bookmark the permalink. Costumes! Read all about it! Fifty Shades of Grey Will Victoria Beckham be the film’s costume designer? Oh dear, we smell another Black Swan situation. X-Men: First Class Part two of Gavia Baker’s superb costume round up. This time: menswear. … Continue reading © 2013 Lord Christopher Laverty. All rights reserved. By: Lord Christopher LavertyFiled under Clothes from 1950s, Clothes from 1960s, Clothes from 1970s,…

© 2011 Lord Christopher Laverty. All rights reserved. By: Lord Christopher LavertyFiled under News. Tagged Academy Award, Alice in Wonderland, Amy Westcott, BAFTA, Black Swan, Boardwalk Empire, CDG, Coleen Atwood, Costume Designers Guild, Halle Berry, Inception, Jeffery Kurland, Jenny Beavan, Joel Schumacher, John Dunn, Kate and Laura Mulleavy, Lacoste, Lisa Padovani, Lou Eyrich, Michael Dennison, Rodarte, The Kings Speech. Bookmark the permalink. Costume designer Amy Westcott has finally been rewarded for her work on Black Swan with a CDG Award. Continue reading © 2011 Lord Christopher Laverty. All rights reserved. By: Lord Christopher LavertyFiled under News. Tagged 3 pc suit, Ascot dress, auction, Audrey Hepburn, Debbie Reynolds, Gene Kelly, Gentlemen…

© 2012 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, art design, Bram Stoker’s Dracula, costume design, Eiko Ishioka, Gary Oldman, gothic, Grace Jones, headwear, Immortals, Jennifer Lopez, M Butterfly, Olympics, Spider-man, Tarsem Singh, The Brides, The Cell, The new York Times, wedding dress. Bookmark the permalink. Innovative costume designer and art director Eiko Ishioka has died aged 73. Continue reading © 2012 Lord Christopher Laverty. All rights reserved. By: Lord Christopher LavertyFiled under Clothes from now, Girls in Films, Guys in Films, Premium. Tagged Alexander McQueen, brogues, Brüno, Canali, corduroy, Crazy Stupid…

© 2010 Lord Christopher Laverty. All rights reserved. By: Lord Christopher LavertyFiled under Journal & Ads, News. Tagged competition, cravat, George Clooney, Jacques D’Azur, Stella Artois 4%, VIP, white suit. Bookmark the permalink. Jacques d’Azur is officially dead. Bad news for him, good news for you, because it means you can inherit his luxurious VIP lifestyle at Cannes. Continue reading © 2010 Lord Christopher Laverty. All rights reserved. By: Lord Christopher LavertyFiled under Guys in Films, Journal & Ads, News. Tagged Anthony Hopkins, brown shoes, Cary Grant, cashmere, grey suit, Jacques D’Azur, John Travolta, Mark Strong, Nicolas Cage, polo neck, Riviera, roll neck, Stella Artois 4%, white suit. Bookmark the…

© 2016 Lord Christopher Laverty. All rights reserved. By: Lord Christopher LavertyFiled under Clothes from 1940s, Girls in Films, Guys in Films, Premium. Tagged 1940s, Aida Garifullina, Consolata Boyle, costume sketches, dinner suit, exclusive, Florence Foster Jenkins, Hugh Grant, Meryl Streep, New York, real life, Simon Helberg, socialite, Stephen Frears, The Iron Lady, The Queen, white tie. Bookmark the permalink. Friday 6th May sees the release of Florence Foster Jenkins, the 1944 set true story of a woman, Ms. Foster Jenkins herself (played by Meryl Streep) who heard nothing but sweet angels in her head, yet couldn’t actually sing for … Continue reading

© 2012 Lord Christopher Laverty. All rights reserved. By: Lord Christopher LavertyFiled under Clothes from 1837-1919, Girls in Films, Guys in Films. Tagged 1800s, Bonaza, Broomhilda, Calvin Candie, Christoph Waltz, Clint Eastwood, corduroy, Deep South, Don Johnson, green jacket, Inglourious Basterds, Jamie Fozz, Kerry Washington, King Schultz, Leonardo diCaprio, Old West, poncho, Pulp Fiction, Quentin Tarantino, Sharen Davis Django Unchained, Sothern Belle, upturned brim hat, workwear. Bookmark the permalink. Costume designer Sharen Davis finds a good fit with Tarantino; their Deep South bounty hunter Django is a visibly memorable protagonist crying out for a sequel. Continue reading © 2012 Lord Christopher Laverty. All rights reserved. By: Lord Christopher LavertyFiled under…

© 2014 Lord Christopher Laverty. All rights reserved. By: Lord Christopher LavertyFiled under Clothes from now, Guys in Films, Interviews. Tagged Adidas, BAFTA, Clio Barnard, Conner Chapman, contemporary, distressing, hoody, interview, Matt Price, Pippa Day, Sean Gilder, Shaun Thomas, social realism, sportswear, Swifty, The Arbour, The Selfish Giant, UK. Bookmark the permalink. Clio Barnard’s stark yet heart-wrenching film The Selfish Giant (2013, UK) offers two fantastic performances from its young stars in their acting debut. Matt Price discusses how his costume design for the film reflects the strong, relatable characters so well… … Continue reading © 2014 Lord Christopher Laverty. All rights reserved. By: Lord Christopher LavertyFiled under Costume Stories…