What a busy twelve months it’s been for costume design. Really though, this art, or craft, or business (Deborah Nadoolman Landis insists it is definitely a business) gets more talked about each year. 2013 was especially exciting however as it seemed every month something even more thrilling arrived to fawn over. In the last few weeks alone we have had The Hunger Games: Catching Fire and Sleepy Hollow, and now American Hustle and The Wolf of Wall Street on the horizon. Dipping back further, it was Stoker that got us excited about subtext, The Great Gatsby that slammed the lid on that twenties revival once and for all, and Behind…

What a busy twelve months it’s been for costume design. Really though, this art, or craft, or business (Deborah Nadoolman Landis insists it is definitely a business) gets more talked about each year. 2013 was especially exciting however as it seemed every month something even more thrilling arrived to fawn over. In the last few weeks alone we have had The Hunger Games: Catching Fire and Sleepy Hollow, and now American Hustle and The Wolf of Wall Street on the horizon. Dipping back further, it was Stoker that got us excited about subtext, The Great Gatsby that slammed the lid on that twenties revival once and for all, and Behind…

Piper Perabo chats to Clothes on Film about costume design for her role in Looper. Lord Christopher Laverty 4 Comments 21 Jun ’13 3 Jun ’10 21 Jul ’12

Part two of our chat with costume designer for Running Scared, Kristin M. Burke. If you thought part one was interesting, this will blow your socks off. Costume designer for Running Scared, Kristin M. Burke, has kindly chatted to us about her contribution to the movie. Part two of a new Dual Analysis. Costume designer Kristin Burke from FrockTalk gives her thoughts on Rosemary’s Baby. As a preamble for Kristin Burke’s upcoming analysis of Rosemary’s Baby, here is a rather interesting chat we had about the film.

Artist Cathy Lomax has recreated several images from Rosemary’s Baby, analysing the film via costumes worn by its titular central character. A ferocious work from a filmmaker at the height of his game, Black Swan is an incredibly satisfying piece of cinema. Part two of a new Dual Analysis. Costume designer Kristin Burke from FrockTalk gives her thoughts on Rosemary’s Baby. As a preamble for Kristin Burke’s upcoming analysis of Rosemary’s Baby, here is a rather interesting chat we had about the film. Anthea Sylbert was prolific following Rosemary’s Baby. Roman Polanski’s atmospheric horror was essentially her big break – and one of her toughest challenges too.

Costume designer Ellen Mirojnick talks exclusively to Clothes on Film about the look of Wall Street: Money Never Sleeps. Welcome to the full trailer for Wall Street: Money Never Sleeps. Judging solely on this footage, Carey Mulligan’s Jenny goes down the Audrey Hepburn route more than typical teen fashions of the sixties.

Our first proper trailer for After Earth and our first proper look at the ‘life suit’. In a week of exciting trailers, the first for director Baz Luhrmann’s adaptation of The Great Gatsby must surely be the most thrilling of all. The first trailer for Steven Spielberg’s adaptation of War Horse gallops online and it looks sumptuous. The first trailer for Captain America: The First Avenger has bish bash boshed onto the internet. It’s grim by the coast. A trailer for 1960s set Brighton Rock has arrived online. The full trailer for the Coen brothers’ remake of True Grit starring Jeff Bridges has moseyed onto the internet.

Of course Rear Window wasn’t all about Grace Kelly… Lord Christopher Laverty 4 Comments 1 Jun ’09 10 Nov ’09 1 Jul ’10

Doris Day’s last hurrah for 1950s fashion wearing some of the most exquisite costumes ever seen on screen. The Girl Most Likely To is a film for all those who have been laughed at because of the way they look.

Baby’s ascent to womanhood is showcased through her wardrobe choices. Lord Christopher Laverty 2 Comments 2 Oct ’18 20 May ’09 21 Dec ’12