NO SPOILERS Real and mythological, figurative and literal; monsters of all kinds abound in Sky Atlantic’s new period horror series Penny Dreadful. We might expect a skulking figure in a top hat and frock coat to be scary, though who would have thought a bustle and redingote could be so terrifying? Well, step forward Eva Green as enigmatic Vanessa Ives. Not hero nor villain, but a dead eyed clairvoyant who definitely shouldn’t be invited to dinner parties. Penny Dreadful is set in 1891, although is more a literary parallel universe than true reflection of the era. Some of the characters featured are written for the show (Vanessa), some existed in…

NO SPOILERS Real and mythological, figurative and literal; monsters of all kinds abound in Sky Atlantic’s new period horror series Penny Dreadful. We might expect a skulking figure in a top hat and frock coat to be scary, though who would have thought a bustle and redingote could be so terrifying? Well, step forward Eva Green as enigmatic Vanessa Ives. Not hero nor villain, but a dead eyed clairvoyant who definitely shouldn’t be invited to dinner parties. Penny Dreadful is set in 1891, although is more a literary parallel universe than true reflection of the era. Some of the characters featured are written for the show (Vanessa), some existed in…

It was a busy week in costume. Lord Christopher Laverty Comments Off on Costume Stories: This Week, Clueless and The Newsroom 5 Apr ’14 22 Mar ’14 9 Nov ’13

All the recurring themes in Desperately Seeking Susan are linked to one jacket. Contributor 2 Comments 4 Nov ’09 29 Aug ’13 11 May ’10

All the recurring themes in Desperately Seeking Susan are linked to one jacket. Contributor 2 Comments 9 Feb ’15 11 May ’10 31 May ’13

It was a busy week in costume. Lord Christopher Laverty Comments Off on Costume Stories: This Week, Clueless and The Newsroom 17 Aug ’13 6 Apr ’13 15 Feb ’14

NO SPOILERS Real and mythological, figurative and literal; monsters of all kinds abound in Sky Atlantic’s new period horror series Penny Dreadful. We might expect a skulking figure in a top hat and frock coat to be scary, though who would have thought a bustle and redingote could be so terrifying? Well, step forward Eva Green as enigmatic Vanessa Ives. Not hero nor villain, but a dead eyed clairvoyant who definitely shouldn’t be invited to dinner parties. Penny Dreadful is set in 1891, although is more a literary parallel universe than true reflection of the era. Some of the characters featured are written for the show (Vanessa), some existed in……

All the recurring themes in Desperately Seeking Susan are linked to one jacket. Contributor 2 Comments 7 Jun ’13 6 Apr ’10 19 Jun ’13

It was a busy week in costume. Lord Christopher Laverty Comments Off on Costume Stories: This Week, Clueless and The Newsroom 14 Sep ’13 23 Nov ’13 19 Oct ’13

Marina Roberti is the costume designer of the Italian box office hit Sole a Catinelle. She has worked in the US with the likes of Milena Canonero, Sandy Powell and Dante Ferretti… How did you become a costume designer? When I was a kid I was a bumbler at school. I spent all the time drawing and reading. My parents were kind of worried so they decided to enroll me at a fashion college in Turin, my home town. During my last school year they took us to Rome to visit the National Film School. Next year I decided to try and join the school. I thought I could never…