With Austin Powers: International Man of Mystery (1997), costume designer Deena Appel created one of the most iconic screen looks of all time. That is no overstatement; Austin Powers has been copied and homaged and wheeled out every year as a Halloween costume, with very little credit put Appel’s way. It is a rather sad indictment of how the industry works that, despite its importance, especially in a film such as Austin Powers, a costume designer will rarely see any kudos come their way. Awards? Well, you might have a chance if your film is set in Victorian England or Disney-verse, but other than that not so much. With this……

A look at the costumes you can expect to see and enjoy at Designing 007: Fifty Years of Bond Style. Lord Christopher Laverty 1 Comment 16 Aug ’12 19 Jul ’13 20 May ’13

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 the one and only Sharen Davis, who previously worked with Taylor on The Help, although you may know her better for Devil in a Blue Dress, Dreamgirls, Ray and Django Unchained. Davis is absurdly talented and every single project she undertakes should be greeted with cheers by any costume fan. Get on Up with its collective of lowly, stage and civvie ensembles worn by Chadwick Boseman as adult James Joseph Brown (60+changes) is…

They have finally done it. Nike has recreated the famous Nike MAG trainers worn by Michael J. Fox in Back to the Future Part II. Lord Christopher Laverty Comments Off on Back to the Future Nikes go on Sale: You Can’t Afford Them 6 Dec ’14 7 Jun ’13 14 Aug ’17

To be a saboteur you must surely dress like one. Lord Christopher Laverty 2 Comments 18 Jun ’09 5 Apr ’11 25 Jul ’11

If you watch supernatural cop show Sleepy Hollow on Fox (Universal in the UK), you will definitely know who Kristin Burke is. Her sartorial contribution to the first season has ingrained the series with a handsome, consistent, yet oddly plausible look. We say ‘oddly’ because the show is, for want of a better term, completely batshit crazy; a mix of 18th century drama and modern day X-Files, involving headless horsemen, a tree monster, deadly black vein disease, and all manner of creepy mythology based beasties. It’s terrific fun. Kristin M. Burke is what we would politely call a veteran costume designer, over 50 films to her name, although not someone…

To be a saboteur you must surely dress like one. Lord Christopher Laverty 2 Comments 23 Jun ’09 24 Mar ’11 16 May ’11

To be a saboteur you must surely dress like one. Lord Christopher Laverty 2 Comments 5 Apr ’11 9 Feb ’15 23 Sep ’19

Margaret Schroeder is introduced as a world away from the ‘flapper’ set that would come to define the twenties. Lord Christopher Laverty 1 Comment 25 Nov ’11 20 May ’13 24 May ’12

Margaret Schroeder is introduced as a world away from the ‘flapper’ set that would come to define the twenties. Lord Christopher Laverty 1 Comment 9 May ’09 19 Jan ’11 22 Nov ’11