Groundbreaking film La Dolce Vita offers a conflicting portrayal of masculinity. Contributor 8 Comments 29 Nov ’19 5 Aug ’11 10 Nov ’09

Author Caroline Young has just released a fascinating new book entitled Hitchcock’s Heroines (published by Insight Editions). It celebrates and studies the women in Hitchcock movies; their influence, semblance and iconography. What’s more, Young also examines the role costume design plays with these women, both the characters and the actresses who played them, and how they can be interpreted as far more than just ‘icy blondes’. Here we have an extract of the book exclusively for Clothes on Film: Kim Novak’s grey suit the colour of San Francisco fog in Vertigo, Grace Kelly as the too-perfect woman in Rear Window, and Janet Leigh’s black and white sets of underwear to…

Clothes on Film editor, Chris Laverty discusses the costumes of Mildred Pierce for filmed HBO Sessions. A prevalent theme in the first episode of Mildred Pierce starring is how domestic costume can be read as a signal for sexual availability. Harper’s Bazaar is running an insightful interview with Mildred Pierce costume designer Ann Roth. An uncomfortable watch, Rabbit Hole is nonetheless essential viewing.

Spoiler warning: We examine the use of suits, iron or otherwise, in Iron Man 3 to conceal and recreate identity. A satisfactory start to the summer blockbuster season. Here are a few images from the film that you have probably seen already.

Groundbreaking film La Dolce Vita offers a conflicting portrayal of masculinity. Contributor 8 Comments 9 Feb ’15 5 May ’09 2 Mar ’11

A look at the costumes you can expect to see and enjoy at Designing 007: Fifty Years of Bond Style. Costume designer Lindy Hemming chats exclusively to Clothes on Film about her contribution to Designing 007: Fifty Years of Bond Style. The blue towelling playsuit in Goldfinger is typically remembered as Bond’s one sartorial disaster. Yet it might be worthy of reconsideration.

Groundbreaking film La Dolce Vita offers a conflicting portrayal of masculinity. Contributor 8 Comments 9 Dec ’14 4 May ’13 16 Sep ’10

Spoiler warning: The costume clues and details of Star Trek Into Darkness. Lord Christopher Laverty 1 Comment 17 Sep ’10 19 Jun ’15 30 Jan ’12

A brief video dip into the costume design of Once Upon a Time in Hollywood. The glamorous look of the mid-1930s threads its way through dual love stories in W.E. Win a pair of tickets to see Madonna’s controversial costume fest W.E. at The London Film Festival on 23rd October. Once you cotton onto the fact you’re watching ‘Carry on Bourne’, you might even enjoy it. Fashion designer Tom Ford will make another movie, but nobody yet knows what it is yet.

A timeless example of how movie fashion extends beyond the screen. Lord Christopher Laverty 17 Comments 6 Feb ’17 29 Aug ’13 15 Apr ’13