As account man Roger Sterling, John Slattery tended to wear a light grey three piece suit; right up until he donned a sharp double breasted for the first time. It’s grim by the coast. A trailer for 1960s set Brighton Rock has arrived online.

Banana Republic have teamed up with Anna Karenina costume designer Jacqueline Durran to create an exclusive collection inspired by the upcoming movie. Lord Christopher Laverty 2 Comments 28 Dec ’12 19 Jan ’12 5 Oct ’10

It’s grim by the coast. A trailer for 1960s set Brighton Rock has arrived online. Lord Christopher Laverty 1 Comment 21 Dec ’12 9 Dec ’09 2 Oct ’18

Some costume links to delight and amuse. Game of Thrones A preview of Daenerys’ ‘cruel dress’ revealed in this week’s episode. Judging from the pic it looks to be a sexual tease of some sort. Poor Jorah. Grace of Monaco Gigi Lepage talks about her work on the film that is delighting audiences at Cannes. Ahem. Seriously though do check out the costumes because they look beautifully designed and made, and in some cases recreated. Penny Dreadful Sky Atlantic’s brilliant new horror series starts next week in the UK. Here’s a spoiler free interview with the show’s costume designer Gabriella Pescucci. The Talented Mr Ripley Sophia Shillito’s well observed look……

Second and final part of our retrospective of The Grifters with insight from Mark Bridges. First in our two part retrospective of neo-noir classic The Grifters with exclusive insight from the film’s assistant costume designer Mark Bridges. It’s grim by the coast. A trailer for 1960s set Brighton Rock has arrived online. Well made and well acted, but ruined by a jarring tone.

It’s grim by the coast. A trailer for 1960s set Brighton Rock has arrived online. Lord Christopher Laverty 1 Comment 8 Jun ’09 17 Jun ’10 1 Jan ’10

It’s grim by the coast. A trailer for 1960s set Brighton Rock has arrived online. Lord Christopher Laverty 1 Comment 11 Aug ’12 9 Dec ’14 11 Apr ’13

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. It’s grim by the coast. A trailer for 1960s set Brighton Rock has arrived online.

The colours and codes of the costume design in No Country for Old Men. Banana Republic have teamed up with Anna Karenina costume designer Jacqueline Durran to create an exclusive collection inspired by the upcoming movie. On the eve of Boardwalk Empire: Season 2 commencing, we had a chat with the show’s costume designers John Dunn and Lisa Padovani. Margaret Schroeder is introduced as a world away from the ‘flapper’ set that would come to define the twenties.

Matt Spaiser, creator of excellent blog The Suits of James Bond analyses the world’s sharpest spy in the film that started it all – Dr. No. James Bond has most likely influenced people’s suit-wearing habits more than any other fictional character has. Dr. No (1962, directed by Terence Young) established the classic look for the character for the many films that followed. Throughout Dr. No, Sean Connery wears five unique tailored ensembles. Each outfit is simple, classic and worthy of imitation. The idea was to put Bond in suits that were distinctly British, but keep things simple because a secret agent should never stand out. Yet because of this simplicity,…