Part 2 of our detailed look at the costumes in Tron Legacy, moving onto specific design elements created for individual characters.

Jack Sparrow has finally become the irritating wiseass who just won’t leave the party. Lord Christopher Laverty 1 Comment 1 Aug ’12 26 Nov ’10 1 Aug ’14

Jack Sparrow has finally become the irritating wiseass who just won’t leave the party. Win two pairs of tickets to an exclusive screening of Pirates of the Caribbean: On Stranger Tides in London on 9th May. Harr! A majestic tale set in a buttoned-up world of repressed emotion. The first trailer for Pirates of the Caribbean: On Stranger Tides. Costumes are a typically splendid affair.

A few costume design links on this fine day. Orange is the New Black Jenn Rogien talks about this season’s costumes. Colleen Atwood She’s making handbags now, which, perhaps unsurprisingly, look a bit like a cross between Fendi and Hermès. Jem and the Holograms Soyon An is the stylist tasked with bringing the best dressed cartoon of all time to life. The Women Kay Noske nails it again with this post about Adrian’s brilliant and totally bonkers costumes. Pretty Little Liars Video: Even if you haven’t seen the show (it’s huge in the US), this interview with uber cool costume designer Mandi Line is well worth four minutes of your…

Baz Luhrmann and Catherine Martin bring us the twenties reloaded. Catherine Martin chats about The Great Gatsby costumes, design and a lack of nostalgia. We analyse exactly what Baz Luhrmann and Catherine Martin need to get right for their costume design in The Great Gatsby. The latest and probably last trailer for Baz Luhrmann’s adaptation of The Great Gatsby before its début at Cannes.

The first trailer for Anchorman 2: The Legend Continues steps from the 70’s to the 80’s in vivid style. Lord Christopher Laverty Comments Off on Anchorman 2 Trailer: Ron and Friends Meet the 80’s 7 Jul ’11 1 Jun ’10 15 Apr ’16

La Dolce Vita (directed by Federico Fellini) was released in 1960. It has been described as a groundbreaking film, capturing a time of reconstruction and economic growth in Italy, linked to the end of Fascism and the destruction caused by the Second World War. Despite the availability of colour stock, La Dolce Vita was shot in black and white. The use of monochrome appears to emphasise the diametric oppositions between the old rural way of life and the new modernising Italy. La Dolce Vita looked firmly forward to the future, introducing an international audience not only to sleek and sophisticated Italian fashions but also a profession of which we are…

Public Enemies, the upcoming Michael Mann directed crime thriller, has just updated its marketing campaign with three new poster designs. A power play of sexual politics set in the heightened blood, sweat and tears world of professional theatre.

The glossy costume world of gangster squad is faithful to history, but not a slave to it. Lord Christopher Laverty 1 Comment 5 May ’09 4 Jul ’14 19 Jan ’11

Betty ‘Rizzo’ played by Stockard Channing is not only the most complex character in Grease, but in costume terms fascinating.