Amelia Earhart was known for her modernistic sense of style throughout the 1920s-early 1930s. Lord Christopher Laverty Comments Off on Trailer for Amelia Touches Down: Radical Fashions 1920s-30s 12 Mar ’14 18 Oct ’11 31 Jan ’11

Les Misérables is drenched in costume symbolism, specifically revolutionary red, white and blue. Subtle was never its intention. Hugo is Scorsese’s monument to wonder and excitement. Here Sandy Powell exclusively explains her costume choices to Clothes on Film.

The 1930s was the couture decade that introduced the evening dress in its now familiar form. Lord Christopher Laverty Comments Off on King Kong: Naomi Watts’ White Evening Dress 23 Jun ’09 6 Oct ’09 14 May ’09

With exclusive insight from costume designer Aggie Guerard Rodgers, we investigate the story behind Harry Caul’s distinctive plastic raincoat. Sonia Grande’s costume design for Midnight in Paris offers everything we expect of 1920s Paris and the contemporary nouveau riche. Groundbreaking film La Dolce Vita offers a conflicting portrayal of masculinity. Michael Caine created Jack Carter, yet his immaculate blue mohair suit was more than a little responsible for creating the myth. Editor Chris Laverty explains how to ‘read’ costume on film. From an article originally published in Moviescope magazine. Matt Spaiser, creator of The Suits of James Bond blog, analyses the style of 007 in the film that started it…

Cosmopolis satisfies as everything avant-garde cinema should be; an immaculate journey into weird. Lord Christopher Laverty 2 Comments 20 Dec ’11 19 Jul ’10 15 Apr ’13

On the surface it may be obvious who undergoes the biggest character transformation in Rocky (the clue is in the title). Though really the subtlest arc occurs for that painfully shy girl from the pet store played with such empathy by Talia Shire. She may start out wearing chunky cardigans and your Nan’s glasses, but by the end of the story “Yo, Adrian” could not look more feminine. Put together by costumer Robert Cambel (who only has one further credit on his CV), Shire’s outfits reflect a convincing shift in deep character from Adrian’s opening scene when she is too afraid to talk, progressing to confident yet homely rock for…

Betsy Heimann chats exclusively about one of the most iconic costumes of the 1990s. Lord Christopher Laverty 3 Comments 17 Jun ’10 7 Feb ’14 22 Feb ’11

Second and final part of Clothes on Film’s sartorial run-through of Sherlock Holmes: A Game of Shadows, with exclusive input from costume designer Jenny Beavan. First of Clothes on Film’s two part sartorial run-through of Sherlock Holmes: A Game of Shadows, with exclusive input from costume designer Jenny Beavan.

Amelia Earhart was known for her modernistic sense of style throughout the 1920s-early 1930s. Lord Christopher Laverty Comments Off on Trailer for Amelia Touches Down: Radical Fashions 1920s-30s 21 Sep ’12 11 Apr ’14 19 Apr ’13

Clothes on Film on the costume design for HBO’s immense fantasy series, Game of Thrones. Lord Christopher Laverty 1 Comment 14 Jul ’10 25 May ’10 10 Mar ’13