Ane Crabtree | Clothes on Film

Happy New Ye- oh we’ve done that already. Carry on. ‘How Hollywood is ruining a Billion Dollar Industry’ Amber Jane Butchart found this amazing article from 1938 and it is essential, and occasionally shocking, reading. Inside Llewyn Davis Video: Legendary costume designer Mary Zophres shares a few words about ‘uptown and downtown’ style. Ane Crabtree Contributor Kristin Koga talks to the costume designer about her career so far and their shared ethnicity. Cannot recommend this interview enough. Giorgio Armani GA chats to ES about his famous movie suits. Funnily enough he neglects to mention that Marilyn Vance-Straker had to re-tailor all his costumes for The Untouchables because they didn’t fit…

Mainly TV costume this week. The Good Wife ‘Not strong women dressed as men’ – cice interview with costume designer Daniel Lawson. Scandal Costume designer Lyn Paolo on just how amazing Kerry Washington is going to look in season 3. TED (Technology, Entertainment, Design) Talk Video:’Costume is invisible’ – Kristin Burke’s fascinating and fantastic TED Talk. She’s a natural teacher and raconteur. Self-Styled Siren Thought provoking post by Farran Nehme (thanks to Nicola Balkind for the nudge): applying James Laver’s law to cinema costumes. The IT Crowd Rebecca Hywel-Jones muses over those final episode costumes. Masters of Sex Loads more from costume designer Ane Crabtree. The show debuts on UK…

This week’s costume biggies. The Great Race Karen Noske analyses the exceptional work of Edith Head for Natalie Wood. Breaking Bad Emma Fraser looks at Lydia’s blue coat (and her influence on Todd’s clothing) in recent episodes. Downton Abbey Caroline McCall keeps the Downton ladies covered up. Kristin M. Burke The veteran costume designer tackles the increasing problem of internet haters critiquing work they do not understand. Cinema and Clothes By Dal Chodha, with a teeny contribution by yours truly. Rush Much better interview with costume designer Julian Day than the last one we linked to. Masters of Sex Ane Crabtree on her late 1950s designs for the Showtime drama.…