From stills of this film alone you could easily be forgiven in thinking that I am Love (Io sono l’amore, 2009) was set during the 1960s. The designer clothes draped worn by lead members of the Recchi family, as selected by costumer Antonella Cannarozzi, are generally minimalist, in plain colours with little embellishment. I am Love is actually set in Europe around 2000, but its central characters are trapped as the well-heeled repressed of the sixties. Just as sexual, artistic and cultural expression was blossoming, the old guard struggled to make sense of this new world so regressed even more vehemently into their old one. The Recchi’s seem to live……

Part 2 of our examination into how the Alien films have used costume design to contextualise primal terror. In the first of a two-part special, we examine how important costumes from the Alien films are in contextualising primal terror.

In the first of a two-part special, we examine how important costumes from the Alien films are in contextualising primal terror.

A fun glimpse at the bizarre fashions to expect in Catching Fire thanks to costume designer Trish Summerville. Lord Christopher Laverty 1 Comment 7 May ’10 19 May ’13 14 Jul ’10

Throughout The Way We Were, Barbra Streisand wears a mix of period authenticity and contemporary fashion. Following a trip to Rome, Betty dons the latest in European chic – a colourful maxi dress that belongs in sleepy Ossining just about as much as she does. Less a costume movie and more a fashion one, Beyond the Valley of the Dolls is typical of its naughty director Russ Meyer in all the best ways.

The Costume Designers Guild (CDG) has served up their nominations for this year. Lord Christopher Laverty 4 Comments 25 Dec ’09 29 Nov ’10 7 Feb ’12 Shocking news that costume designer Michael Dennison has died suddenly from a brain aneurysm. Lord Christopher Laverty 7 Comments 6 Aug ’10 20 Aug ’10 11 Nov ’11

Following a trip to Rome, Betty dons the latest in European chic – a colourful maxi dress that belongs in sleepy Ossining just about as much as she does.

Following a trip to Rome, Betty dons the latest in European chic – a colourful maxi dress that belongs in sleepy Ossining just about as much as she does.

From stills of this film alone you could easily be forgiven in thinking that I am Love (Io sono l’amore, 2009) was set during the 1960s. The designer clothes draped worn by lead members of the Recchi family, as selected by costumer Antonella Cannarozzi, are generally minimalist, in plain colours with little embellishment. I am Love is actually set in Europe around 2000, but its central characters are trapped as the well-heeled repressed of the sixties. Just as sexual, artistic and cultural expression was blossoming, the old guard struggled to make sense of this new world so regressed even more vehemently into their old one. The Recchi’s seem to live…

A fun glimpse at the bizarre fashions to expect in Catching Fire thanks to costume designer Trish Summerville. Lord Christopher Laverty 1 Comment 26 Nov ’10 23 Oct ’09 25 Mar ’12