Costume designer Ann Roth’s template for Working Girl (1988, directed by Mike Nichols) is especially astute with regards to the social and geographical make up of its characters. Protagonist Tess McGill (Melanie Griffith) is a homely girl raised and living in Staten Island, New York. Currently working as a secretary in Manhattan (not ‘executive assistant’, reflecting vernacular of the time), as is her best friend Cynthia (Joan Cusack). Tess, however, has gained a degree through night school and harbours ambitions to use it for more constructive tasks than answering the telephone and fetching toilet paper for bawdy stockbrokers. After being set up for a ‘date’ that turned out to be…

The costume evolution of Daenerys Targaryen in Game of Thrones. Contributor 2 Comments 20 Apr ’12 27 Feb ’15 18 Jun ’18

Costume designer Ann Roth’s template for Working Girl (1988, directed by Mike Nichols) is especially astute with regards to the social and geographical make up of its characters. Protagonist Tess McGill (Melanie Griffith) is a homely girl raised and living in Staten Island, New York. Currently working as a secretary in Manhattan (not ‘executive assistant’, reflecting vernacular of the time), as is her best friend Cynthia (Joan Cusack). Tess, however, has gained a degree through night school and harbours ambitions to use it for more constructive tasks than answering the telephone and fetching toilet paper for bawdy stockbrokers. After being set up for a ‘date’ that turned out to be…

French costume designer Anaïs Romand discusses her work on House of Tolerance (L’Apollonide: Souvenirs de la maison close). Lord Christopher Laverty 1 Comment 26 Jul ’10 30 Jun ’12 5 Jul ’13

French costume designer Anaïs Romand discusses her work on House of Tolerance (L’Apollonide: Souvenirs de la maison close). Lord Christopher Laverty 1 Comment 31 Jan ’20 29 Sep ’10 1 Feb ’13

Proving that frock coats and heavy lace dresses really are terrifying. A trailer for The Woman in Black arrives bringing that spooky sense of dread that only Victorian costume can provide.

Armour and indecisiveness: Audrey Hepburn is more than a little black dress in Breakfast at Tiffany’s. Contributor 2 Comments 24 Jun ’11 6 Jun ’18 31 Aug ’10

Armour and indecisiveness: Audrey Hepburn is more than a little black dress in Breakfast at Tiffany’s. Contributor 2 Comments 12 Oct ’12 11 Apr ’13 29 Aug ’13

The costume evolution of Daenerys Targaryen in Game of Thrones. Contributor 2 Comments 11 Jun ’10 19 Aug ’20 16 Mar ’13 Exclusive Q&A with costume designer Amy Westcott about the After Earth life suit. Lord Christopher Laverty 3 Comments 6 Oct ’15 15 Aug ’11 23 Sep ’10

The costume evolution of Daenerys Targaryen in Game of Thrones. Contributor 2 Comments 14 May ’10 29 Jun ’10 18 Jun ’18