chiffon | Clothes on Film

Costume design and meaning in short film.

Analysis of Shawna Trpcic’s subtle costume signifiers with input from the designer herself.

Goldie Hawn’s unforgettable debut in hot pants and mini skirts in Cactus Flower.

Oz is here and as far as fantasy costume is concerned, you are in for some surprises.

Edith Head’s costume design for Vertigo demonstrates the power of clothes in forming identities on-screen.

Mark Bridges exclusively explains his costume choices for retro epic Boogie Nights.

As TracyDi Vicenzo in OHMSS, Diana Rigg wore a daring 1960s wedding ensemble.

As worn by Grace Kelly, this floaty, conspicuous dress is an appreciable nod to Dior’s ‘New Look’ of the late 1940s.

Certainly the most memorable costume Diane Kruger wears in National Treasure – a luscious silk, full skirted evening dress.

Rosemary’s Baby is the perfect mid-sixties set fashion movie.