The first full-length trailer for Disney’s new live-action adaptation of Cinderella was this week and featured tantalising glimpses of what promises to be a visually gorgeous film. The costumes, designed by three time Academy Award winner Sandy Powell, appear to be absolutely stunning. With a clever mix of the eighteenth century, the 1830s, and a little 1950s couture thrown in for good measure (Powell has been quoted as saying she was aiming for the look of “a nineteenth-century period film made in the 1940s or ’50s”), Powell has created another jewel to add to her already over-bling crown. Here is a quick rundown of some of the looks we’ve been…

For those of you lucky enough to live in LA, literally racks of costumes have just on display at The FIDM Museum.

Last week Clothes on Film visited the Grace Kelly: Style Icon exhibition. This is what we found out. As office vamp Joan Holloway, Christina Hendricks gets the lion’s share of groovy outfits on 1960s set TV drama Mad Men.

Costume designer Amy Westcott has finally been rewarded for her work on Black Swan with a CDG Award. For those of you lucky enough to live in LA, literally racks of costumes have just on display at The FIDM Museum. Fashion’s original bad boy Alexander McQueen has died aged just 40 years old.

Carice van Houten is a Resistance beauty of Jean Harlow-esque proportions in an unmissable red halterneck dress. Lord Christopher Laverty 3 Comments 31 Jul ’17 28 Sep ’09 29 Jul ’11

There more going on with this outfit than an absence of underwear. Lord Christopher Laverty 3 Comments 8 Oct ’09 28 May ’10 6 Jun ’13

This coral pink ensemble encompasses and challenges the absolute femininity of Grace Kelly. All the recurring themes in Desperately Seeking Susan are linked to one jacket. A brand new international trailer for Burlesque has pranced onto the internet. Featuring Yves Saint Laurent couture as cool and disaffecting its protagonist, Belle de Jour can be read effectively through costume.

Well known and respected Hollywood costume designer, Theadora Van Runkle, has died. Lord Christopher Laverty 2 Comments 1 Jan ’10 9 Oct ’18 21 May ’12

No round up last week because we were a bit busy, so this week is MEGA JAMMED WITH COSTUME GOODNESS. Puttin’ on the Glitz We teamed up with Amber Jane Butchart and The British Library to talk jazz age fashion and dandy gangsters. Further coverage to follow… Costume Test Images 50 of them to be precise, from Gentlemen Prefer Blondes to Star Wars, Batman, and beyond. Noah Mad good interview/article by Tyranny of Style with Noah’s Head Textile Artist Matt Reitsma. There is absolutely no way you can care about costume design and not read this. Business of Fashion Costume designers, fashion designers, studios, brands, and a business venture 100…

For those of you lucky enough to live in LA, literally racks of costumes have just on display at The FIDM Museum.