World War Z neatly demonstrates the art of breaking down and distressing costume. Hollywood costume comes to London’s Victoria & Albert Museum in the most exciting exhibition of its type ever announced. It was BAFTA/CDG all over again as Sandy Powell won Best Costume Design for The Young Victoria. Big winner was The Hurt Locker for Best Film and Best Director; big winner for Costume Design was The Young Victoria. It’s Academy Award nomination day so let’s have a look at the line up. We have to warn you though; there are a couple of upsets.

The importance of costume colour for the colourblind casting of The Personal History of David Copperfield. Lord Christopher Laverty Comments Off on The Not so Colourblind Costumes of The Personal History of David Copperfield 26 Jul ’10 23 Oct ’12 20 May ’10

The higher the waist, the closer to god. Lord Christopher Laverty Comments Off on The Lighthouse: All Hail a High Waist Trouser 28 Jul ’10 9 Oct ’09 5 Jul ’13

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The higher the waist, the closer to god. The glossy costume world of gangster squad is faithful to history, but not a slave to it. A trailer for The Woman in Black arrives bringing that spooky sense of dread that only Victorian costume can provide. Old fashioned and sentimental, Water for Elephants still has much to offer with its very readable costume design. Little Junior Brown represents the ugly face of nineties designer villainy.

Potiche confirms that Catherine Deneuve will always be Belle de Jour, only now with added sense of humour.

We asked Colleen Atwood a few questions about The Tourist’s lavish costume look. Lord Christopher Laverty 10 Comments 4 Feb ’11 8 Dec ’11 21 Jun ’13

Costume designer Catherine Marie Thomas proves that Sandra Bullock’s character in The Proposal (2009, directed by Anne Fletcher) does not need a closet full of clothes to make her mark. Here Catherine Marie Thomas discusses exclusively with Jill Burgess for Clothes on Film just why the film is so special to her. Margaret Tate (Sandra Bullock) is a big shot New York book editor, making life hell for her assistant Andrew Paxton (Ryan Reynolds). One morning Margaret is informed by her bosses that she has lost her visa status and will be deported to her native Canada. When Andrew appears to whisk her away from the meeting, Margaret announces to…

A totally non-grainy version of The A-Team movie teaser trailer has hit the net. Either you or your older brother or your dad will be very excited. UPDATE! (01/05) New full trailer online. For our money it’s dafter, but better. Pleasant surprise of the day, the first official photo for The A-Team movie has gone online – and it looks rather good.

The importance of costume colour for the colourblind casting of The Personal History of David Copperfield. Lord Christopher Laverty Comments Off on The Not so Colourblind Costumes of The Personal History of David Copperfield 10 Feb ’12 17 May ’10 28 Dec ’12