Friday 6th May sees the release of Florence Foster Jenkins, the 1944 set true story of a woman, Ms. Foster Jenkins herself (played by Meryl Streep) who heard nothing but sweet angels in her head, yet couldn’t actually sing for a toffee. Her manager and husband St. Clair Bayfield (Hugh Grant) hides the truth during the private recitals, but when Florence agrees to sing live at Carnegie Hall, things begin to get a little tricky… Costume designer for Florence Foster Jenkins is Consolata Boyle, a BAFTA award winner probably best known for her work on The Queen (2006), The Iron Lady (2011), and more recently Philomena (2013) – and yes there……

Costume colours in House of Cards are symbolic of vulnerability and power. Lord Christopher Laverty 1 Comment 17 Jan ’20 21 Jul ’12 27 Mar ’13

Clothes from films set during 1990s “Fashion victim” or “ensemble-y challenged”. Examining the legacy of Mona May’s costume design for Clueless. Betsy Heimann chats exclusively about one of the most iconic costumes of the 1990s. The glamorous look of the mid-1930s threads its way through dual love stories in W.E. Win an official Cowichan style cardigan as worn by Jeff Bridges in The Big Lebowski. There more going on with this outfit than an absence of underwear. La Femme Nikita re-defines the little black dress on film. Part 2 of our examination into how the Alien films have used costume design to contextualise primal terror. Gripping and meticulously structured. Held…

Costume colours in House of Cards are symbolic of vulnerability and power. In honour of the The Wolverine and his black on black Yakuza uniform, a round up of posts featuring memorable black costumes at Clothes on Film. Armour and indecisiveness: Audrey Hepburn is more than a little black dress in Breakfast at Tiffany’s. La Femme Nikita re-defines the little black dress on film. The costumes are somewhat…ahem….‘colourful’.

With exclusive insight from costume designer Aggie Guerard Rodgers, we investigate the story behind Harry Caul’s distinctive plastic raincoat.

Costume colours in House of Cards are symbolic of vulnerability and power. Lord Christopher Laverty 1 Comment 19 Jul ’10 28 Feb ’14 16 Feb ’10 Flashdance has garnered a considerable costume following in recent years. Lord Christopher Laverty 5 Comments 11 May ’10 7 Jul ’11 27 Aug ’10

SPOILERS Despite all the hoo-ha over films such as Blue Jasmine and Stoker contemporary is still pretty much overlooked as a form of costume design. If it’s invisible, well, nobody notices it, and if it’s designer it becomes all about ‘the fashion’ (OMG TOTES WANT THOSE SHOES). We are currently in an age when costume design means period and sci-fi. It comes to the extent that if a costumer wants to tell a story through contemporary attire, he/she needs either a director with a key grasp of semiotics, or one that doesn’t care less about semiotics and offers a degree of autonomy. Watching About Time we presume that Richard Curtis…

The last TWO weeks in costume. Sorry, we were a bit busy. Paul Walker Costume designer Kristin M. Burke worked with Paul Walker on Running Scared. Here she shares a few personal memories of the man and the professional. Hollywood Costume The New York Times reviews the book we wrote a chapter for. Perfect for Christmas, or anyone inconsiderate enough to have a birthday around this time of year. Deborah Nadoolman Landis DNL presents a new show on TCM looking at memorable costume design. Twenty films covered in total every Friday night at 8 pm through December. American telly only though. Boo-erns. American Hustle So excited about this movie we……

SPOILERS Despite all the hoo-ha over films such as Blue Jasmine and Stoker contemporary is still pretty much overlooked as a form of costume design. If it’s invisible, well, nobody notices it, and if it’s designer it becomes all about ‘the fashion’ (OMG TOTES WANT THOSE SHOES). We are currently in an age when costume design means period and sci-fi. It comes to the extent that if a costumer wants to tell a story through contemporary attire, he/she needs either a director with a key grasp of semiotics, or one that doesn’t care less about semiotics and offers a degree of autonomy. Watching About Time we presume that Richard Curtis……

Costume’s big week. Every dress worn by Best Actress Academy Award Winners We featured this lovely infographic by Mediarun on our Facebook page. Roll on Sunday! Funny Face Good article on the classic film by Pamela Hutchinson, including a telling quote summing up just how little Audrey Hepburn really understood about costume design: “His (Givenchy) are the only clothes on which I am myself.” Bobi Garland Bobi Garland is Director of the Research Library and Costume Archive at Western Costume. You are about to find out why she is indispensible to the industry. Costume Designers Guild Awards Ladies and gentlemen, the winners. Toy Story An enthralling theory on the true……