Costume stories for the festive season. Shame that none of these have anything to do with Christmas. Bronx Bombers on Broadway Let’s all go to the theatre.Tyranny of Style has published an eye-opening interview with Bronx Bombers costume designer David C. Woolard. Having worked in theatre first hand, CoF got just a little bit nostalgic. The Innocents (1961) GORGEOUS gothic costume sketches. Patia Prouty Banshee and Justified’s costume designer talks about her work on both shows in this superb interview for True To Me Too. Punch-Drunk Love Girls Do Film get all caught up in colour. American Horror Story Lou Eyrich left Glee to costume killer nuns and aliens. She…

This is the most fun and elaborate outfit Grace Kelly wears in To Catch a Thief. Two trends in women’s fashion for 2011 are prints and turbans, empathised in the film Coming to America.

This is the most fun and elaborate outfit Grace Kelly wears in To Catch a Thief. Lord Christopher Laverty 8 Comments 19 Aug ’09 13 Apr ’10 23 Jun ’09

In Blake Edwards’ Breakfast at Tiffany’s (1961, costume supervisor Edith Head), based on the novella by Truman Capote, we get to know Holly Golightly, a mysterious woman-child with a troubled past who refuses to belong to anyone or anywhere. The film reveals much about Holly’s character through its allusions via costume, attests Lisa Magnuson. Holly is presented as young, frightened and damaged; someone who, like a cat, lashes out when others get too close. Holly’s iconic Givenchy dress seen in the opening scene with its thick, cumbersome necklace and yoked back, arguably the most famous costume in film history, represents Holly’s current status as a call girl. The dress consumes…

Betsy Heimann chats exclusively about one of the most iconic costumes of the 1990s. Lord Christopher Laverty 3 Comments 25 Jun ’10 31 Aug ’10 20 Mar ’12 Judianna Makovsky demonstrates that contemporary fashion with a plot is far more fun than a flick through Vogue. Lord Christopher Laverty 4 Comments 1 Apr ’19 11 Jul ’13 15 Jul ’10 Remains a mere gender curio of the era. Lord Christopher Laverty Comments Off on Review: Saturn 3 28 Jul ’17 13 Jul ’10 20 Apr ’12

The glossy costume world of gangster squad is faithful to history, but not a slave to it. Deborah Nadoolman Landis discusses her Hollywood Costume exhibition at the V&A. For those of you lucky enough to live in LA, literally racks of costumes have just on display at The FIDM Museum. A snapshot look at the costume design work of Mary Zophres for True Grit. Well worth a watch. The Costume Designers Guild (CDG) has served up their nominations for this year. The full trailer for the Coen brothers’ remake of True Grit starring Jeff Bridges has moseyed onto the internet.

When Clothes on Film visited The Muppets Most Wanted set back in March of 2013, we were given a tour of the bustling ‘wardrobe’ (their words) department, as overseen by costume designer Rahel Afiley. You can read more about that HERE, but after chasing Ms. Afiley around the room while she was trying to work, we managed to get a bit more out of her about using designer fashion, i.e. Vivienne Westwood, in the film. As always we are pushing the same old costume/fashion debate, though in this instance hearing from a costume designer on the front line is rather enlightening. Focusing specifically on Miss Piggy, for she is the……

Daenerys Targaryen (Emilia Clarke) has undergone one of the most dramatic transformations over the past three seasons of Game of Thrones. She begins a helpless pawn, but grows into the Mother of Dragons and a conquering hero. Like Sansa Stark, Daenerys’ character development is visually shown in her costumes, designed by Michele Clapton. At the beginning of Game of Thrones, Daenerys is under the tight control of her brother, Viserys. Viserys sees her as nothing more than a tool to get what he wants, arranging a marriage to a terrifying war lord just so he can build himself an army to fight for the Iron Throne. Daenerys is weak and…

A real legend of the industry, costume designer Theoni V. Aldredge, has died. Lord Christopher Laverty 1 Comment 14 Aug ’10 13 Jan ’11 23 Aug ’12

With exclusive insight from Leesa Evans, Clothes on Film takes an overview look at the art of comedic costume in Bridesmaids.