femininity | Clothes on Film – Part 2

Playing computer hacker, Lisbeth Salander, Noomi Rapace embodies the character in such a way that picturing anyone else in the role is nearly impossible.

The displaced sex appeal of uniforms in Mildred Pierce.

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

In Malèna, Monica Bellucci plays an impossible vision of beauty; a woman so striking she is immediately sexualised by all who lay eyes on her.

A prevalent theme in the first episode of Mildred Pierce starring is how domestic costume can be read as a signal for sexual availability.

This coral pink ensemble encompasses and challenges the absolute femininity of Grace Kelly.

Public Enemies demonstrates how costume can actually drive a story narrative.

A ferocious work from a filmmaker at the height of his game, Black Swan is an incredibly satisfying piece of cinema.

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.

In the first of a two-part special, we examine how important costumes from the Alien films are in contextualising primal terror.