NO SPOILERS Real and mythological, figurative and literal; monsters of all kinds abound in Sky Atlantic’s new period horror series Penny Dreadful. We might expect a skulking figure in a top hat and frock coat to be scary, though who would have thought a bustle and redingote could be so terrifying? Well, step forward Eva Green as enigmatic Vanessa Ives. Not hero nor villain, but a dead eyed clairvoyant who definitely shouldn’t be invited to dinner parties. Penny Dreadful is set in 1891, although is more a literary parallel universe than true reflection of the era. Some of the characters featured are written for the show (Vanessa), some existed in……

This week you may have missed… Ingenious Costume Design Good list from Rebecca Clough at Den of Geek of ingenious movie costume design. And while we’re about it, congratulations to another of their regular writers, Ryan Lambie, for his FDA Richard Attenborough Blogger of the Year Award. Inside Llewyn Davis Kristin M. Burke has a chat with the Coen brothers’ regular costume designer Mary Zophres. The Hunger Games: Mockingjay Part 1 Trish Summerville out, Kurt & Bart in for the third Hunger Games movie. Odd after Summerville being such a successful choice, but we get the feeling this is most intentional. Cash hungry producers have realised Katniss’ costume designers are……

Part 2 of our detailed look at the costumes in Tron Legacy, moving onto specific design elements created for individual characters.

Three banners for Tron Legacy have just been released revealing further detail about the costumes. Lord Christopher Laverty Comments Off on New Tron Legacy Banners Bring the Costumes 30 Nov ’13 8 Mar ’13 14 Jun ’13 The design of the new Tron Legacy light suit is frankly wicked. Lord Christopher Laverty 2 Comments 28 Aug ’09 15 Jan ’10 13 Feb ’10

When you are costuming the biggest franchise release of the year and creating a capsule range to run alongside it for a major online retailer, it is clear a normal approach to the task is not going to work. Ex-stylist and one time assistant for Michael Kaplan, Trish Summerville, one of the fastest rising names in the industry, has purposely sought out what many costume designers shy away from: co-collaborations with new and established fashion designers and, in several cases, pulling clothes directly from the runway. Summerville is smart and savvy with a feel for contemporary trends, though by not designing and making key items for The Hunger Games: Catching…

Part 2 of our detailed look at the costumes in Tron Legacy, moving onto specific design elements created for individual characters.

Two weeks of juicy costume links. Sandy Powell A costumer who needs no introduction. This Sunday at the J. Paul Getty Museum she discusses the use of period photographs in her process. Puttin’ on the Glitz Tyranny of Style contributor Sophia Shillito recaps the British Library’s night of jazz, costume, gangsters, fashion and cocktails. Costume Test Photographs Costume tests for famous movies! Vera Miles as Madeleine! Vikings Joan Bergin talks Vikings season 2 addressing why the show hasn’t received any costume noms. It’s not very good, which may be factor, though that has nothing to do with the costumes. Saddle Shoes Lots and lots of saddle shoes, from Twin Peaks……

Want another look at Janty Yates’ costume design for Robin Hood? Thought you might. Lord Christopher Laverty 9 Comments 25 Jun ’12 3 Jun ’11 11 Jun ’10

Costume Designer Sharen Davis talks us through her retro-vision for Looper. A breezy retrospective of the most famous fashion editor of all time. The best kept secret in costume design is finally out: Prada made Carey Mulligan’s gowns for The Great Gatsby. In a week of exciting trailers, the first for director Baz Luhrmann’s adaptation of The Great Gatsby must surely be the most thrilling of all. Sonia Grande’s costume design for Midnight in Paris offers everything we expect of 1920s Paris and the contemporary nouveau riche.

Costume design reduced to stories and links. A 13 minute Man of Steel featurette has just been released discussing the suit. The latest trailer for Man of Steel makes for one very dark Superman costume. With the trailer for After Earth revealing an intriguing ‘life suit’ worn by Jaden Smith, we round up the best space suit related posts from our archive. Clothes on Film have an exclusive chat with Academy Award winning costume designer Janty Yates about her work on Prometheus. Editor Chris Laverty explains how to ‘read’ costume on film. From an article originally published in Moviescope magazine. The Costume Designers Guild (CDG) has served up their nominations…