SPOILERS If you’ve heard anything about Phantom Thread (2017, directed by Paul Thomas Anderson), you are bound to uncover a multitude of thoughts on the astounding Academy Award winning costume work of Mark Bridges or the retirement role of Daniel Day-Lewis as Reynolds Woodcock, 1950s fashion house couturier. But one of the key components to Reynolds is missing from the discussion: Autism. Phantom Thread opens with Reynolds (Day-Lewis) getting dressed to formalities of the era. Polished shoes, ironed trousers, a fresh button-down shirt, with the addition of long magenta socks to introduce the notion of creativity, or perhaps particularities to the character. The scene moves to breakfast, which quietly adds…

Cosmopolis satisfies as everything avant-garde cinema should be; an immaculate journey into weird. Lord Christopher Laverty 2 Comments 9 Dec ’10 28 Feb ’14 11 Feb ’14 Judianna Makovsky demonstrates that contemporary fashion with a plot is far more fun than a flick through Vogue. Lord Christopher Laverty 4 Comments 15 Dec ’09 20 Apr ’10 20 Jun ’14 Costume designer Louise Mingenbach worked closely with Zach Galifianakis to create Ethan’s camp and blissfully unaware look. Lord Christopher Laverty 2 Comments 3 Aug ’10 1 Jun ’12 23 Jul ’11

Zach Galifianakis in a safari suit and plenty more costume wackiness to come says costume designer Louise Mingenbach. Lord Christopher Laverty 13 Comments 21 May ’12 17 Jan ’11 10 Jul ’18

The costumes are somewhat…ahem….‘colourful’. Some essential style lessons learnt from Hot Tub Time Machine.

Ben Affleck’s pseudo-cowboy costume in Argo harks back to the golden age of the sports jacket. The Big Lebowski is brilliantly designed; the characters are concisely and efficiently illustrated, says KB from FrockTalk.com. Let’s tell you why The Big Lebowski costume design rocked in an almost completely non-subtextual way. Idly plotted and then tempered by a blunt ending. All of a sudden the viewer is left pondering ‘eh?’ as Pinter apparently run out of room on his pad.

Gripping entertainment with subtext on everything from ethnicity to hierarchal costume. Lord Christopher Laverty Comments Off on Review: Rise of the Planet of the Apes 7 May ’10 13 Nov ’13 6 Oct ’15

There is a problem with the costumes in The Wolf of Wall Street, and it has nothing to do with the film itself but the coverage they have received. Namely, that this coverage is incorrect. Articles such as this one for Vogue France, or this for The Hollywood Reporter, or a ‘suit guide’ by Esquire, concentrate almost solely on Giorgio Armani’s contribution to the project with barely a mention of costume designer Sandy Powell. And this is the Sandy Powell by the way: 10 Oscar nominations and so well respected she has an OBE for services to the industry. It was Powell who costumed The Wolf of Wall Street, not…

Deborah Nadoolman Landis discusses her Hollywood Costume exhibition at the V&A. Lord Christopher Laverty 5 Comments 16 Apr ’10 22 Nov ’11 4 Feb ’11

Gripping entertainment with subtext on everything from ethnicity to hierarchal costume. Lord Christopher Laverty Comments Off on Review: Rise of the Planet of the Apes 29 Jun ’10 3 Jun ’10 19 Nov ’09

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……