Hit-Girl owns this film like she would own your ass if you ever stepped to her. Lord Christopher Laverty 7 Comments 9 Oct ’18 27 Nov ’09 23 Oct ’10

It was a busy week in costume. Hit-Girl owns this film like she would own your ass if you ever stepped to her.

Directed By: Joseph Kosinksi Starring: Jeff Bridges, Garrett Hedlund, Olivia Wilde Displacement of identity via corruption of the soul is the message at the heart of Tron Legacy. On premise alone this film has an incredible opportunity for depth and introspection. The Grid is a fascist state. Factions are separated via colour; costume differentiating allegiance, either to leader of the regime, CLU, (displaying red or yellow) or Grid dwellers, those passive or awaiting a rebellion (in white or blue). As CLU is fashioned in Kevin Flynn’s own image, director Joseph Kosinski employed cutting edge digital ‘sculpturing’ to ensure Jeff Bridges could play opposite himself aged twenty years younger. For the…

Suzy Benzinger, the costume designer of Blue Jasmine, chose iconic brands like Hermès, Louis Vuitton, and Missoni to serve as visual shorthand of what the modern-day wealthy socialite wears, but it is the white Chanel jacket that follows Jasmine from the beginning of the movie to the end which tells its own tale of what is happening to its owner. When we first see Jasmine (Cate Blanchett) she is flying first-class from New York to San Francisco to see her sister Ginger (Sally Hawkins). On the flight she dazzles a fellow passenger with the story of how she met her wealthy businessman husband Hal (Alec Baldwin). Or so she thinks.…

Proving that frock coats and heavy lace dresses really are terrifying. Lord Christopher Laverty 1 Comment 27 Apr ’12 19 May ’09 11 Jan ’13

Clothes on Film were fortunate enough to be invited to a display of costumes from the latest adaptation of Murder on the Orient Express (2017), plus interview its costume designer Alexandra Byrne. An Oscar winner for Elizabeth: The Golden Age (2008), and well known for her period design work, since 2011 Byrne has become connected to the world of Marvel, her most recent project being Doctor Strange in 2016. Here she chats candidly about recreating the (mainly) glamorous side of the early 1930s and the challenges that faced her and her team. Alexandra Byrne on shooting in 70 mm: “Director Ken (Branagh) and I did Hamlet (1996) together which was……

Proving that frock coats and heavy lace dresses really are terrifying. Lord Christopher Laverty 1 Comment 15 Dec ’17 26 Jul ’10 4 Feb ’14 A trailer for The Woman in Black arrives bringing that spooky sense of dread that only Victorian costume can provide. Lord Christopher Laverty Comments Off on The Woman in Black Trailer: Creepy Frock 12 Aug ’11 23 Mar ’10 1 Feb ’13

Hildy is tenacious and classy, though she’s not graceful. Lord Christopher Laverty 8 Comments 27 Feb ’15 26 Aug ’11 23 Sep ’19

Penny Rose creates incredible costume that feels so much like it belongs; ironically we barely even notice it’s there. Lord Christopher Laverty 1 Comment 15 Aug ’11 27 Jun ’13 12 Oct ’10

Costume designer Jacqueline Durran discusses her unusual approach for Anna Karenina – 1870s Russia via 1950s couture. Proving that frock coats and heavy lace dresses really are terrifying.