No round up last week because we were a bit busy, so this week is MEGA JAMMED WITH COSTUME GOODNESS. Puttin’ on the Glitz We teamed up with Amber Jane Butchart and The British Library to talk jazz age fashion and dandy gangsters. Further coverage to follow… Costume Test Images 50 of them to be precise, from Gentlemen Prefer Blondes to Star Wars, Batman, and beyond. Noah Mad good interview/article by Tyranny of Style with Noah’s Head Textile Artist Matt Reitsma. There is absolutely no way you can care about costume design and not read this. Business of Fashion Costume designers, fashion designers, studios, brands, and a business venture 100…

MINOR SPOILERS At a pivotal juncture during the Fathers & Sons episode of Godless (2017), the camera tracks into a pink ribbon tied on the back of young woman’s hair; a woman who is suffering from the onset symptoms of smallpox and unlikely to find recovery. Later in the episode we pan across dozens of freshly dug but unnamed graves each with it’s own crucifix. We don’t see the woman again, but on one of the crucifixes is tied a pink ribbon. Such is the power of even the slightest costume and accessory details in Godless, the narrative is informed by their very presence. Costume designer for Godless was Betsy…

MINOR SPOILERS At a pivotal juncture during the Fathers & Sons episode of Godless (2017), the camera tracks into a pink ribbon tied on the back of young woman’s hair; a woman who is suffering from the onset symptoms of smallpox and unlikely to find recovery. Later in the episode we pan across dozens of freshly dug but unnamed graves each with it’s own crucifix. We don’t see the woman again, but on one of the crucifixes is tied a pink ribbon. Such is the power of even the slightest costume and accessory details in Godless, the narrative is informed by their very presence. Costume designer for Godless was Betsy…

Public Enemies demonstrates how costume can actually drive a story narrative. As account man Roger Sterling, John Slattery tended to wear a light grey three piece suit; right up until he donned a sharp double breasted for the first time.

MINOR SPOILERS At a pivotal juncture during the Fathers & Sons episode of Godless (2017), the camera tracks into a pink ribbon tied on the back of young woman’s hair; a woman who is suffering from the onset symptoms of smallpox and unlikely to find recovery. Later in the episode we pan across dozens of freshly dug but unnamed graves each with it’s own crucifix. We don’t see the woman again, but on one of the crucifixes is tied a pink ribbon. Such is the power of even the slightest costume and accessory details in Godless, the narrative is informed by their very presence. Costume designer for Godless was Betsy…

$ 4,600,000 for Marilyn Monroe’s ‘subway’ dress was only just one mega bid of many. Lord Christopher Laverty 3 Comments 8 Dec ’11 9 Jan ’13 9 Feb ’10

Catherine George’s costume design demonstrates how we read physicality on-screen. Lord Christopher Laverty 2 Comments 30 Jun ’12 4 Feb ’14 19 Dec ’11

$ 4,600,000 for Marilyn Monroe’s ‘subway’ dress was only just one mega bid of many. Lord Christopher Laverty 3 Comments 20 Oct ’10 8 Oct ’12 19 Oct ’09

La Femme Nikita re-defines the little black dress on film. Lord Christopher Laverty 2 Comments 6 Sep ’10 2 Apr ’12 26 Oct ’10

The costume evolution of Sansa Stark in Game of Thrones. The press love Prada’s involvement with The Great Gatsby, but exactly how much does this help the film’s costume design? Flourishes of brilliance, but buried beneath disjointed action sequences and a story that fails to make any sense at all. Carice van Houten is a Resistance beauty of Jean Harlow-esque proportions in an unmissable red halterneck dress.