Everyone has high hopes for this film, so be among the first to discover whether Disney’s Pirates of the Caribbean: On Stranger Tides lives up to the hype by entering our exclusive preview tickets competition. Clothes on Film has TWO PAIRS of tickets to give away to a special early screening of Pirates of the Caribbean: On Stranger Tides in London’s West End on 9th May at 6.30 pm. Basically that is two winners that can each take along a friend, loved one or harassing relative to see one of the biggest films of 2011 – over a week before it is released! The plot? Well, Johnny Depp is back…

Meryl Streep’s timeless Burberry trench coat is one of the most recognisable contemporary costumes of 1970s. The costumes of Rumble Fish express the importance of teenage dress codes before the segregating journey into adulthood. Does costume design exist in animated film? Simulation supervisor for Brave, Claudia Chung, discusses its creation, processes and role in the finished movie. Armour and indecisiveness: Audrey Hepburn is more than a little black dress in Breakfast at Tiffany’s. Cosmopolis satisfies as everything avant-garde cinema should be; an immaculate journey into weird. Wes Anderson’s most sartorially significant film yet. The first trailer for Skyfall hits with several suits, an overcoat, sportswear and a beanie. Doris Day’s…

Denim re-invented Audrey Hepburn from stylish and chic to cheeky and tomboyish. Lord Christopher Laverty Comments Off on Two For the Road: Audrey Hepburn in Denim 22 Jul ’09 4 Oct ’10 1 Feb ’10

Okay, so Jackie Earle Haley’s brave attempt at becoming Freddy Kruger in A Nightmare on Elm Street 2010 did not come off as well as hoped. However, his immediately recognisable costume is still emblematic as ever – albeit now with some subtle differences. Costume designer for A Nightmare on Elm Street reboot Mari-An Ceo had a wealth of considerations to take into account when creating her version of ‘that sweater’, not least that the green and red striped colours are so dark along side each other they are barely perceptible to the human eye (indeed, many think Freddy’s sweater is actually red and black to this day). In this video…

The week in movie costume design. Now You See Me Jenny Eagan discusses tear-away tuxedos and bodysuits. The Bling Ring “I did watch that show Pretty Wild” – costume designer Stacey Battat explains her choices for spoiled, burglarising LA teenagers. Lots of Juicy Couture, basically. Behind the Candelabra Lovely interview with Ellen Mirojnick explaining some of the movie’s most memorable costumes. The Parent Trap (1961) Fascinating analysis of one of the best ‘movie makeovers’ you’ll see. Napster Wedding Oscar winning costume designer Ngila Dickson made outfits for Napster founder Sean Parker and singer Alexandra Lenas’ wedding. Hey, if you’ve got the cash. Anchorman Anchorman exhibition featuring original costumes and props…

The leading female character of Grease (1978), Sandy Olsen, played by Olivia Newton-John, is the character who wears the clothes most typified by fancy dress companies pertaining to sell costumes linked to the film. Desperate to fit in at her new school, many of her clothes bear the ‘Rydell High’ logo in some way. Unfortunately for Sandy, she chooses ‘The Pink Ladies’ as her new best friends, the clique who find school far beneath their coolness. No wonder she is deemed by Rizzo as “too pure to be pink”. We see this purity at the beginning of the film, where Sandy refuses to take her ‘Summer Loving’ with Danny a…

Crazy, Stupid Love is every inch the ‘fashion film’, both in terms of narrative and costume designer Dayna Pink’s elegant menswear styling.

Moments of sartorial significance, and that glimmer of recognition that we feel upon seeing an onscreen outfit worn more than once are found throughout Smooth Talk, Joyce Chopra’s underseen 1986 adaptation of a Joyce Carol Oates short story. The film is rife with all the monotony of life and charming ensembles we expect of a teenage girl in the summer, yet it simultaneously offers complexity and creepiness. Laura Dern plays Connie, an ingénue spending her days as an “unfinished girl, waiting for completion of some sort” (Quart 74). In her essay, “Smoothing Out the Rough Spots: The Film Adaptation of ‘Where Are You Going, Where Have You Been?’” Rebecca Sumner……

A classy, very British affair. Looking so sexy that the finished film can be nothing but a huge disappointment, this teaser for Tinker, Tailor, Soldier, Spy ticks all the right 70’s boxes. Our first Dual Analysis with Costumer’s Guide. To kick off, here is what Chris from Clothes on Film had to say. Final part of our analysis of Sherlock Holmes complete with insight from costume designer Jenny Beavan. With insight from costume designer Jenny Beavan, we commence our sartorial analysis of Sherlock Holmes. Want another look at Janty Yates’ costume design for Robin Hood? Thought you might. Jacques D’Azur is missing, so take his place. Here are some tips…

Disregarding how redundant it may seem to be remaking director Niels Arden Oplev’s excellent Swedish adaptation of The Girl With The Dragon Tattoo (2009) for a moment, this four minute trailer for David Fincher’s stab at book one in novelist Stieg Larsson’s Millennium Trilogy is pretty special. For the first time we experience Rooney Mara as Lisbeth Salander speaking (broad accent) and properly moving (sometimes fighting) in her costume. Early indications are that Mara might just pull this off. If you already know the story of The Girl With the Dragon Tattoo, maybe because you have read the book or seen the original film, there is little point in recapping…