Building character with the costume design of Pacific Rim. The costume evolution of Daenerys Targaryen in Game of Thrones. The costume evolution of Sansa Stark in Game of Thrones. Goldie Hawn’s unforgettable debut in hot pants and mini skirts in Cactus Flower. Catherine Martin chats about The Great Gatsby costumes, design and a lack of nostalgia. Analysing the sometimes tense relationship between fashion and costume design. A look at late Margaret Thatcher’s colour specific wardrobe as represented in the film The Iron Lady. We analyse exactly what Baz Luhrmann and Catherine Martin need to get right for their costume design in The Great Gatsby. The colours and codes of the…

In addition to script, acting and direction, the most iconic moments in some of the best-loved films are defined in no small part by costume. This can most certainly be said of Dirty Dancing (1987) in that classic scene where “Nobody puts Baby in a corner” Johnny Castle’s (Patrick Swayze) half-unbuttoned black shirt and equally rebellious leather jacket with up-turned collar define him as the bad boy ‘your Daddy would never approve of’, whilst Baby (Jennifer Grey) wears a floaty, pale pink dress that gives her the grace of a ballerina and the elegance of a dove reflecting her much purer nature. But beyond these best known ensembles by costume…