June | 2009 | Clothes on Film

© 2009 Lord Christopher Laverty. All rights reserved. By: Lord Christopher LavertyFiled under Clothes from 1960s, Girls in Films, Premium. Tagged Albert Finney, André Courrèges, Audrey Hepburn, Emilio Pucci, Hardy Amies, ken scott, moon girl, Paco Rabanne, Premium Content. Bookmark the permalink.

A final, favourite selection of Audrey outfits from Two for the Road. Continue reading

© 2009 Lord Christopher Laverty. All rights reserved. By: Lord Christopher LavertyFiled under Film Reviews. Tagged black wool suit, cowboy boots, Harold Pinter, Jude Law, Levi jeans, Michael Caine. Bookmark the permalink.

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. Continue reading

© 2009 Lord Christopher Laverty. All rights reserved. By: Lord Christopher LavertyFiled under Clothes from 1920s, Clothes from 1930s, Girls in Films, News. Tagged Amelia Earhart, Chanel, dropped waist, Hilary Swank, le garçonne, Leather flying jacket, leather trench, Patou, sweaters. Bookmark the permalink.

Amelia Earhart was known for her modernistic sense of style throughout the 1920s-early 1930s. Continue reading

© 2009 Lord Christopher Laverty. All rights reserved. By: Lord Christopher LavertyFiled under Clothes from 1930s, Clothes from 1940s, Girls in Films, Premium. Tagged Chanel, Clothes from 1930s, green dress, Jacqueline Durran, Paquin, Premium Content. Bookmark the permalink.

This emerald green dress from Atonement could be the most famous item of clothing on film in the last decade. Continue reading

© 2009 Lord Christopher Laverty. All rights reserved. By: Lord Christopher LavertyFiled under Clothes from 1837-1919, News. Tagged cravat, frock coat, Guy Ritchie, Jude Law, lounge suit, Robert Downey Jr, stiff collar, Victorian. Bookmark the permalink.

The costume style adopted by the movie – which is proving unusual to say the least. Continue reading

© 2009 Lord Christopher Laverty. All rights reserved. By: Lord Christopher LavertyFiled under Clothes from 1940s, Girls in Films, Premium. Tagged bias cut, Cary Grant, Chanel, Hawes & Curtis, Premium Content, Robert Kalloch, Rosalind Russell, Schiaparelli, striped. Bookmark the permalink.

Hildy is tenacious and classy, though she’s not graceful. Continue reading

© 2009 Lord Christopher Laverty. All rights reserved. By: Lord Christopher LavertyFiled under Clothes from Fantasy & Sci-fi, Film Reviews, Girls in Films, Guys in Films. Tagged Deborah Lynn Scott, denim shorts, leather pants, Megan Fox, Transformers. Bookmark the permalink.

Transformers: Revenge of the Fallen is too long, the story unfathomable garbage, and even the robots don’t seem that cool anymore. Continue reading

© 2009 Lord Christopher Laverty. All rights reserved. By: Lord Christopher LavertyFiled under Clothes from now, Girls in Films, Guys in Films, Interviews, Premium. Tagged Anthony Hopkins, Armani, black dress, Cutler and Cross, Gucci, Issey Myake, Janty Yates, Julianne Moore, Premium Content, Ridley Scott. Bookmark the permalink.

Costume designer Janty Yates has taken time out filming Robin Hood to chat about her contribution to an earlier Scott picture – Hannibal. Continue reading

© 2009 Lord Christopher Laverty. All rights reserved. By: Lord Christopher LavertyFiled under Clothes from 1960s, Girls in Films, Premium. Tagged Courrèges, Givenchy, John Bates, Mary Quant, Paco Rabanne, Premium Content, PVC, trench, Tuffin and Foale, v de v. Bookmark the permalink.

Names such as Paco Rabanne, Mary Quant, André Courrèges and Tuffin and Foale all contributed to Audrey Hepburn’s wardrobe. Continue reading

© 2009 Lord Christopher Laverty. All rights reserved. By: Lord Christopher LavertyFiled under Clothes from 2000-10, Film Reviews, Guys in Films. Tagged Bradley Cooper, Heather Graham, Todd Phillips, Vegas, Zach Galifianakis. Bookmark the permalink.

If only real hangovers were this much fun. Continue reading

All fashion is retro; everything we wear is influenced by something that has gone before. Continue reading

© 2009 Lord Christopher Laverty. All rights reserved. By: Lord Christopher LavertyFiled under Clothes from 2000-10, Clothes from now, Guys in Films, Premium. Tagged double breasted suit, four on one, lapel roll, Premium Content, Ralph Lauren, Viggo Mortensen. Bookmark the permalink.

Viggo’s mob infiltrator is surely the best dressed Russki knuckle duster in all of London? Continue reading