March | 2011 | Clothes on Film

© 2011 Lord Christopher Laverty. All rights reserved. By: Lord Christopher LavertyFiled under Clothes from 1930s, Girls on TV, Guys on TV, Interviews, News. Tagged Ann Roth, Bree Daniels, Clothes from 1930s, costume design, fashion, Harper’s Bazaar, HBO, interview, Joan Bergin, Klute, Mildred Pierce, miniskirt, period, The Prestige, The Talented Mr Ripley, The Tudors, TV, Working Girl. Bookmark the permalink.

Harper’s Bazaar is running an insightful interview with Mildred Pierce costume designer Ann Roth. Continue reading

© 2011 Lord Christopher Laverty. All rights reserved. By: Lord Christopher LavertyFiled under Clothes from 1960s, Guys in Films, Premium. Tagged 007, Auric Goldfinger, baby blue, belt, BlogalongaBond, Bondian, Cec Linder, Claire McCardell, Clark Gable, Dr. No, Felix Leiter, fitted, Goldfinger, halterneck, identity, Incredible Suit, James Bond, masculine, one-piece, patch pocket, playsuit, Premium Content, Roger Moore, Sean Connery, Shirley Eaton, shorts, slanted pockets, suit, Tarzan the Ape Man, terry towelling, terrycloth, towelling, trunks, World War 2, zip. Bookmark the permalink.

The blue towelling playsuit in Goldfinger is typically remembered as Bond’s one sartorial disaster. Yet it might be worthy of reconsideration. Continue reading

© 2011 Lord Christopher Laverty. All rights reserved. By: Lord Christopher LavertyFiled under Clothes from 1940s, Clothes from now, Girls in Films, Guys in Films, News. Tagged 1940s, Anna B. Sheppard, Captain America, Chris Evans, flight jacket, Hayley Atwell, Jeffrey Kurland, khakis, leather jacket, Oscar, overseas hat, Peggy Carter, period, red lipstick, Steve Rogers, The First Avenger, Tommy Lee Jones, trailer, uniform, US Army. Bookmark the permalink.

The first trailer for Captain America: The First Avenger has bish bash boshed onto the internet. Continue reading

© 2011 Lord Christopher Laverty. All rights reserved. By: Lord Christopher LavertyFiled under Girls in Films, Guys in Films, Interviews. Tagged costume design, damask, Emmy, interview, Joan Bergin, Jonathan Rhys Meyers, middle ages, period, Premium Content, Renaissance, ruffs, television, The Tudors, video. Bookmark the permalink.

Video: Clothes on Film chat exclusively to costume designer Joan Bergin about her extraordinary work on The Tudors. Continue reading

© 2011 Lord Christopher Laverty. All rights reserved. By: Lord Christopher LavertyFiled under Clothes from 1930s, Girls in Films, Guys in Films, News. Tagged Black Book, Carice van Houten, Christoph Waltz, Clothes from 1920s, Clothes from 1930s, denim, Depression, dress, Francis Lawrence, glamour, Hal Holbrook, halterneck, heavyweight, high waist, Jacqueline West, knitwear, leather jacket, red dress, Reese Witherspoon, Robert Pattinson, satin, suit, tweed. Bookmark the permalink.

Some images and the latest trailer from Water for Elephants. Period costume design by Jacqueline West. Continue reading

© 2011 Lord Christopher Laverty. All rights reserved. By: Lord Christopher LavertyFiled under Clothes from 1960s, Guys on TV, Premium. Tagged 6 on 4, collar pin, DB, Don Draper, double breasted suit, double cuff, Edward III, Frederick Scholte, Janie Bryant, John Hamm, John Slattery, Mad Men, Mod, Premium Content, Princes of Wales, Rockers, Roger Sterling, Savile Row, Season 2, Sterling Cooper, suit, tailor, Three Sundays, two tone suit, ventless. Bookmark the permalink.

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. Continue reading

© 2011 Contributor. All rights reserved. By: ContributorFiled under Clothes from 1980s, Girls in Films, Premium. Tagged Bleecker Street, Blond Ambition, bustier, cardigan, Clothes from 1980s, Desperately Seeking Susan, Egyptian earrings, Ellen Barkin, garter belt, gender, gloves, high heels, identity, khaki jacket, lapels, Madonna, Melanie Griffith, mini skirt, New York, pinstriped shirt, pixie boots, Premium Content, Roberta, Rosanna Arquette, sex, sling-backs, Wall Street. Bookmark the permalink.

All the recurring themes in Desperately Seeking Susan are linked to one jacket. Continue reading

© 2011 Lord Christopher Laverty. All rights reserved. By: Lord Christopher LavertyFiled under Clothes from 1960s, Girls in Films, News. Tagged Anthea Sylbert, Arty, Cathy Lomax, costume, dress, Film Diary, fragility, Mia Farrow, Roman Polanski, Rosemary’s Baby, shapeless. Bookmark the permalink.

Artist Cathy Lomax has recreated several images from Rosemary’s Baby, analysing the film via costumes worn by its titular central character. Continue reading

© 2011 Lord Christopher Laverty. All rights reserved. By: Lord Christopher LavertyFiled under Clothes from 1980s, Clothes from now, Guys in Films, News. Tagged 1960s, 3 pc, Arthur, bowler, braces, cardigan, Cecil Beaton, Clothes from 1920s, Clothes from 1970s, costume, dressing soft, Dudley Moor, Helen Mirren, iconography, Jason Winer, John Gielgud, Juliet Polcsa, Lapo Elkann, lounge jacket, remake, rock star, Russell Brand, silk scarf, suit, suspenders, tailored, The Sopranos, three piece, top hat, topper, traditional, twin set, white shoes. Bookmark the permalink.

A second trailer for Arthur starring Russell Brand in a top hat has arrived. Can the film possibly be as likeable as this footage implies? Continue reading

© 2011 Lord Christopher Laverty. All rights reserved. By: Lord Christopher LavertyFiled under Clothes from 1940s, Clothes from 1950s, Girls in Films, Premium. Tagged 17th century, 1947, Alfred Htichcock, bustier, Carmel Snow, chiffon, Christian Dior, clutch bag, corset, Cristóbal Balenciaga, debutante, Edith Head, fitted bodice, Frances Stevens, Grace Kelly, Harper’s Bazaar, high waist, La Belle Époque, lamé, Lord & Taylor, New Look, nylon net, open toe sandals, Premium Content, scarf, skirt, spaghetti straps, The Cat, The New Look, To Catch a Thief, tulle, World War II. Bookmark the permalink.

As worn by Grace Kelly, this floaty, conspicuous dress is an appreciable nod to Dior’s ‘New Look’ of the late 1940s. Continue reading