January | 2011 | Clothes on Film

© 2011 Lord Christopher Laverty. All rights reserved. By: Lord Christopher LavertyFiled under Clothes from 1920s, Guys on TV, Premium. Tagged Atlantic City, Boardwalk Empire, braces, chalk stripe, Clothes from 1920s, contrast collar, Cuban heels, dandy man, detachable collar, display, HBO, homburg hat, identity, matching waistcoat, paeacock, pastels, Premium Content, shoulder roll, silk, single breasted suit, Sky Atlantic, Steve Buscemi, two-tone shoes, Wall Street. Bookmark the permalink.

Boardwalk Empire heralds the return of the dandy man. Continue reading

© 2011 Lord Christopher Laverty. All rights reserved. By: Lord Christopher LavertyFiled under Clothes from now, Girls in Films, Guys in Films, Interviews, Premium. Tagged ABT, Academy Award, American Ballet Theater, Amy Westcott, BAFTA, ballet, Black Swan, CDG, colour palette, costume, Darren Aronofsky, feather costume, Lilly, Mila Kunis, Mulleavy sisters, Natalie Portman, New York City Ballet, Nina, Premium Content, rehearsal wear, Rodarte, The Double Life of Veronique, The Piano Teacher, The Wrestler, tone, tutu, Vincent Cassel, white dress. Bookmark the permalink.

Amy Westcott talks exclusively to Clothes on Film about her process on Black Swan, that Oscar snub and the recent controversy surrounding herself and Rodarte. Continue reading

© 2011 Lord Christopher Laverty. All rights reserved. By: Lord Christopher LavertyFiled under News. Tagged 83rd Academy Awards, Academy Awards, Amy Westcott, Andrew Garfield, Antonella Cannarozzi, Best Costume Design, Black Swan, CDG, Christopher Nolan, costume, I am Love, Inception, Jacqueline West, Jeffrey Kurland, Mark Bridges, Oscar, period film, The Fighter, The Social Network. Bookmark the permalink.

The 83rd Academy Award nominations were not especially surprising, but for Best Costume Design category there were a couple of major upsets. Continue reading

© 2011 Lord Christopher Laverty. All rights reserved. By: Lord Christopher LavertyFiled under News. Tagged A Chorus Line, Boardwalk Empire, Broadway, Costume Designer, Eyes of Laura Mars, fashion, Faye Dunaway, Ghost Busters, Mia Farrow, Moonstruck, Ralph Lauren, Sigourney Weaver, Theoni V. Aldredge, Tom Aldredge. Bookmark the permalink.

A real legend of the industry, costume designer Theoni V. Aldredge, has died. Continue reading

© 2011 Lord Christopher Laverty. All rights reserved. By: Lord Christopher LavertyFiled under Clothes from now, Film Reviews. Tagged Adam Batty, Amy Westcott, ballet, ballet costume, Barbara Hershey, Black Swan, comic book, costume, Darren Aronofsky, David Cronenberg, femininity, gender, Hope Lies at 24 Frames Per Second, identity, Laura and Kate Mulleavy, Mila Kunis, Natalie Portman, Pi, review, Rodarte, Roman Polanski, Tchaikovsky, The Fountain, The Wrestler, Vincent Cassel, warm up. Bookmark the permalink.

A ferocious work from a filmmaker at the height of his game, Black Swan is an incredibly satisfying piece of cinema. Continue reading

© 2011 Lord Christopher Laverty. All rights reserved. By: Lord Christopher LavertyFiled under News. Tagged Alonzo Wilson, Amy Westcott, Black Swan, Boardwalk Empire, Burlesque, CGC, Colleen Atwood, Costume Designers Guild, Demi Moore, Eat Pray Love, Ellen Mirojnick, Halle Berry, Jacqueline West, Janie Bryant, Jenny Beavan, John Dunn, Julia Roberts, Lacoste Spotlight Award, Mad Men, Mark Bridges, Michael Dennison, Penny Rose, The Fighter, The Kings Speech, The Social Network, Treme, Tron Legacy, True Grit. Bookmark the permalink.

The Costume Designers Guild (CDG) has served up their nominations for this year. Continue reading

© 2011 Lord Christopher Laverty. All rights reserved. By: Lord Christopher LavertyFiled under Clothes from 1960s, Clothes from Fantasy & Sci-fi, Girls in Films, Guys in Films, News, Premium. Tagged boots, catsuit, Charles Xavier, civvie, cleavage, cravat, dandy, Diana Rigg, double breasted, Dougie Millings, Emma Frost, epaulettes, flap pocket, Hank McCoy, Hellfire Club, jacket, James McAvoy, January Jones, Jennifer Lawrence, John Bates, Kevin Bacon, knitwear, leather jacket, Lehnsherr, Marvel, Matthew Vaughn, Michael Fassbender, Moira MacTaggert, narrow trousers, Nicholas Hoult, patch pocket, peter pan collar, Pierre Cardin, Premium Content, PVC, raincoat, Raven Darkholme, rollneck, Rose Byrne, Sammy Sheldon, sports jacket, swing coat, The Beatles, tube suits, X-Men, X-Men: First Class, zip fastening. Bookmark the permalink.

Some official images have surfaced for X-Men: First Class. The sixties costumes vibe is not excessive, however. Continue reading

© 2011 Lord Christopher Laverty. All rights reserved. By: Lord Christopher LavertyFiled under Clothes from 1920s, Clothes from 1930s, Girls in Films, Guys in Films. Tagged Bertie, Clothes from 1920s, Clothes from 1930s, coat, Colin Firth, costume, Edward VIII, fur, Geoffrey Rush, glencheck, Helena Bonham Carter, identity, Jenny Beavan, King George V, leather gloves, Navy, plunging neckline, Royal, soft collar, stiff collar, The Kings Speech, Tom Hooper, vintage. Bookmark the permalink.

A majestic tale set in a buttoned-up world of repressed emotion. Continue reading

© 2011 Lord Christopher Laverty. All rights reserved. By: Lord Christopher LavertyFiled under Clothes from now, Interviews, Premium. Tagged Adam Batty, Amy Westcott, ballet, Batman, Batman Year One, Benjamin Millepied, Black Swan, comic book, costume, Darren Aronofsky, gender, Guerrilla Diaries, Hope Lies at 24 Frames Per Second, interview, Matty Libatique, Mila Kunis, Natalie Portman, Pi, Premium Content, The Fountain, The Wolverine, The Wrestler, Vincent Cassel. Bookmark the permalink.

Clothes on Film chatted with Darren Aronofsky about the challenges of portraying perfection in Black Swan, method acting and The Wolverine. Continue reading

© 2011 Lord Christopher Laverty. All rights reserved. By: Lord Christopher LavertyFiled under Clothes from 1837-1919, Guys in Films, News. Tagged barrel cuffs, bowler, Dr. Watson, Guy Ritchie, herringbone, Jared Harris, Jenny Beavan, Jude Law, Kelly Reilly, leather gloves, linen, London, Mary Morstan, necktie, Professor Moriarty, Robert Downey Jr, Romantic, Sherlock Holmes, Sherlock Holmes 2, spread collar, stiff collar, striped shirt, tweed suit, Victorian. Bookmark the permalink.

Sherlock Holmes 2 rounds out a week of costume reveals with this first official image. Continue reading

© 2011 Lord Christopher Laverty. All rights reserved. By: Lord Christopher LavertyFiled under Clothes from Fantasy & Sci-fi, Guys in Films, News. Bookmark the permalink.

Our first decent, non scanned look at Chris Evans in his Captain America costume. Continue reading

© 2011 Lord Christopher Laverty. All rights reserved. By: Lord Christopher LavertyFiled under Clothes from Fantasy & Sci-fi, Guys in Films, News. Tagged Andrew Garfield, costume, Eragon, James Acheson, Kym Barrett, Marc Webb, mask, reboot, Spider-man, Spiderman, superhereo, The Amazing Spider-Man, The Matrix, Tobey Maguire. Bookmark the permalink.

First and second look actually. And now a title too. Continue reading