2009 June | Clothes on Film
Posted by Chris Laverty on June 30, 2009
A final favourite selection of Audrey Hepburn outfits from Two for the Road (1967). Again if you have not seen the film, give it go, even if you don’t like the look of the clothes. It’s like no Audrey film you have ever come across, guaranteed.
Swirly Print Dress
Multi-coloured psychedelic print mini-dress with bateau neck and flared sleeves. Pink high heel shoes.
This is Riviera chic for a point in the film where Audrey’s character is as rich and discontent as she is ever going to be. The swirly geometric print is similar to Emilio Pucci’s signature creations from the mid-sixties onwards. His dresses were, and still are, stunningly crafted; they remain the mark of truly expensive and flamboyant elegance.
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Posted by Chris Laverty on June 26, 2009
Starring: Michael Caine, Jude Law
Directed by: Kenneth Branagh
The filmed stageplay is often just avant-garde cinema for the masses; this new version (2007) of Anthony Shaffer’s mystery play Sleuth, here rendered so post-modern by director Kenneth Branagh it was practically dated the moment it was shot, is no exception.
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Posted by Chris Laverty on June 26, 2009
Judging by this trailer for Amelia, Mira Nair’s dramatisation of female aviator Amelia Earhart’s extraordinary life starring Hilary Swank, vintage fashion fans are in for a serious treat.
Posted by Chris Laverty on June 23, 2009
This emerald green dress from Atonement (2007) could be the most famous item of clothing on film in the last decade.
In fact, rather surprisingly, it was recently voted ‘Best Costume of All Time‘ by Sky Movies and readers of In Style; surprising because, despite its multifaceted beauty, there are many other magnificent costumes out there more deserving of the title.
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