uniform | Clothes on Film – Part 2

We may have to eat our words, but as it stands 12 Years a Slave is unlikely to win the Best Costume Design Oscar. It does tick some of the necessary boxes: it’s period (mid 19th century), features both crinolines and cravats, and is part of the popular ballot. Yet being as the protagonist spends most of his time in just an increasingly distressed tunic shirt, the Academy may just feel costume designer Patricia Norris has really not worked hard enough. Flippancy toward the Academy aside, 12 Years a Slave remains a wonderfully rich costume experience. Every fibre leaps off the screen with detail and feeling. The cool weave of…
If you have played The Last of Us on Playstation 3 it has likely ruined video gaming for you. The world created is so vivid and believable that every game afterward just feels dated and empty. Throughout, The Last of Us is unwaveringly real, full of seemingly inconsequential details such as every weapon or object you carry being attached or able to fit into your character’s backpack. Contrast this with Grand Theft Auto V where a rocket launcher appears out of your trouser pocket and it’s clear that if game developers really want to create a living, breathing parallel to reality they need to treat it as reality – no…
Building character with the costume design of Pacific Rim.
Exclusive Q&A with costume designer Amy Westcott about the After Earth life suit.
Our first look at Chris Evans’ costume for Captain America: The Winter Soldier.
A 13 minute Man of Steel featurette has just been released discussing the suit.
Spoiler warning: The costume clues and details of Star Trek Into Darkness.
The latest trailer for Man of Steel makes for one very dark Superman costume.
The very first trailer for The Hunger Games: Catching Fire and it’s more uniform than glamour.
The colours and codes of the costume design in No Country for Old Men.
Our first proper trailer for After Earth and our first proper look at the ‘life suit’.
The biggest compliment that can be paid to Joanna Johnston’s costumes in Lincoln is that you will hardly notice them.