subtext | Clothes on Film

Costume in The Cabin in the Woods is not grand, but it is very clever. All the teenage characters subtly evolve from one horror stereotype to another.

The Phantom of the opera demonstrates that the colour, size and shape of a character’s costumes can communicate on a subliminal level.

The religious and cultural significance of the costume design in foreign language Oscar winner A Separation.

With so many movie streaming options now available, we thought we’d draw your attention to one of the best: Curzon on Demand.

Lucie Bates exclusively discusses her work on Hanna, inducing parodies, subtext and working with Giorgio Armani.

Old fashioned and sentimental, Water for Elephants still has much to offer with its very readable costume design.

Editor Chris Laverty explains how to ‘read’ costume on film. From an article originally published in Moviescope magazine.