Penny Rose | Clothes on Film

Where to start with Penny Rose? Pirates of the Caribbean? Evita? King Arthur? Most recently of course 47 Ronin (directed by Carl Rinsch). You do not hire Penny Rose for something small. This is not to say she won’t work on independent and low budget projects, just that her CV is becoming increasingly packed with huge scale period and/or fantasy studio movies – basically the kind of pictures that would make most costume designers weep. Multiples, armour, uniforms, plus Ms. Rose practically always builds from scratch. Not a fan of ‘shopping’ or even slightly interested in fashion, Penny Rose is old-school hands on, no-nonsense and no fear. Nonetheless, there is…

There is not man behind the mask; the mask is The Lone Ranger.

It was a busy week in costume.

Catch up with the week in costume design.

To celebrate the release of Oz the Great and Powerful, here is a round up of the best fantasy costume posts at Clothes on Film.

The votes have been counted, the prizes dished out…

Here’s our round-up of the big three costume design award nominations.

Jack Sparrow has finally become the irritating wiseass who just won’t leave the party.

An exhibition of British costume design from films such as The King’s Speech and Pirates of the Caribbean opens at the Fashion Museum in July.

For those of you lucky enough to live in LA, literally racks of costumes have just on display at The FIDM Museum.

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

The first trailer for Pirates of the Caribbean: On Stranger Tides. Costumes are a typically splendid affair.