Give us three minutes; we’ll give you the costume world. Amy Adams Current actress of the moment and friend of costume designers everywhere, Amy Adams, is to be honoured at this year’s CDG awards on 22nd February. Totò a colori Satin, peplums, artsy tortoiseshell spectacles and Sophia Loren with unshaven armpits. Superqueen explains exactly why we should all seek out Totò a colori. Game of Thrones Finally someone has realised it is ALL about the embroidery. The Great Gatsby Catherine Martin chats to HitFlix about “colour obsessed” Baz Luhrmann. Easy to Love Engrossing post by Kay Noske at Movie Star Makeover, all about Helen Rose’s fantastic colour combinations for Easy…

MILD SPOILERS Solo: A Star Wars Story (2018) is far and away the most ‘A New Hope-like’ film in the series yet. In terms of tone, sure, but particularly costume. What costume designers Glyn Dillon and David Crossman have so expertly achieved with Solo is making a contemporary looking movie set during the late 1960s. Star Wars: A New Hope was released in 1977 which puts Solo’s timeline around a decade before, or likely just over. But hang on, isn’t this a science fiction movie? What does when it’s made have to do with the space opera world being brought to life on screen? Well the seventies in particular was…

Costume designer Amy Westcott has finally been rewarded for her work on Black Swan with a CDG Award.

MILD SPOILERS Solo: A Star Wars Story (2018) is far and away the most ‘A New Hope-like’ film in the series yet. In terms of tone, sure, but particularly costume. What costume designers Glyn Dillon and David Crossman have so expertly achieved with Solo is making a contemporary looking movie set during the late 1960s. Star Wars: A New Hope was released in 1977 which puts Solo’s timeline around a decade before, or likely just over. But hang on, isn’t this a science fiction movie? What does when it’s made have to do with the space opera world being brought to life on screen? Well the seventies in particular was…

It was a busy week in costume. Lord Christopher Laverty Comments Off on Costume Stories: This Week, Clueless and The Newsroom 12 Oct ’13 10 Aug ’13 5 Apr ’14

It’s grim by the coast. A trailer for 1960s set Brighton Rock has arrived online. Lord Christopher Laverty 1 Comment 16 Mar ’11 11 Oct ’11 9 Dec ’09

It was a busy week in costume. Lord Christopher Laverty Comments Off on Costume Stories: This Week, Clueless and The Newsroom 23 Mar ’13 12 Oct ’13 26 Oct ’13

It’s grim by the coast. A trailer for 1960s set Brighton Rock has arrived online. Lord Christopher Laverty 1 Comment 1 Feb ’10 21 May ’12 20 Jan ’11

‘Do you prefer “fashion victim” or “ensemble-y challenged”?’ Josie Sampson, creator of Film Reel Fashion examines the legacy of Mona May’s costume design for Clueless (1995, directed by Amy Heckerling). When Clueless arrived onto screens in the mid-1990s, it ensured Alicia Silverstone’s Cher Horowitz became an overnight sensation. Teenage girls identified with Cher’s heartbreak and social worries, simultaneously envying her revolving wardrobe and online outfit chooser. Loosely based on the plot of Jane Austen’s Emma, this is a High School film at its finest. Set in sunny Beverly Hills with a free rein of Daddy’s credit card, the fashion is of utmost importance and communal acceptance. These are girls on…

It’s grim by the coast. A trailer for 1960s set Brighton Rock has arrived online. Lord Christopher Laverty 1 Comment 21 Dec ’12 30 Nov ’10 1 Feb ’10