Outfits worn specifically by female actors on film As a new feature for Clothes on Film, we will uploading regular videos (say every… SPOILERS THROUGHOUT Clearly Us (2019) director Jordan Peele is as interested in the craft of… MINOR SPOILERS First Man (2018) is not a movie overly preoccupied with fashion, And why… MINOR SPOILERS For all the inevitable chrysalis transformation of singer Ally (Lady Gaga) during A… The second installment (part one HERE) of our extensive interview with Austin Powers trilogy costume… With Austin Powers: International Man of Mystery (1997), costume designer Deena Appel created one of… MINOR SPOILERS Movies that feature contemporary fashion, particularly high-end and particularly for…

Happy New Ye- oh we’ve done that already. Carry on. ‘How Hollywood is ruining a Billion Dollar Industry’ Amber Jane Butchart found this amazing article from 1938 and it is essential, and occasionally shocking, reading. Inside Llewyn Davis Video: Legendary costume designer Mary Zophres shares a few words about ‘uptown and downtown’ style. Ane Crabtree Contributor Kristin Koga talks to the costume designer about her career so far and their shared ethnicity. Cannot recommend this interview enough. Giorgio Armani GA chats to ES about his famous movie suits. Funnily enough he neglects to mention that Marilyn Vance-Straker had to re-tailor all his costumes for The Untouchables because they didn’t fit…

Directed By: John Cameron Mitchell Starring: Nicole Kidman, Aaron Eckhart, Dianne Wiest While it may be uncomfortable to watch, Rabbit Hole is nonetheless essential viewing. Becca (Nicole Kidman) and Howie (Aaron Eckhart) are a suburbanite couple in mourning from the recent death of their young son. As Becca seeks solace in repression interspersed by outbreaks of rage, Howie wants to share his pain in hope of catharsis. Unsurprisingly their togetherness, their marriage, is slowly breaking apart. This is a film that defines its characters’ identity by their grief and how they choose to experience it. Kidman is a model of self-control as the Cath Kidston-esque housewife who seemingly has it…

Clothes from films set during 1930s Author Caroline Young has just released a fascinating new book entitled Hitchcock’s Heroines (published by… Clothes on Film were fortunate enough to be invited to a display of costumes from… SPOILERS From a costume point of view, and therefore a character point of view, The… A fortnight ago to the day, Clothes on Film creator and editor Christopher Laverty joined… Costume designer Mark Bridges described There Will Be Blood (2007) as his most challenging film,… Here’s a bit of justified promotion for an event you will absolutely want to see:… The glossy costume world of gangster squad is faithful to history, but not a…

Pleasant surprise of the day, the first official photo for The A-Team movie has gone online – and it looks rather good. Obviously there has been some updating going on, the original TV show began in 1983 don’t forget. Overall though there is nothing too jarring here, it is recognisably The A-Team, no question. But let’s analyse exactly what has changed in twenty six years… Bradley Cooper as Templeton Peck, aka ‘Faceman’ Wearing a smart grey mohair suit, open neck white shirt and black oxford lace-ups, Cooper looks similar to his character in The Hangover (2009), apart from the machine gun accessory of course. When not in disguise, Dirk Benedict’s…

If there is a more joyous film this year, we haven’t seen it. Angelina Jolie suits the unstructured dresses and cloche hats in Changeling perfectly. The 1930s was the couture decade that introduced the evening dress in its now familiar…

The latest MCU smash-hit, Spider-Man: Far From Home (2019), features one of the strangest villains… With Austin Powers: International Man of Mystery (1997), costume designer Deena Appel created one of… MILD SPOILERS Solo: A Star Wars Story (2018) is far and away the most ‘A… SPOILERS For anyone with an eye to costume, The Avengers: Infinity War (2018) seemingly takes… MINOR SPOILERS There are already lots of good interviews with Star Wars: The Last Jedi… Despite being set in the present day, the world of Brigsby Bear (2017, directed by… MINOR SPOILERS Okja (2017) is the second film that costume designer Catherine George has worked… There are already a lot…

The 1945 cinematic adaptation of Mildred Pierce, directed by Michael Curtiz and starring, of course,… Analysing the sometimes tense relationship between fashion and costume design. The 1930s was the couture decade that introduced the evening dress in its now familiar…

‘Fashion in Film’ by Christopher Laverty – available now. Clothes on Film was launched by me, Christopher Laverty, in June, 2009. It’s intention was and remains to celebrate the art (or craft? There’s a future debate) of costume design in film and television. I have always been interested in costume design, though apart from a brief stint in theatre, I’ve never practically worked in the field. My knowledge is all theoretical and analytical. I am very lucky to have met, interviewed and can call friend some of the best and brightest costume designers in the business. I have learned so much about what the process involves and continue to do…

Cinema Paradiso is a beautiful examination of the relationship human beings have with film. This… In the very opening scene of Rocky (1976, costume designer Robert Cambel), we see the… This is part 2 (part 1 HERE) of an expanded article Clothes on Film editor… The following is an expanded article Clothes on Film editor Christopher Laverty wrote for men’s… We may have to eat our words, but as it stands 12 Years a Slave… MILD SPOILERS Costume designer Michael Wilkinson’s main accomplishment with American Hustle has largely been overlooked… This is a personal post about designing my custom made James Bond shirt. It is… Filmmaker and costume designer Sophie…