With exclusive insight from costume designer Catherine Marie Thomas, we analyse Sandra Bullock’s low volume, big impact wardrobe in The Proposal. Clothes on Film talks exclusively to Tate Taylor about his use of costume in The Help.

With exclusive insight from costume designer Catherine Marie Thomas, we analyse Sandra Bullock’s low volume, big impact wardrobe in The Proposal. To get you in the mood to derby, here are a few photos from Whip It illustrating its wild ‘thrown together’ style.

…However, he will retain a producer’s credit through his company Blind Wink. Gore Verbinski was contractually obliged to leave the project after BioShock changed filming locations in order to curb escalating costs. He is currently directing animated feature Rango for Paramount. Developed by 2K Boston/2K Australia, BioShock is an immersive first person shooter set inside the underwater city of rapture – a dreamy utopian Eden turned blood-soaked nightmare though the abuse of genre-altering plasmids mined via the sea bed. Set in 1960, the game blends a mixture of design influences spanning the 1930s to 1950s’ Art Deco revival and the neo-Victorianism of Steampunk. By rights BioShock should lend itself more…

The last TWO weeks in costume. Sorry, we were a bit busy. Paul Walker Costume designer Kristin M. Burke worked with Paul Walker on Running Scared. Here she shares a few personal memories of the man and the professional. Hollywood Costume The New York Times reviews the book we wrote a chapter for. Perfect for Christmas, or anyone inconsiderate enough to have a birthday around this time of year. Deborah Nadoolman Landis DNL presents a new show on TCM looking at memorable costume design. Twenty films covered in total every Friday night at 8 pm through December. American telly only though. Boo-erns. American Hustle So excited about this movie we…

Shocking news that veteran costume designer and costume supervisor Michael Dennison has died suddenly from a brain aneurysm. He was 58 years old. Dennison has contributed to films as diverse as Almost Famous (2000), Mona Lisa Smile (2003) and W (2008). Recently he had completed work on chic Julia Roberts starrer Eat Pray Love. At the time of his death he was costume designer on One for the Money featuring Katherine Heigl and John Leguizamo. Heigl had this to say upon hearing the news: It was an honour and a privilege to work with Michael. I am heartbroken by his sudden passing as is everyone here on the film. My…

Starring: Johnny Depp, Helena Bonham Carter, Mia Wasikowska Directed by: Tim Burton When it was first announced that Tim Burton planned to direct the latest adaptation of Lewis Carroll’s ‘Alice’s Adventures in Wonderland’, most moviegoers were rejoicing as it seemed to be a match made in heaven. Burton’s gothic outlook would likely be used to great effect, knowing too that he would inevitably bring Johnny Depp and Helena Bonham Carter into the mix. Indeed what we expected with Burton’s version is what we’ve got. Though this is actually the main problem. The story focuses on 19-year-old Alice (Mia Wasikowska) who is faced with the unhappy prospect of marrying a stuck-up…

Just because it’s Friday, here are four glossy images from Tim Burton’s upcoming version of Alice in Wonderland. Beautiful costumes by Colleen Atwood. Anne Hathaway’s long white dress for the Snow Queen is a suitably dramatic piece. The pearl trim and heavy silk both scream wicked luxury. This is costume design at its most theatrical. Helena Bonham Carter’s Medieval inspired outfit of precious gold, red and black is a joy to behold. It must weigh a ton with all that boning, fabric structure and layering. Also looks fab rendered in CGI. This on-set photo with Tim Burton directing features the blue Alice prom style dress worn by Mia Wasikowska (tiered…

Public Enemies, the upcoming Michael Mann directed crime thriller starring Johnny Depp, Christian Bale and Marion Cotillard, has just updated its marketing campaign with three new poster designs HERE. Telling the story of infamous 1930s Depression-era bank robber John Dillinger (Depp) and FBI agent Melvin Purvis’ (Christian Bale) efforts to bring him to justice, Public Enemies is certainly not a fashion movie in the traditional sense. Though judging by the pin-sharp HD trailer and these lavishly realised one-sheets, it is set to be a sumptuous period piece in terms of costume design. For the thirties gangster look we should expect larger-than-life trends of the day: wider suit lapels, wider trousers,…

It’s been all go with award nomination announcements for costume design over the past two weeks. Here is our round-up of the big three: BAFTA, CDG and Oscar. First up the BAFTA (British Academy of Film & Television Arts) Film Awards: The Artist – Mark Bridges Hugo – Sandy Powell Jane Eyre – Michael O’Connor My Week with Marilyn – Jill Taylor Tinker, Tailor, Solider, Spy – Jacqueline Durran Perhaps the most surprising nomination, even though it shouldn’t be, is Jacqueline Durran for Tinker, Tailor, Soldier, Spy. Overruling the costumers’ chapter vote for Anonymous (Lisy Christl), general voters chose Tinker, Tailor instead – and with good reason. Critic Guy Lodge…

If you watch supernatural cop show Sleepy Hollow on Fox (Universal in the UK), you will definitely know who Kristin Burke is. Her sartorial contribution to the first season has ingrained the series with a[…]