Spoiler warning: The costume clues and details of Star Trek Into Darkness. Lord Christopher Laverty 1 Comment 22 Apr ’10 13 Nov ’09 28 Nov ’14

Clothes on Film chatted with Darren Aronofsky about the challenges of portraying perfection in Black Swan, method acting and The Wolverine.

Costume colours in House of Cards are symbolic of vulnerability and power. Lord Christopher Laverty 1 Comment 14 Nov ’16 20 Jun ’14 24 Apr ’13 Catherine George’s costume design demonstrates how we read physicality on-screen. Lord Christopher Laverty 2 Comments 23 Dec ’09 20 Aug ’10 21 Oct ’11

Well known and respected Hollywood costume designer, Theadora Van Runkle, has died. Bonnie and Clyde is a great example of how the simple addition of a hat can say a lot about a character.

It’s all about the shoes in Stoker. Does costume design exist in animated film? Simulation supervisor for Brave, Claudia Chung, discusses its creation, processes and role in the finished movie. Michael Caine created Jack Carter, yet his immaculate blue mohair suit was more than a little responsible for creating the myth. The blue towelling playsuit in Goldfinger is typically remembered as Bond’s one sartorial disaster. Yet it might be worthy of reconsideration.

The latest book by fashion historian, and now TV presenter Amber Butchart (A Stitch in Time on BBC 4 – second season please), is a comprehensively researched stroll through the best dressed folk ever to exist on the planet. The Fashion Chronicles: The Style Stories of History’s Best Dressed is laid out to be effortlessly readable, split into sections ranging from Ancient (and we mean ancient; basically like the first clothes ever) to 20th and 21st Century. Each entry gets a couple of pages of engaging historical notes and background justifying their inclusion along with a photo / picture or two. It works; it doesn’t feel like study or revision,……

The costume style evolution of Kathleen Turner in Romancing the Stone (1984). Alongside costume illustrations with fabric swatch, Ellen Mirojnick explains the stage wear worn by Michael Douglas and Matt Damon. Costume designer Ellen Mirojnick brings Liberace back to life on stage and off. There more going on with this outfit than an absence of underwear. Clothes on Film has four Wall Street: Money Never Sleeps goodie bags to give away. Costume designer Ellen Mirojnick talks exclusively to Clothes on Film about the look of Wall Street: Money Never Sleeps. Want to know exactly what a costume designer does? Let Ellen Mirojnick explain it to you. Welcome to the full…

In honour of the The Wolverine and his black on black Yakuza uniform, a round up of posts featuring memorable black costumes at Clothes on Film. Clothes on Film chatted with Darren Aronofsky about the challenges of portraying perfection in Black Swan, method acting and The Wolverine.

MINOR SPOILERS Like any film with an extended period of time between the original and sequel(s), T2: Trainspotting (2017) is required to form an immediate connection with its audience. Twenty years have passed, yet we must feel accustomed to this world. For every element of change, something else must remain the same. We take comfort in what we know; it allows us to enjoy the new without fear of the unknown. If T2 had been released a couple of years after Trainspotting (1996), it could potentially have been set in Benidorm. Transplanting our anti-heroes from Scotland to Spain is fine when they are fresh in our conscious mind, but twenty……

Hit-Girl owns this film like she would own your ass if you ever stepped to her. Lord Christopher Laverty 7 Comments 5 Aug ’10 30 May ’10 25 Mar ’10