Hildy is tenacious and classy, though she’s not graceful. Lord Christopher Laverty 8 Comments 27 Feb ’15 13 Apr ’10 9 Feb ’15

Sandy looks lovely, arguably lovelier than The Pink Ladies, but she looks like the sweet young lady a mother-in-law would adore.

Proving that frock coats and heavy lace dresses really are terrifying. Lord Christopher Laverty 1 Comment 19 May ’09 27 Apr ’12 20 Jan ’14 A trailer for The Woman in Black arrives bringing that spooky sense of dread that only Victorian costume can provide. Lord Christopher Laverty Comments Off on The Woman in Black Trailer: Creepy Frock 15 Oct ’13 1 Apr ’14 20 Jun ’09

In honour of The Times’ film critic Kevin Maher’s list of iconic movie rebels, we take a look at what it truly takes to make a tough guy in cinema. What constitutes a tough guy, as in ‘man’, on film is usually a traditional interpretation of masculinity. There is always room for the sensitive hero in a sweater and slacks, but for those who watch movies as ingrained wish fulfilment, the sexy and sweaty man’s man needs suitable attire to reflect his personality. But it is not just about the garments themselves. A jacket is a jacket, but a leather jacket is a symbol. A wax jacket on the other……

The blue towelling playsuit in Goldfinger is typically remembered as Bond’s one sartorial disaster. Yet it might be worthy of reconsideration. She may start out in fisherman’s knitwear but by the end of Rocky, Talia Shire could not look more feminine.

Hit-Girl owns this film like she would own your ass if you ever stepped to her. Lord Christopher Laverty 7 Comments 9 Oct ’18 27 Nov ’09 23 Oct ’10

It was a busy week in costume. Hit-Girl owns this film like she would own your ass if you ever stepped to her.

Directed By: Joseph Kosinksi Starring: Jeff Bridges, Garrett Hedlund, Olivia Wilde Displacement of identity via corruption of the soul is the message at the heart of Tron Legacy. On premise alone this film has an incredible opportunity for depth and introspection. The Grid is a fascist state. Factions are separated via colour; costume differentiating allegiance, either to leader of the regime, CLU, (displaying red or yellow) or Grid dwellers, those passive or awaiting a rebellion (in white or blue). As CLU is fashioned in Kevin Flynn’s own image, director Joseph Kosinski employed cutting edge digital ‘sculpturing’ to ensure Jeff Bridges could play opposite himself aged twenty years younger. For the…

Suzy Benzinger, the costume designer of Blue Jasmine, chose iconic brands like Hermès, Louis Vuitton, and Missoni to serve as visual shorthand of what the modern-day wealthy socialite wears, but it is the white Chanel jacket that follows Jasmine from the beginning of the movie to the end which tells its own tale of what is happening to its owner. When we first see Jasmine (Cate Blanchett) she is flying first-class from New York to San Francisco to see her sister Ginger (Sally Hawkins). On the flight she dazzles a fellow passenger with the story of how she met her wealthy businessman husband Hal (Alec Baldwin). Or so she thinks.…

Proving that frock coats and heavy lace dresses really are terrifying. Lord Christopher Laverty 1 Comment 27 Apr ’12 19 May ’09 11 Jan ’13