Where to start with Penny Rose? Pirates of the Caribbean? Evita? King Arthur? Most recently of course 47 Ronin (directed by Carl Rinsch). You do not hire Penny Rose for something small. This is not to say she won’t work on independent and low budget projects, just that her CV is becoming increasingly packed with huge scale period and/or fantasy studio movies – basically the kind of pictures that would make most costume designers weep. Multiples, armour, uniforms, plus Ms. Rose practically always builds from scratch. Not a fan of ‘shopping’ or even slightly interested in fashion, Penny Rose is old-school hands on, no-nonsense and no fear. Nonetheless, there is……

Netflix have released a short featurette about costume design for The Alienist, giving an overall glimpse at the work of Michael Kaplan and his team in putting together the era of 1896, New York. What is enticing about The Alienist, apart from the fact that it’s brilliant whodunit telly, is that it is set outside of England, which is so often the preserve of dramas such as these. This is NY style at a point in history when those with money were about to get a whole lot more. Expensive, in other words, and if you had deep enough pockets your taste in fashion would echo this. Check out the…

The Girl Most Likely To is a film for all those who have been laughed at because of the way they look. A few images from The American starring George Clooney. Contemporary costume design by Suttirat Anne Larlarb. All fashion is retro; everything we wear is influenced by something that has gone before. As office vamp Joan Holloway, Christina Hendricks gets the lion’s share of groovy outfits on 1960s set TV drama Mad Men.

Adèle Blanc-Sec’s world is akin to a fantasy Belle Époque; 1910s attire dotted among reanimated corpses and a dinosaur. Lord Christopher Laverty Comments Off on Louise Bourgoin as Adèle Blanc-Sec: Feathers in Her Hat 4 Feb ’14 20 Dec ’12 14 Jan ’10 Full trailer for Luc Besson’s Les Aventures Extraordinaires d’Adele Blanc-Sec is now online. It’s the early 20th Century and ladies wore massive hats. Lord Christopher Laverty Comments Off on Les Aventures Extraordinaires d’Adele Blanc-Sec: Full Trailer 15 Jan ’11 22 Jun ’12 27 Apr ’12

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The Girl Most Likely To is a film for all those who have been laughed at because of the way they look. Lord Christopher Laverty 2 Comments 21 Mar ’13 31 Mar ’17 13 Jan ’14

Adèle Blanc-Sec’s world is akin to a fantasy Belle Époque; 1910s attire dotted among reanimated corpses and a dinosaur. Lord Christopher Laverty Comments Off on Louise Bourgoin as Adèle Blanc-Sec: Feathers in Her Hat 1 Apr ’14 9 Jul ’12 4 May ’11

Two weeks of catch up for you. Phillip Boutte Jr. This is something special. Tyranny of Style interview costume illustrator Phillip Boutte Jr. featuring some of his fabulous digital renderings from X-Men: Days of Future Past. Wonder Woman Apparently ‘exclusive’ costume details for the Batman vs. Superman: Dawn of Justice movie, which is due April 2016. Wonder Woman will look ‘badass’. The Best Movie Sunglasses of ALL TIME So says Vogue. Penny Dreadful Brilliant look at the show’s costume design with insight from Gabriella Pescucci. Love the French impressionists inspiration. Clueless This is kinda cool – clothes retailer Metail have introduced a Cher style style wardrobe selector. We have the…

Adèle Blanc-Sec’s world is akin to a fantasy Belle Époque; 1910s attire dotted among reanimated corpses and a dinosaur.

Recently Clothes on Film chatted with Kristin Burke from FrockTalk about The Big Lebowski. We discussed weightlifting pants and feminism. Lord Christopher Laverty Comments Off on The Big Lebowski: Chris and KB Chat About the Film 11 May ’12 1 Jun ’10 31 Aug ’10