MINOR SPOILERS For all the inevitable chrysalis transformation of singer Ally (Lady Gaga) during A Star is Born (2018, directed by Bradley Cooper), the most subtle, yet real sartorial reflection of character belongs to her mentor and lover Jack (Cooper). Costumed by Erin Benach (Drive, A Place Beyond the Pines), Jack is the epitome of the casual rock star. Stage wear, day wear, evening wear, drinking wear, sleeping wear – it’s all the same. His simple clothes mask a mind so damaged it can only be subdued with the bottle. Jack lives in t-shirts (plain, dark or neutral colours), untucked shirts (dark or a green graph-check), brown calf leather jacket,……

SPOILERS For anyone with an eye to costume, The Avengers: Infinity War (2018) seemingly takes few evolutionary leaps. This makes perfect sense when we consider the timeline following particularly significant events of Captain America: Civil War (2016) and Black Panther (2017). Infinity War costume designer Judianna Makovsky (previously on board for The Winter Soldier, 2014; Civil War and Guardians of the Galaxy Vol.2, 2016) has crafted a combination of instantly familiar looks for a jam-packed canon of characters where nobody wants to be missed, but nobody should stick out above anyone else either. It’s a real balancing act, which is something we are should sure Thanos himself would appreciate. Judianna……

Well known and respected Hollywood costume designer, Theadora Van Runkle, has died. A real legend of the industry, costume designer Theoni V. Aldredge, has died. Shocking news that costume designer Michael Dennison has died suddenly from a brain aneurysm. Award winners from the CDG included Monique Prudhomme for The Imaginarium of Doctor Parnassus and Sandy Powell for Young Victoria. Part two of our chat with costume designer for Running Scared, Kristin M. Burke. If you thought part one was interesting, this will blow your socks off.

Costume’s big stories for the week. Ender’s Game Brief interview with Ender’s Game costume designer Christine Bieselin-Clark – she worked on Tron Legacy with Michael Wilkinson and is a nice person. Gilda Fascinating, clued-up read by Girls do Film (no relation). FIDM More than 120 television costumes on display. Salivating. …and then read this wonderful, in-depth Tyranny of Style review and have a heart attack. House of Cards Costume designer Tom Broecker got in contact to say how much he enjoyed our article. How cool. Gives us an excuse to promote it again, too. Sean Parker’s wedding Costume design – that’s right – costume design by Ngila Dickson (The Lord…

Costume designer Jacqueline Durran discusses her unusual approach for Anna Karenina – 1870s Russia via 1950s couture. Forgive the self-promotion as we draw your attention to Clothes on Film’s inclusion in book ‘Hollywood Costume’ edited by Deborah Nadoolman Landis. A rundown of why Hollywood Costume at the V&A is the best event you will see all year. We have five copies of Liz Gregory’s movie dressmaking book Sew Iconic to give away. That’s right, five. Who might win for costume design at the Orange BAFTA Film Awards? Hollywood costume comes to London’s Victoria & Albert Museum in the most exciting exhibition of its type ever announced.

Director Bryan Singer has tweeted photographs of Nicholas Hoult, Hugh Jackman and James McAvoy in 1973 costume on set of X-Men: Days of Future Past. 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. Costume designer Louise Mingenbach worked closely with Zach Galifianakis to create Ethan’s camp and blissfully unaware look. Zach Galifianakis in a safari suit and plenty more costume wackiness to come says costume designer Louise Mingenbach.

The top half of Ben Affleck’s new Batsuit has been revealed, as created by costume designer Michael Wilkinson for the barely in production Batman vs. Superman. At first this black and white Bats looks kind of pettable, thanks to those smaller, kittenish bat ears. However getting in closer the suit is far more visceral than Lindy Hemming’s version for director Christopher Nolan. It actually resembles a (very buff) human body stripped of its skin. Nolan is where most comparisons will be drawn; his Batman is still the benchmark in cinema, and while director Zach Snyder is less obsessed with plausibility the new suit is obviously intended to be functional as……

The top half of Ben Affleck’s new Batsuit has been revealed, as created by costume designer Michael Wilkinson for the barely in production Batman vs. Superman. At first this black and white Bats looks kind of pettable, thanks to those smaller, kittenish bat ears. However getting in closer the suit is far more visceral than Lindy Hemming’s version for director Christopher Nolan. It actually resembles a (very buff) human body stripped of its skin. Nolan is where most comparisons will be drawn; his Batman is still the benchmark in cinema, and while director Zach Snyder is less obsessed with plausibility the new suit is obviously intended to be functional as……

The subtle differentiation of character through costume design in Moon. Contributor 2 Comments 23 Sep ’11 28 Jul ’17 7 Jul ’10 Clothes on Film caught up with Toy Story 3 director Lee Unkrich for an exclusive interview. Ken’s camptastic wardrobe was on the agenda. Lord Christopher Laverty 7 Comments 20 Apr ’10 10 Jun ’13 5 Sep ’13

Boogie Nights (1997, directed by Paul Thomas Anderson) is packed with vintage clothing delights. Even though costume designer Mark Bridges generally eschewed more obvious 1970s/early 80s trends due to a recent retro fashion revival, the movie is still completely identifiable with both of these periods. Dirk Diggler (Mark Wahlberg) and Amber Waves (Julianne Moore) are two of the film’s most interesting characters in terms of costume, especially how their outfits seem at times to be simpatico, although, as we discover with exclusive insight from Mark Bridges himself, this was not intentional: “Fifteen years after designing the film you mention something to me I never noticed!” Of course there are other…