SPOILERS Ahead of a detailed interview with Star Wars: The Force Awakens costume designer Michael Kaplan (currently hard at work on Episode VIII), we take a brief look at his undeniable achievement in bringing the 1970s – early 80’s back to life right here in the present. How do you make the now look old when paradoxically it is supposed to be the new? Well, you go simple. We say simple, but we mean ‘back to basics’. This is not the prequels; The Force Awakens takes place thirty years after the Rebellion defeated the Empire. Now both sides are in state of rebuilding so there is little call for Padmae’s……

Costume colours in House of Cards are symbolic of vulnerability and power. Lord Christopher Laverty 1 Comment 21 Oct ’10 27 Jan ’12 3 Aug ’10

To celebrate the release of Oz the Great and Powerful, here is a round up of the best fantasy costume posts at Clothes on Film. With exclusive insight from costume designer Aggie Guerard Rodgers, we investigate the story behind Harry Caul’s distinctive plastic raincoat.

Joanna Johnston chats about her work on Lincoln and what we can we can expect from her latest project Jack the Giant Slayer.

Friday 6th May sees the release of Florence Foster Jenkins, the 1944 set true story of a woman, Ms. Foster Jenkins herself (played by Meryl Streep) who heard nothing but sweet angels in her head, yet couldn’t actually sing for a toffee. Her manager and husband St. Clair Bayfield (Hugh Grant) hides the truth during the private recitals, but when Florence agrees to sing live at Carnegie Hall, things begin to get a little tricky… Costume designer for Florence Foster Jenkins is Consolata Boyle, a BAFTA award winner probably best known for her work on The Queen (2006), The Iron Lady (2011), and more recently Philomena (2013) – and yes there……

Costume colours in House of Cards are symbolic of vulnerability and power. Lord Christopher Laverty 1 Comment 17 Jan ’20 21 Jul ’12 27 Mar ’13

Clothes from films set during 1990s “Fashion victim” or “ensemble-y challenged”. Examining the legacy of Mona May’s costume design for Clueless. Betsy Heimann chats exclusively about one of the most iconic costumes of the 1990s. The glamorous look of the mid-1930s threads its way through dual love stories in W.E. Win an official Cowichan style cardigan as worn by Jeff Bridges in The Big Lebowski. There more going on with this outfit than an absence of underwear. La Femme Nikita re-defines the little black dress on film. Part 2 of our examination into how the Alien films have used costume design to contextualise primal terror. Gripping and meticulously structured. Held…

Costume colours in House of Cards are symbolic of vulnerability and power. 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. Armour and indecisiveness: Audrey Hepburn is more than a little black dress in Breakfast at Tiffany’s. La Femme Nikita re-defines the little black dress on film. The costumes are somewhat…ahem….‘colourful’.

With exclusive insight from costume designer Aggie Guerard Rodgers, we investigate the story behind Harry Caul’s distinctive plastic raincoat.

Costume colours in House of Cards are symbolic of vulnerability and power. Lord Christopher Laverty 1 Comment 19 Jul ’10 28 Feb ’14 16 Feb ’10 Flashdance has garnered a considerable costume following in recent years. Lord Christopher Laverty 5 Comments 11 May ’10 7 Jul ’11 27 Aug ’10