Trailer number one for The Wolverine and he appears to be dressed as a Yakuza. Beautiful and affecting, even if it does collapse under the weight of its own earnestness at times.

As Get on Up, director Tate Taylor’s look at the life of singing legend James Brown, hits UK screens we have some fantastic sketches to share of the film’s costuming. Costume designer for Get on Up is the one and only Sharen Davis, who previously worked with Taylor on The Help, although you may know her better for Devil in a Blue Dress, Dreamgirls, Ray and Django Unchained. Davis is absurdly talented and every single project she undertakes should be greeted with cheers by any costume fan. Get on Up with its collective of lowly, stage and civvie ensembles worn by Chadwick Boseman as adult James Joseph Brown (60+changes) is……

So, the Costume Designers Guild (CDG) has served up their nominations for this year. Apart from falling short on numbers in a couple of categories, the line-up is predictably safe. Excellence in Contemporary Film Black Swan – Amy Westcott Burlesque – Michael Kaplan Inception – Jeffrey Kurland The Social Network – Jacqueline West Wall Street: Money Never Sleeps – Ellen Mirojnick There has been recent hoopla in the press regarding Rodarte’s overall involvement with the costume design for Black Swan, though the Costume Designers Guild will be unlikely to run scared. Shouldn’t The Social Network strictly be in the Period category, however? Jacqueline West went to extraordinary lengths to ensure…

We revisit sci-fi classic Inception a decade after its release with MVP, costume designer Jeffrey Kurland. Jeffrey Kurland has once again spoken exclusively to Clothes on Film about his inspiring costume design for Inception.

Maleficent is a nasty piece of work. She curses a princess, Aurora, to prick her finger on a spinning wheel and die before her 16th birthday. She wears black, has horns on her hat. She is sensational. Disney’s live action interpretation of Maleficent, based on their own adaptation of the Wicked Fairy Godmother in Sleeping Beauty (1959), has just released a teaser trailer. The film follows the story of how Maleficent (played by Angelina Jolie) came to be, from a beautiful kind-hearted girl to the twisted Mistress of Evil, similar in some respects to the Wicked Witch in The Wizard of Oz. Basically a good gal gone bad, and who……

Django Unchained costume designer Sharen Davis exclusively explains her work on the film. Lord Christopher Laverty 9 Comments 23 Oct ’12 16 Jul ’13 12 Dec ’09 Costume designer Sharen Davis finds a good fit with Tarantino; their Deep South bounty hunter Django is a visibly memorable protagonist crying out for a sequel. Lord Christopher Laverty Comments Off on Review: Django Unchained 20 May ’14 31 May ’17 16 Jul ’13

A few costume design stories you might have missed this week. The Big Wedding HELLO!’s not exactly in-depth interview with costume designer Aude-Bronson Howard is still worth a read. The Hunger Games: Catching Fire Capitol Couture’s website is relaunched with its spring edition ‘Chroma Nouveau’. Apparently the focus is now on ‘high fashion’ (goodness only knows what Effie was wearing before). X-Men: Days Of Future Past Director Bryan Singer tweets a photo of Jennifer Lawrence in Mystique costume/make-up. Stoker Excellent costume analysis of Stoker. Love the Charlie notes especially. Scandal Good Q&A with Shonda Rhimes about the costumes in ABC’s political thriller series. BBC Bans Tights Costume designers get these…

The final trailer for The Rhythm Section features more costume changes than a Lady Gaga concert. Second and final part of Clothes on Film’s sartorial run-through of Sherlock Holmes: A Game of Shadows, with exclusive input from costume designer Jenny Beavan. Banana Republic have teamed up with Anna Karenina costume designer Jacqueline Durran to create an exclusive collection inspired by the upcoming movie. First of Clothes on Film’s two part sartorial run-through of Sherlock Holmes: A Game of Shadows, with exclusive input from costume designer Jenny Beavan. First look at Jenny Beavan’s late Victorian-with-a-twist costumes in action. Sherlock Holmes 2 costume designer Jenny Beavan chats exclusively to Clothes on Film…

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……

No round up last week because we were a bit busy, so this week is MEGA JAMMED WITH COSTUME GOODNESS. Puttin’ on the Glitz We teamed up with Amber Jane Butchart and The British Library to talk jazz age fashion and dandy gangsters. Further coverage to follow… Costume Test Images 50 of them to be precise, from Gentlemen Prefer Blondes to Star Wars, Batman, and beyond. Noah Mad good interview/article by Tyranny of Style with Noah’s Head Textile Artist Matt Reitsma. There is absolutely no way you can care about costume design and not read this. Business of Fashion Costume designers, fashion designers, studios, brands, and a business venture 100……