© 2015 Lord Christopher Laverty. All rights reserved. By: Lord Christopher LavertyFiled under Clothes from Fantasy & Sci-fi, Girls in Films, Guys in Films. Tagged 2001: A Space Odessy, After Earth, Amy Westcott, EVA suit, Hardy Amies, Interstellar, Janty Yates, life suit, Mary Zophres, Matt Damon, Mission to Mars, NASA, Prometheus, Ridley Scott, Sanja Milkovic Hays, spacesuit, Sunshine, surface suit, Suttirat Anne Larlarb, The Martian, Will Smith. Bookmark the permalink. For a big budget movie about a lone astronaut who gets stranded on Mars, the spacesuits in The Martian are surprisingly sober in terms of design. There is an attempt here to make everything seem as plausible as possible, costume…

© 2014 Lord Christopher Laverty. All rights reserved. By: Lord Christopher LavertyFiled under Costume Stories and Links. Tagged Anna Sheppard, Brianne Gillen, Colleen Atwood, costume sketch, FIDM, Jem and the Holograms, Jenn Rogien, Kay Noske, Legend, Maleficent, Mandi Line, Orange is the New Black, Pretty Little Liars, Soyon An, Star Style, The Krays, The Women, Tom Hardy. Bookmark the permalink. A few costume design links on this fine day. Orange is the New Black Jenn Rogien talks about this season’s costumes. Colleen Atwood She’s making handbags now, which, perhaps unsurprisingly, look a bit like a cross between Fendi and Hermès. … Continue reading © 2014 Lord Christopher Laverty. All rights…

© 2013 Lord Christopher Laverty. All rights reserved. By: Lord Christopher LavertyFiled under Girls in Films, Girls on TV, Guys in Films, Guys on TV, Premium. Tagged Amy Westcott, Ann Foley, Carlo Poggioli, Caroline McCall, Casey Storm, Charlotte David, Christopher Hargadon, Daniella Gschwendtner, Ellen Mirojnick, Heidi Bivens, Janie Bryant, Jennifer L. Bryan, Joanna Johnston, Julian Day, Karen Muller, Kate Hawley, Kathleen Detoro, Kristin M. Burke, Lorna Marie Mugan, Louise Frogley, Michael Wilkinson, Michele Clapton, Orlandi, Serreau, Sharen Davis, Stephanie Collie Daniel, Steven Norman Lee, Suzy Benzinger, Trish Summerville, Wasitchaya Nampeung Mochanakul. Bookmark the permalink. What a busy twelve months it’s been for costume design. Really though, this art, or craft,…

© 2016 Lord Christopher Laverty. All rights reserved. By: Lord Christopher LavertyFiled under Clothes from 1970s, Girls in Films, Guys in Films, Premium. Tagged Ben Wheatley, cardigan, Clothes from 1970s, denim, flares, High Rise, Jeremy Irons, JG Ballard, labels, Lacoste, Levi, Louis Suc, Luke Evans, Odile Dicks-Mireaux, pagoda shoulder, Reece Shearsmith, Sienna Miller, slingback shoes, suit, Tom Hiddleston, Wrangler. Bookmark the permalink. Or when your costumes look like a building. Odile Dicks-Mireaux’s designs for High Rise (2016) are far more than that. But for a film set in such a heavily stylised world, especially one created by sci-fi author J.G. Ballard, homogeny … Continue reading

© 2009 Lord Christopher Laverty. All rights reserved. By: Lord Christopher LavertyFiled under Clothes from 1980s, Girls in Films, Guys in Films, News. Tagged cardigan, Chevy Chase, Dayna Pink, jade green, John Cusack, Miami Vice, redband, stonewashed denim. Bookmark the permalink. Surely worth a look for eighties fans, the trailer for Hot Tub Time Machine recently hit the net. Continue reading © 2009 Lord Christopher Laverty. All rights reserved. By: Lord Christopher LavertyFiled under Clothes from now, News. Tagged Armani, Chanel, Dior, Donna Karan, Jake Sumner, Martin Scorsese, split screen. Bookmark the permalink. Hollywood starlet Christina Ricci has featured in a short film for The Donna Karan Company called Four…

© 2013 Lord Christopher Laverty. All rights reserved. By: Lord Christopher LavertyFiled under Clothes from 1930s, Clothes from 1940s, Girls in Films, Guys in Films, Premium. Tagged 1940s, Boardwalk Empire, chalkstripes, Clothes from 1930s, Clothes from 1950s, double breasted, Edward G. Robinson, Emma Stone, fedora, gangster, Gangster Squad, handpainted ties, hat, high waisted, Hollywood Costume, Indiana Jones, James Cagney, John McClane, Josh Brolin, Kevin Costner, Lawless, Little Caesar, Mary Zophres, New Look, pinstripes, Premium Content, red dress, Ruben Fleischer, Ryan Gosling, Sean Penn, shirt, silk, Skyfall, slit, The Public Enemy, The Untouchables, tie pin, True Grit, zoot suit. Bookmark the permalink. The glossy costume world of gangster squad is faithful…

© 2011 Lord Christopher Laverty. All rights reserved. By: Lord Christopher LavertyFiled under Clothes from 1930s, Girls on TV, Guys on TV, Interviews, News. Tagged Ann Roth, Bree Daniels, Clothes from 1930s, costume design, fashion, Harper’s Bazaar, HBO, interview, Joan Bergin, Klute, Mildred Pierce, miniskirt, period, The Prestige, The Talented Mr Ripley, The Tudors, TV, Working Girl. Bookmark the permalink. Harper’s Bazaar is running an insightful interview with Mildred Pierce costume designer Ann Roth. Continue reading © 2011 Lord Christopher Laverty. All rights reserved. By: Lord Christopher LavertyFiled under Clothes from 1960s, Guys in Films, Premium. Tagged 007, Auric Goldfinger, baby blue, belt, BlogalongaBond, Bondian, Cec Linder, Claire McCardell, Clark…

© 2010 Lord Christopher Laverty. All rights reserved. By: Lord Christopher LavertyFiled under Clothes from 2000-10, Girls in Films, Guys in Films, News. Tagged CDG, Costume Designer, Emily Blunt, Glee, Mad Men, Precious, Robert Turturice, Sandy Powell, Swarovski Award, The Imaginarium of Doctor Parnassus, The Young Victoria. Bookmark the permalink. Award winners from the CDG included Monique Prudhomme for The Imaginarium of Doctor Parnassus and Sandy Powell for Young Victoria. Continue reading © 2010 Lord Christopher Laverty. All rights reserved. By: Lord Christopher LavertyFiled under Bond on film, Clothes from 1970s, Guys in Films, Premium. Tagged Clothes from 1930s, gangster, pimp wear, Premium Content, suede, trench coat, trenchcoat, Yaphet Kotto.…

© 2009 Lord Christopher Laverty. All rights reserved. By: Lord Christopher LavertyFiled under Clothes from 1960s, Girls in Films, Premium. Tagged Albert Finney, André Courrèges, Audrey Hepburn, Emilio Pucci, Hardy Amies, ken scott, moon girl, Paco Rabanne, Premium Content. Bookmark the permalink. A final, favourite selection of Audrey outfits from Two for the Road. Continue reading © 2009 Lord Christopher Laverty. All rights reserved. By: Lord Christopher LavertyFiled under Film Reviews. Tagged black wool suit, cowboy boots, Harold Pinter, Jude Law, Levi jeans, Michael Caine. Bookmark the permalink. Idly plotted and then tempered by a blunt ending. All of a sudden the viewer is left pondering ‘eh?’ as Pinter apparently…

© 2012 Contributor. All rights reserved. By: ContributorFiled under Clothes from 1980s, Girls in Films, Guys in Films, Premium. Tagged bandana, Dennis Hopper, Diane Lane, dress, dress code, Francis Ford Coppola, identity, Ivy League, khaki, leather jacket, Majorie Bowers, Matt Dillion, Mickey Rourke, Motorcycle Boy, Neil Alcock, Nicolas Cage, paisley, panama hat, Premium Content, Rumble Fish, Rusty James, sequins, striped, suit, sweater vest, uniform, white shirt, Wild Deuces. Bookmark the permalink. The costumes of Rumble Fish express the importance of teenage dress codes before the segregating journey into adulthood. Continue reading © 2012 Lord Christopher Laverty. All rights reserved. By: Lord Christopher LavertyFiled under Clothes from 1920s, Girls in Films,…