© 2010 Chris Laverty. All rights reserved. 6 Aug ’10 Filed under News. Tagged Anton Corbijn, casual jacket, contemporary, costume, George Clooney, jersey dress, Keytè, Malò, Paolo Bonacelli, suit, Suttirat Anne Larlarb, The American, Thekla Reuten, Violante Placido, wool dress. Bookmark the permalink. Post a comment. Leave a Trackback (URL). A few random images from The American starring George Clooney, really for no other reason than the costume design by Suttirat Anne Larlarb is so stylishly contemporary and, despite the title, clean and European. It’s going to be a good looking film. The American (directed by Anton Corbijn) is an upcoming thriller about expert assassin Jack (Clooney) who holes up…

© 2010, Disney 5 Dec ’10 Filed under Clothes from Fantasy & Sci-fi, Film Reviews. Tagged Christine Bieselin Clark, CLU, costume, Daft Punk, disc, Garrett Hedlund, gown, Hippie, identity, Jeff Bridges, Jeffrey Lebowski, Joseph Kosinski, Kevin Flynn, light bike, light suit, Michael Wilkinson, narrative, Olivia Wilde, spoilers, The Dude, Tron, Tron Legacy. Bookmark the permalink. Post a comment. Leave a Trackback (URL). Directed By: Joseph Kosinksi Starring: Jeff Bridges, Garrett Hedlund, Olivia Wilde Displacement of identity via corruption of the soul is the message at the heart of Tron Legacy. On premise alone this film has an incredible opportunity for depth and introspection. The Grid is a fascist state. Factions…

© 2010 Chris Laverty. All rights reserved. 6 Aug ’10 Filed under News. Tagged Anton Corbijn, casual jacket, contemporary, costume, George Clooney, jersey dress, Keytè, Malò, Paolo Bonacelli, suit, Suttirat Anne Larlarb, The American, Thekla Reuten, Violante Placido, wool dress. Bookmark the permalink. Post a comment. Leave a Trackback (URL). A few random images from The American starring George Clooney, really for no other reason than the costume design by Suttirat Anne Larlarb is so stylishly contemporary and, despite the title, clean and European. It’s going to be a good looking film. The American (directed by Anton Corbijn) is an upcoming thriller about expert assassin Jack (Clooney) who holes up…

© 2010, Disney 5 Dec ’10 Filed under Clothes from Fantasy & Sci-fi, Film Reviews. Tagged Christine Bieselin Clark, CLU, costume, Daft Punk, disc, Garrett Hedlund, gown, Hippie, identity, Jeff Bridges, Jeffrey Lebowski, Joseph Kosinski, Kevin Flynn, light bike, light suit, Michael Wilkinson, narrative, Olivia Wilde, spoilers, The Dude, Tron, Tron Legacy. Bookmark the permalink. Post a comment. Leave a Trackback (URL). Directed By: Joseph Kosinksi Starring: Jeff Bridges, Garrett Hedlund, Olivia Wilde Displacement of identity via corruption of the soul is the message at the heart of Tron Legacy. On premise alone this film has an incredible opportunity for depth and introspection. The Grid is a fascist state. Factions…

© 2011 Chris Laverty. All rights reserved. 4 Feb ’11 Filed under Clothes from 1837-1919, Girls in Films, Guys in Films, News. Tagged 19th century, BAFTA, CDG, Featurette, Hailee Steinfeld, Jeff Bridges, Mary Zophres, Matt Damon, muted, Oscar, True Grit, western. Bookmark the permalink. Post a comment. Leave a Trackback (URL). This is a really interesting bit of video, exclusive to Clothes on Film (for about five minutes). It is a snapshot look at the costume design work of wonderful Mary Zophres for the Coen Brothers’ version of True Grit. Well worth a watch. Zophres’ contribution to the film is up for an Oscar, BAFTA, CDG and no doubt a…

© 2011 Chris Laverty. All rights reserved. 4 Feb ’11 Filed under Clothes from 1837-1919, Girls in Films, Guys in Films, News. Tagged 19th century, BAFTA, CDG, Featurette, Hailee Steinfeld, Jeff Bridges, Mary Zophres, Matt Damon, muted, Oscar, True Grit, western. Bookmark the permalink. Post a comment. Leave a Trackback (URL). This is a really interesting bit of video, exclusive to Clothes on Film (for about five minutes). It is a snapshot look at the costume design work of wonderful Mary Zophres for the Coen Brothers’ version of True Grit. Well worth a watch. Zophres’ contribution to the film is up for an Oscar, BAFTA, CDG and no doubt a…

© 2011 Chris Laverty. All rights reserved. 4 Feb ’11 Filed under Clothes from 1837-1919, Girls in Films, Guys in Films, News. Tagged 19th century, BAFTA, CDG, Featurette, Hailee Steinfeld, Jeff Bridges, Mary Zophres, Matt Damon, muted, Oscar, True Grit, western. Bookmark the permalink. Post a comment. Leave a Trackback (URL). This is a really interesting bit of video, exclusive to Clothes on Film (for about five minutes). It is a snapshot look at the costume design work of wonderful Mary Zophres for the Coen Brothers’ version of True Grit. Well worth a watch. Zophres’ contribution to the film is up for an Oscar, BAFTA, CDG and no doubt a…

© 2010 Chris Laverty. All rights reserved. 5 Nov ’10 Filed under Clothes from Fantasy & Sci-fi, News. Tagged 1960s, Abbie Cornish, brass, Christine Bieselin Clark, Clothes from 1950s, copper, Emily Browning, fantasy, fetishism, Hellboy, Japanese, John Hamm, Michael Wilkinson, Neo Victorian, sexy, Steampunk, Sucker Punch, Tron Legacy, Vanessa Hudgens, Wild Wild West, Zach Snyder. Bookmark the permalink. Post a comment. Leave a Trackback (URL). The full trailer for director Zach Snyder’s action fantasy Sucker Punch has arrived in all its steampunk, cutesy, fairytale, dragons and ass kicking glory. Despite its catch all mishmash, this is not going to be for everyone, that’s for sure. See for yourself HERE Sucker…

© 2011 Chris Laverty. All rights reserved. 4 Feb ’11 Filed under Clothes from 1837-1919, Girls in Films, Guys in Films, News. Tagged 19th century, BAFTA, CDG, Featurette, Hailee Steinfeld, Jeff Bridges, Mary Zophres, Matt Damon, muted, Oscar, True Grit, western. Bookmark the permalink. Post a comment. Leave a Trackback (URL). This is a really interesting bit of video, exclusive to Clothes on Film (for about five minutes). It is a snapshot look at the costume design work of wonderful Mary Zophres for the Coen Brothers’ version of True Grit. Well worth a watch. Zophres’ contribution to the film is up for an Oscar, BAFTA, CDG and no doubt a…

© 2009 Chris Laverty. All rights reserved. Pleasant surprise of the day, the first official photo for The A-Team movie has gone online – and it looks rather good. Obviously there has been some updating going on, the original TV show began in 1983 don’t forget. Overall though there is nothing too jarring here, it is recognisably The A-Team, no question. But let’s analyse exactly what has changed in twenty six years… Bradley Cooper as Templeton Peck, aka ‘Faceman’ Wearing a smart grey mohair suit, open neck white shirt and black oxford lace-ups, Cooper looks similar to his character in The Hangover (2009), apart from the machine gun accessory of…