Clothes on film

Internal Affairs (1990) is an excellent stone cold thriller. The costumes are a subtle tease, revealing personal information that the characters never say out loud. Like many movies released in the late 1980s/1990s, Internal Affairs radiates uneasiness caused by shifting societal attitudes – anything that threatens a straight male chauvinist black-and-white world. Costume designer Rudy Dillon punches through this black-and-white world with ensembles that poke fun at the status quo and subsequently subvert them with eroticism, perhaps ironically using only a colour scheme of black and white. The straight white male chauvinist is Dennis Peck (Richard Gere), a police officer in Los Angeles who controls his colleagues by involving them…

Internal Affairs (1990) is an excellent stone cold thriller. The costumes are a subtle tease, revealing personal information that the characters never say out loud. Like many movies released in the late 1980s/1990s, Internal Affairs radiates uneasiness caused by shifting societal attitudes – anything that threatens a straight male chauvinist black-and-white world. Costume designer Rudy Dillon punches through this black-and-white world with ensembles that poke fun at the status quo and subsequently subvert them with eroticism, perhaps ironically using only a colour scheme of black and white. The straight white male chauvinist is Dennis Peck (Richard Gere), a police officer in Los Angeles who controls his colleagues by involving them…

Internal Affairs (1990) is an excellent stone cold thriller. The costumes are a subtle tease, revealing personal information that the characters never say out loud. Like many movies released in the late 1980s/1990s, Internal Affairs radiates uneasiness caused by shifting societal attitudes – anything that threatens a straight male chauvinist black-and-white world. Costume designer Rudy Dillon punches through this black-and-white world with ensembles that poke fun at the status quo and subsequently subvert them with eroticism, perhaps ironically using only a colour scheme of black and white. The straight white male chauvinist is Dennis Peck (Richard Gere), a police officer in Los Angeles who controls his colleagues by involving them…

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……

Jack Sparrow has finally become the irritating wiseass who just won’t leave the party. Lord Christopher Laverty 1 Comment 17 May ’13 9 Nov ’10 26 Oct ’10 The bleakest Potter outing yet. Lord Christopher Laverty 4 Comments 6 Sep ’13 6 Oct ’15 17 May ’13

Who might win for costume design at the Orange BAFTA Film Awards? Crazy, Stupid Love is every inch the ‘fashion film’, both in terms of narrative and costume designer Dayna Pink’s elegant menswear styling. Rooney Mara’s Lisbeth will be a style icon. For a guy who prefers the synthetic appeal of satin and alloy, physical contact is a violent business. Beautiful and affecting, even if it does collapse under the weight of its own earnestness at times. Jackson Pollock spawned a thousand imitators in the art world when he chose to work in denim jeans. La Femme Nikita re-defines the little black dress on film. Denim legitimises Warren Beatty’s character…

Goldie Hawn’s unforgettable debut in hot pants and mini skirts in Cactus Flower. Contributor Comments Off on Goldie Hawn in Cactus Flower: Mini Skirts and Mini Suits 10 Dec ’10 31 Aug ’10 16 Mar ’11

The subtle differentiation of character through costume design in Moon. Contributor 2 Comments 15 Aug ’11 19 May ’11 3 Jun ’10

The subtle differentiation of character through costume design in Moon. Contributor 2 Comments 10 Jul ’09 5 Jul ’13 4 May ’18

Does costume design exist in animated film? Simulation supervisor for Brave, Claudia Chung, discusses its creation, processes and role in the finished movie.