Clothes on film

Sharen Davis is already a well established costume designer. Indeed she was Academy Award nominated for Dreamgirls (2006) and recently lauded for her work on The Help (2011). However chances are after Looper and her forthcoming contribution to Quentin Tarantino’s western Django Unchained, Ms. Davis will enter costuming A-List. Looper especially is a departure for her in terms of genre, a sci-fi thriller set in the near future, and yet typically she returned to the past for inspiration. Talking exclusively to Clothes on Film, Sharen Davis explains her unique retro vision for Looper (featuring original costume sketches): “I started my research on the script viewing films from the 1960s that…

The glamorous look of the mid-1930s threads its way through dual love stories in W.E. Win a pair of tickets to see Madonna’s controversial costume fest W.E. at The London Film Festival on 23rd October. The full trailer for Sucker Punch has arrived in all its steampunk, cutsey, fairytale and ass kicking glory. A new trailer for Jane Campion’s Bright Star has hit the web. The film looks to be a meticulous showcase for early 19th century dress.

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MINOR SPOILERS There are already lots of good interviews with Star Wars: The Last Jedi (2017) costume designer Michael Kaplan on the internet (we recommend this one in particular), so for Clothes on Film we kept it brief and fresh. We caught up with Kaplan, who is also responsible for Star Wars: The Force Awakens (2015), Star Trek (2009), Fight Club (1999) and Blade Runner (1982), for a little chat about what’s new for episode 8 of the ever evolving space saga. Clothes on Film: Let’s kick off by asking you about the best new costume in the film, the Elite Praetorian Guard… Michael Kaplan: They are my favourite costumes……

Buy a Bella inspired engagement ring from Twilight Eclipse. It may not be the smartest way to spend £1,300.

Buy a Bella inspired engagement ring from Twilight Eclipse. It may not be the smartest way to spend £1,300.

Must admit, we kind of saw this one coming. The Hunger Games: Catching Fire costume designer Trish Summerville has teamed up with online fashion retailer Net-a-Porter to produce 16 ready-to-wear outfits, leather goods and jewellery tied into the film. These ensembles will available exclusively at Net-a-Porter while being simultaneously promoted through Lionsgate’s Capital Couture website. Summerville, recently honoured as Costume Designer of the Year at the 10th Annual Style Awards, commented she’s “extremely proud of the designs that we created for The Hunger Games: Catching Fire and there’s no partner more appropriate for Capitol Couture than the world’s most cutting-edge luxury retailer”. If anyone can make such a collection work,……

The full trailer for Sucker Punch has arrived in all its steampunk, cutsey, fairytale and ass kicking glory. Director Gore Verbinski has left Universal’s adaptation of videogame hit BioShock.

Give us three minutes; we’ll give you the costume world. Amy Adams Current actress of the moment and friend of costume designers everywhere, Amy Adams, is to be honoured at this year’s CDG awards on 22nd February. Totò a colori Satin, peplums, artsy tortoiseshell spectacles and Sophia Loren with unshaven armpits. Superqueen explains exactly why we should all seek out Totò a colori. Game of Thrones Finally someone has realised it is ALL about the embroidery. The Great Gatsby Catherine Martin chats to HitFlix about “colour obsessed” Baz Luhrmann. Easy to Love Engrossing post by Kay Noske at Movie Star Makeover, all about Helen Rose’s fantastic colour combinations for Easy……

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