Author Archives: Chris Laverty

Monica Bellucci as Malèna: Beauty, Black and Heels

In Malèna, Monica Bellucci plays an impossible vision of beauty; a woman so striking she is immediately sexualised by all who lay eyes on her.

19 Aug ’11 Filed under Clothes from 1837-1919, Guys in Films, News. No comments.

A trailer for The Woman in Black arrives bringing that spooky sense of dread that only Victorian costume can provide.

Gripping entertainment with subtext on everything from ethnicity to hierarchal costume.

12 Aug ’11 Filed under Clothes from 1837-1919, Girls in Films. No comments.

Adèle Blanc-Sec’s world is akin to a fantasy Belle Époque; 1910s attire dotted among reanimated corpses and a dinosaur.

Somewhat misleading as nowhere is this pic officially tagged as being ‘Catwoman’; officially this is our first shot of Anne Hathway as Selina Kyle.

Unquestionably the most historically significant outfit Katie Holmes as Jackie Kennedy wears in the show is her rose pink tweed suit.

Clothes on Film chats exclusively to Anna B. Sheppard about her work on Captain America: The First Avenger.

Some of the finest superhero costume design ever committed to film.

23 Jul ’11 Filed under Clothes from now, Guys in Films, News. 2 Comments.

"It is really a film *about* gloves"

22 Jul ’11 Filed under Clothes from 1970s, Guys in Films. 5 Comments.

Michael Caine created Jack Carter, yet his immaculate blue mohair suit was more than a little responsible for creating the myth.

First look at Jenny Beavan’s late Victorian-with-a-twist costumes in action.

11 Jul ’11 Filed under Clothes from now, Guys in Films. 3 Comments.

Anuvahood showcases urban wear swagger. If you want to belong, you must fit in.