Clothes on Film talk exclusively to costume designer of The Artist, Mark Bridges.
Category: Clothes from 1930s
Clothes from films set during 1930s
HBO Sessions Video: Clothes on Film Discuss Mildred Pierce
Clothes on Film editor, Chris Laverty discusses the costumes of Mildred Pierce for filmed HBO Sessions.
Bonnie and Clyde: Hats as Identity
Bonnie and Clyde is a great example of how the simple addition of a hat can say a lot about a character.
Win Tickets to W.E. at the London Film Festival
Win a pair of tickets to see Madonna’s controversial costume fest W.E. at The London Film Festival on 23rd October.
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.
Kate Winslet in Mildred Pierce: Sex and the Housedress
A prevalent theme in the first episode of Mildred Pierce starring is how domestic costume can be read as a signal for sexual availability.
Review: Water for Elephants
Old fashioned and sentimental, Water for Elephants still has much to offer with its very readable costume design.
Johnny Depp in Public Enemies: Costume as Plot
Public Enemies demonstrates how costume can actually drive a story narrative.
Costume Designer Ann Roth: “I Don’t Dress Movie Stars”
Harper’s Bazaar is running an insightful interview with Mildred Pierce costume designer Ann Roth.
Water for Elephants: Latest Trailer and Stills
Some images and the latest trailer from Water for Elephants. Period costume design by Jacqueline West.
Review: The King’s Speech
A majestic tale set in a buttoned-up world of repressed emotion.
Top Hat: Ginger Rogers’ Ostrich Feather Dress
The most memorable musical number ever captured on film, and Ginger Rogers’ dress contributes to this greatly.