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Costuming Hitchcock: An Extract from Hitchcock’s Heroines by Caroline Young

6 Jun ’18 Lord Christopher LavertyClothes from 1930s

Author Caroline Young has just released a fascinating new book entitled Hitchcock’s Heroines (published by Insight Editions). It celebrates and studies the women in Hitchcock movies; their influence, semblance and iconography. What’s more, Young also[…]

Dunkirk: Interview with Costume Designer Jeffrey Kurland

31 Jul ’17 Lord Christopher LavertyClothes from 1940s

Amongst staggering aural and visual assault, perhaps one of the quietest aspects of Dunkirk (2017, directed by Christopher Nolan) are its costumes – and this is to its credit. Dunkirk is the type of film[…]

The Star Wattage of Mildred Pierce (1945)

6 Mar ’1712 May ’17 Lord Christopher LavertyClothes from 1940s

The 1945 cinematic adaptation of Mildred Pierce, directed by Michael Curtiz and starring, of course, Joan Crawford, is a very different beast to the 2011 HBO mini-series starring Kate Winslet. In all honestly it is[…]

Florence Foster Jenkins: Exclusive Costume Sketches

4 May ’164 May ’16 Lord Christopher LavertyClothes from 1940s

Friday 6th May sees the release of Florence Foster Jenkins, the 1944 set true story of a woman, Ms. Foster Jenkins herself (played by Meryl Streep) who heard nothing but sweet angels in her head,[…]

Costuming The Dressmaker

9 Nov ’1515 Nov ’16 Lord Christopher LavertyClothes from 1940s

Twenty-five years ago, costume designer Margot Wilson was a student living in Paris when she picked up a roll of red, moire silk fabric during a shopping trip to Milan. She didn’t know why, or[…]

A Colourful Tale: The Costume Canvas of Dick Tracy

27 Feb ’15 Lord Christopher LavertyClothes from 1940s

A preview of Clothes on Film editor Christopher Laverty’s article on the vibrant costume design of Dick Tracy for Arts Illustrated magazine. Truly unique, Dick Tracy is as close to a comic strip brought to[…]

Cinema Paradiso: Invisible Costume

9 Feb ’1530 Apr ’18 Lord Christopher LavertyClothes from 1940s

Cinema Paradiso is a beautiful examination of the relationship human beings have with film. This connection is explored through the story of a young boy and his friendship with the projectionist at the town’s local[…]

Get on Up: Sharen Davis Shares Costume Design Sketches

9 Dec ’14 Lord Christopher LavertyClothes from 1940s

As Get on Up, director Tate Taylor’s look at the life of singing legend James Brown, hits UK screens we have some fantastic sketches to share of the film’s costuming. Costume designer for Get on[…]