Spoiler warning: We examine the use of suits, iron or otherwise, in Iron Man 3 to conceal and recreate identity. Continue reading Continue reading
Iron Man 3: A Different Kind of Suit
© 2013, Walt Disney Pictures
Category Archives: Clothes from now
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The Place Beyond the Pines: Don’t Try This Look at Home
© 2013, Focus Features
If you thought a scorpion embroidered bomber jacket was tough to pull off, just wait until you see Ryan Gosling in The Place Beyond the Pines. Continue reading Continue reading
The Wolverine International Trailer: Yakuza Style
© 2013, 20th Century Fox
Trailer number one for The Wolverine and he appears to be dressed as a Yakuza. Continue reading Continue reading
Alan Partridge Movie Trailer Hits: He’s Wearing a Varsity
© 2013, StudioCanal UK
Teaser trailer for Alpha Papa aka Alan Partridge the movie arrives. He may dress hideously but costume design is vital for the character. Continue reading Continue reading
Kurt and Bart Discuss the Costume Design of Stoker
© 2013, Fox Searchlight Pictures
Kurt and Bart are fascinating. Forged as art school drop outs in 1980s New York, their name is now a singular brand to movers and shakers in the media industry. Yet they are two people, two very real people: Kurt … Continue reading
Costume Design in Stoker: Control Yourself
© 2013, Fox Searchlight Pictures
It’s all about the shoes in Stoker. Continue reading Continue reading
Martin/Prada Great Gatsby Collaboration: Fashion as Costume?
© 2013, Warner Bros. Pictures
The press love Prada’s involvement with The Great Gatsby, but exactly how much does this help the film’s costume design? Continue reading Continue reading
Costume Clues Reveal All in The Cabin in the Woods
© 2012, Lionsgate
Costume in The Cabin in the Woods is not grand, but it is very clever. All the teenage characters subtly evolve from one horror stereotype to another. Continue reading Continue reading
Review: Skyfall
© 2012, Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer
James Bond is back and he has never scrubbed up better. Tom Ford now exists to make Daniel Craig suits. Continue reading Continue reading
The Dark Knight Rises: Costume Q&A with Lindy Hemming
© 2012, Warner Bros. Pictures
Costume Designer Lindy Hemming talks exclusively to Clothes on Film about her work on The Dark Knight Rises. Continue reading Continue reading
Review: The Dark Knight Rises
© 2012, Warner Bros. Pictures
Christopher Nolan once again shows his appreciation for costume in this immensely satisfying end to the Dark Knight trilogy. Continue reading Continue reading
Anna Karenina Coming to Banana Republic: Costume Fashion?
© 2012, Focus Features
Banana Republic have teamed up with Anna Karenina costume designer Jacqueline Durran to create an exclusive collection inspired by the upcoming movie. Continue reading Continue reading
Review: Cosmopolis
© 2012, Entertainment One
Cosmopolis satisfies as everything avant-garde cinema should be; an immaculate journey into weird. Continue reading Continue reading
Illuminate More Than Hide: Costume Design in A Separation
© 2012, Clothes on Film
The religious and cultural significance of the costume design in foreign language Oscar winner A Separation. Continue reading Continue reading
Skyfall Teaser Trailer Hits: Provocative
© 2012, Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer
The first trailer for Skyfall hits with several suits, an overcoat, sportswear and a beanie. Continue reading Continue reading
Powerful Costume in We Need to Talk About Kevin
© 2011, Artificial Eye
Catherine George’s costume design demonstrates how we read physicality on-screen. Continue reading Continue reading
Midnight in Paris: Nostalgia Fashion
© 2011, Sony Pictures Classics
Sonia Grande’s costume design for Midnight in Paris offers everything we expect of 1920s Paris and the contemporary nouveau riche. Continue reading Continue reading
Crazy, Stupid, Love: Suits and 407s
© 2011, Warner Bros.
Crazy, Stupid Love is every inch the ‘fashion film’, both in terms of narrative and costume designer Dayna Pink’s elegant menswear styling. Continue reading Continue reading
Michael Kaplan Talks Mission Impossible – Ghost Protocol
© 2011, Paramount Pictures
Costume designer Michael Kaplan took time away from Star Trek 2 to chat exclusively to Clothes on Film about Ghost Protocol. Continue reading Continue reading
Full The Dark Knight Rises Trailer Hits: Merry Christmas
© 2011, Clothes on Film
Christmas comes early for anyone looking forward to The Dark Knight Rises, as Warner Bros. has just released a full trailer. Continue reading Continue reading
Review: Mission Impossible – Ghost Protocol
© 2011 Chris Laverty. All rights reserved.
Enjoyably daft fare with enough fast cars and desirable clobber to keep you cooing until the credits. Continue reading Continue reading
Noomi Rapace in The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo
© 2011, Clothes on Film
Playing computer hacker, Lisbeth Salander, Noomi Rapace embodies the character in such a way that picturing anyone else in the role is nearly impossible. Continue reading Continue reading