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A Star is Born: The Cotton Rebel

12 Oct ’18 Lord Christopher LavertyClothes from now

MINOR SPOILERS For all the inevitable chrysalis transformation of singer Ally (Lady Gaga) during A Star is Born (2018, directed by Bradley Cooper), the most subtle, yet real sartorial reflection of character belongs to her[…]

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Ocean’s 8: Fashioning Costume

10 Jul ’1810 Jul ’18 Lord Christopher LavertyClothes from now

MINOR SPOILERS Movies that feature contemporary fashion, particularly high-end and particularly for women, are a tricky sell costume wise. While men’s semi-formal to formal attire is generally shaped around the fundamental guise of the lounge[…]

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Infinity War Costume Design: The Unfamiliar Familiar

4 May ’184 May ’18 Lord Christopher LavertyClothes from Fantasy & Sci-fi

SPOILERS For anyone with an eye to costume, The Avengers: Infinity War (2018) seemingly takes few evolutionary leaps. This makes perfect sense when we consider the timeline following particularly significant events of Captain America: Civil[…]

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Brigbsy Bear: Interview with Costume Designer Sarah Mae Burton

14 Aug ’1714 Aug ’17 Lord Christopher LavertyClothes from 1970s

Brigsby Bear tells the bizarre yet charming tale of a young man, James Pope (Kyle Mooney), who was kidnapped as a baby and subsequently released into the world many years later with no knowledge of[…]

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Brigsby Bear: Interview with Suit Creators Stoopid Buddy Stoodios

28 Jul ’1731 Jul ’17 Lord Christopher LavertyClothes from 1980s

Despite being set in the present day, the world of Brigsby Bear (2017, directed by Dave McCary) is a cosy 1980s nostalgia affair. Most of what we see either comes from or belongs to another[…]

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Fantasy Reality: Catherine George on Costuming Okja

14 Jul ’1714 Jul ’17 Lord Christopher LavertyClothes from Fantasy & Sci-fi

MINOR SPOILERS Okja (2017) is the second film that costume designer Catherine George has worked on with director Bong Joon-ho. Their first together, Snowpiercer (2013), despite being lauded by critics (and featuring Chris Evans), only[…]

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T2 Trainspotting: Nostalgia Trip

6 Feb ’1712 May ’17 Lord Christopher LavertyClothes from 1990s

MINOR SPOILERS Like any film with an extended period of time between the original and sequel(s), T2: Trainspotting (2017) is required to form an immediate connection with its audience. Twenty years have passed, yet we[…]

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Luke Cage: Swiss Cheese Hoodie

14 Nov ’1612 May ’17 Lord Christopher LavertyClothes from Fantasy & Sci-fi

MILD SPOILERS The hoodie has as much to say about it’s wearer as, say, the white t-shirt does. By which I mean that, depending on context, it can say anything. The white t-shirt can imply[…]

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The Intern: Jacqueline Oknaian Costume Interview

2 Oct ’152 Oct ’15 Lord Christopher LavertyClothes from now

Jacqueline Oknaian has costumed Ugly Betty (2008-10), Sex and the City 2 (2010) and The Big C (2012-13), so it might be fair to say contemporary clothing is her forte. For The Intern she dressed[…]

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The Essential Nature of Simple Costume in Locke

1 Sep ’1530 Apr ’18 Lord Christopher LavertyClothes from now

Locke (2013, costume design by Nigel Egerton) is a film unique in its restrictions – it takes place in real time, has only one character and only one setting. Ivan Locke (Tom Hardy) is driving[…]

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Woman Inherits the Earth: Femininity in Jurassic World

19 Jun ’154 Nov ’17 Lord Christopher LavertyClothes from Fantasy & Sci-fi

There has been an insane amount of discussion online about Bryce Dallas Howard’s character, Claire Dearing, since the release of Jurassic World (2015, costume designed Daniel Orlandi), mostly concerning the ‘running in heels’ sequences. I[…]

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Brian de Palma’s Passion: Costume as Contemporary Hitchcock

16 Oct ’1416 Oct ’14 Lord Christopher LavertyClothes from now

Director Brian De Palma has made movies heavily influenced by Alfred Hitchcock before, but Passion (2012) is the first one whose characters look like they stepped out of one of Hitchcock’s classic films. Karen Muller-Serreau’s[…]

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