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Take Me to my Tailor: Michael Caine in The Italian Job

28 Jan ’149 Jul ’18 Lord Christopher LavertyClothes from 1960s

The following is an expanded article Clothes on Film editor Christopher Laverty wrote for men’s style resource MR PORTER analysing Michael Caine’s suits in The Italian Job. This post covers all the costumes he wore[…]

Saving Mr. Banks: Costume Design Featurette

12 Dec ’1311 Jan ’14 Lord Christopher LavertyClothes from 1960s

A slight but worth watching video about the costume and production design for frothy Walt Disney biography Saving Mr. Banks. If you have not seen the film it won’t spoil anything, and will probably get[…]

Black Caesar: Blaxploitation Gangster

1 Nov ’1311 Jan ’14 Lord Christopher LavertyClothes from 1960s

Fred Williamson as Tommy Gibbs adopts the gangster codes of 1930s cinema in blaxploitation classic Black Caesar.

Deo Veritas: Creating the James Bond Cocktail Cuff Shirt

25 Oct ’1311 Jan ’14 Lord Christopher LavertyClothes from 1960s

This is a personal post about designing my custom made James Bond shirt. It is not an advertorial and wasn’t paid for. All photographs are of the final finished shirt(s) and taken by David Wade[…]

Blaxploitation Dress Codes in 1970s Cinema

20 Sep ’1311 Jan ’14 Lord Christopher LavertyClothes from 1960s

Fabric of Cinema is Clothes on Film editor Chris Laverty’s regular column in design journal Arts Illustrated. Its second issue has recently gone to print covering the subject of activism in art (subtitled ‘Wake up,[…]

The Look of Love: Q&A with Costume Designer Stephanie Collie

29 Aug ’1311 Jan ’14 Lord Christopher LavertyClothes from 1950s

As is often the way with costume designers, Stephanie Collie is something of an unsung hero. We will not reel off her entire back catalogue, but it does include South Riding (2011, TV), Telstar (2008)[…]