Fred Williamson as Tommy Gibbs adopts the gangster codes of 1930s cinema in blaxploitation classic Black Caesar.
Category: Clothes from 1960s
Clothes from films set during 1960s
Deo Veritas: Creating the James Bond Cocktail Cuff Shirt
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
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
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)[…]
The Look of Love: Dressing the No-Body Body
How changing body shapes can affect the appearance of period costume.
The Birds: Tippi Hedren in the Green Suit
Why does Tippi Hedren wear a green suit in The Birds, and what does it mean?
Goldie Hawn in Cactus Flower: Mini Skirts and Mini Suits
Goldie Hawn’s unforgettable debut in hot pants and mini skirts in Cactus Flower.
X-Men: Days of Future Past Pics – 1973 Xavier, Hank & Logan
Director Bryan Singer has tweeted photographs of Nicholas Hoult, Hugh Jackman and James McAvoy in 1973 costume on set of X-Men: Days of Future Past.
Mad Men Season 6 Premiere: Approaching the 1970s
Our thoughts on the costume design in the season 6 premiere of Mad Men.
2001 and Hardy Amies: When Fashion and Film Collide
Fascinating video about Hardy Amies costumes for 2001: A Space Odyssey.
Sandra Dee in If A Man Answers: A Salmon Run Up Beacon Hill
The evolving costumes worn by Sandra Dee in classic sixties gender comedy A Man Answers.
George Lazenby in On Her Majesty’s Secret Service
George Lazenby’s fashionable Bond is sartorially similar to Daniel Craig in Skyfall.