Clothes on Film | Screen style & identity

The Warriors: Leather Vest

This gang warfare movie was never so much about the fighting as the clothes.

New Public Enemies Posters Released

Public Enemies, the upcoming Michael Mann directed crime thriller, has just updated its marketing campaign with three new poster designs.

North by Northwest: Cary Grant’s Kilgour Suit

13 May ’09

North by Northwest_Cary Grant_mid New York.bmp

This stylish grey Glen check suit from North by Northwest is certainly his most well known.

Mad Men: Christina Hendricks’ Op Art Blue Dress (S1)

11 May ’09

Mad Men season 1_Christina Hendricks op art dress_front mid.bmp

As office vamp Joan Holloway, Christina Hendricks gets the lion's share of groovy outfits on 1960s set TV drama Mad Men.

Audrey Tautou Chanel Sailor Pants For Perfume Advertisement

9 May ’09

Chanel advert_Audrey Tautou_black sailor pants.bmp

In this new advertisement for Chanel No.5, Audrey Tautou slips on a stylish pair of black silk-satin Chanel sailor pants.

The Cats Meow: Kirsten Dunst’s Chanel Style Beach Pyjamas

7 May ’09

The Cats Meow_Kirsten Dunst_beach pyjamas_full length pants.bmp

Costume designer Caroline de Vivaise dressed Dunst in nautically themed beach pyjamas, which were not just suitable for the location, but also a nod to Marion’s forward-thinking ways.

The First Great Train Robbery: Sean Connery’s Victorian Coat

5 May ’09

The First Great Train Robbery_Sutherland, Sean Connery_frock coat walking.bmp

Sean Connery wore an elegant Victorian coat in The First Great Train Robbery.

Rear Window: Grace Kelly’s Paris Dress

5 May ’09

Rear Window_grace Kelly_Paris dress_sitting up skirt.bmp-3

This might be the most famous and copied outfit Grace Kelly ever wore.

Film Review: 42nd Street

5 May ’09

42nd Street_Ginger Rogers silk pyjamas.bmp

A power play of sexual politics set in the heightened blood, sweat and tears world of professional theatre.