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Curzon on Demand: Films and Costumes on the Go

By: Lord Christopher LavertyFiled under News. Tagged 13 Assassins, 17th century, 19th century, advertisement, Curzon on Demand, Kazuhiro Sawataishi, Le Havre, Melancholia, period, Peter Greenaway, sponsored post, subtext, The Draughtsman's Contract, Tombstone, We Need to Talk About, western, Wuthering Heights. Bookmark the permalink. Leave a comment

With so many movie streaming options now available, we thought we’d draw your attention to one of the best: Curzon on Demand. Continue reading→

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The Three Musketeers Trailer: French Dressing

By: Lord Christopher LavertyFiled under Girls in Films, Guys in Films, News. Tagged 17th century, 3 piece suit, beaver hat, boots, breeches, Cavalier, coat, décolletage, doublet, dress, Elizabethan, Henry VII, hoop, linen, Logan Lerman, Louis XIV, Mantua, Matthew Macfadyen, Milady de Winter, Milla Jovovich, neckline, period, Pierre-Yves Gayraud, Premium Content, Ray Stevenson, riding boots, silk, suede, The Bourne Identity, The Three Musketeers, The Tudors, W.S. Anderson, waistcoat. Bookmark the permalink. 12 Comments

The trailer for The Three Musketeers affords the briefest peek at those 17th century costumes. Continue reading→

Nestled just over half way through Sew Iconic is the ice blue chiffon dress worn by Grace Kelly and designed by Edith Head for To Catch a Thief (1954). Get some practise in before tackling this one.

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To Catch a Thief: Grace Kelly in Blue Chiffon

By: Lord Christopher LavertyFiled under Clothes from 1940s, Clothes from 1950s, Girls in Films, Premium. Tagged 17th century, 1947, Alfred Htichcock, bustier, Carmel Snow, chiffon, Christian Dior, clutch bag, corset, Cristóbal Balenciaga, debutante, Edith Head, fitted bodice, Frances Stevens, Grace Kelly, Harper’s Bazaar, high waist, La Belle Époque, lamé, Lord & Taylor, New Look, nylon net, open toe sandals, Premium Content, scarf, skirt, spaghetti straps, The Cat, The New Look, To Catch a Thief, tulle, World War II. Bookmark the permalink. 2 Comments

As worn by Grace Kelly, this floaty, conspicuous dress is an appreciable nod to Dior’s ‘New Look’ of the late 1940s. Continue reading→

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Milla Jovovich Tweets Herself in Three Musketeers Costume

By: Lord Christopher LavertyFiled under Girls in Films, News, Pre-Victorian. Tagged 17th century, Alexandre Dumas, Charles II, décolletage, linen, Milla Jovovich, Paul W. S. Anderson, plunging neckline, skirt, The Three Musketeers, three piece suit. Bookmark the permalink. 1 Comment

Milla Jovovich has released three pics of herself on Twitter wearing costumes from The Three Musketeers. Continue reading→

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