1800s | Clothes on Film

The Alienist: Costume Featurette Provides Glimpse into Gilded Style

26 Apr ’18 Lord Christopher LavertyClothes from 1837-1919

Netflix have released a short featurette about costume design for The Alienist, giving an overall glimpse at the work of Michael Kaplan and his team in putting together the era of 1896, New York. What[…]

Homecoming: Betsy Heimann on Costuming Godless

15 Dec ’1717 Dec ’17 Lord Christopher LavertyClothes from 1837-1919

MINOR SPOILERS At a pivotal juncture during the Fathers & Sons episode of Godless (2017), the camera tracks into a pink ribbon tied on the back of young woman’s hair; a woman who is suffering[…]

Disney’s Cinderella Trailer: The Costumes of Sandy Powell

21 Nov ’14 Lord Christopher LavertyClothes from Fantasy & Sci-fi

The first full-length trailer for Disney’s new live-action adaptation of Cinderella was this week and featured tantalising glimpses of what promises to be a visually gorgeous film. The costumes, designed by three time Academy Award[…]

Penny Dreadful: Dressing the Monsters of Victorian London

20 May ’141 Jul ’14 Lord Christopher LavertyClothes from 1837-1919

NO SPOILERS Real and mythological, figurative and literal; monsters of all kinds abound in Sky Atlantic’s new period horror series Penny Dreadful. We might expect a skulking figure in a top hat and frock coat[…]

The Lone Ranger: Never take off the Mask

30 Jul ’1311 Jan ’14 Lord Christopher LavertyClothes from 1837-1919

There is not man behind the mask; the mask is The Lone Ranger.

12 Years a Slave Trailer: Fine Fabrics

16 Jul ’1311 Jan ’14 Lord Christopher LavertyClothes from 1837-1919

Fabrics jump out of the screen in this trailer for 12 Years a Slave.

Review: Lincoln

1 Feb ’1311 Jan ’14 Lord Christopher LavertyClothes from 1837-1919

The biggest compliment that can be paid to Joanna Johnston’s costumes in Lincoln is that you will hardly notice them.

Sharen Davis Costume Interview: Django Unchained

1 Jan ’1311 Jan ’14 Lord Christopher LavertyClothes from 1837-1919

Django Unchained costume designer Sharen Davis exclusively explains her work on the film.

Review: Django Unchained

28 Dec ’1211 Jan ’14 Lord Christopher LavertyClothes from 1837-1919

Costume designer Sharen Davis finds a good fit with Tarantino; their Deep South bounty hunter Django is a visibly memorable protagonist crying out for a sequel.