Amy Westcott | Clothes on Film

The Martian: The Perfect 10 Spacesuit

6 Oct ’157 Oct ’15 Lord Christopher LavertyClothes from Fantasy & Sci-fi

For a big budget movie about a lone astronaut who gets stranded on Mars, the spacesuits in The Martian are surprisingly sober in terms of design. There is an attempt here to make everything seem[…]

Top Costumes of the Year 2013

28 Dec ’132 May ’18 Lord Christopher LavertyGirls in Films

What a busy twelve months it’s been for costume design. Really though, this art, or craft, or business (Deborah Nadoolman Landis insists it is definitely a business) gets more talked about each year. 2013 was[…]

Costume Stories: American Hustle and Hollywood Costume

7 Dec ’1330 Apr ’18 Lord Christopher LavertyCostume Stories and Links

The last TWO weeks in costume. Sorry, we were a bit busy. Paul Walker Costume designer Kristin M. Burke worked with Paul Walker on Running Scared. Here she shares a few personal memories of the[…]

The Catwalk of The Hunger Games: Catching Fire

15 Nov ’1311 Jan ’14 Lord Christopher LavertyClothes from Fantasy & Sci-fi

When you are costuming the biggest franchise release of the year and creating a capsule range to run alongside it for a major online retailer, it is clear a normal approach to the task is[…]

Man of Steel? Underwear of Steel More Like

17 Jun ’1311 Jan ’14 Lord Christopher LavertyClothes from Fantasy & Sci-fi

Superman’s new costume is underwear with a cape.

After Earth: Costume Designer Amy Westcott Explains Life Suit

14 Jun ’1311 Jan ’14 Lord Christopher LavertyClothes from Fantasy & Sci-fi

Exclusive Q&A with costume designer Amy Westcott about the After Earth life suit.

Costume Round Up: Suited for Space

16 Mar ’1311 Jan ’14 Lord Christopher LavertyClothes from Fantasy & Sci-fi

With the trailer for After Earth revealing an intriguing ‘life suit’ worn by Jaden Smith, we round up the best space suit related posts from our archive.