braces | Clothes on Film

The Star Wattage of Mildred Pierce (1945)

6 Mar ’1712 May ’17 Lord Christopher LavertyClothes from 1940s

The 1945 cinematic adaptation of Mildred Pierce, directed by Michael Curtiz and starring, of course, Joan Crawford, is a very different beast to the 2011 HBO mini-series starring Kate Winslet. In all honestly it is[…]

Doctor Who: A Contemporary Costume Evolution

21 Aug ’1431 Aug ’14 Lord Christopher LavertyClothes from Fantasy & Sci-fi

Doctor Who, the quirky British sci-fi television series about a time travelling alien and his friends, premiered in 1963. Since then there have been twelve Doctors (and a War Doctor), each with their own unique[…]

Recreating the Levi’s Spring Bottom Pants Advert from 1905

4 Jun ’146 Jun ’14 Lord Christopher LavertyClothes from 1837-1919

Levi’s® Spring Bottom pants are a most fascinating garment. Introduced in 1889 they are essentially jean trousers intended for Victorian (and later Edwardian) gentlemen. This is the first time Levi’s had focused their products on[…]

Status and Signifiers: Costume in There Will Be Blood

1 Apr ’141 Apr ’14 Lord Christopher LavertyClothes from 1837-1919

Costume designer Mark Bridges described There Will Be Blood (2007) as his most challenging film, referring to the difficulties he faced in transporting costumes to the remote location in West Texas, after director Paul Thomas[…]

The Bloody Sartorialist: Christian Bale in American Psycho

16 Jan ’1430 Apr ’18 Lord Christopher LavertyClothes from 1980s

American Psycho (2000, costume designer Isis Mussenden) is a late 1980s set film that highlights the importance placed on external appearance and the disparity that can lie between this and the true nature of a[…]

Dress like a Peaky Blinder

13 Sep ’1330 Apr ’18 Lord Christopher LavertyClothes from 1837-1919

Let’s get this straight: Peaky Blinders is not Boardwalk Empire. It’s a post World War I gangster drama, during roughly the same time period (1919 as opposed to the early 20’s), it’s gritty, features loyal[…]