Clothes on Film

The study of costume design in cinema and television. Featuring exclusive articles, news, interviews, videos, podcasts, essays and competitions.

  • About, Editor and Contributors
  • Archive
  • Press
  • Ads
  • Contact
  • About, Editor and Contributors
  • Archive
  • Press
  • Ads
  • Contact

Socials

  • twitter
  • facebook
  • youtube
  • instagram
  • Clothes from Fantasy & Sci-fi,  Premium

    Disney’s Cinderella Trailer: The Costumes of Sandy Powell

    21 Nov ’14 /

    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 winner Sandy Powell, appear to be absolutely stunning. With a clever mix of the eighteenth century, the 1830s, and a little 1950s couture thrown in for good measure (Powell has been quoted as saying she was aiming for the look of “a nineteenth-century period film made in the 1940s or ’50s”), Powell has created another jewel to add to her already over-bling crown. Here is a quick rundown of some of the looks we’ve been…

    read more
    Lord Christopher Laverty Comments Off on Disney’s Cinderella Trailer: The Costumes of Sandy Powell

    You May Also Like

    Woman Inherits the Earth: Femininity in Jurassic World

    19 Jun ’15

    Film Review: Toy Story 3

    23 Jul ’10

    X-Men: Days of Future Past Pics – 1973 Xavier, Hank & Logan

    10 May ’13
  • Clothes from 1837-1919,  Girls in Films,  Guys in Films,  Premium

    The Lone Ranger: Never take off the Mask

    30 Jul ’13 /

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

    read more
    Lord Christopher Laverty 1 Comment

    You May Also Like

    Recreating the Levi’s Spring Bottom Pants Advert from 1905

    4 Jun ’14

    Sharen Davis Costume Interview: Django Unchained

    1 Jan ’13

    Sherlock Holmes Costume Guide Part 1: Frock Coats & Bustles

    17 May ’10
  • Clothes from 1990s,  Girls in Films,  Guys in Films,  Interviews,  Premium

    Fight Club: Remembering Marla, the Dark Tourist

    7 May ’13 /

    Costume designer Michael Kaplan reminisces with Clothes on Film about creating dark tourist Marla Singer in Fight Club.

    read more
    Lord Christopher Laverty 3 Comments

    You May Also Like

    Kiss of Death: Nicolas Cage as Little Junior Brown

    8 Oct ’09

    Tailoring The Wolf of Wall Street

    7 Feb ’14

    Alien Anthology: A Revolution in Sci-Fi Costume Design – PT2

    26 Oct ’10
  • Clothes from 1837-1919,  Film Reviews,  Girls in Films,  Guys in Films

    Review: Les Misérables

    20 Dec ’12 /

    Les Misérables is drenched in costume symbolism, specifically revolutionary red, white and blue. Subtle was never its intention.

    read more
    Lord Christopher Laverty Comments Off on Review: Les Misérables

    You May Also Like

    Status and Signifiers: Costume in There Will Be Blood

    1 Apr ’14

    Review: The Woman in Black

    10 Feb ’12

    Lucinda Wright on Costume in The Suspicions of Mr Whicher

    2 Jul ’13
  • Clothes from 1837-1919,  Clothes from 1970s,  Girls in Films,  Guys in Films

    Dark Shadows Trailer: Campy, Period Blending Costume Fun

    16 Mar ’12 /

    Watch the first trailer for Tim Burton’s Dark Shadows and burst with costume excitement.

    read more
    Lord Christopher Laverty 4 Comments

    You May Also Like

    The Phantom of the Opera: Colour, Character and Costume

    5 Dec ’12

    Review: Django Unchained

    28 Dec ’12

    Sherlock Holmes Costume Guide Part 2: Tweed Suits and Ulsters

    20 May ’10
  • Clothes from 1837-1919,  Girls in Films,  Guys in Films,  Interviews,  Premium

    The Suspicions of Mr Whicher: Costume Q&A with Lucinda Wright

    3 Jun ’11 /

    Lucinda Wright talks to Clothes on Film about her contribution to The Suspicions of Mr Whicher starring Paddy Considine.

    read more
    Lord Christopher Laverty 2 Comments

    You May Also Like

    Anna Karenina Coming to Banana Republic: Costume Fashion?

    30 Jun ’12

    True Grit: Exclusive Costume Featurette

    4 Feb ’11

    First Trailer for Sherlock Holmes Online – No Deerstalker! No Mac Farlane!

    19 May ’09
  • News

    Movie Costumes on Display in Los Angeles

    19 Feb ’11 /

    For those of you lucky enough to live in LA, literally racks of costumes have just on display at The FIDM Museum.

    read more
    Lord Christopher Laverty 1 Comment

    You May Also Like

    Video: Designing James Bond’s Suits: Connery to Craig

    2 Jul ’12

    First Look: Andrew Garfield as Spider-Man

    13 Jan ’11

    Boardwalk Empire Trailer Hits. Can. Not. Wait.

    14 Jun ’10
  • Clothes from 1920s,  Clothes from 1930s,  Girls in Films,  Guys in Films

    Review: The King’s Speech

    19 Jan ’11 /

    A majestic tale set in a buttoned-up world of repressed emotion.

    read more
    Lord Christopher Laverty 3 Comments

    You May Also Like

    Latest Trailer for The Great Gatsby: Fancy Clothes

    4 Apr ’13

    Midnight in Paris: Nostalgia Fashion

    3 Feb ’12

    Clothes on Film talks Boardwalk Empire Costumes on HBO

    12 Sep ’11
  • Clothes from Fantasy & Sci-fi,  Film Reviews,  Girls in Films,  Guys in Films

    Film Review: Alice In Wonderland

    5 Mar ’10 /

    Disappointingly, a missed opportunity for Tim Burton.

    read more
    Lord Christopher Laverty 2 Comments

    You May Also Like

    Film Review: The Lovely Bones

    20 Feb ’10

    A Sneaky Peek at The Green Hornet Costume

    1 Oct ’09

    Iron Man 2 Fan Costume: Fan-tastic

    21 Jul ’10
  • Clothes from Fantasy & Sci-fi,  Girls in Films,  Guys in Films,  News

    Full Alice in Wonderland Trailer Hits: Potty But Pretty

    16 Dec ’09 /

    A fully long and weird trailer for Tim Burton’s Alice in Wonderland has landed in cyberspace.

    read more
    Lord Christopher Laverty 1 Comment

    You May Also Like

    The Catwalk of The Hunger Games: Catching Fire

    15 Nov ’13

    Review: The Hunger Games

    25 Mar ’12

    Review: Inception

    13 Jul ’10