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Costume Design in House of Cards: Colour is Power

By: Lord Christopher LavertyFiled under Clothes from now, Girls on TV, Guys on TV, Premium. Tagged Armani, army jacket, Banana Republic, Ben Daniels, blazer, bra, contemporary, Corey Stoll, House of Cards, Kate Mara, Kevin Spacey, LBD, little black dress, masculinity femininity, necktie, Premium Content, Robin Wright, Sandrine Holt, suit, symbolism, t-shirt, tee, Tom Broecker, Tom Ford, white dress. Bookmark the permalink. 1 Comment

Costume colours in House of Cards are symbolic of vulnerability and power. Continue reading→

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Costume Round Up: Any Colour so long as it’s Black

By: Lord Christopher LavertyFiled under Costume Stories and Links. Tagged Anne Parillaud, Audrey Hepburn, Betsy Heimann, Breakfast at Tiffanys, Edith Head, gangster, Givenchy, Grease, Hubert de Givenchy, Hugh Jackman, La Femme Nikita, LBD, little black dress, Louise Mingenbach, Malèna, Reservoir Dogs, Rizzo, Stockard Channing, The Hangover, The Wolverine. Bookmark the permalink. Leave a comment

In honour of the The Wolverine and his black on black Yakuza uniform, a round up of posts featuring memorable black costumes at Clothes on Film. Continue reading→

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Hollywood Costume Exhibition Opens at the V&A in London

By: Lord Christopher LavertyFiled under Girls in Films, Guys in Films, Interviews, News. Tagged Ann Roth, Atonement, Basic Instinct, bathrobe, Breakfast at Tiffanys, Bruce Willis, Deborah Nadoolman Landis, Die Hard, Ellen Mirojnick, Ginger Rogers, gingham dress, Harry Potter, Hollywood Costume, Jacqueline Druran, Keira Knightley, Lady in the Dark, LBD, Mark Bridges, Meryl Streep, Raging Bull, Robert De Niro, Rocky, ruby slippers, Sandy Powell, Sharon Stone, Superman, The Big Lebowski, The Birds, The Seven Year Itch, The Wizard of Oz, V&A, vest. Bookmark the permalink. 5 Comments

A rundown of why Hollywood Costume at the V&A is the best event you will see all year. Continue reading→

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A Cat of a Certain Breed: Breakfast at Tiffany’s

By: ContributorFiled under Clothes from 1960s, Girls in Films, Premium. Tagged 1960s, Audrey Hepburn, black dress, Blake Edwards, Breakfast at Tiffanys, cigarette pants, dress shirt, Edith Head, evening wear, funnel neck, George Peppard, Holly Golightly, identity, LBD, Lisa Magnuson, little black dress, mask, orange coat, Premium Content, sunglasses, sweater, Tiffany and Co, tuxedo. Bookmark the permalink. 2 Comments

Armour and indecisiveness: Audrey Hepburn is more than a little black dress in Breakfast at Tiffany’s. Continue reading→

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Win! Five Copies of Movie Dressmaking Book Sew Iconic

By: Lord Christopher LavertyFiled under Girls in Films, News. Tagged Atonement, Audrey Hepburn, Breakfast at Tiffanys, competition, emerald green dress, Givenchy, Jacqueline Durran, Julia Roberts, Kat Winslet, Keira Knightley, LBD, Liz Gregory, Marilyn Monroe, Marilyn Monroe white dress, Marilyn Vance, Pretty Woman, Sew Iconic, The Seven Year Itch, Titanic, William Travilla. Bookmark the permalink. Leave a comment

We have five copies of Liz Gregory’s movie dressmaking book Sew Iconic to give away. That’s right, five. Continue reading→

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La Femme Nikita: Anne Parillaud’s Little Black Dress

By: Lord Christopher LavertyFiled under Clothes from 1990s, Girls in Films, Premium. Tagged Anne Parillaud, boxy jacket, Chanel, couture, DKNY, Donna Karan, fairytale, femininity, gun, high fashion, high heels, Jeans, LBD, little black dress, Luc Besson, masculinity, military, phallus, Premium Content, shoulder pads, Tchéky Karyo, Tights. Bookmark the permalink. 2 Comments

La Femme Nikita re-defines the little black dress on film. Continue reading→

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13 Going On 30: Colourful Jennifer Garner

By: Lord Christopher LavertyFiled under Clothes from 1980s, Clothes from now, Girls in Films, Premium. Tagged Barbie, Clothes from 1980s, colourful, contemporary, fantasy, flowing skirt, Jennifer Garner, LBD, leather jacket, little black dress, Poise, polka-dots, Premium Content, romantic comedy, strapless, Susie DeSanto, wedding. Bookmark the permalink. 1 Comment

The costumes are somewhat…ahem….‘colourful’. Continue reading→

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