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[…]
Tag: Mary Zophres
Costume Stories, This Week: Inside Llewyn Davis & Mockingjay
This week you may have missed… Ingenious Costume Design Good list from Rebecca Clough at Den of Geek of ingenious movie costume design. And while we’re about it, congratulations to another of their regular writers,[…]
Costume Stories, This Week: Frozen and Ane Crabtree
Happy New Ye- oh we’ve done that already. Carry on. ‘How Hollywood is ruining a Billion Dollar Industry’ Amber Jane Butchart found this amazing article from 1938 and it is essential, and occasionally shocking, reading.[…]
Costume Stories, This Week: Inside Llewyn Davis & Cinderella
Happy New Year everyone! Life Without Zoe, The Canyons Two well researched and well written posts by Superqueen. This site is always worth a scoot around. 12 Years a Slave Costume Designer Patricia Norris is[…]
The Grifters: Be Careful What You Wear – Part 2
Second and final part of our retrospective of The Grifters with insight from Mark Bridges.
Costume Stories: This Week, Much Ado and Superman
Costume links of the week.
The Grifters: Be Careful What You Wear
First in our two part retrospective of neo-noir classic The Grifters with exclusive insight from the film’s assistant costume designer Mark Bridges.
Reading Costume Design in No Country for Old Men
The colours and codes of the costume design in No Country for Old Men.
Gangster Squad: Gangster Gloss
The glossy costume world of gangster squad is faithful to history, but not a slave to it.
Win an Official The Big Lebowski Pendleton Cardigan
Win an official Cowichan style cardigan as worn by Jeff Bridges in The Big Lebowski.
Movie Costumes on Display in Los Angeles
For those of you lucky enough to live in LA, literally racks of costumes have just on display at The FIDM Museum.
True Grit: Exclusive Costume Featurette
A snapshot look at the costume design work of Mary Zophres for True Grit. Well worth a watch.