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Superfly Solo

18 Jun ’1822 Jun ’18 Lord Christopher LavertyClothes from Fantasy & Sci-fi

MILD SPOILERS Solo: A Star Wars Story (2018) is far and away the most ‘A New Hope-like’ film in the series yet. In terms of tone, sure, but particularly costume. What costume designers Glyn Dillon[…]

Star Wars: Interview with Michael Kaplan

22 Jan ’16 Lord Christopher LavertyClothes from Fantasy & Sci-fi

Surely we all know Michael Kaplan by now? Flashdance (1983), Fight Club (1999), Burlesque (2010), Star Trek (2009), and the biggest of the big, Star Wars: The Force Awakens. Versatile is not a generous enough[…]

Woman Inherits the Earth: Femininity in Jurassic World

19 Jun ’154 Nov ’17 Lord Christopher LavertyClothes from Fantasy & Sci-fi

There has been an insane amount of discussion online about Bryce Dallas Howard’s character, Claire Dearing, since the release of Jurassic World (2015, costume designed Daniel Orlandi), mostly concerning the ‘running in heels’ sequences. I[…]

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[…]

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[…]

Costume Stories: This Week, Diana & TIFF

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

This week this happened in costume… Diana Rush, Alpha Papa and now Diana, costume designer Julian Day is everywhere at the moment (good, because he’s very talented). Here Day explains a little about undertaking what[…]

Net-a-Porter to Launch Hunger Games Capsule Collection

5 Sep ’1330 Apr ’18 Lord Christopher LavertyClothes from Fantasy & Sci-fi

Must admit, we kind of saw this one coming. The Hunger Games: Catching Fire costume designer Trish Summerville has teamed up with online fashion retailer Net-a-Porter to produce 16 ready-to-wear outfits, leather goods and jewellery[…]