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The Gumshoe Chic of Mickey Rourke in Angel Heart (1987)

29 Nov ’1929 Nov ’19 Lord Christopher LavertyClothes from 1950s

The scruffy gumshoe style of Mickey Rourke in Angel Heart (1987). With very special trousers.

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The Costuming of Joaquin Phoenix in Joker

14 Oct ’1914 Oct ’19 Lord Christopher LavertyClothes from 1970s

A brief glimpse at the costume world Mark Bridges created for Joker.

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The Maltese Falcon: The Shirts That Dreams Are Made Of

23 Sep ’1923 Sep ’19 Lord Christopher LavertyClothes from 1940s

Examining the shirt collars of all the gentleman in 1941 noir classic, The Maltese Falcon.

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A Look a the Style of Once Upon a Time in Hollywood

9 Sep ’199 Sep ’19 Lord Christopher LavertyClothes from 1960s

A brief video dip into the costume design of Once Upon a Time in Hollywood.

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The Suits of Lee Marvin in Point Blank (1967)

2 Sep ’192 Sep ’19 Lord Christopher LavertyClothes from 1960s

Actually that title is a tad misleading – it’s all the clothes worn by Lee Marvin as kick-ass-tough-guy-on-a-mission Walker in Point Blank. This is the second video in a new Clothes on Film feature breaking[…]

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Jane Fonda and the Costumes of Klute (1971)

19 Aug ’1919 Aug ’19 Lord Christopher LavertyClothes from 1970s

As a new feature for Clothes on Film, we will uploading regular videos (say every couple of weeks) to YouTube examining the costume design of new and classic movies, plus selected television and trailers. This[…]

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The Pure Nerd-Joy of Mysterio’s Costume in Spider-Man: Far From Home

22 Jul ’1922 Jul ’19 Lord Christopher LavertyClothes from Fantasy & Sci-fi

The latest MCU smash-hit, Spider-Man: Far From Home (2019), features one of the strangest villains in the wallcrawler’s rogues’ gallery. When it comes to movies based on comic books, the outfit a character like Mysterio[…]

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You’ve Got Red on You: Us and the Jumpsuit Question

1 Apr ’191 Apr ’19 Lord Christopher LavertyClothes from now

SPOILERS THROUGHOUT Clearly Us (2019) director Jordan Peele is as interested in the craft of costume as a tool for storytelling as any means available to him (props, sets, score, bunnies). Peele’s costume designer for[…]

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The Little Drummer Girl: A Colourful Pretence

14 Dec ’1830 Mar ’19 Lord Christopher LavertyClothes from 1970s

SPOILERS THROUGHOUT Having recently finished a six week, six episode run on the BBC, John le Carré adapted spy drama The Little Drummer Girl was divisive in terms of audience reaction. Some found the plot[…]

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Shifting Trends: Claire Foy in First Man

25 Oct ’18 Lord Christopher LavertyClothes from 1950s

MINOR SPOILERS First Man (2018) is not a movie overly preoccupied with fashion, And why would it be? The focus of the story is astronaut Neil Armstrong (Ryan Gosling) and his journey to become the[…]

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A Star is Born: The Cotton Rebel

12 Oct ’18 Lord Christopher LavertyClothes from now

MINOR SPOILERS For all the inevitable chrysalis transformation of singer Ally (Lady Gaga) during A Star is Born (2018, directed by Bradley Cooper), the most subtle, yet real sartorial reflection of character belongs to her[…]

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Deena Appel on the Costume Design of Austin Powers: Goldmember

9 Oct ’1810 Oct ’18 Lord Christopher LavertyClothes from 1960s

Goldmember (2002, directed by Jay Roach), the final film (so far) in the Austin Powers series again shifts its timeline. However, rather than a negligible, though comparatively significant, jump from late to very late 1960s,[…]

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