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 2000-10,  Clothes from Fantasy & Sci-fi,  Guys in Films,  Interviews

    Inception: Costume Style Analysis VLOG

    19 Aug ’20 /

    A new VLOG looking back over the still stunning costume design on of Inception.

    read more
    Lord Christopher Laverty Comments Off on Inception: Costume Style Analysis VLOG

    You May Also Like

    Gucci to Block Scott Movie if it doesn’t Measure Up

    2 Nov ’09

    Hot Scot! Holly Fulton Designs for Sex and the City 2

    7 Nov ’09

    National Treasure: Diane Kruger, a Dress for Action

    27 Nov ’09
  • Clothes from 2000-10,  Clothes from Fantasy & Sci-fi,  Girls in Films,  Guys in Films,  Interviews

    Inception Revisited with Costume Designer Jeffrey Kurland

    17 Jul ’20 /

    We revisit sci-fi classic Inception a decade after its release with MVP, costume designer Jeffrey Kurland.

    read more
    Lord Christopher Laverty Comments Off on Inception Revisited with Costume Designer Jeffrey Kurland

    You May Also Like

    It’s The A-Team Teaser Trailer, Fool!

    11 Jan ’10

    Black Swan International Trailer is Beautiful

    8 Dec ’10

    Winter’s Bone: Rebecca Hofherr Interview

    12 Jan ’12
  • Clothes from 1960s,  Clothes from 1970s,  Clothes from 2000-10,  Interviews

    Deena Appel on the Costume Design of Austin Powers: Goldmember

    9 Oct ’18 /

    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, here we dive into that most raucous of decades – the 1970s. And then back to 2002 (do keep up). For costume designer Deena Appel (pictured above, bottom left with Jay Roach) it was a wildly ambitious undertaking. Not to mention the film also features a well-known music and movie star, just about to launch into the stratosphere: Beyoncé. Speaking exclusively to Clothes on Film and closing out our epic in-depth look at the Austin…

    read more
    Lord Christopher Laverty Comments Off on Deena Appel on the Costume Design of Austin Powers: Goldmember

    You May Also Like

    Jennifer Grey in Dirty Dancing: Baby Grows Up

    17 Jun ’10

    X-Men: First Class Costumes

    20 Jan ’11

    Legend: Interview with Costume Designer Caroline Harris

    25 Sep ’15
  • Clothes from 1960s,  Clothes from 2000-10,  Girls in Films,  Premium

    Beautiful Oppression: Tilda Swinton in I am Love

    5 Jun ’15 /

    From stills of this film alone you could easily be forgiven in thinking that I am Love (Io sono l’amore, 2009) was set during the 1960s. The designer clothes draped worn by lead members of the Recchi family, as selected by costumer Antonella Cannarozzi, are generally minimalist, in plain colours with little embellishment. I am Love is actually set in Europe around 2000, but its central characters are trapped as the well-heeled repressed of the sixties. Just as sexual, artistic and cultural expression was blossoming, the old guard struggled to make sense of this new world so regressed even more vehemently into their old one. The Recchi’s seem to live…

    read more
    Lord Christopher Laverty Comments Off on Beautiful Oppression: Tilda Swinton in I am Love

    You May Also Like

    X-Men: First Class Trailer

    11 Feb ’11

    Win an Official The Big Lebowski Pendleton Cardigan

    11 Oct ’11

    Dual Analysis: Rosemary’s Baby – KB’s Thoughts

    8 Jan ’10
  • Clothes from 2000-10,  Clothes from now,  Interviews,  Premium

    Contemporary Costume: Where Have the Aloha Shirts Gone?

    20 Jun ’14 /

    While science-fiction and period costume can sell to collectors at auction for tens of thousands of dollars, the future of contemporary costume from the contemporary drama, comedy and thriller genres is unclear. Costumes from films set in the modern age are not valued as highly. Sourced from costume houses, high-street stores, and even actor’s own wardrobes, these pieces could be lost for good for future generations of collectors and fans if current mentality doesn’t change. Contemporary costume, even from popular movies, is surprisingly hard to trace. What has happened to George Clooney’s Aloha shirts from The Descendants? The film’s costume designer Wendy Chuck isn’t sure. “I have no idea where…

    read more
    Lord Christopher Laverty Comments Off on Contemporary Costume: Where Have the Aloha Shirts Gone?

    You May Also Like

    Catfish – Not a Review

    19 Nov ’10

    82nd Oscar Results: Sandy Powell Shoots and Scores

    8 Mar ’10

    UK Film Review: The Hangover

    6 Jun ’09
  • Clothes from 2000-10,  Clothes from now,  Girls in Films,  Guys in Films,  Premium

    About Time to Dress Upper Middle Class

    9 May ’14 /

    SPOILERS Despite all the hoo-ha over films such as Blue Jasmine and Stoker contemporary is still pretty much overlooked as a form of costume design. If it’s invisible, well, nobody notices it, and if it’s designer it becomes all about ‘the fashion’ (OMG TOTES WANT THOSE SHOES). We are currently in an age when costume design means period and sci-fi. It comes to the extent that if a costumer wants to tell a story through contemporary attire, he/she needs either a director with a key grasp of semiotics, or one that doesn’t care less about semiotics and offers a degree of autonomy. Watching About Time we presume that Richard Curtis…

    read more
    Lord Christopher Laverty Comments Off on About Time to Dress Upper Middle Class

    You May Also Like

    Sandra Bullock in The Proposal: Small Wardrobe, Big Impact

    24 Feb ’12

    The Bourne Supremacy: Karl Urban’s Tunic Shirt

    18 Jul ’09

    Charlie Sheen Back in Braces for Wall Street 2

    9 Sep ’09
  • Clothes from 2000-10,  Girls in Films,  Interviews,  Premium

    Sandra Bullock in The Proposal: Small Wardrobe, Big Impact

    24 Feb ’12 /

    With exclusive insight from costume designer Catherine Marie Thomas, we analyse Sandra Bullock’s low volume, big impact wardrobe in The Proposal.

    read more
    Contributor 6 Comments

    You May Also Like

    Brooklyn’s Finest Trailer Kicks All Kinds of Butt

    4 Dec ’09

    Wall Street 2 On-Set Photos Online

    11 Sep ’09

    Film Review: The Boys Are Back

    22 Jan ’10
  • Clothes from 2000-10,  Girls in Films,  Guys in Films,  Interviews,  Premium

    Winter’s Bone: Rebecca Hofherr Interview

    12 Jan ’12 /

    Costume designer Rebecca Hofherr talks exclusively to Clothes on Film about her incredible contribution to Winter’s Bone.

    read more
    Lord Christopher Laverty 1 Comment

    You May Also Like

    Film Review: Knight and Day

    5 Aug ’10

    Tom Ford to Direct 2nd Film. No Details Whatsoever

    28 Jun ’10

    Review: The American

    15 Oct ’10
  • Clothes from 2000-10,  Clothes from now,  Girls in Films,  Girls on TV,  Guys in Films,  Guys on TV,  Premium

    Noomi Rapace in The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo

    8 Dec ’11 /

    Playing computer hacker, Lisbeth Salander, Noomi Rapace embodies the character in such a way that picturing anyone else in the role is nearly impossible.

    read more
    Lord Christopher Laverty 2 Comments

    You May Also Like

    Film Review: 2012

    19 Dec ’09

    Wall Street: Money Never Sleeps – Full Trailer Online

    19 Feb ’10

    The Hangover: More Costume Questions Answered

    16 Apr ’10
  • Clothes from 2000-10,  Clothes from now,  Girls in Films,  Interviews,  Premium

    Kate Hudson in Le Divorce: Love is in the Bag

    10 Jun ’11 /

    Speaking exclusively to Clothes on Film, Le Divorce costume designer Carol Ramsey explains how a Hermès Kelly can be elevated from status symbol to character.

    read more
    Lord Christopher Laverty 7 Comments

    You May Also Like

    Contemporary Costume: Where Have the Aloha Shirts Gone?

    20 Jun ’14

    Audrey Tautou Chanel Sailor Pants For Perfume Advertisement

    9 May ’09

    Costume Designers Guild Award for Doctor Parnassus

    27 Feb ’10
  • Clothes from 2000-10,  Clothes from now,  Girls in Films,  News

    Black Swan International Trailer is Beautiful

    8 Dec ’10 /

    The international trailer for Black Swan brings anticipation to the max.

    read more
    Lord Christopher Laverty Comments Off on Black Swan International Trailer is Beautiful

    You May Also Like

    Contemporary Costume: Where Have the Aloha Shirts Gone?

    20 Jun ’14

    Eastern Promises: Viggo Mortensen’s Double Breasted Suit

    3 Jun ’09

    Wall Street: Money Never Sleeps – Full Trailer Online

    19 Feb ’10
  • Clothes from 2000-10,  Film Reviews,  Girls in Films,  Guys in Films,  News

    Catfish – Not a Review

    19 Nov ’10 /

    Despite having watched Catfish at the Leeds International Film Festival, you will find no review of it here.

    read more
    Lord Christopher Laverty Comments Off on Catfish – Not a Review

    You May Also Like

    Whip It Up and Start Again: Some Pics to Enjoy

    20 Mar ’10

    Kick-Ass Character Posters: Costumed Superfreaks

    11 Mar ’10

    Wall Street: Money Never Sleeps – Full Trailer Online

    19 Feb ’10
 Older Posts