Bond Girls have long been recognized as the epitome of sexiness, beauty and yes, style too. The last installment of the Bond Saga, Spectre, ain't short of any of these attributes, this time in the form of Léa Seydoux and Monica Belucci. Fortunately, Bond Girls have gained more agency in the last few movies, not been only there as the "object of desire"...
Teen movies are a world of their own, specially when talking about costume design. As many other genres, they're mostly cut from the same cloth: just as a sci-fi movie might have the heroes dressed in bright angelical tones and the baddies dressed all in black, high school and college stories also follow similar patterns to differentiate the cool kids and the outsiders. It's...
I'm not usually one for horror movies (I'm actually a big scaredy cat), but I trust Guillermo Del Toro's word when he says Crimson Peak it's not a horror film but a "gothic romance". As usual in Del Toro's flicks, the setting and atmosphere becomes another character and this time the story takes place in a hunted Victorian mansion. Costume designer Kate Hawley...
One of my favorite movies from the last few months is Guy Ritchie's The Man From U.N.C.L.E. The film is fun and light James Bond-esque entertainment and one of its best assets is the amazing 60s aesthetic. Joanna Johnston, the movie's costume designer (whose previous work include Indiana Jones and The Last Crusade, Forrest Gump, Lincoln, Love Actually and my personal favorite Death Becomes...
I'm working right now in a series of Costume Design 101 posts and while researching I found this lovely short documentary produced by The Academy in 1950. The documentary features costume designer Edith Head, eight-time Oscar winner and also the person in which The Incredibles' Edna Mode is based. ...
When talking about filmmakers with a distinguished personal style, the first name that comes to my mind it's probably Wes Anderson. The director's trademark techniques include tracking shots, an obsession with symmetry, stories about dysfunctional families and polished settings, and costume design takes a central role in creating Anderson's original and unique aesthetic. He has worked with many costume designers, from Karen Patch...
Since the first days of the seventh art, costume design has been an essential part of the process of filmmaking. What we wear defines our personality and becomes a medium of communicating with others and movies have taken note of that. Whether they are a princess of an intergalactic kingdom, a soldier on the First World War or a teenager going through their...
