The Best Sunglasses in the History of Cinema
From the moment I glanced at the mirrored sunglasses of Tilda Swinton in A Bigger Splash I knew it was time to finally make the plunge and have my own take on the best shades in the history of cinema....
View ArticleBack to School: The On-Screen Preppy Look of Robert Redford
Robert Redford has made it clear from the very beginning that he came into films because of the craft of acting, and then, by founding the Sundance Film Festival, that he stuck in the business...
View ArticleSuit Acting and Android Fashion in Metropolis
January 10th, 1927. It was on this day, 90 years ago, that Fritz Lang released Metropolis, not only a key film of the German expressionist movement, but also the primordial science fiction movie. A...
View ArticleColour and Costume: From The Umbrellas of Cherbourg to La La Land
Top photo: “La La Land”; bottom photo: “The Umbrellas of Cherbourg” “Here’s to the fools who dream.” No wonder I love this film. And I don’t even like musicals. But here I am talking about La La...
View ArticleRyan Gosling and His Otherworldly “Drive” Jacket
That’s Ryan Gosling at the wheel. After all the singing and dancing in La La Land, here is a little reminder that he can do tough, too (but then again, he can take on any role). Gosling is Driver in...
View ArticleTravelling Wes Anderson Style: The Darjeeling Limited
I have been on a Wes Anderson marathon lately, revisiting almost everything I had already seen and finally watching the rest. However, the idea for this article came to me when I saw the illustration...
View ArticleRoger Moore’s James Bond: The Style, the Charm, the Humour
The Spy Who Loved Me With his trademark single raised eyebrow, a twinkle of humour in his eye, a dry wit and tongue-in-cheek charm and class, Roger Moore was the James Bond who knew how to carry off...
View ArticleMy Summer Style Muse: Penélope Cruz in Vicky Cristina Barcelona
It was not until I saw Penélope Cruz in Volver that I fully understood why she is Pedro Almódovar’s muse. Such depth and remarkable ease in playing, such a pleasure to see her on screen. It took one...
View ArticleThe Simplistic Ease of Summer Dressing: Scarlett Johansson in Vicky Cristina...
Just as Penélope Cruz’s wardrobe in Vicky Cristina Barcelona is the perfect embodiment of her bohemian soul (as I wrote a couple of weeks ago), Scarlett Johansson’s costumes are a great...
View ArticleFashion in Michelangelo Antonioni’s Films
Monica Vitti, L’eclisse Michelangelo Antonioni’s characters are always in crisis, but they are always dressed well, too. Furthermore, their easy access to luxury is a key part of their forced and...
View ArticleDenim on Film: Little Fauss and Big Halsy
Before summer’s end, let us indulge in the most simple, democratic, sincere, sexy and authentic piece of clothing, blue jeans, and everything denim. At first look, Little Fauss and Big Halsy is...
View ArticleCrisp Precision: Lindsay Crouse in House of Games
Her outfits are mannish; her words are enunciated with cold, distant, crisp precision; her presence is uptight and cautious; her sculpted face never crumples. Some have criticized Lindsay Crouse’s...
View ArticleNaomie Harris and Her Alt Bond Girl in Skyfall
I am a hardcore James Bond fan. I can enjoy watching a Bond movie, even a bad one, for sheer entertainment. I am okay with certain Bond movie clichés and stereotypes. But I have to admit that, as a...
View ArticleCelebrating A Designer, A Friendship, A Legacy: Hubert de Givenchy and Audrey...
A retrospective of the special friendship and unique collaboration between Hubert de Givenchy, who passed away over the weekend at age 91, and Audrey Hepburn in the way I know best: talking about...
View ArticleClothes and Character in the Films of Jean-Pierre Melville
Throughout his career, Jean-Pierre Melville retained a passion for all things American and especially for the classic Hollywood gangster and noir movies. He eagerly borrowed the iconography of the...
View ArticleBrigitte Lin in Chungking Express: A Tribute to John Cassavetes’ Gloria
At once hyperkinetic and hazily romantic, Chungking Express is the quintessential film about loneliness in the postmodern metropolis, in contemporary Hong Kong, as characters brush against one another...
View ArticleBond Girl Style: Carey Lowell in Licence to Kill
Like The Spy Who Loved Me (1977) before it and Casino Royale (2006) after it, Licence to Kill (1989) introduced us to one of the best and one of my favourite Bond girls, Carey Lowell. She saves...
View ArticleNatasha Richardson in The Comfort of Strangers: A Journey into the Armani...
In 1980, Paul Schrader’s American Gigolo launched Giorgio Armani’s career. The designer went on to revolutionize fashion and, from then on, menswear, and womenswear, have never been quite the same. A...
View ArticleA Return To Simplicity: Summer Style in Movies
I’ve made a habit of watching some of my all-time favourite summer movies this time of year and I feel compelled to have you join in the fun. So here are ten films which provide some good summer...
View ArticleShirt Stories: Tilda Swinton and Matthias Schoenaerts in A Bigger Splash
You always notice the person wearing a great shirt. A classic that holds just as much appeal as a perfect pair of jeans. Shirt Stories is about the men and women who wear it well, in movies or in...
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