The costume vault

Earlier this year I released my Part I of my Top 10 Film Costume Designs of the Decade list, which covered the number 10 spot all through the number 6 spot. Now (finally) ladies and gentlemen, I present to you, my number 5 through 1! 5. THE DRESSMAKER (Jocelyn Moorhouse, 2015). Costume Design by Marion Boyce and Margot Wilson. The Dressmaker is a story about lies, secrets, and fashion. It feels only natural then, that the movie, despite the tonal whiplash and overall weird storytelling choices, is blessed with a glorious Costume Design. The costumes here are not only eye candy but become an integral part of the story, the characters, and the film's themes. Indeed, such was the scope of the enterprise, costume-wise that they split the Costume Design into the hands of two different Designers. Marion Boyce did all the costumes regarding the townspeople, and Margot Wilson focussed only on the costumes for Winslet's character. The movie explores the true nature of people an...

We hope you lovely people are all doing fine in these trying times! I’m currently quarantined in my own home, out of a job, and bored out of my mind. So I have been sharing on all my social media my favorite Period Movies (and shows, sometimes) so you can at least feast your eyes on gorgeous Costume Designs until all this finally blows over. Here I'll briefly expand on those recommendations so you'll be able to make a more informed decision when choosing your choice entertainment for the afternoon! Recommendation for MARCH 21st Sofia Coppola’s MARIE ANTOINETTE is an impressionistic take on the character that focuses on the personal, not on the historical. The movie revolves around her personal experience, her feelings. It’s not concerned with action, but with emotion. Precisely because of this, it’s a rather fragmented and episodic narrative that meanders through the runtime as much as the character meandered through her own life. Here, the lush and amazing...

2015 has come and gone already, and it has left us with a wide array of movies to look at: some good, some bad and everything in between. Here I will not be looking at the quality of the movies themselves but at the quality of their costume design. And in that regard, 2015 has left us with some really good stuff. This will not be a top 10 because I could not find enough movies with designs that I really loved, and therefore it stayed as a top 7 list. Also, the order is rather random. All of the designs mentioned below are really great on their own and I don't think they can really be properly listed. And so, I begin. I - A GOTHIC OPERETTA: Crimson Peak  designs by Kate Hawley Guillermo Del Toro's new movie is, easily, one of the most gorgeous movies released this past 2015. The sets, the photography and, of course, the costume design were stunning to look at. The designs, done by Kate Hawley (who also worked with Del Toro in Pacific Rim ), are the perfect ...