If you havent already, check out the article I wrote for Clothes on Film, "Bonnie and Clyde: Hats as Identity".The article was published on November 3, 2011 and today, Chris Laverty published...
This one is dedicated to all the horror film lovers and Halloween enthusiasts.Here are some classic horror film stills and wicked-witch-worthy runway looks for your enjoyment!Nosferatu (1922)White Zo...
The musical The Umbrellas of Cherbourg (1964), directed by Jacques Demy, is no doubt a critically acclaimed French film. The third feature selection of Vanity Fair’s Fashion in Film Festival in partn...
The second screening of Vanity Fair’s Fashion in Film Festival 2011 (with The Film Society of Lincoln Center and The Museum of Arts and Design), was X, Y, & Zee (also known as XY & Zee, and Z...
Vanity Fair and the Museum of Art and Design’s Fashion in Film Festival could not have been titled as such without the long-lost treasure that is Qui Êtes-Vous, Polly Maggoo? (1966). This gem emerged...
This past weekend, September 9th-11th, Vanity Fair partnered with the Film Society and the Museum of Art and Design (MAD) for a weekend-long celebration of fashion, design, and style on the big scree...
Now for a subject that consistently and unwelcomingly fights its way back into our conscious: Wall Street, the mother of all stock exchanges. As Francesco Guerrea points out in yesterday’s aptly titl...
When I think of Gabrielle “Coco” Chanel, words that come to mind are iconic, innovator, influential, elegant, timeless, nonconformist… I could go on.June’s dedicated birthday post goes to my sister, ...
Trend-setting clothes are first presented to the world on the runway, not on magazines or mannequins in a store. I’d say the movement of these clothes on the body is essential to feel their shape, fi...
Dedicated to the most important May birthday in my life, my husband, Rafael F.Hollywood had a complete makeover in the 1970’s. There was a transition in the storytelling process, which had become mor...
Hello everyone! Welcome back to Dressed Cinema!Thank you all for waiting and coming back here, I have missed the blogosphere and I apologize for my long break! I’m coming back with a new look, and I ...
In 1942, the world saw for the first time what would become one of the most classic images in film history: Casablancas final foggy airport sequence featuring Humphrey Bogart wearing a trench coat, c...
Two of the standout trends for this Spring are pants and menswear-inspired looks. Women have always been influenced by what they see on the big screen, but I think it’s safe to say that in this case,...
The Oscars are this weekend and I had hoped to have featured all of the nominees for Best Costume Design by now (see who they are here), but getting a hold of all of these movies and deciding on a st...
His name is Bond, James Bond. The tuxedoed agent 007 has been the ultimate role model for men’s fashion for almost 5 decades, with 6 different actors and 23 films. Jean Paul Gaultier has once again b...
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Before Black Swan’s release, the fashion world learned that fashion designers Kate and Laura Mulleavy would be involved in costuming Darren Aronofsky’s film. It seems like most of the fashion press l...
With the Oscars just around the corner and speculations roaming around about who the winners will be, I’m still disappointed about the fact that Black Swan is not nominated for Best Costume Design. T...
Avatar’s message is clear. There’s the obvious pro-environmental activism of the eco message and the underlying anti-imperialism message on the political side. Cameron is clearly anti-corporate and a...
There are several definitions for the term ‘costume’. In my post Introduction: Costume and Fashion, I tried to arrive at a more precise definition for the purposes of this blog. I started out with on...
Lewis Carrolls Alices Adventures in Wonderland is one of my favorite books and Johnny Depp, Tim Burton and Helena Bonham Carter all in one package is enough to make my day, so suffice it to say Im a ...
On est tous pirates dans la mode, non? -Jean Paul GaultierEver since the first of the Pirates of the Caribbean franchise came out in 2003, pirates have been everywhere. This film influenced retail fa...
I kind of gave you an idea about me on my first post Introduced: Dressed Cinema, but I guess people are curious to hear more, so Ive decided to show my face. I grew up in São Bernardo do Campo (home ...
Follow my blog with bloglovinIts awards season and some of these award ceremonies have already happened (winners marked with *) and some nominations havent even been announced yet (marked with TBA). ...
All of my posts under the tag "Influenced" are an attempt to show how the clothes of a movie can—and have—influenced everyday dress codes the moment they are released. The look of Flashdanc...
[btw - January 5th was National Bird Day. I only know this because of Ian Padghams tweets for SFMOMA. You inspired me to write this as well as my post on national hat day! Coincidentally, the first s...
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“Clothes are never a frivolity; they always mean something.” –James LaverI mainly wrote this post for myself actually. It serves as a disambiguation for the different terms I will most likely be usin...
"The film fashions of today are your fashions of tomorrow." SchiaparelliJanuary 15th is the unofficial hat day in the U.S. and to celebrate this day I decided to feature couturier Elsa Schi...
Happy National Hat Day!Here are some movie posters featuring hats in 2010.Enjoy!Click on the image to enlarge.Images found all over the net.Thanks to Rafael for the collage and patience! Youre amazin...
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