Category Archives: Film costume
Film Noir Style: Lana Turner in The Postman Always Rings Twice
Lana Turner, as Cora Smith, in one of her white outfits, a lovely keyhole dress with a narrow collar and a tie at the neckline and a pocket on just one side. “Lana Turner already had platinum hair. … Read More
Style in Film: Les félins
Jane Fonda is wearing a white waist-cinching dress by Pierre Balmain. It has knee-length full skirt, a plunging neckline and a bare back and sequinned appliqués. It reminds me of Elizabeth Taylor’s “The Cat” dress from Cat on A Hot Tin … Read More
Style in Film: Steve McQueen in The Thomas Crown Affair
It was on the set of this film where Steve McQueen appeared wearing the blue tint lensed Persol PO 714 SM sunglasses for the first time. He was a fan of the brand and owned a personal collection. He transformed … Read More
Talking Film Costume: Richard Gere in “American Gigolo”
“I have found myself in the position of a revolutionary. A revolutionary who has always defended the right to be normal, as an extreme mooring of sophistication, a point of arrival in which the details, above all, are important. … Read More
Style in Film: Kelly McGillis in Top Gun
Last week I came across a screen still of Kelly McGillis from Top Gun (1986), where she is wearing the bomber jacket with a white shirt, pencil skirt and red lipstick, and it struck me just how timeless the … Read More
