John Wick’s Suits
At Little White Lies, Henry Bevan talks about John Wick’s clothing and Luca Mosca’s costume design in John Wick (2015) and John Wick, Ch. 2 (2017).
“Insect Jewelry of the Victorian Era”
At JSTOR Daily, Amelia Soth writes about fashionable Victorians and their insect jewelry. “The wing-cases of gold-enameled weevils hung from necklaces; muslin gowns were embroidered with the iridescent green elytra of jewel beetles. Tiny golden scarabs were glued to the petals of artificial flowers. Delicate moths were perched […]
“The Fashion Guide to The Avengers and The New Avengers”
Enjoy this guide to the British television series The Avengers and The New Avengers. In Color! (Thanks, Ian!)
“Catsuits, Boilersuits, and Racing Suits”
At the Vintagent, Paul D’Orléans writes about the history of one-piece utility suits from boilersuits to Catwoman and Girl On A Motorcycle (1968). “The story of the ‘boilersuit’ and its (super)heroic descendants is a curious tale; a purely functional clothing item historically laden with a mix of Utopian […]
The Clothes Of Hercule Poirot (And Captain Hastings)
Gentleman’s Gazette has a piece on the sartorial splendor of Hercule Poirot and of Captain Hastings in the BBC television adaptation of Agatha Christie’s Poirot mysteries.
“Nudie Cohn, Country Music Clothier”
Dangerous Minds has a brief overview of Nudie Cohn’s life and work–including a gallery of some of his amazing designs for Hank Williams, Gram Parsons, Elvis and Keith Richards. “Nudie Cohn’s influence went way beyond country though. As he adapted with the 1960s counterculture, his work became even […]
The Cultural Gutter 