Stitching the threads of film, fashion and business
Catherine Martin mined the Brooks Brothers archives for her Oscar-winning costume design work in director Baz Luhrmann’s 2013 remake of “The Great Gatsby,” with Brooks Brothers returning the favor by launching a Gatsby collection of ties, jackets and accessories. (Al Seib / Los Angeles Times; Warner Bros.)
A look the relationships between the film, fashion and business worlds.
Designer Tom Ford made his directorial debut with the stylish 2009 drama “A Single Man,” starring Colin Firth and Julianne Moore. (Kirk McKoy/Los Angeles Times; Eduard Grau/ The Weinsten Co. )
Arianne Phillips, costume designer for the action film “Kingsman: The Secret Service,” designed an entire Savile Row inspired 60-piece menswear collection pegged to the launch of that movie, starring Colin Firth and Taron Egerton. (Gary Friedman / Los Angeles Times; Jaap Buitendijk/ 20th Century Fox )
Actress Jennifer Lawrence has done several campaigns for Dior and almost always wears Dior on red carpets. She’s pictured in a strapless, peplum Dior number at the 2014 Academy Awards. (Al Seib / Los Angeles Times; Etienne Laurent / EPA )
Actor Matthew McConaughey stepped into the role of designer, issuing a clothing collections that bears his imprimatur, in what was called the Just Keep Livin’ line, which debuted in 2013. Just one example of a shirt? A tee imprinted with his famous phrase, “Alright, Alright, Alright.” (Liz O. Baylen / Los Angeles Times)
