Friday, December 19, 2025

Andrew Garfield's movie costume from The Amazing Spider-Man 2 on display...

In 2014 Andrew Garfield reprised his role as the web-slinging 'Peter Parker' in The Amazing Spider-Man 2. In this movie sequel Spider-Man faces the supervillain 'Electro' (played by Jamie Foxx) and takes on his childhood friend 'Harry Osborn' aka the 'Green Goblin', with his girlfriend 'Gwen Stacy' (Emma Stone) suffering a tragic fate.

Spider-Man suit worn by Andrew Garfield
in The Amazing Spider-Man 2
Andrew Garfield Amazing Spiderman 2 movie costume
Amazing Spiderman 2 movie mask
Amazing SpiderMan 2 suit
Amazing Spiderman 2 costume detail
Amazing Spiderman 2 costume detail
Amazing Spiderman 2 costume webshooters
Amazing Spiderman 2 film costume
Amazing Spiderman 2 costume detail
Amazing Spiderman 2 movie costume back
This screen-used red and blue costume was photographed on display upside-down at the Academy Museum of Motion Pictures on October 13, 2025.

Deborah Lynn Scott is Costume Designer on this movie sequel, inspired by Spidey's classic suit in its first appearance in 1962's Amazing Fantasy #15 comic book when he was created by Stan Lee and Steve Ditko, and the fabrication is done by Ironhead Studio and is made from synthetic fabric and plastic.

Fans of the movie can also check out Emma Stone's Gwen Stacy costume from The Amazing Spider-Man 2 on display when the film was released theatrically.

Plus Marvel Comics fans can also take a look at all these other Marvel superhero costumes on display in recent years.

The Amazing Spider-Man 2 movie billboard
Amazing Spiderman 2 movie billboard

Monday, December 8, 2025

Amphibian Man movie costume from The Shape of Water on display...

In 2017's dark romantic period fantasy, The Shape of Water, Sally Hawkins plays a mute janitor at a high-security laboratory in Baltimore, Maryland in 1962, who falls in love with a captive humanoid Amphibian Man (played by Doug Jones). The cleaner bonds with the creature after visiting him secretly and decides to help him escape before the military can vivisect him to examine his respiratory system.

Amphibian Man costume worn by Doug Jones
in The Shape of Water
Shape of Water Amphibian Man movie costume
Shape of Water Amphibian Man film costume
Shape of Water Amphibian Man costume
Shape of Water Amphibian Man costume
Shape of Water Amphibian Man movie costume
Shape of Water Amphibian Man costume
Shape of Water Amphibian Man legs detail
Shape of Water Amphibian Man costume back
Amphibian Man costume back Shape of Water
Shape of Water Amphibian Man movie costume
This screen-used costume was captured on display at the Academy Museum of Motion Picture on October 13, 2025.

Shane Mahan, Mike Hill and Kazu Hiro were responsible for creature concept and makeup of the Amphibian Man and the look is heavily inspired by the classic monster film Creature from the Black Lagoon. The suit is fabricated by Legacy Effects from silicone, cast urethane resin, fiberglass, paint and acrylic.

Fans of Guillermo del Toro's movie can also enjoy these other screen-worn costumes from The Shape of Water designed by Costume Designer Luis Sequeira

The Shape of Water movie billboard
The Shape of Water movie billboard

Thursday, December 4, 2025

Carmen Miranda's movie costume from Week-End in Havana on display...

In 1941's Technicolor musical romantic-comedy, Week-End in Havana, Portuguese-born Brazilian actress, singer and dancer Carmen Miranda plays 'Rosita Rivas', the star attraction at a Cuban nightclub. The actress, nicknamed the "Brazilian Bombshell", became known for her signature fruit headdresses she wore in her American films like this one on display.

Rosita Rivas costume worn by Carmen Miranda
in Week-End in Havana
Carmen Miranda WeekEnd in Havana Rosita Rivas headdress
Carmen Miranda Week-End in Havana Rosita Rivas hat
Carmen Miranda Week-End in Havana Rosita Rivas film costume
Week-End in Havana Rosita Rivas movie costume
Carmen Miranda Week-End in Havana Rosita Rivas movie costume
This screen-worn costume was photographed on display at the Academy Museum of Motion Pictures on October 13, 2025.

Gwen Wakeling was the Head Costume Designer at 20th Century Fox responsible for this colorful ensemble made of silk, rayon and plastic (although the jewelry pictured is not part of the original costume).

Week-End in Havana movie poster

Tuesday, November 18, 2025

Oscar-nominated Sweeney Todd: The Demon Barber of Fleet Street movie costumes on display...

In 2007 Tim Burton adapted Stephen Sondheim and Hugh Wheeler's stage musical, Sweeney Todd: The Demon Barber of Fleet Street, for the big screen. Johnny Depp played the titular 'Sweeney Todd', a barber falsely convicted and exiled to Australia by the corrupt 'Judge Turpin' (Alan Rickman), who coveted his wife 'Lucy', returns to London to exact his revenge. Reinstated in his old Fleet Street barber shop he is helped by the failing pie shop owner below him, 'Mrs. Nellie Lovett' (Helena Bonham Carter), who has an unrequited love for the barber. Sweeney Todd murders his customers and she processes the corpses into meat pies, causing her business to prosper. Their bloody good fortune ultimately ends in a grisly fate for the killer duo.

Sweeney Todd costume worn by Johnny Depp,
Mrs. Lovett costume worn by Helena Bonham Carter
and Judge Turpin costume worn by Alan Rickman
in Sweeney Todd: The Demon Barber of Fleet Street
Sweeney Todd Demon Barber of Fleet Street movie costumes
Johnny Depp Sweeney Todd movie costume
Sweeney Todd Demon Barber of Fleet Street movie costume
Sweeney Todd straight razor movie prop
Johnny Depp Sweeney Todd Demon Barber Fleet Street costume
Helena Bonham Carter Sweeney Todd Mrs Lovett movie costume
Sweeney Todd Mrs Lovett movie costume
Mrs Lovett movie costume detail Sweeney Todd
Mrs Lovett film costume detail Sweeney Todd
Helena Bonham Carter Sweeney Todd Mrs Lovett film costume
Alan Rickman Sweeney Todd Judge Turpin movie costume
Alan Rickman Sweeney Todd Demon Barber Fleet Street Judge Turpin film costume
Judge Turpin movie costume Sweeney Todd Demon Barber of Fleet Street
Sweeney Todd Demon Barber Fleet Street film costumes
This trio of costumes designed by Colleen Atwood for this Gothic musical slasher movie were photographed on display at the Academy Museum of Motion Pictures on October 13, 2025.

Sweeney Todd's coat is made from a modern laser-but leather and then aged, with a sheen to give an insect-like quality to convey how he'd been hardened by his past experiences.

Meanwhile for Mrs. Lovett's final dress the designer found a piece of original period fabric to reflect the character's rich taste and how her costumes evolved with her wealth as her pie business flourishes.

Despite his wealth, Judge Turpin's unkempt look was designed to covey his loose morals and decadent character, and his vest features embroidered monkeys to help convey his transgressive appetites for pleasure. 

These costume designs earned the regular Tim Burton and Johnny Depp collaborator an Academy Award nomination for the film, and you can see more of her work with these Alice in Wonderland movie costumes, these Alice Through the Looking Glass film costumes, these Dumbo movie costumes and these Into the Woods movie costumes to name a few.

Sweeney Todd: The Demon Barber of Fleet Street movie poster
Sweeney Todd movie poster

Wednesday, November 12, 2025

Ryan Gosling's I'm Just Ken custom pink Gucci suit from the 96th Oscars on display...

To help celebrate Ryan Gosling's birthday I thought I'd share a look at something I saw on my recent visit to the Academy Museum of Motion Pictures, it may not be his birthday suit but it is the special custom-made pink bedazzled Gucci suit he wore for his performance of "I'm Just Ken" from 2023's Barbie movie at the 96th Oscars awards ceremony in March 2024. Ryan's suit brought the "Kenergy" and was styled by Mark Avery and inspired by Marilyn Monroe's hot pink dress designed by William "Billy" Travilla for 1953's Gentlemen Prefer Blondes.

"I'm Just Ken" suit worn by Ryan Gosling
at the 96th Academy Awards
Ryan Gosling Barbie Im Just Ken Oscars pink Gucci suit
Ryan Gosling Barbie I'm Just Ken Oscars pink Gucci suit
Ryan Gosling Barbie Ken Oscars pink suit
Ryan Gosling Barbie Ken Oscars Gucci suit
Ryan Gosling Im Just Ken Oscars pink Gucci suit
Ryan Gosling Barbie Im Just Ken Oscars pink Gucci suit
Ryan Gosling's suit was captured on display at the Academy Museum of Motion Pictures on October 13, 2025. His pink Gucci wool suit adorned with hand embroidered twinkling crystal drops comes with matching custom pink leather gloves, Gucci shades and glossy black shoes, the look is certainly "Kenough".

Fans of the movie in which he played "Ken" and was Oscar-nominated for Best Supporting Actor can also enjoy these Oscar-nominated Barbie costume designs by Jacqueline Durran on display.

Ryan Gosling admirers can also check out his La La Land movie costumes, his First Man movie costumes, his Gangster Squad film costume and his screen-worn costume from The Place Beyond The Pines on display.

Barbie movie billboard
Barbie movie billboard

Tuesday, November 4, 2025

Beyoncé Knowles Dreamgirls movie gown on display...

The 2006 adaptation of the 1981 Broadway musical, Dreamgirls, starred Beyoncé Knowles as 'Deena Jones', based upon Motown star and lead Supremes singer Diana Ross. The musical drama follows a music trio called the Dreamettes, comprising Deena, plus 'Effie' (Jennifer Hudson) and 'Lorrell' (Anika Noni Rose), their chance of a lifetime, their rise to fame as a superstar act, charting the course of a breakout star and the romances and betrayals that make it all happen.

Deena Jones costume worn by Beyoncé Knowles
in Dreamgirls
Beyoncé Dreamgirls Deena Jones movie gown
Beyoncé Dreamgirls Deena Jones film costume
Beyoncé Dreamgirls Deena Jones movie costume
Dreamgirls Deena Jones gown fishtail detail
Dreamgirls Deena Jones movie gown back
Beyoncé Knowles Dreamgirls Deena Jones movie costume
This screen-worn movie gown was photographed on display at the Academy Museum of Motion Pictures on October 13, 2025.

Sharen Davis is Costume Designer on director Bill Condon's film and was nominated for an Oscar for her designs.

For more of her work be sure to check out these Westworld season two costumes, these film costumes from The Help, these King Richard movie costumes and these Fences movie costumes on display. 

Dreamgirls movie poster
Dreamgirls movie poster