Showing posts with label Gangs of New York. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Gangs of New York. Show all posts

Sunday, October 28, 2012

Original Gangs of New York gown on display...

If you like historical and period dramas, then you'll love this dress worn in Martin Scorsese's 2002 Gangs of New York movie, which set in 1863 in the Five Points district of New York City.

Original dress worn in Gangs of New York
Gangs of New York movie gown
Gangs of New York gown
Gangs of New York dress
Gangs of New York movie gown
Gangs of New York movie dress
The gown designed by Sandy Powell was photographed on display at the London Film Museum on May 15, 2012, although the signage didn't indicate whether it was an actual costume worn by Cameron Diaz as 'Jenny Everdeane'.

You can also check out the Oscar-winning Costume Designer's work in Hugo and these costumes from The Tempest.

Gangs of New York movie poster
Gangs of New York movie poster
If you're a fan of this period style, be sure to also check out Keira Knightley's gown from Pirates of the Caribbean and Cate Blanchett's royal dress from Elizabeth: The Golden Age on display.

Saturday, February 19, 2011

The Magic of Millinery (or hats from Disney movies) - Part three...

Following a recent visit to Walt Disney Studios HQ in Burbank, California, here's a third installment of classic hats being showcased from Disney's millinery archives.

Boss Tweed's fire helmet worn by Jim Broadbent
in Gangs of New York
Gangs of New York fire helmetGangs of New York fire helmet
First up is this impressive fire helmet from 2002's Gangs of New York set in the mid-19th century and worn by Jim Broadbent as 'Boss Tweed'.

Gangs of New York movie poster
Gangs of New York poster
Next up is a Leprechaun crown from 1959's Darby O'Gill and the Little People worn by Jimmy O'Dea as 'King Brian'.

Leprechaun crown from Darby O'Gill and the Little People
Darby O'gill Leprechaun Crown

Darby O'Gill and the Little People movie poster
Darby O'Gill and the Little People poster
The next famous hat was worn by Wallace Shawn as 'Ezra' in 2003's The Haunted Mansion comedy, based on Disney's popular theme park attraction of the same name, starring Eddie Murphy.

Top hat worn by Wallace Shawn in The Haunted Mansion
Haunted Mansion top hat

The Haunted Mansion movie poster
The Haunted Mansion movie poster
The next two ladies hats are worn by Louise Lombard as 'Lady Anne Davenport' in 2004's Hidalgo, which is set in 1890 in Arabia.

Ladies hats worn by Louise Lombard in Hidalgo
Hidalgo ladies hatHidalgo ladies hats

Hidalgo movie poster
Hidalgo movie poster
From the world of TV, this sun hat was worn by Jennifer Garner in one of her many disguises as undercover CIA operative 'Sydney Bristow' in the action and espionage series Alias, which ran for five seasons from 2001 to 2006.

Sun hat worn by Jennifer Garner in Alias
Jennifer Garner's Alias sun hat

Alias TV poster
Alias TV poster
Another famous hat from the land of television is this cowboy hat worn in The Adventures of Spin and Marty from 1955.

Triple-R cowboy hat worn in The Adventures of Spin and Marty
Triple R Cowboy hat

Spin and Marty magazine cover
Disney's Spin and Marty magazine cover
Included in the millinery display were two miniature hats that once featured in Walt Disney's 'Granny's Cabin' diorama, which was an eight foot long miniature replica of a Midwest pioneer farm home reproduced from Disney's 1948 movie So Dear To My Heart, somewhere at the end of 1950.

Miniature hats from Walt Disney's Granny's Cabin
Disney Granny's Cabin miniature hats
The miniature model was apparently originally exhibited at the Festival of California Living at the Pan-Pacific Auditorium in L.A. in November and December 1952.

The penultimate hat in this selection was worn by 'Sam the Eagle', an audio-animatronic bald-eagle who was the Master of Ceremony within Disneyland's 'America Sings' theme park attraction in Anaheim, California from 1974 to 1988.

Eagle Sam's hat from Disneyland's America Sings attraction
Disneyland's America Sings Sam the Eagle hat
Sam the Eagle was voiced by American actor, writer and folk music singer Burl Ives.

America Sings record sleeve
1974 America Sings record
Finally, I think you'd agree that no Disney hat collection would be complete without a set of 'Mouse Ears'. This particular pair were worn by Jimmie Dodd as the host and head 'Mouseketeer' of the Mickey Mouse Club from 1955 to 1959.

Jimmie Dodd's Mouse Ears from the Mickey Mouse Club
Jimmie Dodd's Mouse Ears
I hope you've enjoyed this collection of famous headwear, be sure to check out other Disney movie hats, caps, helmets and crowns in Part One and Part Two of the Magic of Millinery.

Saturday, May 22, 2010

The Magic of Millinery (or hats from Disney movies) - Part one...

You don't have to be The Mad Hatter to appreciate a good hat, or marvel at the headgear from a fantastic movie worn by your favourite star.
Walt Disney Archives Hats off to Disney
Enjoy this fabulous selection of wonderful hats, helmets and masks from a wide variety of new and classic Disney movies photographed on display on May 7, 2010 at Walt Disney Studios in Burbank, California.

Hats and helmets featured in Disney movies
Disney movie hats and helmets
First up is a cinematic millinery legend, the iconic hat worn by Julie Andrews in the musical Mary Poppins. This hat with cherries and cherry blossoms was worn by the magical nanny in the 1964 movie.

Mary Poppins hat worn by Julie Andrews
Mary Poppins hat worn by Julie Andrews
Julie  Andrews Mary Poppins movie hat

Mary Poppins movie poster
Mary Poppins movie poster
Next is another Disney classic, this time from 1982, the cult sci-fi hit Tron (soon to have a sequel 28 years later, Tron Legacy).

This is the helmet worn by Jeff Bridges as 'Flynn/Clu' in the original futuristic film.

Tron video warrior's helmet worn by Jeff Bridges
Tron warrior helmet worn by Jeff BridgesJeff Bridges Tron movie helmet

Tron movie poster
Tron movie poster
Keeping to the fantasy theme, next is the helmet worn by Bill Campbell as 'Cliff Secord'. He played the prototype jet-pack wearing, pulp comic-inspired masked hero in the 1991 period adventure movie, The Rocketeer, set in 1930's Hollywood.

The Rocketeer helmet worn by Bill Campbell
The Rocketeer helmet propBill Campbell's Rocketeer movie helmet
The Rocketeer helmet movie prop

The Rocketeer movie poster
The Rocketeer teaser movie poster
A more modern day helmet next, in the form of Dwayne 'The Rock' Johnson's American football helmet from Disney's 2007 movie, The Game Plan.

American football helmet worn by
Dwayne Johnson in The Game Plan
Dwayne Johnson's Game Plan football helmet
The Rock's Game Plan football helmet

The Game Plan movie poster
The Game Plan movie poster
Stepping back in history next for this medieval helmet worn by Clive Owen as the legendary titular 'King Arthur' in the Touchstone Pictures (a division of Walt Disney Studios) film from 2004.

King Arthur's helmet worn by Clive Owen
Clive Owen's King Arthur movie helmet

King Arthur movie poster
King Arthur movie poster
Next are fantastic original helmets and hats from the quirky 2004 comedy, The Life Aquatic with Steve Zissou.

Included in the display is the flight helmet worn by Owen Wilson as 'Ned Plimpton', Bill Murray's dive helmet with radio antenna as worn by the eccentric 'Steve Zissou' and finally the red cap worn by Willem Dafoe as 'Klaus Daimler'.

Flight helmet worn by Owen Wilson
in The Life Aquatic with Steve Zissou
Owen Wilson Life Aquatic flight helmet

Dive helmet worn by Bill Murray and red cap worn by
Willem Dafoe in The Life Aquatic with Steve Zissou
Life Aquatic movie helmet and hat

The Life Aquatic with Steve Zissou movie poster
The Life Aquatic movie poster
The following photo shows all three helmets and hats from The Life Aquatic, plus on the lower shelf a fire helmet from Gangs of New York and hat from the 1999 live-action version of Inspector Gadget.

An eclectic mix of hats and helmets featured in Disney movies
The life Aquatic movie hats
This is the 'gadget hat' worn by Matthew Broderick as cybernetic police officer Inspector Gadget, based on the popular cartoon series character.

Inspector Gadget hat worn by Matthew Broderick
Matthew Broderick's Inspector Gadget movie hat

Inspector Gadget movie poster
Inspector Gadget movie poster
And finally for this installment of movie millinery, is this fire helmet worn by Jim Broadbent as 'William 'Boss' Tweed' in Martin Scorsese's 2002 film Gangs of New York, set in 1863 in the gang run streets of Lower Manhattan.

Fire helmet worn by Jim Broadbent in Gangs of New York
Gangs of New York Fire Helmet

Gangs of New York movie poster
Gangs of New York poster
I hope you've enjoyed this eclectic collection of headgear, come back soon for Part two with even more unique hats from the world of Disney movies.