Vintage Film Character Portrayals

Cinematic captures of characters in period-specific attire from various films, depicting strong visual themes and narratives through fashion.

Original Film Title: LAWLESS. English Title: LAWLESS. Film Director: JOHN HILLCOAT. Year: 2012. Stars: JESSICA CHASTAIN.

CATE BLANCHETT in CAROL (2015), directed by TODD HAYNES.

ALISON SUDOL in FANTASTIC BEASTS AND WHERE TO FIND THEM (2016), directed by DAVID YATES.

CLAIRE FOY in A VERY BRITISH SCANDAL (2021), directed by ANNE SEWITSKY.

CATE BLANCHETT in CAROL (2015), directed by TODD HAYNES.

Original Film Title: LAWLESS. English Title: LAWLESS. Film Director: JOHN HILLCOAT. Year: 2012. Stars: JESSICA CHASTAIN.

NICOLE KIDMAN in THE OTHERS (2001), directed by ALEJANDRO AMENABAR.

ANGELINA JOLIE in THE GOOD SHEPHERD (2006), directed by ROBERT DE NIRO. Copyright: Editorial use only. No merchandising or book covers. This is a publicly distributed handout. Access rights only, no license of copyright provided. Only to be reproduced in conjunction with promotion of this film.

SARAH PAULSON in RATCHED (2020), directed by RYAN MURPHY, JESSICA YU, DANIEL MINAHAN and JENNIFER LYNCH.

DIANE KRUGER in MARLOWE (2022), directed by NEIL JORDAN.

MERYL STREEP in FLORENCE FOSTER JENKINS (2016), directed by STEPHEN FREARS.

MICHELLE WILLIAMS in MY WEEK WITH MARILYN (2011), directed by SIMON CURTIS.

UMA THURMAN in BEL AMI (2011), directed by DECLAN DONNELLAN and NICK ORMEROD.

KATE BECKINSALE in PEARL HARBOR (2001), directed by MICHAEL BAY.

NATASHA RICHARDSON in THE WHITE COUNTESS (2005), directed by JAMES IVORY.

LEA SEYDOUX in DIARY OF A CHAMBERMAID (2015) -Original title: JOURNAL D'UNE FEMME DE CHAMBRE-, directed by BENOIT JACQUOT.

PATTI LUPONE in HOLLYWOOD (2020), directed by RYAN MURPHY, JESSICA YU and DANIEL MINAHAN.

HELEN MIRREN in RED 2 (2013), directed by DEAN PARISOT. Copyright: Editorial use only. No merchandising or book covers. This is a publicly distributed handout. Access rights only, no license of copyright provided. Only to be reproduced in conjunction with promotion of this film.

ANNETTE BENING in BEING JULIA (2004), directed by ISTVAN SZABO.

HELEN MIRREN in TRUMBO (2015), directed by JAY ROACH.

LAURA LINNEY in GENIUS (2016), directed by MICHAEL GRANDAGE.

JESSICA CHASTAIN in THE ZOOKEEPER'S WIFE (2017), directed by NIKI CARO.

CARICE VAN HOUTEN in BLACK BOOK (2006) -Original title: ZWARTBOEK-, directed by PAUL VERHOEVEN.

EVA GREEN in MISS PEREGRINE'S HOME FOR PECULIAR CHILDREN (2016), directed by TIM BURTON.

JULIA ROBERTS in CHARLIE WILSON'S WAR (2007), directed by MIKE NICHOLS.

REBECCA FERGUSON in FLORENCE FOSTER JENKINS (2016), directed by STEPHEN FREARS.

ROSE LESLIE in DEATH ON THE NILE (2021), directed by KENNETH BRANAGH.

GEMMA ARTERTON in THEIR FINEST (2017), directed by LONE SCHERFIG.

SAFFRON BURROWS in ENIGMA (2001), directed by MICHAEL APTED.

CHARLIZE THERON in THE LEGEND OF BAGGER VANCE (2000), directed by ROBERT REDFORD.

JANUARY JONES in MAD MEN (2007), directed by TIM HUNTER.

EDDIE REDMAYNE in THE DANISH GIRL (2015), directed by TOM HOOPER.

LUCY BOYNTON in MURDER ON THE ORIENT EXPRESS (2017), directed by KENNETH BRANAGH.

CHRISTINA HENDRICKS in MAD MEN (2007), directed by TIM HUNTER.

ANNA FERZETTI in LA GRAZIA (2025), directed by PAOLO SORRENTINO.

AMY ADAMS and CHRISTOPH WALTZ in BIG EYES (2014), directed by TIM BURTON.

Janet Huckabee campaigning through Iowa for her husband Mike Huckabee.

PATTI LUPONE in HOLLYWOOD (2020), directed by RYAN MURPHY, JESSICA YU and DANIEL MINAHAN.

GEMMA ARTERTON in VITA & VIRGINIA (2018), directed by CHANYA BUTTON.

CLARA ANTOONS in MAIGRET (2022), directed by PATRICE LECONTE.

CARRIE COON in THE GILDED AGE (2022), directed by MICHAEL ENGLER.

RACHEL WEISZ in THE SHAPE OF THINGS (2003), directed by NEIL LABUTE.

JULIANNE MOORE in THE END OF THE AFFAIR (1999), directed by NEIL JORDAN.

JULIANNE MOORE in A SINGLE MAN (2009), directed by TOM FORD.

GILLIAN ANDERSON in THE FIRST LADY (2022), directed by SUSANNE BIER.

CATHERINE DENEUVE in 8 WOMEN (2002) -Original title: 8 FEMMES-, directed by FRANÇOIS OZON.

HELEN MIRREN in ANNA (2019), directed by LUC BESSON.

EMMANUELLE BEART in A FRENCH WOMAN (1995) -Original title: UNE FEMME FRANÇAISE-, directed by REGIS WARGNIER.

SANDRINE BONNAIRE in UMAMI (2022), directed by SLONY SOW.

MERYL STREEP in THE HOURS (2002), directed by STEPHEN DALDRY.

GILLIAN ANDERSON in HANNIBAL (2013), directed by TIM HUNTER and MICHAEL RYMER. Season 3.

NICOLE KIDMAN in FUR (2006) -Original title: FUR: AN IMAGINARY PORTRAIT OF DIANE ARBUS-, directed by STEVEN SHAINBERG.

ISABELLE ADJANI in ANTONIETA (1982), directed by CARLOS SAURA.

Original Film Title: INTOLERABLE CRUELTY. English Title: INTOLERABLE CRUELTY. Film Director: ETHAN COEN; JOEL COEN. Year: 2003. Stars: CATHERINE ZETA-JONES.

MAGGIE SMITH and MICHELLE DOCKERY in DOWNTON ABBEY (2019), directed by MICHAEL ENGLER.

SCARLETT JOHANSSON in MARRIAGE STORY (2019), directed by NOAH BAUMBACH.

MERYL STREEP in AUGUST: OSAGE COUNTY (2013), directed by JOHN WELLS.

LIZABETH SCOTT in THE STRANGE LOVE OF MARTHA IVERS (1946), directed by LEWIS MILESTONE.

BETTY GILPIN in ROAR (2022), directed by RASHIDA JONES, SO YONG KIM, LIZ FLAHIVE and CHANNING GODFREY PEOPLES.

MONICA BELLUCCI in VILLE-MARIE (2015), directed by GUY EDOIN.

KATE HUDSON in NINE (2009), directed by ROB MARSHALL.

JULIANNE MOORE in WONDERSTRUCK (2017), directed by TODD HAYNES.

CHRISTINA RICCI in Z: THE BEGINNING OF EVERYTHING (2016), directed by TIM BLAKE NELSON, MIKE BARKER, WASH WESTMORELAND and MINKIE SPIRO.

DEBRA MESSING in THE ALTO KNIGHTS (2025), directed by BARRY LEVINSON.

MARION COTILLARD in ALLIED (2016), directed by ROBERT ZEMECKIS and DON BURGESS.

KEIRA KNIGHTLEY in AFTERMATH (2019), directed by JAMES KENT.

NATALIE PORTMAN and GRETA GERWIG in JACKIE (2016), directed by PABLO LARRAIN.

LILY COLLINS in EMILY IN PARIS (2020), directed by DARREN STAR.

NATALIE DORMER in PICNIC AT HANGING ROCK (2018), directed by MICHAEL RYMER, LARYSA KONDRACKI and AMANDA BROTCHIE.

NAOMI WATTS in KING KONG (2005), directed by PETER JACKSON.

CHRISTINA COLE in WHAT A GIRL WANTS (2003), directed by DENNIE GORDON.

CATE BLANCHETT in THE AVIATOR (2004), directed by MARTIN SCORSESE. Copyright: Editorial use only. No merchandising or book covers. This is a publicly distributed handout. Access rights only, no license of copyright provided. Only to be reproduced in conjunction with promotion of this film.

JACQUELINE BISSET in DOMINO (2005), directed by TONY SCOTT.

CATE BLANCHETT in CAROL (2015), directed by TODD HAYNES.

Madrid, 11/11/2015. Maria León in the fashion production for the Abc Christmas Expecial. Photo: Matias Nieto, Ignacio Gil Archdc.

JULIA ROBERTS in CHARLIE WILSON'S WAR (2007), directed by MIKE NICHOLS.

JOAN COLLINS in DYNASTY (1981), directed by PHILIP LEACOCK, JEROME COURTLAND and DON MEDFORD.

UMA THURMAN in BEL AMI (2011), directed by DECLAN DONNELLAN and NICK ORMEROD.

CATHERINE ZETA-JONES in CHICAGO (2002), directed by ROB MARSHALL.

ALYSSA MILANO in CHARMED (1998).

HILARY SWANK in THE BLACK DAHLIA (2006), directed by BRIAN DE PALMA.

ALICE EVE in THE RAVEN (2012), directed by JAMES MCTEIGUE.

JENNIFER LAWRENCE in RED SPARROW (2018), directed by FRANCIS LAWRENCE.

HUGH BONNEVILLE and ROSE LESLIE in DOWNTON ABBEY (2010), directed by JULIAN FELLOWES. Season 6 Episode 4.

NATALIE PORTMAN in JACKIE (2016), directed by PABLO LARRAIN.

NICOLE KIDMAN in BEWITCHED (2005), directed by NORA EPHRON.

SHIRLEY MACLAINE in ONLY MURDERS IN THE BUILDING (2021), directed by JAMIE BABBIT, CHERIEN DABIS and DON SCARDINO.

HELEN MIRREN in THE HUNDRED-FOOT JOURNEY (2014), directed by LASSE HALLSTROM.

MARGOT ROBBIE in FOCUS (2015), directed by GLENN FICARRA and JOHN REQUA.

ROSAMUND PIKE in GONE GIRL (2014), directed by DAVID FINCHER.

HELEN HUNT in A GOOD WOMAN (2004), directed by MIKE BARKER.

CATHERINE ZETA-JONES in AMERICA'S SWEETHEARTS (2001), directed by JOE ROTH.

NICOLE KIDMAN in THE GOLDEN COMPASS (2007), directed by CHRIS WEITZ.

ELLEN BURSTYN in DIVINE SECRETS OF THE YA-YA SISTERHOOD (2002), directed by CALLIE KHOURI.

CYBILL SHEPHERD in MOONLIGHTING (1985).

SOPHIE COOKSON in THE CONFESSIONS OF FRANNIE LANGTON (2022), directed by ANDREA HARKIN.

"Great Ladies", Toni Frissell, Antoinette Frissell Bacon, Antoinette Frissell

MERYL STREEP in THE IRON LADY (2011), directed by PHYLLIDA LLOYD.

ARMIE HAMMER in J. EDGAR (2011), directed by CLINT EASTWOOD.

"Great Ladies", Toni Frissell, Antoinette Frissell Bacon, Antoinette Frissell

JODIE COMER in TALKING HEADS (2020).

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