GALLERY OF COSTUME DESIGNS BY LINDY HEMMING,
COSTUME DESIGNER, CHAMBER OF SECRETS

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Simon Callow, John Hannah and Charlotte Coleman

Julianne Moore and Hugh Grant

FOUR WEDDINGS AND A FUNERAL (1993) Location: United Kingdom Timeframe: Early 1990s Four Weddings and a Funeral is a depection of those five events, with an Englishman (Hugh Grant) eventaully finding love with an American woman (Andie MacDowell). Hemming studied the characters of this ensemble romantic comedy and created outfits that became extensions of their personalities. Grant's friendly but shy fellow was slightly rumpled, while outlandish Simon Callow wore bright colors and bold styles

Jane Horrocks and Michael Caine

Horrocks

LITTLE VOICE (1998) Location: United Kingdom Timeframe: 1990s Jane Horrocks is an extremely shy woman who lives with her widowed mother and almost never speaks. She also can do perfect impersonations of famous singers, such as Judy Garland and Marilyn Monroe. Shifty manager Ray Say (Michael Caine) pushes her into showbiz. Hemming designed loud evening clothes for Caine and Brenda Blethyn, as Horrocks' mother. Horrocks wears plain, forgettable clothing that contributes to her mousy nature and in contrast also wears a sequined gown when she performs.

Timothy Spall in Mikado Costume	The "Three Little Maids," with Shirley Henderson (center)
Allan Corduner and Jim Broadbent	TOPSY-TURVY (1999) Location: London, England, United Kingdom Timeframe: 1884-85 Hemming won the Best Costume Design Oscar for this movie, which recreated Gilbert & Sullivan's writing of The Mikado for the D'Oyly Carte Opera Company in London. Hemming contributed a wide range of outfits, from the opulent stage costumes to what would have been daily wear in Victorian London.

Johnny Depp and Christina Ricci

Cate Blanchett and John Turturro

THE MAN WHO CRIED (2000) Location: Russia; England; Paris, France Timeframe: Primarily early 1940s Sally Potter, director of this World War II-set movie about tragic love, said Hemming strove to create costumes that reflected each character, such as Johnny Depp's horse-riding gypsy, and Cate Blanchett's brassy showgirl. Christina Ricci stars as the lead, a girl who emigrates from the Soviet Union with her father, is separated from him and adopted by a cold British couple. She becomes a singer-dancer in Nazi-occupied Paris in the 1940s and falls in love with Depp's character. She also is in danger because she has Jewish roots.

Lara Croft in everyday wear	Croft in adventure gear	Daniel Craig as Alex West, another tomb raider
LARA CROFT: TOMB RAIDER (2001) Locations: United Kingdom, Cambodia Timeframe: Turn of 21st Century Hemming faced the challenge of dressing a character based upon a series of successful videogames. Not only did she create Lady Lara Croft's snug-fitting adventure garb, but also loungewear for her mansion and everyday outfits. Hemming described her Croft clothes as more "Prada and modem and minimal," and also influenced by Jolie herself.

THE JAMES BOND FILMS (1995- )

When Lindy Hemming became costume designer for the series of James Bond films starring Pierce Brosnan, she broke with tradition in selecting his suits. For over 30 years, Agent 007 wore London-tailored suits, but Hemming went to the fashion mecca of Italy and ordered them from Brioni, based in Rome. Her work on the Bond flicks extends to outfits and gowns for the so-called "Bond girls" who appear in every movie, and costumes for the villains. The Bond movies to which Hemming has been assigned are GoldenEye (1995), Tomorrow Never Dies (1997), The World Is Not Enough (1999) and Beyond the Ice (2002).

BOND GIRLS

Famke Janssen (GoldenEye)	Izabella Scorupco (GoldenEye)
Teri Hatcher (Tomorrow Never Dies)	Michelle Yeoh (Tomorrow Never Dies)
Denise Richards (with Brosnan in The World Is Not Enough)

BOND AND VILLAIN

Jonathan Pryce (evil newspaper publisher in Tomorrow Never Dies)

Brosnan in action(Tomorrow Never Dies)