Chaplin, Sharpe's Rifles, The Three Musketeers, & The Jungle Book: John Mollo's personal sketch book Notes & Sketches 8, a custom bound volume containing important and detailed sketches and costume designs for many of the characters from Richard...
January 1991 - April 1994,
January 1991 - April 1994,
John Mollo's personal handwritten costume design manuscript and diary covering the period of January 1991 – April 1994 including the production of Richard Attenborough's film Chaplin released in 1992 (TriStar), Sharpe's Rifles from 1993 (ITV), The Three Musketeers from 1993 (Walt Disney / Caravan Pictures) and The Jungle Book from 1994 (Walt Disney / Baloo Productions) with John Mollo as Costume Designer for all, the volume of 461 pages devoted to the various productions, detailed and broken-down sketches, shooting schedules, shopping lists, fabric swatches, budgets, calendars, and designs for key characters, as well as crowd costume workings, notable pages include:
Page 11 - A double page of drawings for Charlie Chaplin's cane and bowler hat from 1923, his shoes, and a more modern suit from 1936.
Pages 70-71 - A double page of designs for Chaplin's ties, alongside diagrams for button holes, buttons, and collars.
Pages 82-87 - Numerous sketches for different styles of coats and waistcoats, with ideas for fabric and colour combinations, some fabric swatches affixed to the pages.
Page 137 - A comprehensive list of where some of the costumes were obtained for Chaplin.
Page 306 - Page affixed with John Mollo's invitation to the BAFTA nominees lunch on the 28th February 1993.
Pages 100-106 - Elaborate ink and pencil drawings of various infantry characters, and members of the different regiments for Sharpe's Rifles.
Page 189 - A concise timeline for costume schedules for Sharpe's Rifles, including what textiles, machinery, dyes, hats, clothing, belts, and shoes were needed.
Pages 196-197 - A detailed page of shopping lists, 'Rifle Corps' badge designs, buttons, hats and jackets.
Page 227 - A detailed character and cast measurement page for Sharpe's Rifles.
Page 266 - Includes early notes on shooting for The Three Musketeers in Vienna for 10 weeks, starting 15th April 1993, and notes on John Mollo's travel itinerary.
Pages 271-272 - Progressive costume designs for 'D'Artagnan', which are based on costumes from c.1610-1630, some finished in watercolours. Other designs included are for hats, sleeves, boots, vests, and gloves.
Pages 394-401 - Double pages of meticulously hand-drawn and hand-coloured drawings for various characters from the British and Indian Armies for The Jungle Book. Drawings of 'Kitty', and notes on costumes for hot and cold weather shoots are also included.
Pages 412-414 - Contain various annotations for schedules, principal characters, casting, and budgets, for The Jungle Book which appears to equate to £122,500.
Page 449 - A fine costume design of an Indian soldier, hand-coloured with watercolours, and fully annotated.
Also included in the volume are additional workings for books, commercials (including a BMW advert), and other professional and personal projects during this time frame, the art book measures 14.25in x 9.5in (36.5cm x 24cm)
Robert Downey Jr.'s performance as Chaplin won universal acclaim, and as such the film received three Academy Award® nominations including 'Best Original Score' (John Barry), 'Best Art Direction', and 'Best Actor' (Robert Downey Jr.) which he won. As well as four BAFTA nominations which included 'Best Actor' (Downey Jr.), 'Best Makeup and Hair', 'Best Production Design', and 'Best Costume Design' by John Mollo.
Throughout the productions in this volume, John Mollo's designs appear both intricate and lived-in. This was a recurrent trait of Mollo's costume design, but combined with the biographical themes running in each of these productions, Mollo was able to materialise the styles and personas of the well-known characters that are featured.
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From The John Mollo Archive
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January 1991 - April 1994,
January 1991 - April 1994,
John Mollo's personal handwritten costume design manuscript and diary covering the period of January 1991 – April 1994 including the production of Richard Attenborough's film Chaplin released in 1992 (TriStar), Sharpe's Rifles from 1993 (ITV), The Three Musketeers from 1993 (Walt Disney / Caravan Pictures) and The Jungle Book from 1994 (Walt Disney / Baloo Productions) with John Mollo as Costume Designer for all, the volume of 461 pages devoted to the various productions, detailed and broken-down sketches, shooting schedules, shopping lists, fabric swatches, budgets, calendars, and designs for key characters, as well as crowd costume workings, notable pages include:
Page 11 - A double page of drawings for Charlie Chaplin's cane and bowler hat from 1923, his shoes, and a more modern suit from 1936.
Pages 70-71 - A double page of designs for Chaplin's ties, alongside diagrams for button holes, buttons, and collars.
Pages 82-87 - Numerous sketches for different styles of coats and waistcoats, with ideas for fabric and colour combinations, some fabric swatches affixed to the pages.
Page 137 - A comprehensive list of where some of the costumes were obtained for Chaplin.
Page 306 - Page affixed with John Mollo's invitation to the BAFTA nominees lunch on the 28th February 1993.
Pages 100-106 - Elaborate ink and pencil drawings of various infantry characters, and members of the different regiments for Sharpe's Rifles.
Page 189 - A concise timeline for costume schedules for Sharpe's Rifles, including what textiles, machinery, dyes, hats, clothing, belts, and shoes were needed.
Pages 196-197 - A detailed page of shopping lists, 'Rifle Corps' badge designs, buttons, hats and jackets.
Page 227 - A detailed character and cast measurement page for Sharpe's Rifles.
Page 266 - Includes early notes on shooting for The Three Musketeers in Vienna for 10 weeks, starting 15th April 1993, and notes on John Mollo's travel itinerary.
Pages 271-272 - Progressive costume designs for 'D'Artagnan', which are based on costumes from c.1610-1630, some finished in watercolours. Other designs included are for hats, sleeves, boots, vests, and gloves.
Pages 394-401 - Double pages of meticulously hand-drawn and hand-coloured drawings for various characters from the British and Indian Armies for The Jungle Book. Drawings of 'Kitty', and notes on costumes for hot and cold weather shoots are also included.
Pages 412-414 - Contain various annotations for schedules, principal characters, casting, and budgets, for The Jungle Book which appears to equate to £122,500.
Page 449 - A fine costume design of an Indian soldier, hand-coloured with watercolours, and fully annotated.
Also included in the volume are additional workings for books, commercials (including a BMW advert), and other professional and personal projects during this time frame, the art book measures 14.25in x 9.5in (36.5cm x 24cm)
Robert Downey Jr.'s performance as Chaplin won universal acclaim, and as such the film received three Academy Award® nominations including 'Best Original Score' (John Barry), 'Best Art Direction', and 'Best Actor' (Robert Downey Jr.) which he won. As well as four BAFTA nominations which included 'Best Actor' (Downey Jr.), 'Best Makeup and Hair', 'Best Production Design', and 'Best Costume Design' by John Mollo.
Throughout the productions in this volume, John Mollo's designs appear both intricate and lived-in. This was a recurrent trait of Mollo's costume design, but combined with the biographical themes running in each of these productions, Mollo was able to materialise the styles and personas of the well-known characters that are featured.
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