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“I know one thing was big for the ladies in the period we’re talking about. They had to look good. There was a lot of washing and ironing and pressing. And for the guys, it was very important that they had a clean white shirt and their shoes were shined. When they walked into ...
which were designed byAlexandra Byrne, whose designs for films likeElizabeth,Elizabeth: the Golden Age, andMary Queen of Scotsoften evokes scoffing from historical purists (myself included
Ladies’ Home Journal,November 1913, p. 32. Upper right: Dressmaking patterns for coats and dresses,The Delineator, March 1914, p. 24. Lower Left: Ready-to-wear tea gowns,Harper’s Bazaar,June 1915, p. 60. Lower right: Couture designs by Lucile,Harper’s Bazaar, February 1915, p. 42...
All the other little old ladies of Cranford are shown as conservative and not fond of changes either, and their clothes show a realistic incorporation of slightly older styles. Cranford(2007-2009) WhileJenny Bevan‘s costume designs here, as always, are always fantastic, I do think Lady Ludlow...
“I was interested in prints of the time. There are beautiful prints from the Smithsonian. I wanted designs with sea elements so there’s a coral design.” Mary in check, Charlotte in green wavy print. Sure, it’s something. 1840-1845 – British dress at theMet Museum— similar print ...
both sexual and temporal. Brides also wore it. Virgin saints in pictures wear it. Respectable matrons might even have their portraits painted with their hair down, in a double feminine ploy suggesting both domestic chastity and erotic potency at the same time. For most women, it was necessary...
Welcome to the gun show, ladies. 6. Boots Not Shoes So, here’s the thing, if you’re the average 16th-century nobleman, you wore boots for specific activities like riding, hunting, fighting in wars ‘n stuff… Y’know, the kind of activities where you want your nice wool or silk ...
there are elements of both worked into the costume designs, but the late 15th century, early 16th century seems to be the period the film is aiming for. Also, most of the designs are Italian, not French, so that’s another layer of historical dissonance in the designs, but again, it ...