A friend who has worked in costumed film pieces told me to look at the "extras" in a film to see authenticity. The extras are often actual re-enactors. The "star" usually refuses to wear authentic hairstyles and they movie makers give in to their vanity.
I recall a "B" ( or maybe C) budget movie where Angie Dickinson played a Civil War woman. Her clothing was gorgeous and authentic but her hair was 1980's style. Spoiled the "effect" for me. Susan NJ On Oct 3, 2013, at 5:54 AM, Kate Bunting wrote: > Another TV costume drama question... > In the current BBC series "Peaky Blinders" (about a criminal gang in > Birmingham post-WW1) a prominent female character wears her shoulder-length > hair loose. > http://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/p01fj945 > This looks far too modern to me. Before short styles came in in the '20s, > wouldn't women have put their hair up? > > Kate Bunting > Retired librarian & 17th century reenactor > _______________________________________________ > h-costume mailing list > h-costume@mail.indra.com > http://mail.indra.com/mailman/listinfo/h-costume _______________________________________________ h-costume mailing list h-costume@mail.indra.com http://mail.indra.com/mailman/listinfo/h-costume
