This quote from Helena Bonham Carter is from an interview with her on the
PBS website:
"I was pregnant during filming, making dressing up in the lavish costumes
required for a Tudor queen no mean feat! It's not exactly suitable maternity
wear! But the corsets gave some continuity while I got bigger each week.
Luckily they are not too tight or I may have ended up with a baby with a
flat head!
Some of the costumes were re-cut up to four times during filming. The
dresses were designed with longer bodices than typical Tudor dresses to
distract from the waistline and the lacings were placed at the backsides for
ease and comfort."
Kate
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Date: Sun, 8 Jan 2006 22:31:48 -0700
From: Sylvia Rognstad <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Subject: [h-cost] PBS Henry VIII
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I've just been watching the new Henry Viii on PBS with Helena Bonham
Carter as Anne Boleyn. I noticed that all her dresses go straight down
from bust to waist, not pinching in at the waist at all, and making
her look somewhat pregnant when she's not. While I realize this era's
silhouette is flat at the bustline, I don't think I've ever seen it
pooch out in front at the waist the way it does on Ms. Bonham Carter.
I know there are a lot of English Renaissance experts on this list who
can advise if this is correct or does it have something to do with the
actress's own shape (on the busty side)?
Sylrog
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