In a message dated 4/21/2006 6:48:17 P.M. Eastern Standard Time, [EMAIL PROTECTED] writes:
What struck me as odd was that the movie was set mid-century (I think it said 1740 or 1750 on screen), and a fashion-forward character was dressed in 1790s style. ****************** Designers often use styles from the whole century all at once without following the time line. They seem to do this more in the 18th century than any other. Perhaps because the changes aren't a drastic as they are in the 19th century. Although, I can't tell you how many 1840s and 1850s dresses get used in Civil War epics! I once worked for an LA designer who mainly did TV. He and his assistant were snotty to us hayseeds [they thought] here in NC. His assistant with his nose in the air gave me a speech on how carefully they had researched and how the designer was a stickler for accuracy. Then he handed me to alter for the engenue: a wool plaid dress, closing CB with hooks & eyes, the bodice gathered a la verge at the deep CF point, horizontal decolatage, with longish manchions and long bias-cut tight sleeves. The skirt was cartridge pleated all the way round...even down and around the point. The film took place in 1863. Yeah....a stickler for accuracy alright. [For those who's period is not the mid 1800s, all those details scream....and I mean scream... 1840s] _______________________________________________ h-costume mailing list [email protected] http://mail.indra.com/mailman/listinfo/h-costume
