At 6:22 PM -0400 4/23/06, Ruth Anne Baumgartner wrote:
... everything blends together into the look of Yore. That's why hennins, for example, seem to be appropriate headgear for The Merry Wives of Windsor?!?!?! etc.
Thank you for a very useful term! "Yore" it is. On Apr 23, 2006, at 5:44 PM, Sharon L. Krossa wrote:
The more I learn about the entertainment industry, the clearer it becomes that "accuracy" is more an advertising buzz-word (used to attract audiences) than something truly pursued. That is, it is far more important to persuasively _claim_ accuracy than to actually _be_ accurate. (I'm know there are exceptions among individuals who work in these industries -- but in the industry as a whole...)
Besides, it's a lot easier and cheaper to just *claim* it than to actually *do* even a half-decent job of it.
At 6:50 PM -0700 4/21/06, Sharon at Collierfam.com wrote:
I agree- the leading lady was SO out of period. I kept thinking one hat looked more like it belonged in "Breakfast at Tiffany's". The costumes bothered me more than the music.
"Leading Lady Syndrome" -- the Big Name Star playing the leading lady more or less gets to wear whatever she wants, even if that means it's wildly different from what everyone else is wearing. Often this means no corset, low necklines, clingy fabrics, modern hairstyles.... whatever _she_ thinks makes her look sexy. <sigh>
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