In a message dated 4/25/2006 2:33:31 P.M. Eastern Standard Time, [EMAIL PROTECTED] writes:
Liz Taylor was dressed in a VERY hollywoodized version of Lorenzo Lotto.(I am surprized she wore a balzo !) Because she was the star. ***************** She had her own designer....like Raquel Welch in "Three Musketeers". It's not like anybody made Danilo Donati or Yvonne Blake design like that. But of course Liz gets her own designer because she's Liz. And Raquel was afraid the busk would hurt her fake boobs. In these instances, too bad for them, because everyone else around them looks much better! ****************** No director with a brain is going to risk the look of a movie to his girlfriend or his niece unless he feels that she can do the job. ******************** I've worked 2 projects now [one for TV] where the designer was a girlfriend....one the director's....one the producer's....who definitely didn't have a clue what she was doing. The assistant and those of us in the shop saved the film. These weren't period pieces....except one had a flashback. I guess they figured since it was modern, clothes were easy. Personally I find modern dress can be the most difficult....because you can't "get away" with anything. You really do have to be "accurate"! The language of modern clothes is fresh, subtle and detailed...and known by the audience. But you are correct....it's the "with a brain" qualifier that makes all the difference. _______________________________________________ h-costume mailing list [email protected] http://mail.indra.com/mailman/listinfo/h-costume
