Yes, I had to stop watching and only listen to that episode. It was rather
rough on a costumer's sensibilities.
I have been involved in a documentary piece "In the Village" by Nexus
Productions where I was listed (and paid) as the head of wardrobe, but in
actual fact I only had control over the costumes of the principals because
the 'volunteers' and extras brought their own gear. I did my very best to
influence the extras in their choices but did not always succeed.
Sarah Paterson
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And speaking of.....
I saw on the History Channel their show of "REAL Pirates of the
Caribbean".
The info was all very interesting but the costumes in the rather extensive
re-enactments were more than pitiful! High School theatre departments
could
have done better! I mean everything from 1600s to 1700s was mixed...
if you
could actually put a year on any of the dreadful outfits. We had Spanish
Conquistadors fighting pirates in chrome yellow brocade justicorps and
white [not
powdered] wigs. Then the same outfits would appear for a re-enactment of
something in the next century. The British Navy of the early 18th century
apparently had no uniforms...everyone on board was dressed differently.
And the
officers were wearing all kinds of stuff. Top it all off with the fact
nothing
fit.
Don't EVEN get me started on Ann Bonny and Mary Read! YIKES! I don't even
know where their outfits came from. Nothing...I tell you, nothing
historical
about them. Well, they were made of cloth....I think.
Now, were this a fun little pirate fantasy, like the movie P's of the C,
this would only be mildly annoying. But this is supposed to be the HISTORY
channel. And the show was about the REAL pirates. No excuse. Iffen ya
can't afford
to do the re-enactments correctly, don't rest the entire show upon them!
I suspected they relied on re-enactors....with no shame. But if someone
got
paid to costume the fiasco...oy!
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