Anne, when and where is this to be held? Now that I am mostly retired, i
might even be able to get away in the Fall. Yikes!
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Subject: Re: [h-cost]Theatrer vs Historic (was:new Butterick pattern 5061)
In a message dated 5/2/2007 8:39:48 P.M. Eastern Daylight Time,
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I'm actually developing a lecture for next year on why and when you
would or would not want to be completely accurate with a costume.
It's just in the ruminating stage right now, but I'd welcome any
thoughts from y'all.
That sounds like a very good topic for a lecture. I look forward to
hearing everyone's opinions.
The Midwest Region of the Costume Society of America's symposium next fall
is on all aspects of "costume," including theater and reenactment.
Unfortunately, the call for papers closed a while ago. But I think it is
a very
interesting topic, too--I've worked in theatre and done reenacting. Both
require
compromises (no matter what reenactors say!)--but what compromises, and
why,
is definitely a thought-provoking topic. Just one small example--Mel
Gibson
in "The Patriot" did not wear accurately cut breeches with the baggy
back, but
an experienced theatrical/film designer friend of mine pointed out that
most
public would associate baggy pants with comedy. The only problem with
that
particular compromise, I think, was that the makers of the film took
great
pride in pointing out what meticulous research they did on costume of the
period--okay, so they did the research and then adapted it, as most
designers do,
but it seemed rather misleading.
Ann Wass
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