And then there was the production of "Auntie Mame".
For once, I was just in the cast; someone else was doing costumes. That is,
she said she would costume "Mame". I got her permission to costume myself;
at the dress rehersal I showed up with 5 ordinary vintage costumes. The
rest of the cast was pointed to a huge piloe of clothing thrown on to the
floor, and told to find something that would fit...She was still too busy
getting Mame's 10 costumes finished. After the rehearsal, the producer and
director took me aside and asked if there was any way I could help...at
least with the rest of the principals. Knowing I couldn't wear my stuff
unless the others looked at least a good as I, I went home to scrounge and
adapt about 20 pieces before the next night. T'was ever thus. (I did gain
a reputation for shaking my magic wand...but it wasn't always fun!)
kathleen
----- Original Message -----
From: "Andrew T Trembley" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
To: "Historical Costume" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Sent: Thursday, May 03, 2007 4:02 PM
Subject: Re: [h-cost] new Butterick pattern 5061
On May 3, 2007, at 11:09 AM, MaggiRos wrote:
Not that this keeps us from screaming over the
costumes in something like The Tudors. The budget
demands of a show like don't explain some of the
design choices they made.
I'm willing to give "historical fantasy" more leeway than something that
claims accuracy. I'm willing to give designers a lot of credit if they
can use and successfully hide modern techniques because they're
practical. A performance venue, whether it's stage, screen or something
interactive like historical faire, is a performance venue.
There's still a point at which I can't suspend disbelief anymore. I think
the worst case is when there's obviously been a lot of work put into
accuracy, and one or two costumes (the stars', usually) just don't match.
andy
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