"A Knight's Tale" is a great example. I don't know much about the period,
but most of the costumes seemed okay. Except for the female lead. She stuck
out like a sore thumb. I especially remember the hat that looked like
something from "Breakfast at Tiffany's".

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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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