When they showed the first continental congress, there was a bit more variety of costume. People from the south, like Jefferson, were wearing silk and colors, I think Jefferson's coat was lavender. They were definitely more dandified than the Boston delegation. Though still rather plain.
Katy On Tue, Apr 1, 2008 at 5:05 PM, Abel, Cynthia <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > It could have been a way to show the differences between patriotic > Americans versus Tories, British and French to the audience,(serious > "Americans" vs frivolous everyone else) even though this probably didn't > exist. Could also have been a cost-cutting measure as well as an > artistic decision, because plain, neutral costumes take less time to > make. See the film "Man of All Seasons" from the '60's when the > interpretation of costume equalled drab for all but the highest > nobility. Plain, "sad-colored" costumes would also keep the audience's > attention on the actor's faces, not fixated on a beautiful print gown or > a wonderfully embroidered waistcoat(darn!). > > Cindy Abel > > > -----Original Message----- > From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] > On Behalf Of [EMAIL PROTECTED] > Sent: Tuesday, April 01, 2008 3:48 PM > To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > Subject: Re: [h-cost] John Adams HBO series > > > > > In a message dated 4/1/2008 11:29:33 A.M. Eastern Daylight Time, > [EMAIL PROTECTED] writes: > > All the costumes are unnaturally drab and dull, and very plain. There's > no embroidery, no color, and no texture to anything. > > > ******************* > > This may be a reaction to Gilbert Stuart and the pallet of his > paintings. > That seems just like something an art director would do. > > > > **************Create a Home Theater Like the Pros. Watch the video on > AOL > Home. > (http://home.aol.com/diy/home-improvement-eric-stromer?video=15&ncid=aol > hom00030000000001) > _______________________________________________ > h-costume mailing list > [email protected] > http://mail.indra.com/mailman/listinfo/h-costume > _______________________________________________ > h-costume mailing list > [email protected] > http://mail.indra.com/mailman/listinfo/h-costume > -- Katy Bishop, Vintage Victorian [EMAIL PROTECTED] www.VintageVictorian.com Custom reproduction gowns of the Victorian Era. Publisher of the Vintage Dress Series books. _______________________________________________ h-costume mailing list [email protected] http://mail.indra.com/mailman/listinfo/h-costume
