I must admit...that does seem short even for the shortest of skirts in the period. (I haven't seen the film yet)
Let us not forget, however, the pain-in-the-ass actors (and directors) who insist of changing what the designer wants even if it destroys the integrity of the design. Boy, I've had my share of those! Actresses never come on the set and say "Oh no! I can't have blue wallpaper on this wall!" but they'll change their clothes on a whim. It's an empowering thing I guess, for the insecure. (are you listening, Lynn Whitfield?) Who knows what went on the day of shooting? And when you've got hundreds of costumes to worry about, and very often no support from directors or producers, it's often just better to let it go. Still I know several good designers who went into other fields because of this flippant attitude towards their creations. Too bad! -----Original Message----- From: Jodi Nelson <[email protected]> To: [email protected] Sent: Sun, Aug 23, 2009 7:18 pm Subject: Re: [h-cost] Proper Skirt Length ??? The character in question is an editor in a New York publishing house, I'd say late 20 to early 30 something. The thing that seemed most wrong to me was the hem hit just below the kneecap. _______________________________________________ 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
