I noticed that too when watching Giant, I think it was. It starts in
the early 1920s but the costumes look like 1950s, when the movie was
made. For some reason, it seems like costume designers from the 50s
and 60s were not at all interested in any sort of historical accuracy.

Sylvia Rognstad
Costume/clothing design & construction
Alterations & home dec
http://www.ezzyworld.com
On Dec 28, 2009, at 5:15 PM, [email protected] wrote:
The outfits that Baroness Schraeder
ears struck me as not particularly 1930s, but I really don't know
anything
bout that period, so I thought of asking what this list had to
say. Any
pinions?
When I worked in a local theatre costume shop, several of the
regulars were big fans of the movie, but, given the awful costumes,
I couldn't see why. Yes, the Baroness is in '60s fashions. The
hairstyles and makeup are even worse. Maria, of course, is in
generic "middle European peasant" style at the beginning. Don't
know how authentic the nuns' habits are, but at least they look right.
Ann Wass
-----Original Message-----
From: Martha Sieting <[email protected]>
To: [email protected]
Sent: Mon, Dec 28, 2009 2:42 pm
Subject: [h-cost] Sound of Music
So hubby and I watched "The Sound of Music" last night (there was
nothing else
n and those old classics are fun sometimes anyway) and I found
myself wondering
bout the authenticity of the costuming. The outfits that Baroness
Schraeder
ears struck me as not particularly 1930s, but I really don't know
anything
bout that period, so I thought of asking what this list had to
say. Any
pinions?
Many thanks and happy holidays!
-Martha
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