I was remarking to a friend last night that in the photos the fabrics (silks?) of the dresses look like very modern shantungs--too slubby for the period, but in the film they don't come across that way it all. I am sorry the wedding dress wasn't really seen much in the film, there is a picture of it on the movie website in the costume section:
http://www.theyoungvictoriamovie.com/ I do wish they had put more detailed pictures of the gowns on the site. Also, on the photos section on the same site, the 5th picture (Victoria tte-e-tete with the king) you can see her loop of hair in her bun is stiffened/lined with white horsehair braid--They should have used a darker color. :~) Katy On Tue, Jan 26, 2010 at 1:18 PM, Becky Rautine <zearti...@hotmail.com> wrote: > > Just like the special effects done by computer... things aren't always what > they seem. I think it's great to fudge the reality of fabrics sometimes. > Unless someone has their hands on the fabric itself, probably won't be able > to tell when it's real or faked. It got the desired "effect" that affected > the scene so congratulations on the work!! Need help sometime? Just give me a > call if you want more hands to help. > > Sincerely, > Rebecca Rautine > > > >> To: h-cost...@indra.com >> Date: Tue, 26 Jan 2010 12:20:01 -0500 >> From: albert...@aol.com >> Subject: Re: [h-cost] The Young Victoria's Film Costumes >> >> >> >> There are painted costumes. >> >> ********* >> >> >> There was a wonderful Dutch fabric painter (who I got along with famously) >> on "Interview with the Vampire" (Sandy Powell designed that) and much >> painting in that film. Several people in the shop were worried about things >> looking painted instead of embroidered but in the film, everything looks >> fine. >> >> >> The painting also goes further than just imitation of time consuming >> embroideries, but some plain fabrics are given "texture" and depth by >> painting. In "Interview..." for example, the two young boys Claudia uses to >> trick Lestat into drinking "dead" blood... The director decided he wanted >> the boys dressed alike, so we had to whip up the day before some breeches >> for them (I had to make them without measurements!) The fabric I was given >> was a typical moire acetate taffeta in electric yellow! Matilde (the Dutch >> fabric painter) sprayed and painted the breeches after they were made up to >> look as they do in the film: a sort of shimmery ochre, which up close glowed >> and sparkled with a hint of metalic. >> >> >> And of course there's "teching" ("Distressing" in theatre terms) which is >> aging of garments right off the sewing machine. A task I enjoy. It's like >> makeup for clothes and you can "tell a story" with where stains and worn >> places are placed. >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> _______________________________________________ >> h-costume mailing list >> h-costume@mail.indra.com >> http://mail.indra.com/mailman/listinfo/h-costume > > _________________________________________________________________ > Your E-mail and More On-the-Go. Get Windows Live Hotmail Free. > http://clk.atdmt.com/GBL/go/196390709/direct/01/ > _______________________________________________ > h-costume mailing list > h-costume@mail.indra.com > http://mail.indra.com/mailman/listinfo/h-costume > -- Katy Bishop, Vintage Victorian katybisho...@gmail.com www.VintageVictorian.com Custom reproduction gowns of the Victorian Era. Publisher of the Vintage Dress Series books. _______________________________________________ h-costume mailing list h-costume@mail.indra.com http://mail.indra.com/mailman/listinfo/h-costume
