[h-cost] Sound of Music

So hubby and I watched The Sound of Music last night (there was nothing else on and those old classics are fun sometimes anyway) and I found myself wondering about the authenticity of the costuming.  The outfits that Baroness Schraeder wears struck me as not particularly 1930s, but I really

Re: [h-cost] Christmas Squeee!

My husband got me _Fashions of the Gilded Age_ vols 12, and a number of other non-costume books I had been wanting to read. Dawn ___ h-costume mailing list h-costume@mail.indra.com http://mail.indra.com/mailman/listinfo/h-costume

Re: [h-cost] Sound of Music

So hubby and I watched The Sound of Music last night (there was nothing else on and those old classics are fun sometimes anyway) and I found myself wondering about the authenticity of the costuming. The outfits that Baroness Schraeder wears struck me as not particularly 1930s, but I really

Re: [h-cost] Sound of Music

Oh, if only they had looked behind the tombstone! -C. This email was sent from Netspace Webmail: http://www.netspace.net.au ___ h-costume mailing list h-costume@mail.indra.com

Re: [h-cost] Movie Recommendation from a Spy

How'd one of translate to one??? In a message dated 28/12/2009 19:03:10 GMT Standard Time, h-costume-requ...@indra.com writes: I think that honor belongs to Mark Twain (A Connecticut Yankee in King Arthur's Court). Fran Lavolta Press New book on 1820s clothing!

Re: [h-cost] Sound of Music

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

Re: [h-cost] Sound of Music

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

Re: [h-cost] Sound of Music

Directors and stars have a huge amount of input on what people wear in the movies. Most stay pretty close to the current styles--- which date really fast. However, these were made before the VCR/ DVD era where people can watch and appreciate (or not) the clothes more often and more critically.

Re: [h-cost] Sound of Music

Edward Maeder's book, Hollywood in History, pretty much sums up what Hollywood does in theory and practice. It is a must-have-must-read. There are even charts of hair and make-up. The general idea is that American audiences apparently cannot relate to main characters that look too foreign

Re: [h-cost] Sound of Music

For some reason, it seems like costume designers from the 50s and 60s were not at all interested in any sort of historical accuracy. They aren't. In America anyway... a little more so in Britain. Accuracy becomes a thing in the late '60's. The 1st movie I can remember as being accurate

Re: [h-cost] Sound of Music

I noticed that too when watching Giant Moss Mabry designed Liz's costumes for Giant. I worked with him once and we talked about period costuming. He thinks that all period designers have to do is copy portraits. He DESIGNER and will just do fashions for the characters. He tries to get