Re: [h-cost] A New Programme to watch out for - "Elizabeth"

[WickedFrau]

I think you are being extreme in your response.   I am not suggesting 
doing everything in jeans and tee-shirts, nor going on the cheap for 
props etc.   I have too have worked on theatrical costuming, and I beg 
to differ that doing the research, and absolutly accurate reproduction 
of clothing is no more expensive than using resonable fabrics, trims 
etc.  Try outfitting a whole cast with lace trim for instance.  I can 
only imagine what it would cost for using reproduction fabrics. 

I think you are being rather high and mighty.  My father was a dramaturg 
and I used to give him a hard time for his inability to enjoy a 
production he was veiwing, away from his work, for what it was.  As Suz 
responded, this is drama not a documentary, and its target is a 
generally costume DETAIL ignorant group of people,  not a bunch of 
costumers who think far too much of their talents and experiences, and 
that they should be imposed on every production that ever gets made.  As 
to cutting the thing wrong, I would bet my paycheck that if we can find 
shaping seams in the back of the garment, then we could probably find 
them in at least one example in the front.  And again, in a large scale 
production, where many gowns are being made, fitting that type of 
garment _is_ faster and easier.

Sg
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