Ok, I'm curious. What paintings inspired the "B at T" hat? And I did like most of the costumes,(they felt right, if that makes any sense), just the female lead's stood out to me.
-----Original Message----- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Gail & Scott Finke Sent: Friday, May 04, 2007 10:28 AM To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: [h-cost] Re: theatrical vs. historic costuming Sharon wrote: > "A Knight's Tale" is a great example. I don't know much about the period, > but most of the costumes seemed okay. Except for the female lead. She stuck > out like a sore thumb. I especially remember the hat that looked like > something from "Breakfast at Tiffany's". Actually, Sharon, none of the costumes were authentic in that film. I'm not sure what you are saying it's a great example of. Personally, I loved the costumes -- they had the FEEL of the historic period, while they were done in all sorts of weird fabrics, etc. I loved that whole "Breakfast at Tiffany's" outfit, and I know exactly which paintings inspired it! Another fun one is "Brother Sun, Sister Moon," the Franco Zeffirelli film about St. Francis. All sorts of bizarre fabrics used there, combining the period-like look of the garments with the textures and colors he wanted. If a story is supposed to be fantasy medieval, renaissance, Victorian, or just "old time" then I generally like it. As others have said, it's when directors or PR people tout the historical accuracy when costumes get on my nerves. Anyone remember the Kevin Costner film that can't be named? I mean, the one set in England in Sherwood Forest -- not other Kevin Costner films that can't be named. They went on and on about the historical accuracy in that one, and it stunk. The costumes need to help tell the story, and there are many legitimate ways to do that. What bugs me in a theater setting is when the costumes are amateurish (if it's a professional theater) or old and moth-eaten. One summer our opera company rented two sets of costumes that were just horrendous, and the main problem is that they looked about 30 years old and falling apart. One was for an opera about the French Revolution, and the company had all the main characters' costumes made while they rented the costumes for the aristocrats/chorus. The main costumes, for peasants, were much nicer than the aristocrats, who looked as if they had definitely fallen on hard times! But those things happen in theater... Gail Finke _______________________________________________ h-costume mailing list h-costume@mail.indra.com http://mail.indra.com/mailman/listinfo/h-costume _______________________________________________ h-costume mailing list h-costume@mail.indra.com http://mail.indra.com/mailman/listinfo/h-costume
