There is a picture from the upcoming movie: Elizabeth: The Golden Age that looks pretty authentic, compared to pics of the rest I've seen. Elizabeth I wears it and it appears to be cream satin with a fairly subtle diagonal design. It does appear to have some lace or lace-like embroidery on the bodice front with tiny gems or sequins done sparingly. The open ruff looks pretty good, and the curled, beribboned wig adorned with upstanding feathers held by a jewellered broach is also. But what's with the angle of the wired veiling? Instead of standing upright and framing the entire emsemble, its at about at a 60 degree angle. While aesthetically pleasing to the modern eye, so Elizabeth/Cate Blanchette's face stands out more against the darker background, it isn't what's shown in portraits of the Elizabethan court or most famously, on Mary Queen of Scotts. Does anyone know for certain how this full length, wired from the top in a curved or heart-shape was worn as the final touch to an entire Elizabethan/French noblewoman's ensemble?
I always thought it was strictly upright, not at an angle, behind the wearer. Although the angle would ensure that no one could trail too closely behind without at least bumping into the wire veiling. A clever way to ensure a bit more open space around the wearer, however. Cindy Abel -----Original Message----- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Ann Catelli Sent: Friday, July 13, 2007 5:57 PM To: Historical Costume Subject: [h-cost] Movies Re: The Golden Age(film)/Dracula --- [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: > [EMAIL PROTECTED] writes: > > nothing to do with Romania, Transylvania, and the 19th century, but > hey, this is fiction, right? > > ******************** > > Then don't, at the beginning of the film, put up a date in 20 ft high > numbers: > > 1898 Ah, like The League of Extrodinary Gentlemen (or whatever its actual title is). Big date re: 1890s, Tom Sawyer as the ingenue and a bunch of creepy characters. But Tom Sawyer was 10-14 in the 1850s. He's still an young innocent in the 1890s?!? Eat your heart out, Dorian Gray. Which movie I enjoyed and enjoyed the costumes, but entirely separately from any historical implications. Ann in CT not lightning!! ________________________________________________________________________ ____________ Expecting? Get great news right away with email Auto-Check. Try the Yahoo! Mail Beta. http://advision.webevents.yahoo.com/mailbeta/newmail_tools.html _______________________________________________ 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
