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
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> There are painted costumes.
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> 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.
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> 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.
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> 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.
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