Yes, Dr. Zhivago is a classic example! And I remember a 1950's movie about Elizabeth that had those pointy bras. Hilarious! S.
-----Original Message----- From: h-costume-boun...@indra.com [mailto:h-costume-boun...@indra.com] On Behalf Of annbw...@aol.com Sent: Wednesday, July 24, 2013 8:23 AM To: h-cost...@indra.com Subject: Re: [h-cost] The White Queen With so much emphasis on getting the clothing right, why not the hair/hat styles!! Not sure of the excuse for the hats. But Edward Maeder, in his book "Hollywood and History," makes the point that hairstyles and makeup are more likely to be contemporary in historical movies than are the costumes themselves. Ann Wass -----Original Message----- From: Marjorie Wilser <the3t...@gmail.com> To: Historical Costume <h-cost...@indra.com> Sent: Wed, Jul 24, 2013 11:05 am Subject: Re: [h-cost] The White Queen Kate, It's funny. . . you could say the same thing about modern productions of Victorian and Georgian fashions. Bareheaded women (and gloveless, too! the horror!) running around outside, neither properly coifed nor hatted. With so much emphasis on getting the clothing right, why not the hair/hat styles!! == Marjorie Wilser (hoping very much that we get The White Queen over here. . . someday) =:=:=:Three Toad Press:=:=:= http://3toad.blogspot.com/ "Learn to laugh at yourself and you will never lack for amusement." --MW On Jul 24, 2013, at 7:55 AM, Kate Bunting wrote: > As the list seems very quiet at the moment, I thought I'd ask what UK > members who know about the Middle Ages think of the costumes in "The > White Queen"? (It's a series based on 3 of Philippa Gregory's novels > currently running on the BBC.) > > I know little about mediaeval costume, but my impression is that they > have fallen into the same trap as the designers for "The Tudors" - the > women show too much hair and not enough linen. Only a few older women > wear headdresses. I assume this is supposed to make the leading ladies > more attractive to modern eyes. > > Kate Bunting > Retired librarian & 17th century reenactor. > _______________________________________________ > 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 _______________________________________________ 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
