tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7211353948967221274.post674823201017351609..comments2024-03-28T13:40:22.969+00:00Comments on Crinoline Robot: Costume drama musingsMimhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01578612522819952936noreply@blogger.comBlogger24125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7211353948967221274.post-90476697561685335062016-05-04T20:18:58.184+01:002016-05-04T20:18:58.184+01:00It's hit the point for me where I find that ch...It's hit the point for me where I find that charming in itself. I wonder what the reason for keeping hair and makeup current is? (I'm sure it's probably still happening, it's just not obvious right now.) Perhaps programme makers think their audiences are okay with people's clothes being different, but that they won't accept 'unattractive' leads. Mimhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01578612522819952936noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7211353948967221274.post-35581274723231561732016-05-04T20:16:01.291+01:002016-05-04T20:16:01.291+01:00I'd never even considered horses! Funnily enou...I'd never even considered horses! Funnily enough, thinking of transport, cars are the one things it seems impossible to get badly wrong, probably because there's not much room for messing around with them or reinterpreting them. Horses, though, will have changed a lot, you're right.Mimhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01578612522819952936noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7211353948967221274.post-87153884921831392632016-05-04T20:14:21.125+01:002016-05-04T20:14:21.125+01:00That was an excellent post, I really enjoyed it.That was an excellent post, I really enjoyed it.Mimhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01578612522819952936noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7211353948967221274.post-23842694251504344652016-05-04T20:13:48.527+01:002016-05-04T20:13:48.527+01:00I don't get that distracted, that's a real...I don't get that distracted, that's a really keen interest in the visuals you've got there.Mimhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01578612522819952936noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7211353948967221274.post-23897109864415735382016-05-04T20:12:43.193+01:002016-05-04T20:12:43.193+01:00Yes, I find I'll let things slide for a really...Yes, I find I'll let things slide for a really good story. The worse the story, the more other flaws pop out.Mimhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01578612522819952936noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7211353948967221274.post-9307019320704420242016-05-04T20:11:58.096+01:002016-05-04T20:11:58.096+01:00I know with Poirot they deliberately skew it towar...I know with Poirot they deliberately skew it towards the deco - most people would've had interiors containing bits and bobs from previous decades - but it's all so pretty I really don't care. If I could move into a TV programme, Poirot would be a strong contender.Mimhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01578612522819952936noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7211353948967221274.post-21157923945306660932016-05-04T20:10:33.388+01:002016-05-04T20:10:33.388+01:00Heh! 70s lip gloss really does stand out, doesn...Heh! 70s lip gloss really does stand out, doesn't it? That and the blue eyeshadow.Mimhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01578612522819952936noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7211353948967221274.post-34535949326517675792016-05-04T20:09:48.112+01:002016-05-04T20:09:48.112+01:00I really like the Peaky Blinders soundtrack. Lapse...I really like the Peaky Blinders soundtrack. Lapsed goth. I'm very much looking forward to the show starting again. And it's nice to have something set in the Midlands that is achingly cool, the Midlands are much maligned.Mimhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01578612522819952936noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7211353948967221274.post-25590923936544913282016-05-04T20:08:24.021+01:002016-05-04T20:08:24.021+01:00Weirdly, the music was something I thought I'd...Weirdly, the music was something I thought I'd hate, but it worked far better than I expected. I found di Caprio my least favourite thing in Gatsby; I've always seen Gatsby as someone trying to achieve an impossible dream, not a hustler. <br /><br />Re: city scenes, I always wonder at the cleanliness of everything. Wot, no poopy streets? Even in London?Mimhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01578612522819952936noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7211353948967221274.post-75287499308500799732016-05-04T20:06:34.880+01:002016-05-04T20:06:34.880+01:00Wonder Woman was set in the 40s?! I've only ev...Wonder Woman was set in the 40s?! I've only ever seen it in stills, never an episode, but I'd never realised it wasn't set in the 70s.Mimhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01578612522819952936noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7211353948967221274.post-54627064069614805872016-05-04T20:05:59.241+01:002016-05-04T20:05:59.241+01:00Oooh, yes, westerns can be particularly 'speci...Oooh, yes, westerns can be particularly 'special'. I wonder whether they were influenced by the C&W music scene?Mimhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01578612522819952936noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7211353948967221274.post-50753971612273177252016-05-04T20:05:19.087+01:002016-05-04T20:05:19.087+01:00Hehehe. I love it when people pick out particular ...Hehehe. I love it when people pick out particular details that wind them up. It shows a love of a particular time or thing.Mimhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01578612522819952936noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7211353948967221274.post-30690613830449365662016-04-29T13:14:10.364+01:002016-04-29T13:14:10.364+01:00Those made in the sixties and seventies are the wo...Those made in the sixties and seventies are the worst offenders in my opinion, it's all about the hair and make up xxMelaniehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12238571735302117986noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7211353948967221274.post-54714454950256620652016-04-24T18:07:43.496+01:002016-04-24T18:07:43.496+01:00Hi Mim, I thought about this post last night when ...Hi Mim, I thought about this post last night when i was watching a film. It was "The Keep" an early Eighties film set during the Second World War and the costumes were as 80's as get out. It is quite annoying isn't it? I tend to do that with horses set in medieval times when they are thoroughbreds and like to have a good rant to myself. I suppose that incorporating a bit of ourMother of Reinventionhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14409826036412353940noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7211353948967221274.post-88597886641226848582016-04-22T20:46:27.246+01:002016-04-22T20:46:27.246+01:00Funny enough, I've just don a blog post about ...Funny enough, I've just don a blog post about how accurate the knitwear is on 'Home Fires'. I am stickler for detail though. If a film is aimed to be period - then I expect the clothes to be spot-on. It makes me laugh though when I see 1970s costume dramas on Youtube and they're in full on make-up and false eyelashes.The Vintage Knitterhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03479653990888198151noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7211353948967221274.post-76870113339632014712016-04-22T19:08:45.166+01:002016-04-22T19:08:45.166+01:00When watching costume dramas, I always have a hard...When watching costume dramas, I always have a hard time following the plot, as I keep looking at the fashions and interiors. Unless it's something really incongruous, I don't always spot it when things aren't quite right ... Last year, I watched a Belgian series about two friends, from when they met in the 1940s until the present day. I loved it, but kept rewinding to have a better Polyester Princesshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05602613792584925087noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7211353948967221274.post-61104545554951230682016-04-22T17:22:46.929+01:002016-04-22T17:22:46.929+01:00Often, yes, but not always. In a way, it depends o...Often, yes, but not always. In a way, it depends on the whole scope of the story, sets, cast and costumes. I do prefer period pieces to be as period authentic as possible (with an exception made for 1930s - 50s takes on Victorian stories; I utterly love the mix of awesome mid-century styles and those of the 19th century), but sometimes if any one (or more) of those elements is especially strong, Witchcrafted Lifehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02992822472797191121noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7211353948967221274.post-37341404197149709032016-04-22T16:37:34.593+01:002016-04-22T16:37:34.593+01:00I'm in complete agreement. I cringed at the c...I'm in complete agreement. I cringed at the costumes in the recent great gatsby even though I got the hip hop connection and I like Baz luhrman. I think that poirot and call the midwife are pretty accurate tubby3pughttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01315017048832512111noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7211353948967221274.post-2172320889702612762016-04-22T13:42:00.078+01:002016-04-22T13:42:00.078+01:00I was watching a Jane Austen production from the 7...I was watching a Jane Austen production from the 70's not long ago and the make-up was very distracting, all false eyelashes and lip gloss!Miss Magpiehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10899889154015378547noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7211353948967221274.post-34175336569778504602016-04-22T09:18:09.400+01:002016-04-22T09:18:09.400+01:00I can understand why costume designers incorporate...I can understand why costume designers incorporate the current fashions, it makes for mass appeal therefore attracts a larger audience. Whilst Murder Under The Sun is gorgeous to look at it's so 1980s you'd half expect Wham to appear on the beach and burst into a rendition of Club Tropicana.<br /><br />I've never really been a fan of costume dramas and I must admit to rolling my eyes Vixhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05263970600699632661noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7211353948967221274.post-56627509155109436862016-04-22T04:23:28.011+01:002016-04-22T04:23:28.011+01:00From what I read the most recent version of The Gr...From what I read the most recent version of The Great Gatsby was intended to appeal to youngsters of today with it's Hip Hop sound track & music video style. Most of the youngsters I've spoken with were unimpressed with the entire movie, so I don't think the makers of TGG achieved their goal. Plus the entire TGG plot embodies an age & era, so the story is the '20's Bibi Maizoonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07383381158640915162noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7211353948967221274.post-54237092655668208972016-04-22T02:51:41.129+01:002016-04-22T02:51:41.129+01:00It depends what I'm watching. If it is a histo...It depends what I'm watching. If it is a historical drama I guess I have expectations that the costumes should be researched. <br /><br />On the other hand, something like the old Wonder Woman TV show where they were set in the 40's but everyone was sporting hair and makeup like it was 1976 (because it was) could be amusing. Goodyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17383404429461423998noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7211353948967221274.post-44319689881182427532016-04-21T17:14:08.357+01:002016-04-21T17:14:08.357+01:00I love a good game of 'guess the era'! Old...I love a good game of 'guess the era'! Old westerns are great for that, all set around the mid to late 1800s, but the costume differences between those made in the 40s to 70s are glaring! Mainly hair and makeup, as you say. Very thoughtful post xPorcelinahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02202283149145094340noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7211353948967221274.post-28012732033012454182016-04-21T16:33:13.996+01:002016-04-21T16:33:13.996+01:00I must admit I'm bugged by it when the costume...I must admit I'm bugged by it when the costumes, interiors and settings are too far off from the decade or historical period they're meant to reflect. The film that bothered me the most was "Alexander the Great". The Corinthian columns had me ranting for weeks afterwards. To my defence I was studying art history at the time :) Sunahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08144458173180092289noreply@blogger.com