Spencer first worn by Jennifer Ehle as Lizzie Bennet in P&P (1995) It's not widely known that productions will often reuse costumes from earlier productions. With all the Austen adaptations since 1995, plus other movies set in that era such as Vanity Fair, Becoming Jane, Miss Austen Regrets, and more, you're bound to see some…
The Costumes of Sanditon
Are you watching Sanditon? I am...sort of. It's not capturing my whole attention, so I can't seem to make myself watch it without a lot of fast forwarding to get screenshots for this post. The costumes are quite decent (of course I could nitpick, but I'm assuming most readers don't care to have every tiny…
Little Women Costumes Part 3
No Rant, but some details for the serious geek or the curious. I've decided not to post about my gripes about the anachronisms in LW. If you read the first two posts, you know I went on about the hair and lack of headwear (and I didn't even get into the side parts, the bangs,…
Costumes in Little Women (2019), post #2: The Later Years
Disclaimer: I'm limited to what I can capture in youtube trailer screenshots, and publicity photos in various articles. I'll try to go back and add more when the movie starts streaming. Also, I can't seem to insert French accents here at home where I'm writing; I managed it on my work computer so I'll go…
Movie Costumes: Emma 2020
A new adaptation of Jane Austen's Emma has been released and is, as I edit this post (originally published just before its release), is about to be released for streaming. I have access now only to images from the trailers--but even having seen only those tiny previews of this production, I decided I am HERE…
Fashion Influencers, 1818: A Tale of Two Duchesses
Two English princes, sons of the monarch, with ducal titles, marry beautiful women who attract the interest of the public at home and abroad. Fashion magazines use them to promote various styles. Duchesses of Cambridge and Sussex, 2010s? Nope. Try Clarence and Kent, 1810s. Both duchesses in question hailed from small German principalities--one smaller in…