Autumn deWilde's production of Emma (2020) is as delightful as its trailer promised--without the clumsy humor that one of the trailers unfortunately suggested. (I mention the latter only because some people I talked to before the movie's release said they doubted they'd go based on the apparent pandering to modern humor. Never fear. DeWilde has…
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…
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…
Costumes in Little Women (2019), part 1
...while [Gerwig and producer Amy Pascal] wanted it to be accurate to the period, they didn't want something that felt too strictly Victorian in a way that meant you couldn't identify with the characters. - — Jacqueline Durran, costume designer, in interview with Ananda Pellerin, CNN Greta Gerwig's new adaptation of Louisa May Alcott's classic…
The Curator's Curio 