Costume studies were not in my original plans for blogging in the near future, but suddenly I just wanted to do it. So do it I shall.
The reason? Actually because I am starting on a new Regency dress. Did I say that in the last post? I can't remember. Oh dear.
Anyway, since store-bought patterns can only allow for so much (and everyone else who makes Regency dresses will be using the same patterns, haha), I decided to look to some of my favorite Jane Austen films, costume-wise, for inspiration for both day dresses and ball gowns.
Costume Captures is a lovely place to look for these, but they only have costume studies for two of the movies in this era I really care about (Pride and Prejudice 1995 and Northanger Abbey 2007... oh, they also have Miss Austen Regrets, and I did like some of those costumes so I might have a look at that later). The Dashwood Sisters, a blog I used to frequent but which is no longer updated, also has a gorgeous study of Wives and Daughters, including tips on making the dresses. Not what I'm looking for at present, but y'know. Just in case you were curious.
The 1996 Emma (popularly mis-categorized as 1997) is visually one of my absolute favorites for costumes and hairstyles. Well, Emma's hairstyles. I think that the whole thing has a wonderfully historically-accurate feel. Although, of course, overall my favorite is the 2009 one. (I also love those costumes, even if they feel a little more consistently vibrant than is realistic.)
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Monday, January 25, 2016
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