Jefferson in Paris
My trip to G Streets turned out to be a bust. I picked up the twill tape I needed but my real quest for hat supplies was unfulfilled. I was also hoping to find a buckle similar but larger than the small diamond ones I bought last time but had no luck there either. Oh well.
I did manage to pick up Jefferson in Paris on my way home though. I ordered it from my local Borders in a weak moment last week and it came in today. I felt the need of 18th century costume inspiration and since I’d heard nothing but lovely things about the clothing in JIP it seemed a good choice.
I just finished watching it (the DVD player is working again, for now anyway) and thoroughly enjoyed the costumes. The story was okay, if thought provoking. There was one scene (a very bawdy street show insulting Antoinette) I could have done without but overall the content was dealt with tastefully, much more so than I feared from some of the reviews I’d read. As tastefully as un-tasteful subjects can be dealt with I guess. Then again Jefferson is not high on my list of favorites so I felt the portrayal of him perhaps a little too sympathetic and glossed over at times if anything. :>
The Marie Antoinette was spot on though and (typical of Merchant Ivory) the production did an excellent job of showing the period. The costumes were amazing… I didn’t know where to look everything was lovely. The hats!!! I have lots of new ideas for my hat now to say the least. I will have to do some serious screen capturing this weekend!
I did manage to pick up Jefferson in Paris on my way home though. I ordered it from my local Borders in a weak moment last week and it came in today. I felt the need of 18th century costume inspiration and since I’d heard nothing but lovely things about the clothing in JIP it seemed a good choice.
I just finished watching it (the DVD player is working again, for now anyway) and thoroughly enjoyed the costumes. The story was okay, if thought provoking. There was one scene (a very bawdy street show insulting Antoinette) I could have done without but overall the content was dealt with tastefully, much more so than I feared from some of the reviews I’d read. As tastefully as un-tasteful subjects can be dealt with I guess. Then again Jefferson is not high on my list of favorites so I felt the portrayal of him perhaps a little too sympathetic and glossed over at times if anything. :>
The Marie Antoinette was spot on though and (typical of Merchant Ivory) the production did an excellent job of showing the period. The costumes were amazing… I didn’t know where to look everything was lovely. The hats!!! I have lots of new ideas for my hat now to say the least. I will have to do some serious screen capturing this weekend!