I'm pretty sure it is historical and goes back to some Scythian peaked headdresses, but I don't know what it's called. You probably would not see anything like that in a modern movie because they'd fear it was too ridiculous (same with turbans looking too scary, which is why don't get any of the main characters wearing them much in Prince of Persia and the like). And funnily enough, I just found out she was way more scantily clad in some versions they shot o_O So I'm actually glad they went for a more historically accurate look. Although some of that must've been to please US censors--some parts of the film had to be shot and re-shot in the States because the outbreak of WWII halted filming in England. It was pretty difficult to film when the cast and crew had to huddle in the studio's bomb shelter all the time (apart from a certain someone who was off being a perfect human being as usual
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Whoa, that's... way more scantily clad indeed. I love the bracelet she's got.
If you ever come across any info about the conical headdress, would you mind sharing? My interest in the reasons for such impractical headgear has been piqued.
I'll be sure to mention it if it turns up! The problem is, it's really difficult to research women's costumes that far back, especially when they would've been more covered up than the men during the time and would've worn all the colourful and detailed stuff indoors. The usual court women's headgear would've consisted of a small round cap and two long braids with a thin veil over the entire thing, but there were a few more extravagant variations.
The actress is Mary Morris, BTW; you may recognise her as the badass female No. 2 from the Prisoner:) I'm pretty sure she's wearing a wig in the movie as she usually had very short-cropped hair IRL (she was one of the very few out-and-proud famous lesbians around that time and pretty badass). Which, of course, makes the above gif even more awesome since it's *two* classic era actors who couldn't give a shit about what people thought of their sexual orientations.
I've just read the newspaper clipping that you linked to in the comment above and, oh god, I am getting all teary-eyed over this: 'and ran half a mile home to be near the boys.' Oh my heart. What a beautiful human being. ♥
He was really such an awesome, awesome guy. And later, he only agreed to play Nazis so people would know what bastards they were and even if he got huge salaries, he would just keep what he needed to manage and donated the rest of it to the UK government and the Red Cross to help with the war effort. Apparently he sent way more money for Allied relief than most other UK actors in Hollywood at the time. And it kind of hurts to think how anxious he must've been, being a thick-accented German in the UK at the time when bombs were raining down from the sky:(. No wonder he did so much for the war kids--in addition to sheltering some at his home, I think it was in Christmas 1939 that he arranged for thousands of packets of candy to be sent to the poorer London kids huddling in shelters because they wouldn't have had any Christmas presents otherwise. I... yeah. Reading about this guy seriously makes me cry at times, no lie.
ALSO OMG YOU REBLOGGED THE LOVE ME FEAR ME DO AS I SAY GIFSET AND I LOVE YOU <3
I do love their clothes on the ship and the way they draped his gorgeous turbans around his head and face and neck and ok, ok, everything looks good when draped around someone tall and skinny, but STILL. And and and I love her iridescent veil in that scene and and and THERE WAS SO MUCH COSTUME PORN IN THAT MOVIE.
EEEEEEEEEE. ♥ ♥ ♥ They both look so gorgeous there I couldn't not reblog (also, Jareth/Sarah feels. I need to rewatch Labyrinth over Christmas). And I just want to reach through the screen and touch my fingers against all the beautiful fabrics in the movie. ;) It's just COSTUME EYE CANDY.
he arranged for thousands of packets of candy to be sent to the poorer London kids huddling in shelters because they wouldn't have had any Christmas presents otherwise. MEEP. *sniffles quietly* That is just so lovely and thoughful and sweet. He was such a beautiful man, inside and out.
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If you ever come across any info about the conical headdress, would you mind sharing? My interest in the reasons for such impractical headgear has been piqued.
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The actress is Mary Morris, BTW; you may recognise her as the badass female No. 2 from the Prisoner:) I'm pretty sure she's wearing a wig in the movie as she usually had very short-cropped hair IRL (she was one of the very few out-and-proud famous lesbians around that time and pretty badass). Which, of course, makes the above gif even more awesome since it's *two* classic era actors who couldn't give a shit about what people thought of their sexual orientations.
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I've just read the newspaper clipping that you linked to in the comment above and, oh god, I am getting all teary-eyed over this: 'and ran half a mile home to be near the boys.' Oh my heart. What a beautiful human being. ♥
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I do love their clothes on the ship and the way they draped his gorgeous turbans around his head and face and neck and ok, ok, everything looks good when draped around someone tall and skinny, but STILL. And and and I love her iridescent veil in that scene and and and THERE WAS SO MUCH COSTUME PORN IN THAT MOVIE.
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he arranged for thousands of packets of candy to be sent to the poorer London kids huddling in shelters because they wouldn't have had any Christmas presents otherwise. MEEP. *sniffles quietly* That is just so lovely and thoughful and sweet. He was such a beautiful man, inside and out.
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