Would have been interested if you had looked at Margrete: Queen of the North, it was released this year and it’s taking placed 1402 in Denmark, Sweden and Norway.
My knowledge of human clothing is alo based on movies. You guys are awesome at explaining how clothing are made per era. I think I learned a bit from this.
i liked the video :) did you guys see this video, though? between 20:59 and somewhat 29:00 or something they discuss corsets, including consulting a modern medical person, and conclude that men were right, and pregnant women shouldn't have been wearing corsets, because that would deform the children's heads... ua-cam.com/video/5nqq_nFkRcs/v-deo.html good luck with this one :)
Re: The North Water, walking around with open coats/jackets/whathaveyous is not that far a reach, I think, because even in the Arctic, all those layers can still get quite hot and clammy, and so you'd want to open up for a short moment to get some air circulating around your body. I've lived in the Arctic most of my life, and wearing multiple layers of cotton and wool is basically my entire upbringing in a nutshell :)
They could be called the NTMC's (Not The Main Character). Not original I know but it gets the job done and it rolls of the tongue. But basically, they don't have Main Character Syndrome. Because they are in the background, they don't have to conform to what mass audiences would find appealing, resonate with and/or expect to see in a historical tv series. So I always imagine, the beleaguered costume designers can have fun and aren't as beholden to movie execs.
This isn't an exact fit, but I came up with Heroes Don't Wear Hats. It describes the phenomenon of the central, sympathetic characters not wearing hats, wigs, powdering their hair, etc., unlike their peers. They're just that earthy, natural, and modern, somehow. It works the other way: the more villainous the character, the more likely they are to wear large and accurate wigs and hats and garish and correct makeup. One example is A Royal Affair, a film I love otherwise.
yes, came here to say the same. fantastic platforming of other creators in different cultures too, especially on a video which is likely to do well on the algorithm
In regards to North Waters at 13:40 , as someone who grew up and continues to live in a super cold environment, having a characters jacket open is actually accurate and realistic. Once it gets cold, you need to balance the need to bundle up and stay warm, while at the same time trying not to sweat. Sweating in colder temperatures is deadly, it can bring hypothermia on pretty quick because the evaporation/cooling process still happens even in extreme cold. So when you bundle up, if you start getting warm, you shed or open up the outer layers so you don't sweat, especially when doing any physical labor.
It’s more that the full outfit is a bit incongruous to me. Why hasn’t he taken off that very warm fur hat first? Because if it were me, that would be the first to go unless it was really windy (in which case I wouldn’t open the jacket that widely).
You would get a headache pretty quickly if you have done that. Torso is not as valuable as head and you still have some layers of clothing. Opening jacket is the smartest thing to do.
I came here to say exactly this. Prepare for the worst in the morning and then open your coat or remove layers if possible. These guys were working hard, too. Also, to add to above comments, it’s more cumbersome to carry around a fur hat than to open your jacket.
It is so frustrating to see so much great costume work undone by making the young heroine sexy to modern eyes (makeup, hair, silhouette), instead of buying into period aesthetics and helping viewers to understand what previous eras found beautiful. I feel like it undermines both the character (and women more broadly) when "swipe-rightability" is what the design team cares most about.
Amen. Especially when it's a literary adaptation and the character is supposed to be "average" or "plain" and producers or costumers say to themselves "nobody would believe she's capable/competent/desirable unless she's smokin' hot."
This has always been an issue throughout the history of film, going back to the silents. Leading ladies were the draw, and it was feared that they would lose their appeal if a certain period style of costume or hair would be unflattering. Those flat to the head marcel waves that women wore in the twenties, were completely ignored in films set in that time until quite recently, and even now they can't resist softening the waves, or putting most of the women in Louise Brooks bobs to make them look edgy. There are endless examples of period accuracy being sacrificed to modern standards of beauty or sexiness, and, sadly, I don't see that changing.
I think it also can at least perpetuate damaging and limiting beauty ideals when historical people are almost always made to look beautiful in the modern sense. I know it helped me a lot growing up that I was interested in history and other cultures and that way had learned how diverse beauty ideals are and have been. I barely tan, for example, and growing up in the 90's that wasn't accepted at all, but I could always joke about how I'd be considered beautiful in earlier time periods which helped against the teasing.
@@MajaBiana precisely. Context is everything. As is the knowledge that very few people ever truly meet their time/place beauty standards without help. (Surgery/cosmetics/padding/hairpieces/hiring portrait painters who are willing to use artistic license in exchange for getting paid...)
@@MajaBiana 100% with you there! Discovering 1940s silhouette (which suits my body really well) and freeing myself from low cut f-in Miss Sixties jeans (remember those?) was such a boost for my self esteem!
If you're wondering why someone would have a coat open in the Arctic, it depends on what he's doing and how hot he normally runs. The biggest problem in the arctic is sweat. When you're fully layered up and doing something, you might sweat, and then (especially if you have cotton undergarments instead of wool) the damp fabric will cool you off and you will get a chill. So open up when you're doing stuff and in danger of sweating, then close up when you're more sedentary.
I second that. And the air humidity is low in cold places. Another factor is the windchill. No wind and low humidity, therefore -10 or 15 degrees Celsius ist not too bad. Roundabout 0 degrees Celsius with wind and humid air can be very freezing.
i was just about to comment that I usually remove my coat when I'm working in the snow to avoid sweat, but I wasn't sure if it was actually safe so this is vindicating
Indeed sweat control is the name of the game when working in the cold. Or at least a good part of it. As for the suspenders, they need to be where they are otherwise it would be unnecessarily difficult to go to the toilet for no 2. That is my personal experience anyway.
I love how Bernadette brought in other expert opinions for cultures she was unfamiliar with. I didn't know how big and diverse the historical costume youtuber section was so thank you for introducing me to other amazing channels
Except for the disappointing failure with French language film titles, which surprised me. Normally the scholarship on this channel is great, so not even bothering to learn how to pronounce a film title was off-putting for me.
@@bellatrn9125 can't agree more! even people born in France from French speaking parents struggle with the language, so really it's not worth mentioning
My favourite thing is how some of the "job titles" for the other collaborators are factual and serious, and then others are just straight up memes 😂🤣 With Karolina obviously taking the cake with that one 😂
Just watched Witcher season 2. A complete high fantasy, but one character asked about Cirilla, “does she even have a chemise?” And I was just like, FINALLY. I’m so tired of bare corsets.
So, I'm not an expert, but having your jacket open in the arctic MAKES SENSE. You get hot with work, then you sweat. If you sweat, it can freeze. The whole thing with winter wear is know when and how to vent your layers so you are a consistant temperature. (I have lived in Canada my whole life, worked in forests in the winter, walked in -40 weather.)
As a French, I'm both highly amused by Bernadette's accent when she attemps to read French titles, and slightly proud that the French films seem to be doing okay in terms of historical accuracy
I’m also French, and also pleasantly surprised by that. But then, there’s the question of the accuracy outside of the costumes: I haven’t seen any of these films, but the Balzac adaptations would have a good reason for having a historically believable plot, but apparently Eiffel’s is complete nonsense, so I was even more surprised that the costumes were so good.
That was my feeling too! I was very proud of how well the French productions did this year! I worked with the costume team on "The Mad Women's Ball" and I was very very happy to see it described so well, and I had the exact same reaction to the corsets when I saw them for the first time on set ♥
Personally, I'm totally okay with "it was a design choice." If it's clear that decision were made, rather than truths were overlooked. Film after all are stories. Costumes are story telling tools.
@@barbara_LL precisely the show I was thinking of. Additionally, The Great is as clear at it can be that the story is not historically accurate, so to my mind the costumes don't really need to be either.
@@maggierobertson2962 omg yeah, I love that it always appear in the trailer and stuff, that this is kinda of a real story, the viewer gets to enjoy the show, whilst knowing that it doesn't portrait the reality
Just reading an article of Sisi I'm rolling my eyes and planning to give it a pass. We have the woman's diaries. We KNOW what her life was like. Why do people insist on portraying it as a love story. She had severe, clinical depression, an eating disorder, and was shocked and horrified by sex as an extremely sheltered 16-year-old. Franz had to basically bribe her with the whole country of Hungary to get her to have another child with him. Frankly, I would love to see an accurate portrayal of her showing the deep psychological issues that growing up in that world caused for women of her class.
I've read a biography of her, that takes a chapter of a book called . I don't remember the author offhand, and since I've recently moved the book is still in one of the boxes I've yet to unpack, so I sadly can't check. Anyway, that did go into the fact that most of her married life (at least) as being rather sad and her eating disorder and her obsession with her beauty as being the one area of her life she could control, when she wasn't allowed to have any control over most of her life. She wasn't even allowed to raise at least one of her children, her firstborn was raised by her overbearing mother-in-law, and was even named after her mother-in-law, by her mother-in-law. Her husband seemed to love her, at least early on in their marriage, but didn't really understand or even respect her. It's mentioned that she was actually quite intelligent, but wasn't allowed to give opinions or advice to her husband about political issues. She was expected to look pretty and fashionable, behave in a certain way, and bear lots of children who would hopefully live to adulthood. That life, especially since she wasn't even allowed to raise most of her children, is very shallow and boring. Add to that psychological issues that were sadly prevalent in her family, you have a recipe for disaster.
@@margaretschaufele6502 I would argue that one can't love someone one doesn't respect, but that might just be my modern sensibilities rearing their heads.
Fun fact: The UK version of "Ghosts" was conceived and put together by the original cast of "Horrible Histories"! It's so great seeing them all working together again. If you've never seen "Horrible Histories", it's a kids show (but fun for adults, too!) that talks about all the weird/crazy things in history you didn't learn about in school (unless you're a 6th grader and have me as your social studies teacher 😉). Check it out!
I didn't know there was HH show, but I had books by them (at least they were very similar to this concept so I believe the same people stand behind those two), I don't know what came first though 🤔
@@annakrpatova3429 the show was *in theory* an adaptation of the books, but it's essentially a standalone. The same cast makes a compilation of sketches and fun facts (mostly) appropriate for kids, and some of it is pulled from the books. And the songs bang.
32:15 If this is set in Canada, and the “Mounties” are actually the Royal Canadian Mounted Police, they should only be wearing the red uniforms for formal or ceremonial dress. Everyday uniforms were blue. (Source: had family members that were in the RCMP and this was one of my mom’s favourite anecdotes to share anytime red RCMPs were on screen.)
And you’ve effectively taken away the one thing about the show I thought was even close to being accurate. Lol, totally figures. I watched in the first season when it was actually trying a bit more to be historically accurate, but promptly gave up after season 2 started it in the disastrously inaccurate direction it is now.
@@kaitlynoddie9649 lol, no worries. I did find it mildy hilarious that Bernadette said 10/10 for red Mounties for being historically accurate, when she clearly didn't fact check that one detail in particular.
They'd still be Royal North-West Mounted Police at the show's time period, since the RCMP didn't exist until the 1920 merger with the Dominion Police. The everyday blue became an option in 1904 (around the same time as "Royal" was added to the NWMP's name, and much later than the brown duck that was an option starting in the 1890s), while the red serge wasn't relegated to just formal occasions until 1920, so it's unlikely but not completely impossible he'd wear the red in a 1910s period piece. However, the breeches should definitely not be that tight. They're puffed/bulged above the knee.
@@dziooooo ... in Season 2? Which one? She has the Vereena dress, the trousers and tunic in Kal Morhen, and the white dress with overdress in the end with the Deathless Mother
@@daisukidatotoro God, yes, I hated it so much I couldn't shut up about it during the episode. She is in the bath at first so it kinda looks like she's in the middle of taking it off, but then when she stars walking the hallways, she has her elbows pressed to her sides and the hands always close to her bust as if in fear that one wrong move is going to leave her naked... it was just SO uncomfortable to watch. I absolutely hatehatehated it, what was the point? I didn't need that to know she was feeling vulnerable, ok? It was extensively and unquestionably spelled out for two whole episodes
@@rukiakyubi me too! I at first thought she was just in the process of taking it off. Oh and good read on what was probably the true intentions of the director. I admit that you are better than me, when I saw her walking around hunched apparently holding the dress up, my mind didn't go to "emotional subtext," my first thought was "broken zipper?"😉
@@daisukidatotoro It was covered in sequins too! I know they pulled in modern influences last season also but there’s not a lot of consistency to how they do it. Yennefer in that dress next to Triss and Sabrina was giving three different styles from three different eras.
Lol I love how Bernadette can say only good things about a movie and sound super excited but still puts the movie in "gets the job done" instead not time travel 😅 "Amazing, 10/10, no critiques...I guess it gets the job done."
I returned to this video after watching The Mad Women's Ball and being very pleased with the costuming. After her positive comments you can imagine my surprise 😅
I mentioned it in the previous video but if collaborations like these are going to become more common in the future, if it’s possible it would be great if some of the experts of the more unfamiliar areas of historical costume to provide some photos of what they might be describing or elaborate more on what they sort of pointed out was wrong. I know it would mean more work editing though, so just to add I really appreciate videos like this! Truly made my week!
That would be fantastic! I know sometimes youtubers get hampered by what images are in public domain, but footnotes and links would still be appreciated
Some were experts and some were just attention seekers who couldn't provide images or descriptive texts from the actual era to justify their opinions because the information they exposed was born from their prejudices and ideals and not actual evidence. As per usual, ignorance makes noise because it wants to be seen, while wisdom waits silently in the back to get to see.
I just finished watching Abby Cox’s dissection of why Muppets Christmas Carol is not only the most true-to-the-book version but also a 10/10 for costuming that puts to shame modern attempts at historical costuming. I was wondering if you two would consider doing a ranking of the best Christmas movies for historical costuming accuracy? I’d love to see that!
North Water: Every sweater you showed had raglan sleeves. Raglan sleeves were invented for Lord Raglan by a tailor that opened its doors in 1853; these sailors would have been very avant-garde to *all* sport raglan sleeves on their sweaters in multiple patterns, even patterns that were customarily either square-shouldered or saddle-shouldered. The history of that design choice bears discussion. Personally, I hate raglan sleeves because they are highly mobile but they are hard to wash & fold and the tailoring is harder, and they pinch your deltoids a little, but the history is interesting. Also, if you are working up a sweat in cold weather, you want that sweat to evaporate *before* you stop moving; having your jacket open over a wicking sweater pattern in the last phase of exercise can keep your sweat from freezing on you. Freezing sweat can kill you.
I'm so genuinely surprised and happy to see you talking about a Brazilian TV show! We have lots of famous period productions here every year and I've never seen anyone talking about their costumes. In fact, Harian's comments really surprised me because they made me realize how little we know about historical Brazilian clothing, specially when it comes to black people. I'd say their costumes look like that on pretty much every historical production I've ever seen but I never thought about their actual accuracy. Thank you Bernadette!
I want to add something to Harian's comments though, she said most African Brazilians at the time were wealthy and I'm not sure it's completely true. After slavery ended most of them had a very difficult time finding work to provide for their families, they didn't have anywhere to live and didn't have access to education at all. Some of them might have been wealthy but not all of them, specially those who were slaved. Racial inequality is still huge in Brazil today, even though we have the biggest black population in the world outside Africa.
@@annatleal not exactly what I said. Not everyone bipoc in Brazil was enslaved and it's a colonizer mentality to see a bipoc person and instantly think they're enslaved. I was NOT analyzing enslaved in the soap opera I was only analyzing the free ones. And many of them did have money and we know that because we have access to their wills where they list their whole inventory. Enslaved people were captives. We can't talk about fashion in this sense.
I think that the occasional “Basically Time Travel” elements present in the “😬” categories can be chalked up to the costume designers borrowing garments from previous period films- I feel sure that you’ve mentioned that in a previous video but I can’t remember which one.
Re: open jacket from The North Water In the Canadian north we have a saying, “if you sweat, you die” it’s to lower the core just enough to stop you from sweating because if you sweat it will freeze to your body then you are in trouble
I'm not an arctic explorer, but opening jackets when it's cold isn't actually so unreasonable. It's really important in the cold to not sweat too much when you're moving as when you stop moving, then your clothes are wet, which can be dangerous. So you're taking layers on and off, opening jackets, putting on and taking off accessories, etc to try and keep the correct temp.
As an Aussie, I would chalk some of the costuming issues with New Gold Mountain up to low budget. Much like Karolina's comments on the Polish film industry, Aussie film & television is much smaller than Hollywood and just has less funding overall. But that doesn't excuse the clear lack of effort put into the Chinese women character's costumes in comparison to everyone else.
@@karly2190 I actually think that has potential for a solid video idea... Comparing different historical films from different budget levels, so to speak; ie the films that did well and those that got it wrong for each bracket from high, medium, low budget, TV, B-movies etc. Since Bernadette has a background in production costuming I personally would love to see her opinions on how to get the most historical accuracy on a low budget and films that maybe illustrate that. Like her tips on what corners can be cut without sacrificing too much authenticity and her advice to potential filmmakers. IDK as a film buff it just seems like an interesting topic to me. Might be too dry for most viewers though.
@@sergeantbigmac I love this idea it would be really interesting to talk about the films who were less faithful in terms of history but has a high budget and vice versa
@@tessasmith1477 yeah literally! i mean its set in ballarat and sovereign hill has photos of chinese women who were living in that area at the time and the creators couldnt even be bothered to do a quick google search
I wonder if it would have changed her conclusion to know that Season 15 is set in 1908 or 1909. After all, 15 seasons means time has passed! And thanks, Bernadette for some more fun videos!
Wow so exciting to see a Brazilian novela on here!! Loved hearing the analysis from the expert and loved that she didn’t shy away from calling it out for what it was! Great work
My period film dream is to someday make an Ivanhoe adaptation, where the costumes are scrupulously accurate... To early 19th century romanticized ideas of "medieval" dress, making use of art from the early 1800s.
@@floraposteschild4184 this is exactly what I was thinking of. The book was published in 1819. A better excuse for late Georgian fake medieval nonsense there never was.
Please make it a miniseries and dedicate exactly as much attention to all the details that Scott dedicates to his endless descriptions. That would be priceless.
Hallmark Movies are filmed on a very tight budget, so tight that actors often wear their own clothes. I wouldn't be surprised if actors on When Calls the Heart are wearing items that they own and look vaguely historical.
Interesting to hear that. I watched the first 3 seasons and the hair styling especially (ok, well, everything) made me want to scream. My theory was that the stylist must have been like a student worker or something. But maybe they do their own hair as well (which would explain why they all look like they're going to prom).
@@karencski711 the reason when calls the heart looks modern is the "its a design choice thing" the first season they tried historical but the director didn't like it so he decide to modernise it a bit, but then it looked jolting in season two so they've slowly been working out a balance of historybounding. but the costume designer actually takes items from modern shops and alters them to look more historybounding. personally, I think this show should get the praise it deserves as a leader in how to make a history bound fantasy tv show.
@@jemimapeach483 well, agree to disagree. There is nothing about it that says "fantasy" to me, so it just comes off as a poorly done historical drama, artistically (not that it's a bad show, I actually sort of like it). It's just a shame that they picked 1912-ish for their fantasyland but then chose to embrace absolutely none of the cool fashion notes of that time period.
@@karencski711 well you might need a magnifying glass to see them, but they have done some neat nods to the time period! and I have found some dresses that they might have taken inspiration from. maybe I'll do a post on it on my blog. because there are so many tiny nods it's sometimes hard to know where to start. its like the tiny painting jack did on the wall mural, these small clues that are great fun to trace.
Amazing video with amazing collaboration!! And I absolutely agree with BrazilianBaroness Hairan, having only half of the cast (the white half) in almost amazing historical costumes and absolutely disregarding the African and native cultures present at the time is unforgivable and infuriating! A well deserved 😬
When Calls the Heart - the books this series is based on addresses the trousers on women. The main couple was taking a dangerous hike and the husband (a Mountie) bought a pair of trousers for his bride to wear. She was mortified, and nearly refused to go on the hike because she did not want to be seen in men’s clothing.
Seeing both versions of “Ghosts” featured here made me so extremely happy! I absolutely adore the original UK version and have found things to like about the American version as well, so it was awesome to see them both here! And I think that the pile of frills on the Revolutionary war characters neck is a design choice, as the character is portrayed as gay.
Speaking as someone who works on docks in some very cold weather, the suspenders over the sweater/jumper is 100% a necessity still. For one thing, if you have to do anything with the pants, you don't want to have to de-layer every time.
OMG!! I had to stop and see it again when one of our Brazilian telenovelas was commented on!! 🇧🇷🇧🇷🇧🇷 Unfortunately what Harian pointed out about the difference in care of white people clothes and the black people ones is absurdely comon. But I was so happy to see the representation!! Thank you so much!!
Actually walking around with your jacket open can be normal. I grew up in like -20 degree weather as a kid and you honestly start to over heat during activity so you have to unzip or open up. With Modern clothing that is difficult because you have one layer of warm gear. I prefer wearing 2-3 layers now because you can open up a layer as you need to stay warm but not over heat and be all sweaty. As in this period they would have worn many more layers. I count at least 3 if not 4 "warm" layers so I can fully see them wanting to open them up. I'm a bit odd in that I'll run barefoot through the snow for a bit in shorts and a t-shirt... but more people I know in cold weather (particularly out for long periods) while doing physical work would open some outer layers if they had multiple layers just to help regulate your body temperature. We really do adapt to cold surprisingly well. For example 5 degree weather in September requires a coat and extra layers and you feel frozen. 5 degrees in March can get away with a light jacket or even just a t-shirt as it feels nice and warm. Particularly if they are on set and it isn't arctic cold. If they are dressed like that and it is only -5 they are going to want to open some of that up.
The open coat doesn’t bother me at all, but combined with the thick fur hat it does present a somewhat incongruous image. You wouldn’t think it odd to see someone in skiing trousers and a T-shirt on a sunny spring day - as long as they were bareheaded or close to it.
@@ragnkja Since you loose about 40% of your body heat through the head, keeping your hat on while having your coat off is a pretty normal thing to do. Boots, hats and gloves are the last things to go. Keep the extremities warm if you don't want to loose them.
@@isabelleblanchet3694 agree here, in winter when I've been shoveling out of a snowstorm in particular, I may open my jacket or lose a layer across my core/torso, but in the interest of not getting frostbite on my ears/fingers/toes, hats, gloves, and boots, which might get swapped out if they get too damp, definitely stay on.
Agreed ! I've been out in the winter, shoveling snow for hours here in eastern North Dakota. I might just wear a scarf and mittens, and a cardigan. If it is 25 f (-3 c) that isn't really 'cold enough' to wear a coat while doing some heavy snow shoveling. And yep, it can be sweaty despite the wintery weather.
Right, like I'm from Saskatchewan and the comments about this just scream "you've never been shoveling snow (or other manual labour) in -30°C". Like sometimes I get sweaty and I will take off my jacket entirely to help cool me down until I can put my jacket back on or button it up, but I would never take off my toque (winter hat) or my mitts for more than maybe 3 minutes.
Ref: 14:20 You will often open up winter gear, even down to bare skin because what you really do no want to do is sweat. When sweat evaporate it remove a lot of heat in a manner you can not really control. It is a lot better to control the body temperature opening and closing layers of the clothes you have on.
Thank you for taking a look at "Les Pays d'en Haut" (pronounced "lay pay-ee d'en oh"). I never see québécois period shows or movies be talked about in historical analysis videos so I absolutely love that it got a mention here!
Like you, I was very happy to see a québécois title in the line-up. But I really think the two stills that were chosen dos not do justice to the serie.
@@isabelledescarries5593 En effet, surtout quand on tient en compte le budget de la télé au Québec. Les costumes ne sont pas tous comme ceux qu'elle a montrés
I would LOVE to have Bernadette review some musical costumes. I always thought it was funny that in theater, you can get away with a lot more inaccuracy, yet for some reason, the costumes still end up looking better than the TV ones
I would actually like to see your comments on Romy Schneider’s Sisi circa 1955. It is in 3 episodes. The hair, the costumes.. I could not decide… She also potrays Queen Victoria as a sequel 4th episode.
Yes! I mean, it's an old series of movies so no seam details to be seen but I loooooved all the dresses and the hair in those and watched them every year.
I grew up with these movies and I've always loved the costumes. I am no expert, but after a few years of being obsessed with and studying 19th century fashion, I can tell they were going with a stylized 1950s take on the 1850s/60s. They wear a lot of short sleeves dresses outside during the day, Elizabeth has her hair down a lot, and they are not wearing any corsetry whatsoever, in the third episode, the doctor opens her dress and her back in bare underneath.
Bernadette, your knitted top/sweater/don't know what to call it, IS AMAZING! I fell in love so hard, I had a dream of that sweater after watching part one of costume design in movies. PLEASE, can you reveal where have you found such perfection?
I agree with you! It is amazing! It looks like a victorian cycling reproduction jumper - she wears a similarly cut one in the split-skirt video. Otherwise there is a video where she showcases all of her "historical" wardrobe. And Karolina Zebrowska also wears a similar one in her ”Autumn girl video“.
I love how Bernadette says "We're here to ...TierRank... this years period drama releases..." like TierRank is some sort of alien or dirty slang word that teenagers and foreigners use.
Being Canadian Murdoch Mysteries was the series that made me fall in love with historical dress. The latest season does not take place in the 1890s as mentioned since they celebrate the beginning of the 1900s in the 5th season. I'm a bit sad this show hasn't shown up in a different review because the costumes used to be so much better particularly in the first 3 seasons before it changed networks. I'm even more saddened by how the costumes for the series have gotten worse with time
I totally agree! The costumes have taken a lot more of a modern turn recently, but seasons 1-6 had really fantastic costuming as well as hair and make-up (I especially noticed Julia's make-up was far more historical in the earlier seasons). They also spoke in a much more period accurate way!
I came here just to say this! I think they are in 1912 now. It so so so wish Bernadette would devote more attention to MM’s absolutely fabolous design choices - not to mention the fashion related plots!
I think getting far more "It Gets the Job Done" would be a much better outcome overall. It's far more feasible a category in terms of film costumes. Notice how one of those that did earn the high praise is... set in one place, with probably a fairly limited cast most of whom are dressed in basically a simple uniform. I can imagine it's far easier to pull off in those circumstances, even for such practical considerations that then you can buy your nice historical fabrics in bulk and save on a bit of the cost that way... and then pour those savings into those great handsewn details and stuff like that.
I would *love* to see your take on the miniseries based on Gaskell’s North and South. Inexperienced, I think it looks pretty darn impressive, but I’m no dress historian…
I would love to see someone one day talk about Versailles - it's a French TV show that ran from 2015 to 2018 and is about the reign of Louis XIV. I don't know if it's particularly historically accurate, but the costuming in the show is gorgeous!
As to Dickinson (though she usually wore white) my brother mentioned that the meter of every one of her poems can be sung to the original *Pokemon* cartoon opening. Here's the only stanza I know off by heart; you can be the judge: *When seraphs swing their snowy hats,* *And saints to windows run,* *To see the Little Tippler* *Leaning against the sun.* *Dickinson! Don't go to the ball....* (OK I made up this part ;)
Not 2021 but I'm curious about Penny Dreadful's costumes in terms of historical accuracy, cause I absolutely loooove this show and the clothing but I haven't found anything regarding accuracy (even though it's more on the fantasy side)
I don’t speak French, but I find it fairly easy to figure out how French words are supposed to be pronounced based on how they’re written (whereas the other way around isn’t nearly as simple).
I thought it was kind of cute! Because at least Bernadette tried! And French language for an English speaker is hard to figure out! The prononciation is not intuitive. Seriously trying to prononce Eugénie or perdu when you know nothing about French, I think it must be pretty difficult! So nice try!!!!
I’m debating if Bernadette could include The Wheel of Time next year. It’s technically set in the far distant future, but due to the cyclical nature of time in the show, it’s generally considered to be set in another turning of the 18th century….
would love a vid on WoT costumes, but its definitely NOT historical at all. I watched the Bonus Content behind the scenes on the Costumes and the Costume Designer uses modern materials, mix & matching different cultures for different countries (I've had a fun time identifying them), and even reference haute couture. So definitely fantasy but I LOVE IT nonetheless.
like others have said I appreciate that you included shows and movies outside of your area of expertise and brought in experts, showcasing how diverse period dramas and history itself truly are.
This was so great! I really appreciated seeing representation from non English language and BIPOC featuring period dramas. I would really love to see Ranking of older period dramas. Like 80s and 90s ones. I'm curious to see how they hold up now.
As a Czech representative, I forgive your pronunciation :) and really appreciate that you put Božena in. I remember when I was watching it, I was thinking: hmm, these costumes look pretty decent to me, I wonder what Bernadette would think :D
Great video. Also to ad some german productions you might be interesting, I thoroughly enjoyed both Babylon Berlin (1920/30s) and Charite (end of 19th century until 1960s). However, I cannotspeak on the historical accuracy of the dress.
I really loved this being global with guest historians! Thank you thank you thank you! The Asian dramas and the Mexican and the Afro Brazilian and the enslaved African dramas! What a breath of fresh air to hear everyone’s exquisite expertise!
Again, love all of your guests especially real commentators on Korean drama and medieval and French! This is fantastic to see you collaborating! Now, if someone would just pay you guys to actually do these films…
I think it would be really cool if you reviewed the costumes from Murder on the Orient Express! It came out a couple of years ago but the next movie in the series, Murder on the Nile, comes out in February so I think it could be interesting to look at the outfits since the characters all seem to have different statues,backgrounds, and occupations that may affect how they dress. Great video as always 💜
Thank you for doing this again for 2021 and including some guest commenters! Looking forward to 2022, especially HBO’s “The Gilded Age” and season 2 of “Gentlemen Jack”. I would love it if for 2022 that you could expand it to some Post World War 1 movies/shows, maybe with guests that are more knowledgeable in that area?
Nem eu... mas confesso que tava pensando "bem que poderia ter uma produção brasileira e um crossover com a Modista do Desterro". De qualquer jeito, excelente surpresa.
I adore the international critique. I’m excited to follow the other reviewers. This series is so insightful and adds a whole layer of understanding to the history of the time. I never would’ve guess Indigo would be common for the every-person.
Oh Bernadette, I felt you on the Murdoch Mysteries gasp of scandal at Julia's Halloween costume. When I first saw that costume in the trailer my genuine first thought was "oh Bernadette would have WORDS about this".
I've always enjoyed your "historical accuracy" rating videos and I'm so glad you've invited so many great guests into this one so that we can hear about shows and movies from more cultures. I love it! I'm looking forward to whatever you have coming next!
Thank you for doing Murdoch mysteries! I agree with the rank. It’s a Canadian production.....and usually Canadian productions are.....lower budget ( see the other Canadian show mentioned in the video ...as the heart calls or whatever?). One thing I do like is the progression of fashion over the decade or so the show is based on. Season one set in the 1890s has a lot more of the puffy sleeves and other stuff and slowly we see a shift in fashion, not to mention they mention a character who doesn’t wear a corset and we can clearly see that and the character is abit of a rebel.we can also see when characters break fashion rules due to their character but everyone else around them is little scandalized.
I love that you dont hesitate to add in experts from different cultures and time frames. I feel like I learn alot from these videos, it makes me a better person to hear from these follks
Loved the collaboration with the international costume experts. Would love to hear more from them as subject matter permits. These movie/show costume analyses are always fun to watch.
Having grown up with several very cold winters in New Hampshire, with North Waters it is understandable that someone actively working would open their outer coat as you still sweat and can actually have overheating injuries or illnesses even in subzero Fahrenheit conditions. From personal experience, shoveling in a storm to ensure my mom wouldn’t get stuck or slide to the bottom of the driveway, I would often have 4 or more layers depending on air temperature and wind- so long thermal underwear including a thermal long sleeve shirt, a turtleneck shirt, a sweatshirt or sweater, a light fleece jacket, a heavy jacket, and on the lower half heavy jeans with two pairs of socks one under the jeans and the other over the bottom hem and insulated snow pants or snowsuit with bib. After about 30 minutes of shoveling I would often be so hot and sweaty that I had to open the heavy jacket and sometimes the fleece as well.
Ok, I was really surprised you covered "Les Pays d'en Haut" but you gained extra points for saying that it's from Québec and not just that it's a Canadian show 🥰 I feel super represented, especially cause it tells the creation of my home region. I don't mind the costumes being a bit weird, I'm just happy to see something from home talked about from one of my faves 😇
Just a minor detail about Murdoch Mysteries - the first season is set in 1895, but from then on the show runs ~ a year per season. So season 15 wouldn't be set in the late 1890s, it would actually be in the mid-late 1900s. Doesn't explain all of the inaccuracies, but worth noting
It's nice to see that as a broader interest in and understanding of historical clothing develops, producers are at least trying to somewhat accurately portray their time periods.
Dickinson is a perfect example of history, style, and dramaturgy meeting to tell a story through clothing. Particularly given that the show is intentionally anachronistic, they're doing fantastic work. Worth watching for anyone who cares about story as much as accuracy.
I appreciate your ranking the TV series like Murdoch mysteries and Ghosts. When the characters in Ghosts maintain the same costume every episode and season, you have to wonder if the production team gets a clue eventually about costume anachronisms. Same with Murdoch, though they do progress onwards in time & costume. I look forward to seeing your take on 2022 shows & films.
Seeing Bozena Nemcova and Sisi on this channel made my day! I grew up watching the old version of Sisi with Romy Schneider. It would be in TV usually around this time of year. Starting with Maria Theresa mini series looks like there is finally some market for period dramas produced in central Europe. We're blessed with some actual time period and not just those vaguely medieval fairy tales where everyone wears brown clothes... BTW c in Nemcova is pronounced more like soft C not K, but it got the job done ;)
From what I remember of the book, The Underground Railroad as it travels north also travels forward in time, so it actually makes complete sense that the clothes move from 1850s to 1880ish.
I just want to say about Eugénie Grandet, in the book (a really good story ) her father is extremely miserly and new clothes wouldn't be possible for her. She might be wearing her mother's old dresses and certainly won't follow the trends. Sooo, maybe the clothes in the show make sense somehow? (Is "miserly" the correct word??)
Not sure you’ll even see this, but here goes - Bernadette, thank you so much for your lovely videos. They literally got me through having to self-isolate for 10 days over Christmas (in a separate part of the house from my partner, no less) after catching covid. I’m not sure what it is, but your content is so soothing. I also have a renewed motivation to create my own wardrobe after being super disappointed in literally everything about modern off the rack clothing. I can’t wait to see what you have in store for 2022! ❤️
How did we do? Did we miss any? Anything you'd re-tier?
Would have been interested if you had looked at Margrete: Queen of the North, it was released this year and it’s taking placed 1402 in Denmark, Sweden and Norway.
My knowledge of human clothing is alo based on movies. You guys are awesome at explaining how clothing are made per era. I think I learned a bit from this.
i liked the video :)
did you guys see this video, though? between 20:59 and somewhat 29:00 or something they discuss corsets, including consulting a modern medical person, and conclude that men were right, and pregnant women shouldn't have been wearing corsets, because that would deform the children's heads...
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good luck with this one :)
Really would've wanted to see you review shadow and bone!!
Re: The North Water, walking around with open coats/jackets/whathaveyous is not that far a reach, I think, because even in the Arctic, all those layers can still get quite hot and clammy, and so you'd want to open up for a short moment to get some air circulating around your body. I've lived in the Arctic most of my life, and wearing multiple layers of cotton and wool is basically my entire upbringing in a nutshell :)
Olga: "the extras seem to be dressed more historically accurately"... this gets said so often we possibly need an actual term for this phenomenon
The extraccurateness 😂
They could be called the NTMC's (Not The Main Character). Not original I know but it gets the job done and it rolls of the tongue. But basically, they don't have Main Character Syndrome. Because they are in the background, they don't have to conform to what mass audiences would find appealing, resonate with and/or expect to see in a historical tv series. So I always imagine, the beleaguered costume designers can have fun and aren't as beholden to movie execs.
This isn't an exact fit, but I came up with Heroes Don't Wear Hats. It describes the phenomenon of the central, sympathetic characters not wearing hats, wigs, powdering their hair, etc., unlike their peers. They're just that earthy, natural, and modern, somehow. It works the other way: the more villainous the character, the more likely they are to wear large and accurate wigs and hats and garish and correct makeup. One example is A Royal Affair, a film I love otherwise.
Is it possible different people make the main costumes and the extras' costumes?
“Had access to a really good costume library (but for “reasons” (tm)) chose not to take advantage of it for the main characters…” ;)
I really appreciate that you went global with this and that we get to learn a few things from non-European cultures. Bravo!
Indeed! As a Brazilian I was quite surprised to see us featuring here hahaha
And I learned what balangandan actually means.
I loved listening to the analysis of the non-European costumes and seeing people who specialise in them.
yes, came here to say the same. fantastic platforming of other creators in different cultures too, especially on a video which is likely to do well on the algorithm
@@michellecavalcante5883 menina nem acreditei quando vi o nome da novela aqui kkkk muito legal sermos notados
Well I am suprised some slavic stuff made it there, Holywood usually ignores us even more.
In regards to North Waters at 13:40 , as someone who grew up and continues to live in a super cold environment, having a characters jacket open is actually accurate and realistic. Once it gets cold, you need to balance the need to bundle up and stay warm, while at the same time trying not to sweat. Sweating in colder temperatures is deadly, it can bring hypothermia on pretty quick because the evaporation/cooling process still happens even in extreme cold. So when you bundle up, if you start getting warm, you shed or open up the outer layers so you don't sweat, especially when doing any physical labor.
Ha! I paused the video to say the exact thing :D
Co-signing this! The number of times I've bundled up to, say, shovel the driveway and then stripped off everything except my base layer is HIGH.
It’s more that the full outfit is a bit incongruous to me. Why hasn’t he taken off that very warm fur hat first? Because if it were me, that would be the first to go unless it was really windy (in which case I wouldn’t open the jacket that widely).
You would get a headache pretty quickly if you have done that. Torso is not as valuable as head and you still have some layers of clothing. Opening jacket is the smartest thing to do.
I came here to say exactly this. Prepare for the worst in the morning and then open your coat or remove layers if possible. These guys were working hard, too. Also, to add to above comments, it’s more cumbersome to carry around a fur hat than to open your jacket.
It is so frustrating to see so much great costume work undone by making the young heroine sexy to modern eyes (makeup, hair, silhouette), instead of buying into period aesthetics and helping viewers to understand what previous eras found beautiful. I feel like it undermines both the character (and women more broadly) when "swipe-rightability" is what the design team cares most about.
Amen. Especially when it's a literary adaptation and the character is supposed to be "average" or "plain" and producers or costumers say to themselves "nobody would believe she's capable/competent/desirable unless she's smokin' hot."
This has always been an issue throughout the history of film, going back to the silents. Leading ladies were the draw, and it was feared that they would lose their appeal if a certain period style of costume or hair would be unflattering. Those flat to the head marcel waves that women wore in the twenties, were completely ignored in films set in that time until quite recently, and even now they can't resist softening the waves, or putting most of the women in Louise Brooks bobs to make them look edgy. There are endless examples of period accuracy being sacrificed to modern standards of beauty or sexiness, and, sadly, I don't see that changing.
I think it also can at least perpetuate damaging and limiting beauty ideals when historical people are almost always made to look beautiful in the modern sense.
I know it helped me a lot growing up that I was interested in history and other cultures and that way had learned how diverse beauty ideals are and have been. I barely tan, for example, and growing up in the 90's that wasn't accepted at all, but I could always joke about how I'd be considered beautiful in earlier time periods which helped against the teasing.
@@MajaBiana precisely. Context is everything. As is the knowledge that very few people ever truly meet their time/place beauty standards without help. (Surgery/cosmetics/padding/hairpieces/hiring portrait painters who are willing to use artistic license in exchange for getting paid...)
@@MajaBiana 100% with you there! Discovering 1940s silhouette (which suits my body really well) and freeing myself from low cut f-in Miss Sixties jeans (remember those?) was such a boost for my self esteem!
If you're wondering why someone would have a coat open in the Arctic, it depends on what he's doing and how hot he normally runs. The biggest problem in the arctic is sweat. When you're fully layered up and doing something, you might sweat, and then (especially if you have cotton undergarments instead of wool) the damp fabric will cool you off and you will get a chill. So open up when you're doing stuff and in danger of sweating, then close up when you're more sedentary.
Spot on. Sweat kills.
I second that. And the air humidity is low in cold places. Another factor is the windchill. No wind and low humidity, therefore -10 or 15 degrees Celsius ist not too bad. Roundabout 0 degrees Celsius with wind and humid air can be very freezing.
Thanks! That's really interesting, I'd never heard that before
i was just about to comment that I usually remove my coat when I'm working in the snow to avoid sweat, but I wasn't sure if it was actually safe so this is vindicating
Indeed sweat control is the name of the game when working in the cold. Or at least a good part of it. As for the suspenders, they need to be where they are otherwise it would be unnecessarily difficult to go to the toilet for no 2. That is my personal experience anyway.
I love how Bernadette brought in other expert opinions for cultures she was unfamiliar with. I didn't know how big and diverse the historical costume youtuber section was so thank you for introducing me to other amazing channels
Except for the disappointing failure with French language film titles, which surprised me. Normally the scholarship on this channel is great, so not even bothering to learn how to pronounce a film title was off-putting for me.
@@jenniferrobinson4804 well, even French people are not mad at this so no need to take it too seriously
and yes I'm French
@@victoriai.6610 Plus not all people can be perfect so of course there's bound to be some mistakes
@@bellatrn9125 can't agree more! even people born in France from French speaking parents struggle with the language, so really it's not worth mentioning
My favourite thing is how some of the "job titles" for the other collaborators are factual and serious, and then others are just straight up memes 😂🤣 With Karolina obviously taking the cake with that one 😂
Meme mom is Meme mom.
"Scared to be here"
I love the scared to be here at 4.40 the most 😂
Idk how even in a consultation video, she still manages to make us laugh. But she does.
The phrase "everyone got paid" warmed my cold freelancers heart. Y'all did a great job on these episodes. 👍👍
"They Tried" really pulled heavy, but also of notice was a real uptick in overall number of historical films - it's a trend I love to see!
Just watched Witcher season 2. A complete high fantasy, but one character asked about Cirilla, “does she even have a chemise?” And I was just like, FINALLY. I’m so tired of bare corsets.
I mean, Ciri in the show isn't corsetted but it was still wonderful to have Tris (was it Tris?) pount this out
So, I'm not an expert, but having your jacket open in the arctic MAKES SENSE. You get hot with work, then you sweat. If you sweat, it can freeze. The whole thing with winter wear is know when and how to vent your layers so you are a consistant temperature. (I have lived in Canada my whole life, worked in forests in the winter, walked in -40 weather.)
oh! That's so interesting. I would not have thought of that but makes sense. Thanks for sharing your experience.
That was actually the first thing I thought of🥳
As a French, I'm both highly amused by Bernadette's accent when she attemps to read French titles, and slightly proud that the French films seem to be doing okay in terms of historical accuracy
I’m also French, and also pleasantly surprised by that. But then, there’s the question of the accuracy outside of the costumes: I haven’t seen any of these films, but the Balzac adaptations would have a good reason for having a historically believable plot, but apparently Eiffel’s is complete nonsense, so I was even more surprised that the costumes were so good.
@@augustinportier909 According to my friends, the Balzac ones are good. I personnally hate Balzac, so I haven't been to watch the movies though
That was my feeling too! I was very proud of how well the French productions did this year! I worked with the costume team on "The Mad Women's Ball" and I was very very happy to see it described so well, and I had the exact same reaction to the corsets when I saw them for the first time on set ♥
"Day payee dohn oat" is a bit of a leap for an anglophone 😂
Si je m'attendais à trouver quelqu'un de français ici 😂
Personally, I'm totally okay with "it was a design choice." If it's clear that decision were made, rather than truths were overlooked. Film after all are stories. Costumes are story telling tools.
ikr, like, The Great does not ignore the historical dresses, but they deliberately go on another route for storytelling sake
@@barbara_LL precisely the show I was thinking of. Additionally, The Great is as clear at it can be that the story is not historically accurate, so to my mind the costumes don't really need to be either.
@@maggierobertson2962 omg yeah, I love that it always appear in the trailer and stuff, that this is kinda of a real story, the viewer gets to enjoy the show, whilst knowing that it doesn't portrait the reality
I almost wonder if "it's a design choice" shouldn't be included in the overall tier, and just be a category on it's own, separate from the rankings.
I think that Bernadette said that she wanted to do that in the last video.
Just reading an article of Sisi I'm rolling my eyes and planning to give it a pass. We have the woman's diaries. We KNOW what her life was like. Why do people insist on portraying it as a love story. She had severe, clinical depression, an eating disorder, and was shocked and horrified by sex as an extremely sheltered 16-year-old. Franz had to basically bribe her with the whole country of Hungary to get her to have another child with him. Frankly, I would love to see an accurate portrayal of her showing the deep psychological issues that growing up in that world caused for women of her class.
I mean there's always the musical.
There's a 2022 movie called "Corsage" set when Sisi was in her 40s that seems to delve more into these issues of mental health.
I've read a biography of her, that takes a chapter of a book called . I don't remember the author offhand, and since I've recently moved the book is still in one of the boxes I've yet to unpack, so I sadly can't check. Anyway, that did go into the fact that most of her married life (at least) as being rather sad and her eating disorder and her obsession with her beauty as being the one area of her life she could control, when she wasn't allowed to have any control over most of her life. She wasn't even allowed to raise at least one of her children, her firstborn was raised by her overbearing mother-in-law, and was even named after her mother-in-law, by her mother-in-law. Her husband seemed to love her, at least early on in their marriage, but didn't really understand or even respect her. It's mentioned that she was actually quite intelligent, but wasn't allowed to give opinions or advice to her husband about political issues. She was expected to look pretty and fashionable, behave in a certain way, and bear lots of children who would hopefully live to adulthood. That life, especially since she wasn't even allowed to raise most of her children, is very shallow and boring. Add to that psychological issues that were sadly prevalent in her family, you have a recipe for disaster.
@@margaretschaufele6502 I would argue that one can't love someone one doesn't respect, but that might just be my modern sensibilities rearing their heads.
@@M.Datura I would still agree with you.
Fun fact: The UK version of "Ghosts" was conceived and put together by the original cast of "Horrible Histories"! It's so great seeing them all working together again. If you've never seen "Horrible Histories", it's a kids show (but fun for adults, too!) that talks about all the weird/crazy things in history you didn't learn about in school (unless you're a 6th grader and have me as your social studies teacher 😉). Check it out!
Yess I love Horrible Histories!! So good seeing these guys again 😊
I didn't know there was HH show, but I had books by them (at least they were very similar to this concept so I believe the same people stand behind those two), I don't know what came first though 🤔
@@annakrpatova3429 the show was *in theory* an adaptation of the books, but it's essentially a standalone. The same cast makes a compilation of sketches and fun facts (mostly) appropriate for kids, and some of it is pulled from the books. And the songs bang.
The HH ensemble also did a fun Elizabethan comedy, "Bill."
So good to see more HH fans here! “Historical Healthcare”, “I became a highwayman”, and “Stupid Deaths” will always be my absolute favorites!
32:15 If this is set in Canada, and the “Mounties” are actually the Royal Canadian Mounted Police, they should only be wearing the red uniforms for formal or ceremonial dress. Everyday uniforms were blue. (Source: had family members that were in the RCMP and this was one of my mom’s favourite anecdotes to share anytime red RCMPs were on screen.)
And you’ve effectively taken away the one thing about the show I thought was even close to being accurate. Lol, totally figures. I watched in the first season when it was actually trying a bit more to be historically accurate, but promptly gave up after season 2 started it in the disastrously inaccurate direction it is now.
@UCE5rOdw_tZQwsrAMqno21gA I don’t believe this was related to Murdoch Mysteries?
@@b.schurman you’re right! i’m a fool that doesn’t read timestamps and i deleted my comment immediately after in embarrassment
@@kaitlynoddie9649 lol, no worries. I did find it mildy hilarious that Bernadette said 10/10 for red Mounties for being historically accurate, when she clearly didn't fact check that one detail in particular.
They'd still be Royal North-West Mounted Police at the show's time period, since the RCMP didn't exist until the 1920 merger with the Dominion Police. The everyday blue became an option in 1904 (around the same time as "Royal" was added to the NWMP's name, and much later than the brown duck that was an option starting in the 1890s), while the red serge wasn't relegated to just formal occasions until 1920, so it's unlikely but not completely impossible he'd wear the red in a 1910s period piece.
However, the breeches should definitely not be that tight. They're puffed/bulged above the knee.
You and Karolina should do an analysis of Witcher Season 2! I would love to hear opinions on the dressmaking + Polish fantasy/style/aesthetic
@@dziooooo ... in Season 2? Which one? She has the Vereena dress, the trousers and tunic in Kal Morhen, and the white dress with overdress in the end with the Deathless Mother
Are we not going to mention that truly hideous -illfitting-what's-holding-it-up-always-looks-one-breath-from-falling-down- black gown of Yennifer's?
@@daisukidatotoro God, yes, I hated it so much I couldn't shut up about it during the episode. She is in the bath at first so it kinda looks like she's in the middle of taking it off, but then when she stars walking the hallways, she has her elbows pressed to her sides and the hands always close to her bust as if in fear that one wrong move is going to leave her naked... it was just SO uncomfortable to watch. I absolutely hatehatehated it, what was the point? I didn't need that to know she was feeling vulnerable, ok? It was extensively and unquestionably spelled out for two whole episodes
@@rukiakyubi me too! I at first thought she was just in the process of taking it off. Oh and good read on what was probably the true intentions of the director. I admit that you are better than me, when I saw her walking around hunched apparently holding the dress up, my mind didn't go to "emotional subtext," my first thought was "broken zipper?"😉
@@daisukidatotoro It was covered in sequins too! I know they pulled in modern influences last season also but there’s not a lot of consistency to how they do it. Yennefer in that dress next to Triss and Sabrina was giving three different styles from three different eras.
Lol I love how Bernadette can say only good things about a movie and sound super excited but still puts the movie in "gets the job done" instead not time travel 😅 "Amazing, 10/10, no critiques...I guess it gets the job done."
I returned to this video after watching The Mad Women's Ball and being very pleased with the costuming. After her positive comments you can imagine my surprise 😅
I mentioned it in the previous video but if collaborations like these are going to become more common in the future, if it’s possible it would be great if some of the experts of the more unfamiliar areas of historical costume to provide some photos of what they might be describing or elaborate more on what they sort of pointed out was wrong. I know it would mean more work editing though, so just to add I really appreciate videos like this! Truly made my week!
Maybe a whole new video idea 💡 I know I would love it ❤️ but again thanks for all the hard work ❤️ Great Job everyone ❤️
That would be fantastic! I know sometimes youtubers get hampered by what images are in public domain, but footnotes and links would still be appreciated
Some were experts and some were just attention seekers who couldn't provide images or descriptive texts from the actual era to justify their opinions because the information they exposed was born from their prejudices and ideals and not actual evidence. As per usual, ignorance makes noise because it wants to be seen, while wisdom waits silently in the back to get to see.
Please please please! Absolutely loved that you found all of these wonderful references and would love to hear more conversations with them!
@@Antonio-mn5pq Provide proof.
I just finished watching Abby Cox’s dissection of why Muppets Christmas Carol is not only the most true-to-the-book version but also a 10/10 for costuming that puts to shame modern attempts at historical costuming. I was wondering if you two would consider doing a ranking of the best Christmas movies for historical costuming accuracy? I’d love to see that!
This is probably why the muppet's Christmas carol is my favourite adaptation😂😂
I thought this yesterday, but...I miss the "Blasphemous Hair and Makeup" category. It clearly still has a place. XDD
The more of these I watch, the more I want to see this done with the American Girl historical dolls (both pre and post rebrand to BeForever)
EXCELLENT idea! Plus one!
Yes!!
Darling Dollz has a video on this exact subject (tier list included)!
North Water: Every sweater you showed had raglan sleeves. Raglan sleeves were invented for Lord Raglan by a tailor that opened its doors in 1853; these sailors would have been very avant-garde to *all* sport raglan sleeves on their sweaters in multiple patterns, even patterns that were customarily either square-shouldered or saddle-shouldered. The history of that design choice bears discussion. Personally, I hate raglan sleeves because they are highly mobile but they are hard to wash & fold and the tailoring is harder, and they pinch your deltoids a little, but the history is interesting. Also, if you are working up a sweat in cold weather, you want that sweat to evaporate *before* you stop moving; having your jacket open over a wicking sweater pattern in the last phase of exercise can keep your sweat from freezing on you. Freezing sweat can kill you.
Beautiful horse btw
That's very interesting! I had to doubletake the sleeves after I read this, it turns out that's my preferred style for shirt sleeves!
I'm so genuinely surprised and happy to see you talking about a Brazilian TV show! We have lots of famous period productions here every year and I've never seen anyone talking about their costumes. In fact, Harian's comments really surprised me because they made me realize how little we know about historical Brazilian clothing, specially when it comes to black people. I'd say their costumes look like that on pretty much every historical production I've ever seen but I never thought about their actual accuracy. Thank you Bernadette!
I want to add something to Harian's comments though, she said most African Brazilians at the time were wealthy and I'm not sure it's completely true. After slavery ended most of them had a very difficult time finding work to provide for their families, they didn't have anywhere to live and didn't have access to education at all. Some of them might have been wealthy but not all of them, specially those who were slaved. Racial inequality is still huge in Brazil today, even though we have the biggest black population in the world outside Africa.
@@annatleal not exactly what I said. Not everyone bipoc in Brazil was enslaved and it's a colonizer mentality to see a bipoc person and instantly think they're enslaved.
I was NOT analyzing enslaved in the soap opera I was only analyzing the free ones. And many of them did have money and we know that because we have access to their wills where they list their whole inventory.
Enslaved people were captives.
We can't talk about fashion in this sense.
It was a genuine surprise for me as well...
If only it was just the costumes that were inaccurate, but everything about this telenovela is a complete mess, historically speaking hahahaha
@@matebsp Eu sei! Até assisti alguns episódios no início mas agora só me deixa irritada kkkkk
I think that the occasional “Basically Time Travel” elements present in the “😬” categories can be chalked up to the costume designers borrowing garments from previous period films- I feel sure that you’ve mentioned that in a previous video but I can’t remember which one.
Good point.
Re: open jacket from The North Water
In the Canadian north we have a saying, “if you sweat, you die” it’s to lower the core just enough to stop you from sweating because if you sweat it will freeze to your body then you are in trouble
I'm not an arctic explorer, but opening jackets when it's cold isn't actually so unreasonable. It's really important in the cold to not sweat too much when you're moving as when you stop moving, then your clothes are wet, which can be dangerous. So you're taking layers on and off, opening jackets, putting on and taking off accessories, etc to try and keep the correct temp.
As an Aussie, I would chalk some of the costuming issues with New Gold Mountain up to low budget. Much like Karolina's comments on the Polish film industry, Aussie film & television is much smaller than Hollywood and just has less funding overall. But that doesn't excuse the clear lack of effort put into the Chinese women character's costumes in comparison to everyone else.
Yeah, I appreciated the acknowledgement of production budgets
@@karly2190 I actually think that has potential for a solid video idea... Comparing different historical films from different budget levels, so to speak; ie the films that did well and those that got it wrong for each bracket from high, medium, low budget, TV, B-movies etc. Since Bernadette has a background in production costuming I personally would love to see her opinions on how to get the most historical accuracy on a low budget and films that maybe illustrate that. Like her tips on what corners can be cut without sacrificing too much authenticity and her advice to potential filmmakers. IDK as a film buff it just seems like an interesting topic to me. Might be too dry for most viewers though.
@@sergeantbigmac I love this idea it would be really interesting to talk about the films who were less faithful in terms of history but has a high budget and vice versa
They definitely could have done better, there are some great museums that have lots of photos of Chinese women in the gold rush era.
@@tessasmith1477 yeah literally! i mean its set in ballarat and sovereign hill has photos of chinese women who were living in that area at the time and the creators couldnt even be bothered to do a quick google search
FINALLY BERNADETTE DOES MURDOCH MYSTERIES!!!
AND LES PAYS D'EN HAUT IN THE SAME VIDEO. O CANADA!
Yes and now pleaaase do Marguerite Volant!
When I see Dr Augden (?) Wearing something slightly off I put it down to what a forward thinking lady she is.
I wonder if it would have changed her conclusion to know that Season 15 is set in 1908 or 1909. After all, 15 seasons means time has passed! And thanks, Bernadette for some more fun videos!
Wow so exciting to see a Brazilian novela on here!! Loved hearing the analysis from the expert and loved that she didn’t shy away from calling it out for what it was! Great work
Me too. There so many novelas set in colonial times.
My period film dream is to someday make an Ivanhoe adaptation, where the costumes are scrupulously accurate... To early 19th century romanticized ideas of "medieval" dress, making use of art from the early 1800s.
I would eat up any Medieval-set story featuring the costumes of DG Rosetti and his Pre-Raphaelite circle.
@@floraposteschild4184 this is exactly what I was thinking of. The book was published in 1819. A better excuse for late Georgian fake medieval nonsense there never was.
Please make it a miniseries and dedicate exactly as much attention to all the details that Scott dedicates to his endless descriptions. That would be priceless.
@@beth12svist Oh absolutely. No other way to do justice to the source material.
I would lose my mind with joy to see that book done accurately!
Love how Karolina’s label is “Meme Mother”
Oh my mom and I used to love Murdoch Mysteries!! We watched it together when I was young, it's been sooo long
exactly! and it's so awesome that it's still going strong!
I still love it!
You can still watch it on Netflix. There's about 13 or 14 seasons on the platform.
Thanks everyone for watching, what a beast of a series! I have many shows to go watch now >:]
Thank you for your work! 🤩
Fantastic editing! The videos have a great flow. I can’t imagine how much time it took. Much love to the fauns ❤️
Excellent work Dani! This was very well presented 👌🏻
Thanks for your behind the scenes work here!
Applause for great editing! 👏
Hallmark Movies are filmed on a very tight budget, so tight that actors often wear their own clothes. I wouldn't be surprised if actors on When Calls the Heart are wearing items that they own and look vaguely historical.
Interesting to hear that. I watched the first 3 seasons and the hair styling especially (ok, well, everything) made me want to scream. My theory was that the stylist must have been like a student worker or something. But maybe they do their own hair as well (which would explain why they all look like they're going to prom).
When Calls The Heart is actually a CBC production … which probably has an even lower budget. 🤷🏼♀️ It was bought by Hallmark for syndication.
@@karencski711 the reason when calls the heart looks modern is the "its a design choice thing" the first season they tried historical but the director didn't like it so he decide to modernise it a bit, but then it looked jolting in season two so they've slowly been working out a balance of historybounding. but the costume designer actually takes items from modern shops and alters them to look more historybounding. personally, I think this show should get the praise it deserves as a leader in how to make a history bound fantasy tv show.
@@jemimapeach483 well, agree to disagree. There is nothing about it that says "fantasy" to me, so it just comes off as a poorly done historical drama, artistically (not that it's a bad show, I actually sort of like it). It's just a shame that they picked 1912-ish for their fantasyland but then chose to embrace absolutely none of the cool fashion notes of that time period.
@@karencski711 well you might need a magnifying glass to see them, but they have done some neat nods to the time period! and I have found some dresses that they might have taken inspiration from. maybe I'll do a post on it on my blog. because there are so many tiny nods it's sometimes hard to know where to start. its like the tiny painting jack did on the wall mural, these small clues that are great fun to trace.
Amazing video with amazing collaboration!! And I absolutely agree with BrazilianBaroness Hairan, having only half of the cast (the white half) in almost amazing historical costumes and absolutely disregarding the African and native cultures present at the time is unforgivable and infuriating! A well deserved 😬
When Calls the Heart - the books this series is based on addresses the trousers on women. The main couple was taking a dangerous hike and the husband (a Mountie) bought a pair of trousers for his bride to wear. She was mortified, and nearly refused to go on the hike because she did not want to be seen in men’s clothing.
Seeing both versions of “Ghosts” featured here made me so extremely happy! I absolutely adore the original UK version and have found things to like about the American version as well, so it was awesome to see them both here!
And I think that the pile of frills on the Revolutionary war characters neck is a design choice, as the character is portrayed as gay.
Speaking as someone who works on docks in some very cold weather, the suspenders over the sweater/jumper is 100% a necessity still. For one thing, if you have to do anything with the pants, you don't want to have to de-layer every time.
OMG!!
I had to stop and see it again when one of our Brazilian telenovelas was commented on!! 🇧🇷🇧🇷🇧🇷
Unfortunately what Harian pointed out about the difference in care of white people clothes and the black people ones is absurdely comon. But I was so happy to see the representation!! Thank you so much!!
I was so not expecting that haha
Costume Designers need to care about representing the whole cast accurately or go all full blown fantasy like bridgerton🇧🇷
Actually walking around with your jacket open can be normal. I grew up in like -20 degree weather as a kid and you honestly start to over heat during activity so you have to unzip or open up. With Modern clothing that is difficult because you have one layer of warm gear. I prefer wearing 2-3 layers now because you can open up a layer as you need to stay warm but not over heat and be all sweaty. As in this period they would have worn many more layers. I count at least 3 if not 4 "warm" layers so I can fully see them wanting to open them up.
I'm a bit odd in that I'll run barefoot through the snow for a bit in shorts and a t-shirt... but more people I know in cold weather (particularly out for long periods) while doing physical work would open some outer layers if they had multiple layers just to help regulate your body temperature. We really do adapt to cold surprisingly well. For example 5 degree weather in September requires a coat and extra layers and you feel frozen. 5 degrees in March can get away with a light jacket or even just a t-shirt as it feels nice and warm.
Particularly if they are on set and it isn't arctic cold. If they are dressed like that and it is only -5 they are going to want to open some of that up.
The open coat doesn’t bother me at all, but combined with the thick fur hat it does present a somewhat incongruous image.
You wouldn’t think it odd to see someone in skiing trousers and a T-shirt on a sunny spring day - as long as they were bareheaded or close to it.
@@ragnkja Since you loose about 40% of your body heat through the head, keeping your hat on while having your coat off is a pretty normal thing to do. Boots, hats and gloves are the last things to go. Keep the extremities warm if you don't want to loose them.
@@isabelleblanchet3694 agree here, in winter when I've been shoveling out of a snowstorm in particular, I may open my jacket or lose a layer across my core/torso, but in the interest of not getting frostbite on my ears/fingers/toes, hats, gloves, and boots, which might get swapped out if they get too damp, definitely stay on.
Agreed ! I've been out in the winter, shoveling snow for hours here in eastern North Dakota. I might just wear a scarf and mittens, and a cardigan. If it is 25 f (-3 c) that isn't really 'cold enough' to wear a coat while doing some heavy snow shoveling. And yep, it can be sweaty despite the wintery weather.
Right, like I'm from Saskatchewan and the comments about this just scream "you've never been shoveling snow (or other manual labour) in -30°C". Like sometimes I get sweaty and I will take off my jacket entirely to help cool me down until I can put my jacket back on or button it up, but I would never take off my toque (winter hat) or my mitts for more than maybe 3 minutes.
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You will often open up winter gear, even down to bare skin because what you really do no want to do is sweat.
When sweat evaporate it remove a lot of heat in a manner you can not really control. It is a lot better to control
the body temperature opening and closing layers of the clothes you have on.
Thank you for taking a look at "Les Pays d'en Haut" (pronounced "lay pay-ee d'en oh"). I never see québécois period shows or movies be talked about in historical analysis videos so I absolutely love that it got a mention here!
Like you, I was very happy to see a québécois title in the line-up. But I really think the two stills that were chosen dos not do justice to the serie.
@@isabelledescarries5593 En effet, surtout quand on tient en compte le budget de la télé au Québec. Les costumes ne sont pas tous comme ceux qu'elle a montrés
TLDR: The extras were more historically accurate than the leads. Interesting how this is a phenomenon in all types of film and tv.
I would LOVE to have Bernadette review some musical costumes. I always thought it was funny that in theater, you can get away with a lot more inaccuracy, yet for some reason, the costumes still end up looking better than the TV ones
I would actually like to see your comments on Romy Schneider’s Sisi circa 1955. It is in 3 episodes. The hair, the costumes.. I could not decide… She also potrays Queen Victoria as a sequel 4th episode.
Actually the Queen Victoria one was filmed one was filmed one year before the first Sissi. Seconding your request for Bernadette’s review of these!
Yes! I mean, it's an old series of movies so no seam details to be seen but I loooooved all the dresses and the hair in those and watched them every year.
I grew up with these movies and I've always loved the costumes. I am no expert, but after a few years of being obsessed with and studying 19th century fashion, I can tell they were going with a stylized 1950s take on the 1850s/60s. They wear a lot of short sleeves dresses outside during the day, Elizabeth has her hair down a lot, and they are not wearing any corsetry whatsoever, in the third episode, the doctor opens her dress and her back in bare underneath.
Bernadette, your knitted top/sweater/don't know what to call it, IS AMAZING! I fell in love so hard, I had a dream of that sweater after watching part one of costume design in movies. PLEASE, can you reveal where have you found such perfection?
I agree with you! It is amazing!
It looks like a victorian cycling reproduction jumper - she wears a similarly cut one in the split-skirt video. Otherwise there is a video where she showcases all of her "historical" wardrobe. And Karolina Zebrowska also wears a similar one in her ”Autumn girl video“.
Also, if anyone knows where to get a knitting pattern for this kind of sweater, I would love that.
I don't know for sure that this is where Bernadette got hers, but Emmy Designs Sweden has a cycling sweater that is very similar.
@@BelleChanson0717 I think it IS Emmy Sweden (sure I remember her saying she'd borrowed one?)
I must also have one!!!!!!!!!!
I love how Bernadette says "We're here to ...TierRank... this years period drama releases..." like TierRank is some sort of alien or dirty slang word that teenagers and foreigners use.
Being Canadian Murdoch Mysteries was the series that made me fall in love with historical dress. The latest season does not take place in the 1890s as mentioned since they celebrate the beginning of the 1900s in the 5th season. I'm a bit sad this show hasn't shown up in a different review because the costumes used to be so much better particularly in the first 3 seasons before it changed networks. I'm even more saddened by how the costumes for the series have gotten worse with time
I totally agree! The costumes have taken a lot more of a modern turn recently, but seasons 1-6 had really fantastic costuming as well as hair and make-up (I especially noticed Julia's make-up was far more historical in the earlier seasons). They also spoke in a much more period accurate way!
I came here just to say this! I think they are in 1912 now. It so so so wish Bernadette would devote more attention to MM’s absolutely fabolous design choices - not to mention the fashion related plots!
I wish more movies were made that earn a spot in the Basically Time Travel category.
I think getting far more "It Gets the Job Done" would be a much better outcome overall. It's far more feasible a category in terms of film costumes.
Notice how one of those that did earn the high praise is... set in one place, with probably a fairly limited cast most of whom are dressed in basically a simple uniform. I can imagine it's far easier to pull off in those circumstances, even for such practical considerations that then you can buy your nice historical fabrics in bulk and save on a bit of the cost that way... and then pour those savings into those great handsewn details and stuff like that.
I LOVED that you included a review of Brazilian telenovela, I’ve always been curious to know if those costumes were accurate 👏 great video
I would *love* to see your take on the miniseries based on Gaskell’s North and South. Inexperienced, I think it looks pretty darn impressive, but I’m no dress historian…
I would love to see someone one day talk about Versailles - it's a French TV show that ran from 2015 to 2018 and is about the reign of Louis XIV. I don't know if it's particularly historically accurate, but the costuming in the show is gorgeous!
As to Dickinson (though she usually wore white) my brother mentioned that the meter of every one of her poems can be sung to the original *Pokemon* cartoon opening. Here's the only stanza I know off by heart; you can be the judge:
*When seraphs swing their snowy hats,*
*And saints to windows run,*
*To see the Little Tippler*
*Leaning against the sun.*
*Dickinson! Don't go to the ball....* (OK I made up this part ;)
Not 2021 but I'm curious about Penny Dreadful's costumes in terms of historical accuracy, cause I absolutely loooove this show and the clothing but I haven't found anything regarding accuracy (even though it's more on the fantasy side)
She would definitely put that in the " it was a design choice "
As a French speaker, your pronunciation of French titles was hilarious.
I don’t speak French, but I find it fairly easy to figure out how French words are supposed to be pronounced based on how they’re written (whereas the other way around isn’t nearly as simple).
it really was!
kinda sad le bal des folles showed up with the translated title lmao i was ready to hear "ley ball dez fowllèz"
I thought it was kind of cute! Because at least Bernadette tried! And French language for an English speaker is hard to figure out! The prononciation is not intuitive. Seriously trying to prononce Eugénie or perdu when you know nothing about French, I think it must be pretty difficult!
So nice try!!!!
@@marinelabarre9828 Don't get me wrong, I'm pretty impressed that she tried, it's very difficult for non latin language speakers. So kudos to her.
I’m debating if Bernadette could include The Wheel of Time next year. It’s technically set in the far distant future, but due to the cyclical nature of time in the show, it’s generally considered to be set in another turning of the 18th century….
would love a vid on WoT costumes, but its definitely NOT historical at all. I watched the Bonus Content behind the scenes on the Costumes and the Costume Designer uses modern materials, mix & matching different cultures for different countries (I've had a fun time identifying them), and even reference haute couture. So definitely fantasy but I LOVE IT nonetheless.
The books hint it is set in the future. Some shots from the series also point towards that direction.
Yes, I agree but she could probably do like The Witcher as well, some interesting choices there
like others have said I appreciate that you included shows and movies outside of your area of expertise and brought in experts, showcasing how diverse period dramas and history itself truly are.
This was so great! I really appreciated seeing representation from non English language and BIPOC featuring period dramas.
I would really love to see Ranking of older period dramas. Like 80s and 90s ones. I'm curious to see how they hold up now.
The fact that you invited expects from other cultures to share their experience is just amazing.
As a Czech representative, I forgive your pronunciation :) and really appreciate that you put Božena in. I remember when I was watching it, I was thinking: hmm, these costumes look pretty decent to me, I wonder what Bernadette would think :D
Great video. Also to ad some german productions you might be interesting, I thoroughly enjoyed both Babylon Berlin (1920/30s) and Charite (end of 19th century until 1960s). However, I cannotspeak on the historical accuracy of the dress.
I really loved this being global with guest historians! Thank you thank you thank you! The Asian dramas and the Mexican and the Afro Brazilian and the enslaved African dramas! What a breath of fresh air to hear everyone’s exquisite expertise!
Again, love all of your guests especially real commentators on Korean drama and medieval and French! This is fantastic to see you collaborating!
Now, if someone would just pay you guys to actually do these films…
I think it would be really cool if you reviewed the costumes from Murder on the Orient Express! It came out a couple of years ago but the next movie in the series, Murder on the Nile, comes out in February so I think it could be interesting to look at the outfits since the characters all seem to have different statues,backgrounds, and occupations that may affect how they dress. Great video as always 💜
Thank you for doing this again for 2021 and including some guest commenters! Looking forward to 2022, especially HBO’s “The Gilded Age” and season 2 of “Gentlemen Jack”. I would love it if for 2022 that you could expand it to some Post World War 1 movies/shows, maybe with guests that are more knowledgeable in that area?
Wow! Was not expecting "Nos Tempos do Imperador" here!
Nem eu... mas confesso que tava pensando "bem que poderia ter uma produção brasileira e um crossover com a Modista do Desterro". De qualquer jeito, excelente surpresa.
@@prschons Levei um susto hahaha
Imagina se analisassem os figurinos das outras novelas das seis.
@@michellecavalcante5883 quais novelas vcs querem
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@@hsama As das 18h são ótimos exemplos... As minisséries também, tipo Casa das 7 Mulheres. Seria uma boa.
I adore the international critique. I’m excited to follow the other reviewers. This series is so insightful and adds a whole layer of understanding to the history of the time. I never would’ve guess Indigo would be common for the every-person.
Hairan is absolutely beautiful and every time she said "jewelry" it made me smile! I love the way she says it in her accent :)
Oh Bernadette, I felt you on the Murdoch Mysteries gasp of scandal at Julia's Halloween costume. When I first saw that costume in the trailer my genuine first thought was "oh Bernadette would have WORDS about this".
I've always enjoyed your "historical accuracy" rating videos and I'm so glad you've invited so many great guests into this one so that we can hear about shows and movies from more cultures. I love it! I'm looking forward to whatever you have coming next!
Thank you for doing Murdoch mysteries! I agree with the rank. It’s a Canadian production.....and usually Canadian productions are.....lower budget ( see the other Canadian show mentioned in the video ...as the heart calls or whatever?). One thing I do like is the progression of fashion over the decade or so the show is based on. Season one set in the 1890s has a lot more of the puffy sleeves and other stuff and slowly we see a shift in fashion, not to mention they mention a character who doesn’t wear a corset and we can clearly see that and the character is abit of a rebel.we can also see when characters break fashion rules due to their character but everyone else around them is little scandalized.
Love this series and the addition of guests! Thank you, Ms. Bernadette, for always looking to expand our horizons :D
As a fellow brazilian who folows both, I was extremely happy to see Brazilian Baroness in the video! ❤
I love that you dont hesitate to add in experts from different cultures and time frames. I feel like I learn alot from these videos, it makes me a better person to hear from these follks
I like that you picked a variety of shows/films from different countries. I want to take a look at some of them now.
Loved the collaboration with the international costume experts. Would love to hear more from them as subject matter permits. These movie/show costume analyses are always fun to watch.
Yay! Thanks for covering Murdoch Mysteries, the costumes are truly wild!
Having grown up with several very cold winters in New Hampshire, with North Waters it is understandable that someone actively working would open their outer coat as you still sweat and can actually have overheating injuries or illnesses even in subzero Fahrenheit conditions. From personal experience, shoveling in a storm to ensure my mom wouldn’t get stuck or slide to the bottom of the driveway, I would often have 4 or more layers depending on air temperature and wind- so long thermal underwear including a thermal long sleeve shirt, a turtleneck shirt, a sweatshirt or sweater, a light fleece jacket, a heavy jacket, and on the lower half heavy jeans with two pairs of socks one under the jeans and the other over the bottom hem and insulated snow pants or snowsuit with bib. After about 30 minutes of shoveling I would often be so hot and sweaty that I had to open the heavy jacket and sometimes the fleece as well.
This was amazing. I loved to hear from the consultant, and special shout-out to my fellow Brazilian gal the Brazilian Baroness!
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I look forward to these and I am NEVER disappointed! Thank you Bernadette, as well as the guest judges!! ❤️
Ok, I was really surprised you covered "Les Pays d'en Haut" but you gained extra points for saying that it's from Québec and not just that it's a Canadian show 🥰 I feel super represented, especially cause it tells the creation of my home region. I don't mind the costumes being a bit weird, I'm just happy to see something from home talked about from one of my faves 😇
Just a minor detail about Murdoch Mysteries - the first season is set in 1895, but from then on the show runs ~ a year per season. So season 15 wouldn't be set in the late 1890s, it would actually be in the mid-late 1900s. Doesn't explain all of the inaccuracies, but worth noting
I love the “Meme Mother”.
“Meme mother” 😭😭
I was expecting a good description but of course it's meme mother lol
I'm from Brazil, I can't believe there's something from Brazil here that made me quite happy
It's nice to see that as a broader interest in and understanding of historical clothing develops, producers are at least trying to somewhat accurately portray their time periods.
Dickinson is a perfect example of history, style, and dramaturgy meeting to tell a story through clothing. Particularly given that the show is intentionally anachronistic, they're doing fantastic work.
Worth watching for anyone who cares about story as much as accuracy.
I know that this is probably not happening, but Bernadette comparing the old Sisi with the new remake in the case of fashion would be really fun.
Love how Karolina's description is just "Meme Möther"
I am willing to bet that she specifically requested to be introduced as such
@@JaJani101 omg totally!!!
Love that other people were brought on for regions and times of history were brought on
I appreciate your ranking the TV series like Murdoch mysteries and Ghosts. When the characters in Ghosts maintain the same costume every episode and season, you have to wonder if the production team gets a clue eventually about costume anachronisms. Same with Murdoch, though they do progress onwards in time & costume.
I look forward to seeing your take on 2022 shows & films.
Seeing Bozena Nemcova and Sisi on this channel made my day! I grew up watching the old version of Sisi with Romy Schneider. It would be in TV usually around this time of year. Starting with Maria Theresa mini series looks like there is finally some market for period dramas produced in central Europe. We're blessed with some actual time period and not just those vaguely medieval fairy tales where everyone wears brown clothes... BTW c in Nemcova is pronounced more like soft C not K, but it got the job done ;)
For a historical drama about men in the arctic that absolutely NAILS the period and is basically time travel is The Terror Season 1.
OH MY GOD, MURDOCH MYSTERIES IS GOING TO BE IN THIS! I'M SO EXCITED
From what I remember of the book, The Underground Railroad as it travels north also travels forward in time, so it actually makes complete sense that the clothes move from 1850s to 1880ish.
I just want to say about Eugénie Grandet, in the book (a really good story ) her father is extremely miserly and new clothes wouldn't be possible for her. She might be wearing her mother's old dresses and certainly won't follow the trends. Sooo, maybe the clothes in the show make sense somehow? (Is "miserly" the correct word??)
I was going to say about the same. It might be wishful thinking, but hopefully it's a deliberate "anachronism".
@@1JackieLane let's hope for the best !
'' miserly'' makes perfect sense
@@martabagnoli1212 thank you !
Not sure you’ll even see this, but here goes - Bernadette, thank you so much for your lovely videos. They literally got me through having to self-isolate for 10 days over Christmas (in a separate part of the house from my partner, no less) after catching covid. I’m not sure what it is, but your content is so soothing. I also have a renewed motivation to create my own wardrobe after being super disappointed in literally everything about modern off the rack clothing. I can’t wait to see what you have in store for 2022! ❤️
I adore Dani's editing and little self portraits! *chefs kiss*