I'm a little bit obsessed with Downton Abbey. I devoured the first season in less than 24 hours. Ok, it was only 7 episodes, but I just couldn't get enough! Thank goodness for Netflix streaming. If you're not familiar with Downton Abbey, it's British drama (comedy?) on PBS.
In high school I read tons of paperback romance books about "the season" and the search for a rich husband. Set pre- and during WWI, Downton Abbey follows the lives of an uppercrust family and their servants. Besides loving the writing, I've been oogling the gorgeous costumes.
A bit of googling revealed that the show reuses costumes from other period movies and tv shows. People are upset about it apparently, but that's pretty common in the theatre. There isn't time or money in the budget to make everyone's costumes from scratch. By adapting or changing a few elements on the costume, you can rework it. What do you think about reusing costumes?
Here's some of my favorites:
You know how much I love red. Maybe we should all wear gloves to formal dinners?
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You are Lady Mary Crawley (Michelle Dockery). You yearn for glamour and excitement. And the exhumation of poor Mr Pamuk. Oh how you miss him!
