{"id":4523,"date":"2012-01-22T12:15:55","date_gmt":"2012-01-22T09:15:55","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.evildressmaker.com\/?p=4523"},"modified":"2012-01-24T08:26:25","modified_gmt":"2012-01-24T05:26:25","slug":"going-belle-epoque","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/www.evildressmaker.com\/?p=4523","title":{"rendered":"Going Belle Epoque"},"content":{"rendered":"

J\u00e4lleen kerran huomaan olevani ajastani j\u00e4ljess\u00e4. Olen todennut aiemminkin ett\u00e4 l\u00e4mpenen hitaasti ja pysyn huonosti mukana uusissa tv-sarjoissa ja leffoissa jne. T\u00e4ll\u00e4 kertaa puhun hypetetyst\u00e4 englantilaisesta tv-sarjasta Downton Abbey<\/a>. TV1 on esitt\u00e4nyt sarjaa jo viimesyksyst\u00e4. Itse missasin koko homman ja tajusin sen vasta nyt kun toisen kauden jaksoja on tullut jo pari. Hommasin sarjan ensimm\u00e4isen kauden k\u00e4siini ja ensijaksosta olen ollut totaalisen koukussa. Sarja muistuttaa kovasti 70-luvulla tehty\u00e4 sarjaa Kahden kerroksen v\u00e4ke\u00e4<\/a> (josta muuten my\u00f6s esitettiin t\u00e4ysin uusia jaksoja viimevuonna)<\/strong><\/span>, jota \u00e4itini seurasi innolla mutta min\u00e4 nuorena inhosin.<\/p>\n

N\u00e4hty\u00e4ni nyt ensimm\u00e4isen kauden voin todeta Downton Abbeyn olevan t\u00e4ynn\u00e4 loistavia n\u00e4yttelij\u00f6it\u00e4 jotka luovat varsin uskottavia henkil\u00f6hahmoja. Suosikkejani ovat Violet (jaarlin \u00e4iti)<\/strong><\/span>, Bates (jaarlin kamaripalvelija)<\/strong><\/span> sek\u00e4 Anna (ylin palvelusneiti)<\/strong><\/span>. Sarjan vastenmielisin hahmo on O’Brian, talon rouvan kamarineiti, joka ei ole osoittanut pienint\u00e4k\u00e4\u00e4n merkki\u00e4 inhimillisyydest\u00e4 mutta juonittelee h\u00e4ik\u00e4ilem\u00e4tt\u00e4 muiden palvelijoiden p\u00e4\u00e4nmenoksi ja omaksi edukseen. Hieman ep\u00e4uskottavaa sarjassa on palvelusv\u00e4ki joka tuo omia mielipiteit\u00e4\u00e4n talonv\u00e4en tietoon hieman liian hanakasti sopiakseen kyseiseen aikaan. Ei ollut palvelusv\u00e4en asia kommentoida talon v\u00e4en asioita saati politiikkaa, edes kysytt\u00e4ess\u00e4. Muutoin sarja kuvaa loistavasti ajan tapoja ja moraalik\u00e4sityksi\u00e4, ylh\u00e4is\u00f6n ja tavallisen v\u00e4en el\u00e4m\u00e4\u00e4 sek\u00e4 sit\u00e4 miten tiivis yhteis\u00f6 tuollainen suuri talo oli.<\/p>\n

Downton Abbeyn hulppea puvustus on luonnollisesti alkanut inspiroida pukeutumistani ja siksi olenkin alkanut haaveilla 1900-luvun alun asuista. Homma on aluillaan. Ostin viimekes\u00e4n\u00e4 vintage-pitsi\u00e4 joka sopii t\u00e4ydellisesti belle epoque-tyyliin. Pitsist\u00e4 onkin nyt urakoitu pusero, hattu ja pussukka. Sarjan puvut kyll\u00e4 inspiroivat tekem\u00e4\u00e4n lis\u00e4\u00e4 asuja, mutta otetaan nyt iisisti. Kaikkein eniten tarvitsen k\u00e4yt\u00e4nn\u00f6llisi\u00e4 vaatteita. Ei ole hyv\u00e4 idea t\u00e4ytt\u00e4\u00e4 vaatekaappeja rooliasuilla. Mit\u00e4 sarjan puvustukseen tulee, katsojia varmasti kiinnostaa ett\u00e4 t\u00e4ss\u00e4 kuten monissa vastaavissa produktioissa, noin kaksi kolmannesta vaatteista on itseasiassa lainattu muista produktioista. Esim Lady Maryn punaista iltapukua on k\u00e4ytt\u00e4nyt aiemmin Catherine Zeta-Jones elokuvassa Houdini ja rakkauden kahleet. Samoin Lady Granthamin samettipuku ja Herttuatar Violetin silkkinen iltap\u00e4iv\u00e4puku ovat aiemmin olleet Uma Thurmanilla elokuvassa Kultainen malja. N\u00e4ytt\u00e4vien epookkipuvustusten tekeminen on hidasta ja kallista joten pukujen lainaaminen on hyvin yleist\u00e4 ja tietysti hauskaa bongailua my\u00f6s katsojille.<\/p>\n

IN ENGLISH<\/strong><\/span>
\nOnce more I realize that I’m behind my time. I have remarked this before, I warm up slowly to new stuff and I’m not very good at keeping up with the new tv-series and new movies. This time I’m talking about new raved english tv series Downton Abbey<\/a>. Our national TV1 has aired it since last autumn. I missed it completely and realized just recently that they are already showing the second season here. So, I had to get my hands on it and I’ve been hooked since the first episode. It reminds a lot of 70’s series Upstairs, Downstairs<\/a> (from which, btw, they also aired completely new episodes last year)<\/strong><\/span>, which my mum used to love but I didn’t like when I was young.<\/p>\n

After seing the first season I must say Downton Abbey is filled with brilliant actors and actresses, creating believable characters. My favourites are Violet (earls mother)<\/strong><\/span>, Bates (earls valet)<\/strong><\/span> and Anna (head housemaid)<\/strong><\/span>. The most unpleasant character is O’Brian, Lady’s maid, who hasn’t shown tiniest sign of decency, but schemes shamelessly for her own good and to ruin others. There is only one thing making this series a bit unbelievable. I don’t believe that people on the service would have been so open about their opinions towards their employers. It wasn’t their business to speak up their mind about the issues of the house or politics, not even when asked. Otherwise the series describes very intriguingly the habbits of the time, morals, the life of upper class and lower class and shows how tight community this kind of large house would have been.<\/p>\n

Downton Abbey’s magnificent wardrobe naturally inspires me and I have started to dream about 1910’s style outfits. Project has started. Last summer I bought some vintage lace which suits perfectly to the belle epoque style. I have now made lace blouse, hat and purse. Costumes in the series inspire me to make more outfits, but let’s take it easy. Mostly I need usefull clothes at the moment. It’s not a good idea to fill my wardrobe with costumes. What comes to the actual costumes in the show, you might be interested to know that abour two thirds of the costumes were actually borrowed from other productions. For example Lady Mary’s red evening frock has been previously worn by Catherine Zeta-Jones in Death defying acts. Also Lady Granthams velvet gown and Countess Violet’s silk tea gown have been previously worn by Uma Thurman in The Golden bowl. It is very expensive and time consuming to make elaborate costumes for period films so renting costumes is very common, and ofcourse fun to the viewers to spot them.<\/p>\n

Bad screen captures by me<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n

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Following photos via Tom & Lorenzo<\/a><\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n

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J\u00e4lleen kerran huomaan olevani ajastani j\u00e4ljess\u00e4. Olen todennut aiemminkin ett\u00e4 l\u00e4mpenen hitaasti ja pysyn huonosti mukana uusissa tv-sarjoissa ja leffoissa jne. T\u00e4ll\u00e4 kertaa puhun hypetetyst\u00e4 englantilaisesta tv-sarjasta Downton Abbey. TV1 on esitt\u00e4nyt sarjaa jo viimesyksyst\u00e4. Itse missasin koko homman ja tajusin sen vasta nyt kun toisen kauden jaksoja on tullut jo pari. Hommasin sarjan ensimm\u00e4isen… <\/p>\n

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