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Aug 3, 2017 · Costume designer for Elizabeth: The Golden Age, Alexandra Byrne, hews closely to the recognizable silhouette from the time period, emphasizing especially the dramatic ruffs and collars so widely attributed to Queen Elizabeth and the Elizabethan era, as seen in Figs. A and B.
The Costumer's Guide to Movie Costumes. Costume Research -> 15th-17th Century -> Elizabeth: The Golden Age. The costumes in both Elizabeth movies were designed by Alexandra Byrne . This movie is set approximately in the 1570s and 80s.
- Introduction
- Historical Details of Clothing in The Elizabethan Era
- A Feature Common to Both Sexes
- Conclusion
To director Shekhar Kapur and his team of designers and historians, the need to adhere to historically accurate details of what constituted Elizabethan clothes and attire, was certainly a challenge that was well met. The film is set in a period beginning 1585 and portrays the trials of Queen Elizabeth, both personal as well as political. The fact t...
The women of the Elizabethan era, like most women today, gave all they had to get a near-anorexic waistline that was achieved quite painfully. By exaggerating the entire outline of the attire they wore, the women of the Elizabethan period tried to look as petite as possible. In layers of silk, lace and all sorts of stiffened materials, the body of ...
Made from cloth of varying thicknesses and stiffness, ruffles and ruffs were very much in vogue in the Elizabethan era. Women wore them to highlight their long necks and the top of their breasts, while men wore slightly less intricate looking ruffs to give them a stern and erect appearance. Very often, the size of the ruffs made it look like the he...
It can be safely said that Kapur, Byrne and the rest of the team have come very close in reproducing the Elizabethan period, not just in terms of locations, but also where costumes are concerned. From the kind of headgear adopted, to the footwear worn, the eye for detail cannot be discounted. Critics are sure to point out a few discrepancies and in...
Feb 11, 2008 · A sequence of photos of Elizabeth The Golden Age, starring Cate Blanchet. Costumes designed by Alexandra Byrn.
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Oct 12, 2012 · A new exhibition takes a look at some of the most important costumes in movie history
Oct 13, 2007 · There’s a piece on these costumes in the Dec issue of British Vogue – most of them are apparently inspired by early 20th century clothes (furrreal!). I quote: “In a wonderfully creative twist, she [Alexandra Byrne] looked to Cristobal Balenciaga for inspiration for The Golden Age.
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Jul 27, 2009 · Index by Image for Costumes. Reprising the roles they originated in seven-time Academy Award®-nominated Elizabeth, Cate Blanchett and Geoffrey Rush return for a gripping historical thriller laced with treachery and romance--The Golden Age.
