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Penny Dreadful: Dressing the Monsters of Victorian London

By: Lord Christopher LavertyFiled under Clothes from 1837-1919, Girls on TV, Guys on TV, Premium. Tagged 1800s, aesthete, Amy de Bruhn, bowler, bustle, Danny Sapani, directoire, Dorian Gray, duster, Eva Green, formal, Frankenstein, frock coat, Gabriella Pescucci, Harry Treadaway, homburg, Josh Hartnett, lounge suit, morning coat, organdie, Oscar Wilde, patrol coat, Penny Dreadful, pumps, redingote, Reeve Carney, Timothy Dalton, top hat, topcoat, topper, velvet, Victorian, waistcoat, white tie. Bookmark the permalink.

NO SPOILERS Real and mythological, figurative and literal; monsters of all kinds abound in Sky Atlantic’s new period horror series Penny Dreadful. We might expect a skulking figure in a top hat and frock coat to be scary, though who … Continue reading→

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The Phantom of the Opera: Colour, Character and Costume

5 Dec ’12

By: ContributorFiled under Clothes from 1837-1919, Girls in Films, Premium. Tagged 1800s, Alexandra Byrne, Bonnie Radcliffe, colour, corset, costume, cravat, Emily Rossum, Gerald Butler, gloves, jacket, Joel Schumacher, leather, mask, Minnie Driver, performance, Premium Content, silhouette, silk, stockings, subtext, The Phantom of the Opera, topcoat, underskirt, waistcoat, wedding dress. Bookmark the permalink. 4 Comments

The Phantom of the opera demonstrates that the colour, size and shape of a character’s costumes can communicate on a subliminal level. Continue reading→

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