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Chasseur,
Great post. I was struck by this part
Another problem period that costumers refuse to get right in this respect for male attire is the court of Queen Elizabeth I. In movies, television programs, re-enactor/Living history events, and Renaisance faires no one will accept that riding boots were worn only when...riding (or at least outdoors)! The rest of the time at court the gentlemen donned slipper-like shoes that were worn with white hose and short pantaloons that emphasized the man's leg.
Because a modern audience refuses to accept that standards of masculine dress were different in different times and places they "modernize" it to make it look right to a modern audience.
Cheers
Jamie
P.S. I think you were a bit harsh on Mel Gibson's "The Patriot". This movie was costume-wise very acurrate....
...compared to Mel Gibson's "Braveheart" at least! lol
Great post. I was struck by this part
Chasseur said:.... So leading men:
(1) Are normally in leather riding boots not buckled shoes (contrary to what Fletch says hollywood seems to think high boots are for men ) even when they no where near a horse (like on a ship or making rocking chairs...). I think Gibson's exterior use of leather garters and boots in "The Patriot" was again a way of making him look more "rustic and manly."
Another problem period that costumers refuse to get right in this respect for male attire is the court of Queen Elizabeth I. In movies, television programs, re-enactor/Living history events, and Renaisance faires no one will accept that riding boots were worn only when...riding (or at least outdoors)! The rest of the time at court the gentlemen donned slipper-like shoes that were worn with white hose and short pantaloons that emphasized the man's leg.
Because a modern audience refuses to accept that standards of masculine dress were different in different times and places they "modernize" it to make it look right to a modern audience.
Cheers
Jamie
P.S. I think you were a bit harsh on Mel Gibson's "The Patriot". This movie was costume-wise very acurrate....
...compared to Mel Gibson's "Braveheart" at least! lol