Rent costume custom made breaks down three of the show’s iconic looks Before Rent began the seasons of love in 1996 — premiering Off Broadway before going onto become a long-running Broadway smash, a movie, and cultural trend — the musical’s founder, Jonathan Larson, had a single request with the musical’s costume designer. “We had this initial chat where he …
How accurate are the costumes in TV period dramas?
There are two types of period drama watchers: the pedant and the swooner. The pedant can’t look at an historically inspired costume without scrutinising its every detail, their remarks – “would that type of embroidery really have been used in 1683?” or, “I’ve never seen that kind of trimming on an 1812 pelisse!” – at the ready. Swooners, on the …