Demitasse said:
Interesting point Stoo! I wonder how much of an influence the early 90s had on wardrobe, costume etc overall. You're right-- I could just as easily imagine Joey Lawrence wearing a vest like this on Blossom or Dylan on 90210. Well, almost... (if it had tiger stripes maybe).
Demitasse!
Other than Flanery's haircut at times, I don't think the early '90s had much of an influence on the costumes. I've seen material like this on suits in old movies but I was merely pointing out where CairoJones could possibly find something similar. It'd be much easier to find 1986 threads in a used clothes store than it would to find something from c.1920!
In my opinion, the wardrobe crew did an outstanding job on all of the costumes. There are a few faults here & there, with some of the military uniforms, but they are
miniscule details and don't detract from the overall believability.
Demitasse said:
Ha! That's a name I've haven't heard a long time. People used to tell me that I looked like a mix between him and Kramer from "Seinfeld"!
Demitasse said:
But I wonder if YIJC underwent the same kind of historical accuracy scrutiny that shows like Mad Men and Downton Abbey undergo nowadays. I know people on the Raven have discussed the accuracy of military outfits, planes etc. It would be great to have someone with the historical chops do a critique of the series and point out some of the major and minor missteps!
As Crack said, we have done that before across various topics. As far as I'm aware, there is no single thread dedicated to the inaccuracies in the "Chronicles" so feel free to start one, if you wish.
Funny that you mention, "Mad Men" and "Downton Abbey". My girlfriend LOVES those shows. Just 2 nights ago, she mentioned reading about how "Downton Abbey" makes a big effort to make everything as historically accurate as possible. (Too bad she can't get into Young Indy!
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