You know me and how much I love merging my superhero fixation with my historical costume fixation, so when the latest episode of Loki (2021-) came out last Thursday, I saw yet another golden opportunity to do just that!
In all honesty, the premise of the show works well within the confines of our blog, as it deals with time travel (past and future and all points in between), so it wasn’t too much of a stretch, especially when the focus of the episode is a specific point in history: the 1893 Chicago World’s Fair. But first, let me do a slight detour to the previous episode, Breaking Brad, and point out how perfect the late-1970s McDonald’s uniform on Sylvie is:
And also, Tom Hiddleston looking FINE AS FUCK in this ruffled tuxedo shirt.
Ok, back on track. So, the bulk of the episode happens in 1893 with the World’s Fair as the backdrop. The gent’s costumes are beautifully tailored:
The real showpiece of this episode are the outfits worn by Gugu Mbatha-Raw as Ravonna Renslayer, Mobius’ exiled boss at the TVA who goes rogue, searching for He Who Remains in 1893:
I hope that we will get to see more time traveling historical content this season!
Was the world darker in 1893? Or is my eyesight going? I know we went over this when you reviewed Perry Mason, but c’mon Hollywood. Get with the program. :)
Reminds me of a meme I saw about Lord of the Rings and how beautifully lit the night scenes are in the movies – “But where is the light coming from?” “The same place as the music!”
Hahahaha! Love it.
As soon as I saw that split skirt, I thought – I must find a picture so I can make that. Loved this episode, beautiful clothes all around. And the hats!!! Love me a nice boater.
Folkwear Patterns makes a pattern for this exact skirt, with the buttoned panel that can cover the split or fold to the side out of the way. It’s Pattern 231, Big Sky Riding Skirt. (I have no monetary interest in the company; I just like their patterns and have made several!)
Thank you !
Shoes and movies seem to go by the rule of “ it’s in the past it must be dark.”
Just like everything Middle Ages must be mud brown and muck grey, everything “old timey” must be dark and hard to see, especially if they’re going to the 1800s.
I was so distracted by all the background extras in period-appropriate clothing. All of the women were in hats, and their hair was up! Everyone down to the most bit players were appropriately outfitted.
I thought of this blog while I was watching the episode. My eyes aren’t as good as they used to be, but could that outfit in the last photo be the same as the other, but without the jacket? She seemed to have the jacket around her shoulders just before she got pushed off into the lifeboat.