Well, I made it through three more episodes of Dangerous Liaisons, the 2022 Starz reboot/prequel to the late 18th-century novel that has been adapted several times before. The characters continue to irritate me, while the costumes continue to impress. So I can report without emotion that it’s been cancelled and there won’t be a season 2, despite previous announcements that it had been renewed.
Before I get into the costumes, I need to talk about Shitty Curtsies, which will someday be a Snark Week post. Because Alice Englert as Camille, who is pretending to be upper class, constantly does these overly elaborate (and not in a good way), skirt-spreading, butt-sticking-out-and-down curtsies that are just awful. Between these and her inability to manage a big hoop without hoiking her skirts around galumphingly, there’s NO WAY she would read as aristocratic to everyone else around her.
On to the costumes (designed by Andrea Flesch)…
Camille’s Costumes in Dangerous Liaisons
Ondine de Valmont’s Costumes in Dangerous Liaisons
Madame Berthe’s Costumes in Dangerous Liaisons
Jacqueline de Montrachet’s Costumes in Dangerous Liaisons
Henri de Montrachet’s Costumes in Dangerous Liaisons
Emilie de Sevigny’s Costumes in Dangerous Liaisons
Christine de Sevigny’s Costumes in Dangerous Liaisons
Princesse de Lamballe’s Costumes in Dangerous Liaisons
Chevalier de Saint Georges’s Costumes in Dangerous Liaisons
Ariadne & the Prostitutes’ Costumes in Dangerous Liaisons
Marie Antoinette’s Costumes in Dangerous Liaisons
Are you watching Dangerous Liaisons on Starz? What are you thinking?
Ha ha shitty curtsey, twin sister to skirt-hiking :)
It looks like a kindergarten curtsey
SERIOUSLY
Wow Marie Antoinette made it to 75, good for her!
Ha! Her hair is also 5-10 years in the future?
Yeah, when they put rotten swans on their heads!
You will notice that the swan wears a pearl necklace too ^^
What have they done to poor, poor Antoinette??? Nico is quite correct that she looks ancient and why the dead swan on her badly powdered head? Why? Surely she would be in her late twenties/early thirties here… tops! I know that it is supposed to be a masquerade scene but why the overly puffy, overly pleated skirts – over not nearly wide enough, weirdly shaped panniers – the awful ermine stole and the drag queen necklace??? I am quite overcome and need a drink!
He, He, He… exactly!
I’ve watched a lot of 18th century films, and I don’t remember the dresses/gowns being so unflattering to the female figure as I have in these images. Beyond seeing the form of their stays through the backs of their dresses, they made their hips so wide. And it’s not panniers causing it. Is it just me?
I have realized that this doesn’t run on the same timeline as the original film, so panniers weren’t really a thing anymore. I still think they did some of these women dirty by the styles of the dresses.
I absolutely love Ondine De Valmont & her costumes. I’m glad it’s not the same whitewashed historical show as always, I’m just glad the aristocratic black people are there in Dangerous Liaisons and part of the story without comment, because the first Europeans came straight from Africa (aka the Grimaldi people, look it up) and even the English have admitted the first Europeans were black people (La Brana, look it up.) Sooner or later the story of how European imagery became so whitewashed over the last 200 years will come out, but the fact that black Europeans existed and can’t be hidden forever, especially the fact black Europeans were royals and aristocrats. Every medieval image of a black European dressed as royalty or part of the aristocracy certainly isn’t of “St. Maurice” or some servant or slave (realhistoryww .com.)
Didn’t Marie Antoinette die at 37? I don’t get this Marie Antionette.
Didn’t mean to write this as a reply to Colleen’s comment. It’s a stand alone comment.
I don’t know the series. The photos are looking like a mixed bag. Some unneccessary characters which obviously are not in the book. Some costumes are looking good and some very strange such as the small tricorne-hats on the women. The pipe in open air is looking strange too.
I can’t understand why it seems to be so difficult to just make a series about the book which has enough of scenes/aspects for 4-6 episodes without any new characters and especially without Marie Antoinette.
It’s based on what happened before the book. Why not try actually watching it before making comments.
This show has no one to root for or care about for me. It is hard to stay with it. I do not like Camille at all, which makes it harder. Am only watching for the costumes and the era…which at least looks real enough most of the time.
I absolutely love Ondine De Valmont & her costumes. I’m glad it’s not the same whitewashed historical show as always, I’m just glad the aristocratic black people are there in Dangerous Liaisons and part of the story without comment, because the first Europeans came straight from Africa (aka the Grimaldi people, look it up) and even the English have admitted the first Europeans were black people (La Brana, look it up.) Sooner or later the story of how European imagery became so whitewashed over the last 200 years will come out, but the fact that black Europeans existed and can’t be hidden forever, especially the fact black Europeans were royals and aristocrats. Every medieval image of a black European dressed as royalty or part of the aristocracy certainly isn’t of “St. Maurice” or some servant or slave (realhistoryww .com.)
Didn’t Marie Antoinette die at 37? I don’t get this Marie Antionette.