We’ve podcasted about the first couple episodes of The Borgias (2011-13), and Kendra wrote a three-part series about the kick-ass hairstyling in the show. I also compared this series to the similar, but IMO vastly inferior, French-German-Czech-Italian series. Yet we haven’t talked in-depth about the historical accuracy of the costumes, designed by Gabriella Pescucci. So let’s fix that right now and indulge in a whole lot of very pretty Italian renaissance dresses!
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I keep being tempted by that wonderful theme and by the prospect of the lovely Holliday Grainger in even more gorgeous frocks, but I’ve never really pulled the trigger on a deep dive into THE REFORMATION: A WHOLE SERIES OF REASONS WHY – THE SERIES.
Someday I might have to rectify that.
I tried to look through the article in one go, but was finally forced to come up for air by THAT purple & silver gown on Donna Vanozza (Though goodness knows that Donna Lucrezia’s silver wedding dress and turquoise gown had nearly burst my lungs with so much breathtaking loveliness).
EEEEEEEEee! The balzo! The gold! THE Holliday Grainger!
I’m either going to need quill & parchment or a lute and bodyguard, because I’m going to need to express my admiration and the lady has some MEAN admirers … also her Big Brothers, who were hopefully in a separate category (At least in Real History).
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Also, apologies: that ‘turquoise’ gown I admired was actually more sea green.
Having finally finished the article I am fully prepared to muster torches and pitchforks against such wretched quibbling over a sight a glorious as Holliday Grainger in balzo & gown: dang it, we may not deserve Nice Things but we can still seize upon them with gratitude and both hands!🧐
Also, that purple dress on Donna Lucrezia was good, but her Mama’s purple and gold was so much BETTER.
Also, having done a little digging into the other Borgia-related articles on this website, I think we should all as grateful as we are regretful that Ms. Maria Valverde didn’t share the same costumer as Ms. Holliday Grainger, because I’m fairly sure such a concentration of Sheer Beauty on television would either have melted screens, blinded audiences with splendour or triggered a second Trojan War.