Proper Victorian family - NOT
Let’s take Throwback Thursday to the happy go-lucky Victorian days via 1995. You know, when proper ladies wore hoopskirts and kindly gentlemen had muttonchop facial hair. Everything was simpler and more pleasant then … right?
Not in this little fairy story according to Angels & Insects, based on the A.S. Byatt tale of science and sex. The movie is nearly 20 years old, so I think the spoiler-alert warning is over. Yeah, there are no angels in this movie, and you may want to move the letters around in “insects” to get the gist of what’s going on under the surface.
The costumes are a huge part of the story, reinforcing the insectoid theme with a family hive revolving around first one queen bee then her successor. Vivid colors emulate the new aniline dyes of the period and mimic colors both natural and not. Of course, the most spectacular outfit is the yellow and black bee dress worn by Patsy Kensit.
I love the hat with the Bee Dress!
Lacy little bee-keeper hat, with such a sweet bow. And the netted snood adds to the effect here.
Almost enough to revive interest in the 1860s.
LOL, almost, right?
Fascinating movie . . . in a dark and complex way. The costumes are gorgeous.
One of my all time favorites! And the movie that made me fall in love with Mark Rylance.