I have wanted to do a deep-dive review of Daniel Deronda (2002) because it’s an interesting story that’s well acted and has AMAZE-BALLS early 1870s costumes. But there are so many of those amaze-balls costumes that I’ve been daunted! I finally decided to get off my butt and do this, but the only way I’m going to be able to do it is to split things up into each of the four episodes, because there are Just That Many Costumes and they are almost all That Fabulous (here’s episode 1, episode 3, and episode 4).
I refer you to my post on episode 1 for my review of the series and the small bit of info I was about to find about the costumes designs. Sadly episode 2 doesn’t have a TON of costumes — there’s a lot of Daniel (cute/hot, but it’s suit after suit) and then Mirah (Jodhi May) in multiple middle-class boringness. Here’s what was worth screencapping!
Let’s hope there’s more shiny in episode 3!
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Love that movie. Need to watch it again, now that I’ve read to book.
Gwendolyn isn’t a whore, but I think this should count as passing the Lorraine Test (eg is the whore wearing proper underthings beneath her corset)
Lovely! I think those bodices could have done with flat lining in something like a firm cotton though.
Silk organza would have done wonders
Thanks for the second episode. I love the show. Mr O’Neill does an excellent job of showing the class distinctions between the middle class and landed gentry, but also between the gentry and the aristocracy.