We’re recapping the 2008 miniseries John Adams each week because the 18th-century costumes and American history are just that good! Catch up with previous episodes here.
This episode opens in 1790, with John Adams doing a bit of grandstanding in his role of Vice President, calling for a vote on what title the President of the United States should go by.
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John was right about Moriarty but the costume details were terrific
I like the hair on the French guys. Really seems like a lot of attention to detail in the production design as a whole.
They really did the normal,everyday kind of clothes and hair very well.Abigail’s green gown is gloriously gorgeous.
Is the cut of the coat on Genet accurate though?It looks a bit too high for the ’90s.His entire aesthetic gives perfectly Regency vibes,perhaps a bit too early for it.
I think it may be the hair that’s giving that impression: I agree, it’s way too late. Genet’s outfit is pretty consistent with what prominent political figures were wearing in France c. 1793, however (though it could arguably stand to be a bit more colorful). Laneuville’s portraits are a pretty good source on that: https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Category:Jean-Louis_Laneuville?uselang=fr.
May I please have that green dress? And the hat and shoes, yes, thank you.
Is it just me, or that the first Major Hat we’ve seen on Abigail?
John wasn’t the only one annoyed when Hamilton showed up. Jefferson was like: I HATE THIS BUFFOON, GET HIM OUT OF MY SIGHT. And I gotta admit, as much as I love Rufus Sewell, his Hamilton annoyed me too. XD
Correction: the Presidential Residence has not been ransacked by angry mobs but by Washington himself (as a reference to the fact that the real life Washington comitted plenty of embezzlement, while in office).