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Wednesday, February 23, 2022
The best character on "The Gilded Age" is the bustle, adding an extra party to the back
Salon.com: When I was very young, I started having terrible and specific nightmares. Eventually, my parents figured out that my babysitter was letting me watch soap operas with her, and that was the source of my dreams of drownings, shootings, marriages and twins. I've never much been interested in soap operas since.
Ah yet again I love the Gilded Age. I will be so sad when the season ends. But on the topic of the article, this author is so thoughtful to the designs not only of the colors and structures of the dresses, but the way the characters move and how that impacts their goals and roles in society. I had never thought about how much the bustle impacted women in this way, and how much it kept them in their “roles.” For each woman in the show the bustle means a different thing as well interestingly enough. I notice how Glady’s bustle is smaller because she is younger and her mother is trying to prevent her from becoming an adult, while her mother’s is probably the largest in the show in the most fashionable way possible. I also notice how Marian doesn’t keep her bustle from impacting her, she still moves around and is probably one of the most active women in the show, just like her personality.
This was a really fun article. I haven't watched the Gilded Age yet, although I absolutely loved Downton Abbey so maybe I should. This article made it even more compelling to watch. I love a good historical fashion moment in film and television and the learning that comes with them. I haven't done a whole ton of looking into the age of the bustle myself so I has just kind assumed that they were as moderately easy to sit in as the hoop skirt, this article proved me wrong though. I also love the aspect that the author explores of the bustle being a class equalizer. It is very interesting to see the different versions of the bustle that are used in the different classes and positions. For example the bigger bustle for show in the wealthier classes and the smaller bustle in the servant's uniforms for fashion yet function. I will definitely be giving the age of the bustle a closer look, and the Gilded Age a watch.
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Ah yet again I love the Gilded Age. I will be so sad when the season ends. But on the topic of the article, this author is so thoughtful to the designs not only of the colors and structures of the dresses, but the way the characters move and how that impacts their goals and roles in society. I had never thought about how much the bustle impacted women in this way, and how much it kept them in their “roles.” For each woman in the show the bustle means a different thing as well interestingly enough. I notice how Glady’s bustle is smaller because she is younger and her mother is trying to prevent her from becoming an adult, while her mother’s is probably the largest in the show in the most fashionable way possible. I also notice how Marian doesn’t keep her bustle from impacting her, she still moves around and is probably one of the most active women in the show, just like her personality.
This was a really fun article. I haven't watched the Gilded Age yet, although I absolutely loved Downton Abbey so maybe I should. This article made it even more compelling to watch. I love a good historical fashion moment in film and television and the learning that comes with them. I haven't done a whole ton of looking into the age of the bustle myself so I has just kind assumed that they were as moderately easy to sit in as the hoop skirt, this article proved me wrong though. I also love the aspect that the author explores of the bustle being a class equalizer. It is very interesting to see the different versions of the bustle that are used in the different classes and positions. For example the bigger bustle for show in the wealthier classes and the smaller bustle in the servant's uniforms for fashion yet function. I will definitely be giving the age of the bustle a closer look, and the Gilded Age a watch.
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