In episode 81, the Boston Sisters (Michon and Taquiena) explore how costumes bring iconic characters to life in 3 adaptations of Jane Austen’s Pride & Prejudice with Alden O’Brien, costume historian and costume and textile curator for the Daughters of the American Revolution Museum in Washington DC .
The 3 PRIDE AND PREJUDICE adaptations featured:
- 1995 (BBC/Arts & Entertainment) series
- 2005 (Focus Features, Universal Pictures) feature film,
- Upcoming Netflix adaptation (release date TBA) based on a first look photo.
Alden O'Brien also gives some costume shine to the 2020 film adaptation of Austen's Emma in this conversation, and shares tips and resources for creating your own Regency look for Jane Austen birthday anniversary events and cosplay.
Episode 81 is a continuing conversation with Alden O'Brien (see episode 80), part 2 of a 3-podcast miniseries, JANE AUSTEN ADAPTED, to commemorate the 250th anniversary of the popular English author Jane Austen's birth (December 16, 1775).
TIMESTAMPS
0:16 - PRIDE AND PREJUDICE as gateway to Jane Austen
0:31 - Episode 81 synopsis
2:30 - Introduction to Alden O'Brien, costume historian and curator
4:32 - 1995 PRIDE AND PREJUDICE - pastels, prints, and corsetry
13:59 - 2005 PRIDE AND PREJUDICE -- high contrasts and "muddied hems"
23:53 - Generic Break
24:30 - Previewing Netflix PRIDE AND PREJUDICE (photo analysis)
32:54 - 2020 EMMA, a "hymn to Regency"
35:28 - Resources for dressing Regency
39:31 - Costume as narration and author's voice
44:53 - Marriage and money - Episode 82 preview with author Vanessa Riley
45:59 - Disclaimer
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