Originally Posted by
figheadair
Not to mention that it did not exist at the time the scene was set.
Never let the truth get in the way of a good story- Mark Twain
If Hollywood has a guiding principle, that quote is probably it.
Pretty much every scene in a historical film that has an inaccuracy was shot with the historical advisor off to one side telling the director that that's not how it was.
And so it goes with the costumes! The costumer does the research but has to work within what the director, art director, and sometimes the actors (if they're influential enough) or the producers (if it's a cost issue) want.
I think a while back there was discussion of some film (The Crown?) where they put a 1930s Royal in a kilt in one of House of Edgar's 1980s Irish County tartans. The costumer, or at least the historical adviser, was probably overrulled by one or more of the higher-ups.
Actually given the immense budget and prestige of The Crown I'm a bit surprised that the costumer didn't just have a "comp" tartan woven. Hollywood does it with film music all the time (large portions of the score of Star Wars was comped).
In any case this commercially available tartan is lighter and might have worked better.
Last edited by OC Richard; 22nd January 24 at 10:35 AM.
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