But most of the time, shows borrow clothes from warehouses, meaning that the items may not fit perfectly. But this is tv, baby: we need variety! And since most folks only had two or three outfits, their clothes would be tailored to their specific measurements. Regency era clothing used different construction techniques and fabrication than what we typically have today, making each outfit fairly expensive (more like buying a car than a party frock), and thus most people would probably only have a couple of outfits, tops. Let’s start with the elephant in the room (or maybe I should say the last-minute observation balloon in the room): even if a television show was primarily focused on historical accuracy, it would be challenging to only use pitch perfect costuming. I, too, enjoy discussing interesting outfits, so this time, we’ll be breaking down the clothing on Sanditon. I’m guessing that a lot of you reading this article aren’t new to the period drama game, but even if you are, you might have noticed that a weirdly large proportion of the discussion around these shows tends to hone in on one area: the costumes. For those who missed the emails, we now present them here (lightly edited for formatting). In honor of the triumphant return of Sanditon this spring, GBH Drama put together an email series to accompany each episode.
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