tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3625318613610363819.post5392311181927055286..comments2024-01-22T10:40:19.629+00:00Comments on The Washerwoman: Nice frock.........?BusyLizziehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13496858697767552628noreply@blogger.comBlogger17125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3625318613610363819.post-16698443311511206392009-11-23T20:15:57.821+00:002009-11-23T20:15:57.821+00:00thanks "Eni".. will check it out!thanks "Eni".. will check it out!BusyLizziehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13496858697767552628noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3625318613610363819.post-9091914657255042252009-11-22T23:50:46.238+00:002009-11-22T23:50:46.238+00:00I am glad that Helena Bonham Carter's movie on...I am glad that Helena Bonham Carter's movie on Enid Blyton coincides with the publication of my book on the writer titled, The Famous Five: A Personal Anecdotage (www.bbotw.com).<br /><br />Stephen IsabiryeEnihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00209746639260312563noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3625318613610363819.post-63658766031054072172009-11-20T18:48:20.824+00:002009-11-20T18:48:20.824+00:00wow Cecile, you are quite a sleuth! well done!!!!
...wow Cecile, you are quite a sleuth! well done!!!!<br />Lizzie xBusyLizziehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13496858697767552628noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3625318613610363819.post-58183092159353068552009-11-20T13:55:42.847+00:002009-11-20T13:55:42.847+00:00Having done a bit more research I discovered that ...Having done a bit more research I discovered that Enid was made by Carnival Films productions for the BBC(and who also made the Poiret series for ITV!) According to the entertainment page on BBC.co.uk, Enid was a low budget effort made within a short production time. Many of the 'period' costumes were loaned to the production by Bonham Carter herself. " I was even paid a rental fee,practically more than I was paid as an actor." The costume designer is named as Lucinda Wright on the credits and the name seems familiar. Perhaps borrowed costumes and an easily obtained CK dress or two was more expedient on this occasion. But they foolishly reckoned without the hordes of eagle-eyed CK fans who were almost the target audience for this nostalgic period piece!elegancemaisonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10043236515999573762noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3625318613610363819.post-89155128242273648792009-11-20T13:40:11.608+00:002009-11-20T13:40:11.608+00:00the colors in the dress (frock) are so beautiful. ...the colors in the dress (frock) are so beautiful. the sweater is a lovely compliment too!Janeanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03199479552850644959noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3625318613610363819.post-57506257401170930482009-11-19T20:37:28.382+00:002009-11-19T20:37:28.382+00:00Hi Liz,
A very interesting post - and I quite agre...Hi Liz,<br />A very interesting post - and I quite agree with your point of view. Although I didn't see the TV drama and wouldn't have known this was a CK dress. <br />Helena is such a beautiful lady - and I would guess is quite petite, so I'm sure would have had the perfect frame for original 40's dresses...I know which I'd have preferred they'd used! <br />Niki xNiki Fretwellhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06453900065526512512noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3625318613610363819.post-88243073899855593512009-11-19T14:25:19.475+00:002009-11-19T14:25:19.475+00:00No BBC costume dept!!! Why? I am amazed!
I have j...No BBC costume dept!!! Why? I am amazed!<br />I have just spent 1.5 hrs by the fire, sewing and watching this programme this afternoon. I thoroughly enjoyed it and wonder how like or unlike Enid this is. Was she really so cold? Anyway thanks for blogging about it, otherwise I would have missed it.<br />Ruth xOhSoVintagehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07130228440172446040noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3625318613610363819.post-45458885220146408842009-11-19T10:29:10.721+00:002009-11-19T10:29:10.721+00:00Hi there Lizzie, I think that I spoke to you at th...Hi there Lizzie, I think that I spoke to you at the V&H, because I just missed a lovely black fabric coloured chest of drawers, thanks for the comments about my cards, my own photography! <br />I am appauled at the use of CK in this production, I didn't watch it but will now! In the past I have sold authentic items for film productions & as we know most NEW vintage is more expensive than ORIGINAL so how silly of them. I am in the can take it or leave it with CK although I do have a collection (2) of her bags!!! TraceyTrixie@ the vintage bothyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05576556635216603744noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3625318613610363819.post-35909894450215118372009-11-19T01:09:50.783+00:002009-11-19T01:09:50.783+00:00So interesting to read your point of view on this,...So interesting to read your point of view on this, Lizzie. I do agree but very surprised that they did do it as the Brits are famous around the globe for their wonderful period costumes. I cannot wait to see this! I hope it comes to Australia soon. Helena is one of my favourite actors and Enid a very loved favourite. I do love that frock she is wearing but agree with your point! xxJosephine Tale Peddlerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16431330956687490112noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3625318613610363819.post-15035669742051928032009-11-18T22:23:26.915+00:002009-11-18T22:23:26.915+00:00Oh I have missed this programme so shall see if it...Oh I have missed this programme so shall see if it is available on 'Catchup' or watch it on the link you gave. How ridiculous to use CK dresses. Their costume dept must be ginormous and surely they would have suitable dresses anyway. You should contact them and complain and tell them you would have been more than happy to sell them the real thing.<br />Re Packhouse. I have decided not to continue with this as it is just too far away for me to visit as often as necessary. Shame but I shall concentrate on the website.<br />Ruth xOhSoVintagehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07130228440172446040noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3625318613610363819.post-36497431602773314712009-11-18T22:10:47.256+00:002009-11-18T22:10:47.256+00:00Couldn't agree more.
Attention to detail B...Couldn't agree more. <br /><br />Attention to detail BBC, this is a cop out!hens teethhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12803941123983493090noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3625318613610363819.post-78137508272055998912009-11-18T22:09:47.789+00:002009-11-18T22:09:47.789+00:00The truth is that there is no BBC costume dept any...The truth is that there is no BBC costume dept anymore. Sold off years ago when I lived in Ealing, only a 15 minutes from their storage department yet did not go to the sale!!! Curiously I met the last BBC head of costume at Frock Me! vintage fashion fair in Chelsea Town Hall in September. She now lectures in California and muttered darkly about the former DG John Birt who sold off all the BBC 'silver'. These days it's all down to independent production companies. Having sold period vintage items to the equally independent stylists for the ITV series, Poiret and Miss Marple, I am beginning to despair of the BBC. I haven't yet viewed 'Enid' but am already disappointed. How crass of the stylists, and as you say, hardly money-saving. (Though I have also sold wonderful vintage quilts (c1880s/1900) to Cath Kidston herself, but like all designers she 'channels' vintage designs into modern styles.)elegancemaisonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10043236515999573762noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3625318613610363819.post-34391896655125856292009-11-18T21:37:55.478+00:002009-11-18T21:37:55.478+00:00Hello Lizzie
I am yet to see it. Although I am a ...Hello Lizzie<br /><br />I am yet to see it. Although I am a fan of CK things including clothes, I agree with you. The CK dresses should not have been used, they should have been vintage!As you say it's not like there aren't plenty out there..Unlike the BBC really, they are usually so good when it comes to detail and costumes!<br />Isabelle xSuzy's Vintage Attichttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15355297827117557882noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3625318613610363819.post-75610430812668084482009-11-18T20:52:37.388+00:002009-11-18T20:52:37.388+00:00Well said Liz - whatever possessed them to go stra...Well said Liz - whatever possessed them to go straight to CK?<br /><br />SxVintage to Victorianhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00227207487929669724noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3625318613610363819.post-11418091845013097722009-11-18T19:37:08.660+00:002009-11-18T19:37:08.660+00:00Quite agree! i do like CK but its very much a love...Quite agree! i do like CK but its very much a love/hate relationship!!Its such a shame they didn't do it properly!Clarehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05454136008235503127noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3625318613610363819.post-39734108870763772892009-11-18T19:18:59.694+00:002009-11-18T19:18:59.694+00:00Well, that is lazy! Surely the costume people ador...Well, that is lazy! Surely the costume people adore searching for the real thing, anyway? Do you think it was a sneaky form of Product Placement?<br /><br />I've just clicked that link and it's not available outside the UK. I am gutted... I suppose it's because we don't pay the licence fee...Flosshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18098894367955345944noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3625318613610363819.post-30384403091656545142009-11-18T19:18:22.307+00:002009-11-18T19:18:22.307+00:00I had no idea they were CK dresses as I am not a h...I had no idea they were CK dresses as I am not a huge fan. The fabrics and clothes etc are lovely but the cost always put me off buying anything. <br />I am shocked they didn't use vintage dresses which would have been much more authentic. After CK was around in Enid's time!Rosiehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09211870462490954636noreply@blogger.com