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Clothing/Wardrobe

posted 12 years ago by oeomagglio30
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I guess it was a budget issue, but did you notice that the students wore the same clothes in almost every scene. I found it very distracting. Enjoy the performances though.

[–] momsabeach 12 years ago

they were poor! did not have closets full of clothes.

"A daffy woman constantly strives to become a star..."

[–] liscarkat-2 12 years ago

I noticed that on Bonanza, too. Ben, Adam, Hoss, and Joe wore the same clothes in every episode! Imagine Adam's closet: just a long row of black shirts and black pants.

[–] bradford-1 10 years ago

I can't speak for this film, but the BONANZA regulars wore the same outfits so the produers/editors could match earlier footage with recent footage. But because Lorne Greene's toupee changed over the years, it gets a mite disconcerting to see "Pa" with maybe three different hairdos in the course of one episode.
May I bone your kipper, Mademoiselle?

[–] patricianolanstein 8 years ago

They looked really stylish for East End slum kids!

[–] spookyrat1 9 years ago

... but did you notice that the students wore the same clothes in almost every scene. I found it very distracting.

Yes, I noticed the same thing about "Sir". 🐭

[–] moosefeathers 9 years ago

momsabeach answered correctly. They were poor students and as far as Thackery, if you listed to him, he also said this was a new job for him and later on his work history and how he was poor.

Swing away, Merrill....Merrill, swing away...

[–] MissMargoChanning (6630) 7 years ago

Here I thought this was going to be a discussion on the styles of that time.
These students didn't have a whole lot of money when it came to clothing. They were poor.
Notice, they did clean up nice for the graduation dance! Great threads!