11 thoughts on “Sneak Peek of HBO’s Catherine the Great

  1. I’m intrigued as well. And I’m having a major crush on the fabric.

    The strip down the bodice, I agree, is probably hiding openings. I’m expecting an opening scene dress the Tsaritsa, similar to the one in Elizabeth that Ms Mirren was in.

    Ms Mirren’s Elizabeth was my second favourite portrayal. The first is if course Glenda Jackson’s.

  2. So far, my favorite portrayal of Catherine the Great is from Epic Rap Battles of History. Catherine’s lines kept playing in my head as I read this.

    I hope HBO does well by her.

  3. The strip of fabric on the bodice reminds me of the strips of fabric with buttons you see down the front of Russian court dresses in the 19th-early 20th centuries, so at least there is some historical precedent. I’ll be interested to see what that embroidery motif is up-close. It looks like either moths/butterflies or seashells to me.

  4. Could the gown be reused from somewhere? Maybe the strip is covering up something like a 1/8-1/2in gap because the extant bodice was too small? Doesn’t explain why it’s layered on top instead of sewn edge to edge. …Or why they didn’t hide that gap in the back of the bodice, where it wouldn’t show. :/

  5. I can’t wait to see Helen Mirren act the hell out of this. She will be fantastic! I will wait and see on the costumes, 1 picture isn’t enough. It is beautiful in any case.

  6. This looks fabulous, but I’m still not happy Liam Neeson isn’t portraying Orlov.

  7. I’m squeeing over here!!! The fabric is amazeballs and this is Helen fricking Miriam. I cannot wait to see what they do with the story because she would not be in dreck.

  8. I have no doubt that Helen will indeed act the hell out of this, but she looks considerably less stout than Catherine does in the picture.

  9. Of course it’s covering a modern closure. I take it you have no experience of filmmaking otherwise you would know that there is only limited time for costume changes especially on a TV series. You need to think of practicality here. Also, don’t forget, this is TV and not Film, so there will be differences in budget and prep time.

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