22 thoughts on “The New Vanity Fair

  1. saw it. liked it. agree more time allowed for better story. I enjoyed the costumes and the hair.

  2. I’m kind of disappointed that they didn’t do a full on 1810s Silly Court Dress (although I can’t remember if Becky gets presented at the British Court or an European Court, which would make more sense for this court dress design.)

    Seriously, I’d LOVE to see a film really tackle the realities of the freaking insane and frankly fabulously hideously ugly and so many levels of wrong pre-1820 British Court attire, with the huge hoops and high waist and ludicrous curtain drapery. There are some brilliant reconstructions out there….

  3. According to the top picture, Olivia Cooke would have been more comfortable if she wasn’t trying to slouch in a busked corset.

  4. Gotta see it for the use of Kerby clips alone.
    I actually liked the Reese Witherspoon version as it gave Becky a happy ending which I believe (it’s been eons since I read the novel) the novel hints at.

  5. No wonder she was uncomfortable and lost weight if she didn’t eat the whole time she was in her corset, especially if it was for 12-13 hours at a time! I once skipped eating before a performance of a play in college where I wore a corset and I felt like I was about to faint. I learned my lesson and ate and stayed hydrated and felt fine every other performance.

    1. Also like… if you can’t eat as much in one go as you’d like, just eat snacks all day lol. There are options ladies.

  6. I’m about 5 episodes in and loving it. It’s so tongue in cheek cheeky and funny, while Becky is a scheming manipulator but always, ALWAYS fabulous. I admire her ability to survive and adapt even if I don’t like her tactics all the time. (She’s certainly better than that simpering “friend” of hers mooning after a dead louse rather than realizing there’s a perfectly decent fellow madly in love with her on the sidelines. Yes, Amelia. I mean you. :P)

    I’ve seen the Witherspoon version, but so far am enjoying how much more delightfully wicked this Becky is — Reese’s had to be more likable, this one is just… terrifically mean. ;)

  7. I enjoyed this series (though I screamed at Becky for wearing that low-cut, bare-armed green dress during the daytime), but my favorite is still the 1998 miniseries with Natasha Little as Becky. This one felt a little too nice, especially Becky’s relationship with Steyne. But it was refreshing to see the women wear their hair up!

  8. How can you credit Tony Head and not mention he was Uther Pendragon in Merlin? (Also the gorgeous Giles in Buffy, but that’s not period costume, so I’ll let you off.)

    1. Here, here! Anthony Stewart Head will forever be Giles to me. Um…the 90’s…that’s a “period” now, isn’t it?

  9. Jmo but if you are forced to wear a corset as many women were at the time, it might not seem as bearable as wearing one by choice. But I never like to hear the whining, considering the prestige etc of being in period drama production…at least to me, there is prestige.

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