This time I recommend several period dramas to everyone. This time, I will introduce an indispensable branch of the classical style: pastoral style.
The name “Pastoral Style” appeared in the middle of the 20th century, But in the Victorian, the pastoral style had already been formed. It is a true portrayal of the simple life of the early farmer and manor master, and the most basic living condition of human society. Pastoral style does not specifically refer to a specific period or area. It can be as plain and sincere as a country life, or it can also be land of idyllic beauty of in the nobility’s country villa. Later, people applied this style to costumes, to create pastoral style clothes. Pastoral style advocating nature, pure cotton texture, small plaid, stripes, floral patterns, cotton lace, etc. are the most common elements in the pastoral style.
British Pastoral Style
The British pastoral style always creates a feeling of the plantation. The profound family culture can be seen through dark brown, dark red and dark green.
“Pride And Prejudice”
This version of “Pride and Prejudice”, starring Kara Natalie, is more oriented towards the British pastoral style. In the play’s Elizabeth often wear the long dark color dress appear.
White shirts and light gray dress, and match in the play’s the yellowish warm colors, are also very good to outline the warmth of the British small countryside.
Each of the four ladies of the Bennett family was different colors of the clothing, their dress was very simple in design but had simple lace decorations.
“Tess Of The D’Urbervilles”
“Tess of the D’urbervilles” Adapted from Hardy Novel of the Same Name. Hardy named the heroine “a pure woman” in the subtitle of the novel. Publicly challenged the hypocritical morality of the Victorian social. The drama was taken in 2008, In terms of clothing, it also good restored the style at that time. Tess often wore this red long dress and a linen apron when working on the farm.
Tess story has a very strong fatalism and is a good reflection of the Victorian feudal concept.
“The Village”
“The Village” is a historical drama launched by the BBC in 2013. The story was on the eve of the war in 1914. By 2014, it was exactly the 100th anniversary of the First World War. Take the Derby County village where Bert lives as a background. Take the fresh and varied people in the village as the story. Showing the British Village Features Hundred Years style painting scroll.
The waist-line is getting lower and lower, and the hem is getting bigger and bigger. In this drama, it also good reflects the change of British women clothing for this one hundred years.
“Cranford”
“Cranford” describes the story of what happened in a remote little village in Britain. The story revolves around the newly arrived tenant Mary and is very warm and sweet.
“Cranford” took place in 1824. The British pastoral style during this period was greatly influenced by the Victorian style. Although the hem is not that big, the waist-line is still high. However, the exaggerated designs of bowknots and laces have disappeared and replaced by natural and simple designs.
British people Even living in the pastoral will not forget their own habit of drinking afternoon tea. The afternoon tea in the manor is simple, everyone sits on the ground, drinking tea and eating desserts is also very pleasant.
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