The Costumes in Dangerous Liaisons (1988) are AMAZING & Here's Why (ft. a REAL Antique 1760s Dress)

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Are the costumes in this movie historically accurate? -or - What movie has the most historically accurate costumes? - questions like these are asked so often when it comes to any historical drama, and while the whole debate of accuracy vs. storytelling in costuming is nuanced with no right answer. Sometimes, films strive for historical accuracy with their costuming to help better tell the story. Dangerous Liaisons (1988) is that kind of film. James Acheson's attention to detail, construction, and silhouette shines through this film. It's a visual feast with every watch.
So, in this video, we're going to dive into the costuming of Dangerous Liaisons. How historically accurate is it? Why was Dangerous Liaisons set in the 1760s instead of the 1780s? How were fashions different in the 1760s vs. the 1780s? And how accurate were the costumes of Dangerous Liaisons, especially if we compare them to an actual antique gown from the 1760s?
Thank you to The Colonial Williamsburg Foundation for permission to share video & images of their sacque gown (Robe à la Française): emuseum.history.org/objects/1...
Also a massive thank you to Indiana University's Sage Collection for letting me use images of the Dangerous Liaison's costumes that they hold in their collection. eskenazi.indiana.edu/exhibiti...
Here's the original 1989 interview with James Acheson: www.sun-sentinel.com/news/fl-...
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00:00 - 06:18 - The Vibe of France During the 1780s
06:19 - 06:48 - DEF NOT FAFFING ABOUT
06:48 - 15:41 - Fashion between 1760 & 1780s (how James Acheson Designed Dangerous Liaisons)
15:42 - 22:11 - Comparing the costumes to an original 1760s gown
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@AbbyCox 2 жыл бұрын

Apparently my merch store thingy that's supposed to exist above the comments section doesn't want to play nice so here's the linkypoo: abby-cox.creator-spring.com/ ♥

@nidomhnail2849 2 жыл бұрын

On my MacBook (latest OS, all browsers), I am getting the error message, "502 Bad Gateway Certificate verify failed: unable to get local issuer certificate". Dangerous Liaisons? 🤔

@oldsoulmermaid1543 2 жыл бұрын

Please put more slouchy fit options for your tees and sweatshirts 😁.

@antonchigurh3226 2 жыл бұрын

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@sweeney60 2 жыл бұрын

Honestly my favorite costumes ever! Not to mention this movie has was one of the best written scripts ever!

@sweeney60 2 жыл бұрын

Girl, you need to do more videos on this movie! There’s too much material. I really want to get your take on the yellow and black dress that Glen wears in the movie.

@lilybellevedere3991 2 жыл бұрын

Watching you get emotional about pins left in the gown is so lovely, and actually really touches me, because my mother (who is an AMAZING self taught seamstress) made me a "tudor queen" costume when I was 8, and one day whilst wearing it in a show, I felt something poke me, and realised that she'd accidentally left a pin in the bodice. Luckily, it was a very reinforced bodice, so I was able to wear it for the rest of the performance, but when I told her, we both despaired, because she'd left it in during construction, and couldn't work out how to remove it without entirely dismantling the dress. Eventually she managed to blunt the point off the end, and then sewed a rigid patch over the top, so I wouldn't get poked again. As far as I know, the pin is still in there! So yes, it's a comforting thought to know that this has been happening for so very long, and connects us to the past in such a human way.

@lianegordon971 2 жыл бұрын

What a lovely story.

@___LC___ 2 жыл бұрын

Ah yes, pins pins everywhere. My siblings and I are terrible when someone whines about getting poked or stepping on a pin, as we tend to cackle. Our childhoods were spent getting needles and pins in our feet (that will train a kid to love getting slippers for Christmas), and finding pins in our clothing and costumes.

@anna_in_aotearoa3166 2 жыл бұрын

Such a human touch! I did wonder though, in cases eherw the garment's still in use, doesn't it carry a risk of rusting & damaging the fashion fabric outer layer as the pin collects dampness from its environment or from the body...?

@katehenry2718 Жыл бұрын

OF COURSE there's a pin on the floor, and under the table, and in the chair cushion and your foot.Three pincushions per room is not enough. Kitchen? you bet. Hall closet? sure. Haven't found one inside the fridge yet, but its only a matter of time. ))))

@katehenry2718 Жыл бұрын

@@anna_in_aotearoa3166 Probably.

@wrentherainfalls2925 2 жыл бұрын

This proves that comfortable corsets/stays and well researched costumes are possible despite the time constraints. I’m not saying that it’s easy but I’ll no longer believe it when they say It’s completely impossible. On another note the fact he’s apologetic about the not period lace is hilarious! Like, it was only 2019, and we had uggs with no silhouette in little women as an example!

@Skullkiddawn 2 жыл бұрын

It took me no less than 3 toiles, but I finally have a good fitting pair and they're fun to wear. As someone with anxiety, they kind of feel comforting, like wearing a compression vest.

@papaya388 2 жыл бұрын

About the ugg thing, that is from a shot where they only shot half of their bodies - there's no actual frame in the movie containing uggs, just saing

@TheSolitaryGrape 2 жыл бұрын

@@papaya388 I thought it was a behind the scenes photo, but this makes way more sense. Either way, point is they were walking through snow and the UGGs weren't in frame. I have some gripes with the costuming in Little Women (2019), but the UGG thing needs to die

@papaya388 2 жыл бұрын

@@TheSolitaryGrape exactly!

@whatsinanamelol2237 2 жыл бұрын

The humble brag about the only shortcut taken being the gorgeous Victorian lace 🤣 Every costume from this movie was a gem

@GingerGenower 2 жыл бұрын

the wide, fluffy, curly hair was done to absolute JUSTICE in the movie The Duchess (2008) with keira knightley. the movie spans over at least ten years in the mid to late 1700's and I definitely recognise the exact hairstyle you're talking about there and it's perfect for cementing the (very fashionable) duchess in the timeline and establishing a change, so it didn't even take me out of the movie

@AbbyCox 2 жыл бұрын

the hair in The Duchess is *incredible* it's so so so well done

@devinbaggs7542 2 жыл бұрын

@@AbbyCox clearly we need hair-centric movie reviews!

@___LC___ 2 жыл бұрын

We are a breed apart, though. Movies are made for the masses.

@SweetJeopardy Жыл бұрын

Another excellent example of this hairstyle is Marisa Berenson's character in "Barry Lyndon" (1975), which - like "The Duchess"- is also set in England in the 18th century. She seems to wear this style for most of the movie. The costumes and production design are amazing for the 1970s, a decade which had trouble doing period pieces that still hold up as in they don't look like a 70s version of x time period (ie. "The Godfather". The story's timeline takes place from 1945 to 1955, yet the women wear feathered hair, messy buns, glossy/shimmery makeup, skinny brows; not a girdle or bullet bra -or any bra for that matter - in sight, not that they'd need one in the flowy, unstructured costumes. There's also Sonny's long fro. It's an absolute classic but it's also very much a 70s-style take on the postwar period.) I can't recommend this movie enough for lovers of costume dramas, or the 18th century! Sadly, "Barry Lyndon" is rarely even discussed anymore, the costumes much less so, even after it won several Oscar's at the time (including costume design and art direction), and it's a shame cause it's a gorgeous film, like some shots were recreated straight out of paintings from the period. While the movie isn't as thematically shocking as the classics we've come to associate with Stanley Kubrick, the man did *not* half-ass 18th century aesthetics!

@chrstphr12 2 жыл бұрын

It's amazing and a testament to the costumers that, thrity years later, this movie is still at the pinnacle of period costuming

@bespoke_heirlooms 2 жыл бұрын

Yes!

@shenee1226 2 жыл бұрын

I want to make it clear that I am here for the history AND the giggling/faffing. Always both.

@itwasagoodideaatthetime7980 Жыл бұрын

I love the song Abby is dancing to when she's 'faffing about'. 😅 Does anyone know what it is?

@battlebear437 Жыл бұрын

I need a music video with the group in period dress faffing about like Abby does here.

@marikotrue3488 2 жыл бұрын

I am about to change a zipper on a thrifted jacket whose original zipper failed the test of time. Garment is probably 1 - 2 years old. Looking at a surviving 18th century dress does give one pause regarding modern manufacturing standards. Loved this video. I can only imagine the time assembling the data takes, but I do watch these video multiple times. So if Abby is game to continue, I will always watch (in a not creepy albeit subscriber manner).

@Tina06019 2 жыл бұрын

There were surely many 18th century garments which are now nothing but dust. (That said, I have also saved large amounts of money because I can replace jacket zippers.)

@___LC___ 2 жыл бұрын

At dinner this evening my family talked about a comment made on the show we were watching (it was pizza night with multiple generations) about how SO MANY houses in the Midwest have basements. When I bought my house it was on the must have list, my mom commented she couldn’t imagine not having a basement, then my dad comment that he grew up in a home without one. Leading to the discussion about how each child only had two pairs of trousers and two button down shirts, that would be handed down to the next child, as their clothing lasted a very long time. Unlike today’s fast fashion that wouldn’t last, even if it was still in style.

@nian60 2 жыл бұрын

It's so sad that Alan Rickman didn't get to do this film. He was Vicomte de Valmont in the play.

@lucie4185 2 жыл бұрын

Colin firth ruined me for any other Valmont.

@beth_winegarner 2 жыл бұрын

He'd have been great. But this movie launched my lifelong crush on John Malkovich. Hooooo.

@MaryanaMaskar 2 жыл бұрын

There are only some photographs of Alan Rickman and Lindsay Duncan in this play, they are Stunning! If only we could watch the performance itself! Rumor has it, some footage existed, but it had awful quality. I couldn't track it down.

@nian60 2 жыл бұрын

@@MaryanaMaskar I have also heard that the play was filmed. I haven't found it either.

@nian60 2 жыл бұрын

@@MaryanaMaskar Looks like KZfaq removed my other comment. There is a video snippet of Alan and Lindsay at the Tony Awards, performing one of the scenes. I can't write the name, KZfaq removes it. ;(

@naminicholson5815 2 жыл бұрын

The girandole earrings Glenn Close wears in the last shot here are absolutely my most favorite film visual ever.

@AW-uv3cb 2 жыл бұрын

I've only just realised (after seeing this movie about 5 times) that the emerald/sapphire dress with pink trimming that Glenn Close wears (included in one of the scenes you show in the clip) is a reproduction of a Madame de Pompadour's dress in one of her portraits (and it only struck me now because in the meantime I've seen Sewstine making her own version of it!).

@michellecornum5856 2 жыл бұрын

I love that there were multiple stays for the actresses, and properly done stays, to boot.

@sarahtaylor4264 2 жыл бұрын

This video was a masterclass in self-plugging and I loved it. Your best moments are when you are insanely passionate about a topic while randomly going off script.

@AbbyCox 2 жыл бұрын

my brain is still in smutty book land and so I read "self-plugging" with a *very* different connotation at first. 😂😂😂😂

@falsedfaith69 2 жыл бұрын

@@AbbyCox 🥵😵

@TheMetatronGirl 2 жыл бұрын

@@AbbyCox 🤭🤣🤣🤣

@lyreparadox 2 жыл бұрын

The back of sacque gowns remind me of superhero capes (in all the best possible ways).

@debrasouza4342 2 жыл бұрын

I remember when this movie came out and when I say I was OBSESSED I am not exaggerating! I taped it on vhs off of hbo and watched it everyday after school. And only my love for this movie will have me admitting I am that old!😊

@michellebyrom6551 2 жыл бұрын

Child, I'd been a working woman for ten years by then. Please refrain from using the word old as a self descriptor. :D

@leeannasloan2292 Жыл бұрын

I also feel in love with this movie..I became obsessed with history when I watched the three musketeers in the movie theater, I was obsessed with Gabrielle Anwar as Anne of Austria and the overall look of the movie...so when I found this movie i watched it every chance I could. I used to rent it over and over from a movie store down the road from my house and pay one dollar to keep it for five days. I later got my Doctorate in History and devoted my entire life to my love of history.

@MllePriscillaMarie 2 жыл бұрын

Watching this with 2 glasses of wine in my system was the best decision ever!

@MyleneRichard 2 жыл бұрын

About the skirt of the French gown, you can find instructions in l'Art du Tailleur (The Art of the Tailor) written by M. de Garseault on how to make one. The book was published in Paris in 1769, and cover both tailors and seamstresses technics. The instruction for the skirt are on page 51 (here's my translation): "[...] there are skirts to which only the side pocket slits are left open on each side, others also have a third one behind: to the formers they attach laces or tapes to one of the side opening to tighten the skirt; to the latters they attach usually the lace to the back slit: all those openings are finished as well as the top and the bottom of the skirt with padou tape matching the colour of the fabric". So, no mention of skirt getting attached both in front and back. It makes sense, why pay for more tape if only one side closure is enough.

@CroneLife1 2 жыл бұрын

This. Love this so much. This is why I love reading the comments section of videos of this genre. So much knowledge being shared in such a civilized fashion. Hope for humanity is to be found here.

@MyleneRichard 2 жыл бұрын

@@CroneLife1 You're welcome! Thank you for the kind comment! ^_^

@TheMetatronGirl 2 жыл бұрын

I snorted so loud at the end of the sponsorship bit! 🤣 My husband woke me up not a week ago, face planted on my iPad, but I’ve woken several times nose-in-spine of my current read. I’ve been so hoping you’d do Dangerous Liaisons. The costumes were so gorgeous! Thank you for the awesome details. I wasn’t aware that he’d set the fashion 30 years prior, though. My knowledge of French literature consists of Les Miserables, Candide, and The Phantom of the Opera. Great video. P.S. The faffing about and general hilarity of your shenanigans are part of what makes you one of my favorite creators. Learning and laughing at the same time is a rare and wonderful thing. Be well, and happy Thanksgiving if you celebrate.

@bast713 2 жыл бұрын

I've been fretting over accidentally leaving a pin in the inside hem of a caplet I sewed last year. It doesn't interfere with wearing it so it took me a while to notice it was still there. It is actually very comforting to know I'm not the first person to do this. Love the background on the movie. I watched it on tv when I was younger, but had no idea the detail that went into it!

@babablacksheepdog 2 жыл бұрын

It's interesting that they chose to take the movie back a decade compared to the timeline of the book. I hadn't actually realised the book was set in the 1770s. But I do think that it fits with the theme of the book, with the mid-18th century in France being seen as a much more licentious and pleasure-focused time, compared to the late 18th century, which was much more focused on philosophical ideas, a return to nature, etc.

@lucyloopy 2 жыл бұрын

The idea that industrial revolution was a bad thing that we are still "dealing with the negative repercussions of" is not something I ever expected to hear. But I totally agree, which I totally did not expect.

@KJayPlays 2 жыл бұрын

This was the first period piece I ever saw. It set the bar incredibly high and it was only reinforced by the BBC miniseries Pride and Prejudice.

@eurydice5890 2 жыл бұрын

Pride and Prejudice has the best costuming I’ve ever seen (i haven’t seen dangerous liaisons though...)

@Shannis75 2 жыл бұрын

@@eurydice5890 You should definitely watch it. It is not just the best period film ever made, it is one the best movies ever. It is extremely well made from a technical standpoint (costuming, set design, casting, acting, directing, etc.) and looks like a million bucks, but it is all overshadowed by how raw and devastating the story is, especially the ending. It's not a nice movie, but its emotional impact will remain with you for the rest of your life. Two things before you watch it: Content warning for sexual grooming and sexual coercion of a minor (pretty much offscreen, and the movie clearly portrays it in a negative light). The only thing that you might find jarring is that Keanu Reeves and Uma Thurman portray young lovers. Uma and Keanu don't really age, so you'll be like, "they are doing a fine job, but since Cecile and Danceny are supposed to be young and inexperienced, why didn't they cast younger actors in these roles?" The only thing is, they did. Uma was in her teens, Keany in his early twenties when the movie was shot. They've just remained pretty much unchanged ever since.

@adorabell4253 2 жыл бұрын

@@Shannis75 You say Keanu was young but he has clearly been around since at least the enlightenment.

@camib2864 2 жыл бұрын

Those socks and Nicole snagging some chocolate, still snickering, so funny! That original sack dress, wow.

@helena2037 2 жыл бұрын

this was so fantastically done- videos such as yours make me want to explore these subjects in a professional manner/educational environment, and i appreciate that more than anything. thank you dearie!

@alejandrocorrea8243 2 жыл бұрын

This was such a treat! I love anything late 1700’s France. As someone who sews with perfection as the end goal, seeing how these small errors or cut-corners exist in pieces that id never even look for imperfections in, is so gratifying. Everyone makes small mistakes, but that doesn’t discount the beauty or effort in a piece!

@ZaydaFleming 2 жыл бұрын

I loved this. As much as I enjoyed the history and the pretty dresses... my favorite shot is Abby laying on her bed in a fancy gown, surrounded by chocolate wrappers with a book over her face (I enjoyed A Court of Silver Flame - But I think the 2nd book in the series was the most masterful)! Just everything about that shot made me happy.

@cinemaocd1752 2 жыл бұрын

Every movie/series that has good historical costuming has good foundation garments. If you don't get that right, you don't get the clothes, it's that simple. I was lucky enough to see this movie in the theater when it came out. One of the things that I remember about it, apart from it was the first time I saw both Uma Thurman and Keanu Reeves on screen, but that the main character was a woman who was mostly evil and like...she though she suffered for her lack of morality, it was clear that she was still a boss.

@jenninstitches 2 жыл бұрын

It's the faffing and fan-girling for me. It's also those two pins that made me smile. I really love that tiny detail that never left that original.

@AeriSoondingie 2 жыл бұрын

The stray pins left in the garment is such asdfgfhjdkfg *chef kiss* like could you imagine something like everyone in the room having a chit-chat , and the gossip is so juicy that the Mantua maker forgets those there, omg, is a 260 years Mood moment, I'm loving it so much

@juliaranks8150 2 жыл бұрын

I was so sad when this video was over. I could listen to you make poetic about every detail in this movie for days! It has long been my favorite, and one of the examples I give people for how accurate a film can be ❤

@gabriellespanke 2 жыл бұрын

I love the Rockstar Antoinette. I also love the textile-gasms. Those are always awesome. Totally understand that feeling.

@k_golly_g 2 жыл бұрын

1760s Abby is a hoot!

@nhmisnomer 2 жыл бұрын

I LOVE this movie! Close and Malkovitch with their wicked, conspiratorial looks. Love it. And yes, just looking at those costumes moves my world on its axis. 😁

@jennieeveleighlamond 2 жыл бұрын

"This is not a smutty book channel" Okay, but I'm here for it...do you know of any, btw?

@jenhaynes4773 2 жыл бұрын

The socks are the chef's kiss to your gown! 😎 and I was just wondering if any dress historian had anything to say about this movie....

@shinelumiere 2 жыл бұрын

💯 the socks are 👌🏻very fitting. It took me forever to figure out why they looked familiar 😆 I have a pair

@itwasagoodideaatthetime7980 Жыл бұрын

I love the song Abby is dancing to when she's 'faffing about'. 😅 Does anyone know what it is?

@isabelledionne8396 2 жыл бұрын

I'm here for the fun frosting on top of the well researched cake 🎂

@margaretrossi7207 2 жыл бұрын

She was giving me real Karolina Zebrowska vibes in that no faffing about section

@TheWholeEntireCake 2 жыл бұрын

There’s such a difference between directors throwing together a period film that just so happens to have some historical relevance and a director with commitment to historical accuracy involving intensive research and perfection. Like those movies about historical events that have no period accuracy in clothing, social norms and etiquette of the times. Then you have movies like this one that truly hit the nail on the head even with less time or money available for the production.

@SesshyLover777 2 жыл бұрын

Abby I just want you to know I bought my first 1910s coat the other day and I'm RUINED ITS SO BEAUTIFUL

@jeanforbis2203 2 жыл бұрын

I loved this video! Dangerous Liaisons is one of my favorite movies, I have been drooling over the costumes since I saw it as a teen in the 80’s

@chasewighton4064 2 жыл бұрын

I am also experiencing lots of feeling about those pins, it's just so wonderful and human and beautiful that they're still there more than two centuries later and that gown was so well preserved that it made it into a museum collection so we get to preserve this lovely example of how all folks who sew, throughout history, no matter whether they're a hobbyist, a student, a professional, or a mantua maker making beautiful gowns for wealthy women, we've all forgotten a pin in a finished garment at least once.

@kellyross4801 2 жыл бұрын

I'd love to hear your review of the costumes from The Age of Innocence, and the late 80s BBC mini-series (PBS Masterpiece Theater) Lily; a bio of Lily Langtry. It's a survey of Victorian style. 😍

@clairecromwell2486 2 жыл бұрын

Never did I expect to hear about my beloved Ice Planet Barbarians from one of my favorite KZfaqrs, but I love it when the streams cross like that! Haven't seen DL, but I'll definitely track it down after this video. Thank you for, as always, being entertaining AND educational!

@danielnikolov2860 2 жыл бұрын

As a fellow Sun Taurean with Pisces Moon and Mercury in Taurus, this level of unhinged faffing while being 100% on point brings so much joy every👏 single 👏 time 👏

@tairais.morsinger 2 жыл бұрын

Just wanted to say that I absolutely *adore* the aesthetics in the beginning. Now I must watch the rest of the video.

@FlybyStardancer 2 жыл бұрын

Hahahaha this was such a fun take Abby! Love your partying! :D

@eileendaub3643 2 жыл бұрын

I just stumbled over the old OG American Girl movies (Felicity and Samantha) and had to come to see if you ever did reaction videos to the costuming in these. They always seemed so authentic...would love to see if they pass the Abby Cox Test.

@mmedujard 2 жыл бұрын

Did you know that they had an costume consultant who has a big private collection of 18th century fashion? Her name is Lillian Williams, she sold her first collection to the Bayrisches Nationalmuseum in Munich in 1996, but did built up a new collection which she showed in Jouy en Josas in 2005, I was lucky enough to see this exhibibion, unfortunatelly there was no catalogue (and I lost almost all the photos I did take despide it was forbidden, because of a computer crash ...)

@hcolleen534 2 жыл бұрын

So, what I'm getting is that this is a gorgeous movie with lovely period details that I should probably make more of an effort to see, right? ^^

@marithecookie 2 жыл бұрын

Your videos are pure art. And even the sponsoring part is so much fun to watch

@mirjanbouma 2 жыл бұрын

The bottom joke spooked me and my two cats. I love hearing you wax nerdily about historical costumes, I could listen to you all day long.

@camille_la_chenille 2 жыл бұрын

I turned into a serial screenshoter in this video ! So many beautyful gowns to look at at th exact moment I was planning drawing a mid-eigthteen century dress and possibly give a try to historical costuming !

@michellebyrom6551 2 жыл бұрын

Great video. Technical, history telling, funny and a feast for the eyes throughout. Those socks with That frock though. Lmao. Also loving the homage to MemeMom Karolina. ❤

@heleneverbach 2 жыл бұрын

yes I LOVE this please do more of these deep dives on film costumes and historical actual garments. I like that you're not saying the costumes are bad or anything just that the filmmakers made certain choices for various reasons and here's what they did in the 18th century that matched that or didn't. It didn't feel like a critique of the film costumes but a celebration of 18th century clothes both in its original context and in recreations. Your videos are so much fun and I always learn something

@storm21304 2 жыл бұрын

This is hands down my favorite episode just based off of the wine bottle down the front of the stays dancing.

@itwasagoodideaatthetime7980 Жыл бұрын

I love the song Abby is dancing to when she's 'faffing about'. 😅 Does anyone know what it is?

@MsEJMcLaren 2 жыл бұрын

I am so thrilled with this close look at a movie that has been a favorite of mine for literally decades. Thanks so much, Abby! Now I have even more reasons to love it!

@laurenragle5228 2 жыл бұрын

Okay so, I'm not a mantua maker. Like, I barely managed a petticoat because I'm learning. But! I love the detail about the two pins in the original gown. That is a goof I would make. It just goes to show such a human side of things, in addition to the beautiful stitching detail. Absolutely stunning! And the costumes are too. Definitely need to go watch this movie.

@tinasagendorph9269 2 жыл бұрын

My great grandmother was a seamstress and according to my mother she was notorious for leaving straight pins in things she made.

@erindoss269 2 жыл бұрын

Loved this video! It wasn’t quite as good as seeing you present in person on Nov. 4, but still super fun and great content! 😊

@CindyLooWhovian 2 жыл бұрын

May I just say that I'm really glad you didn't edit out the "spicy bottom" joke?

@MildredCady 2 жыл бұрын

I have a very fond personal relationship with the play based on the book. Best acting experience I ever had and it was in a class.

@ViolentOrchid 2 жыл бұрын

That dance break was magical

@Grams0ren 2 жыл бұрын

I forgot completely that keanu reeves was in the film. 😍

@JessRushworth 2 жыл бұрын

I love this! I did a whole module at uni about Dangerous Liaisons and it's adaptations. This one is my favourite by far

@mch12311969 2 жыл бұрын

Love the costuming in Dangerous Liaisons, I think Valmont (1989) is a better movie (John Malkovitch's performance notwithstanding) and would love to hear a comparison of the costuming between the two films. Also, I had always suspected that DL was set in the 1760s, thank you for confirming.

@sannaqvick3837 2 жыл бұрын

I am there with you, Matthew, when comparing the two film adaptations of de Laclos' book, and I would also love to hear Abby's views on Theodor Pistek's costume design(s). Pistek also designed the costumes of Amadeus (1984).

@hectorrobertocontrerasmiranda 2 жыл бұрын

well, the men's costumes are definitely odd in this weird-mélange-of-periods way, specially the shoulders which are too wide and "modern"

@catherinejustcatherine1778 2 жыл бұрын

Engaging and pleasant review Great details (Showing fabric, paintings, antique originals, etc) Well done video, as always.

@lakelili 2 жыл бұрын

Love the humour and inudeno! It was a visually stunning movie that I got to see in the theaters when it came out. Thanks for the construction details. Really interesting.

@amymay2097 2 жыл бұрын

I had to rewatch the beginning to make sure the references to ‘Blood and Ash” as I’m reading ‘A Shadow in the ‘Ember’ as I wait for ‘The War if Two Queens’. I love when you review costumes from period piece films and when you leave in the silliness and crack ups. It makes my Sunday evenings end with a chuckle and at times a LoL where my cat looks at me strangely. 😸

@susanpolastaples9688 2 жыл бұрын

Happy Thanksgiving and I LOVE Dangerous Liaisons and your vlog was enjoyable and I learned several things in the construction of the costumes.

@christineheberling9922 2 жыл бұрын

Your sponsorship plug for Brooklinen had me rolling!!!😂🤣

@kirstenpaff8946 2 жыл бұрын

I kind of love that they made a super detailed replica of Madame de Pompadour's gown for this movie.

@lenaeospeixinhos 2 жыл бұрын

Loved this whole video with its crazy energy. Having fun and nerding out - this is the life ❤

@SueK2001 2 жыл бұрын

I absolutely LOVE the costumes of this film. Just drool worthy in the extreme! 😍 I made myself a gold brocade robe ala francaise and then foolishly gave it away when I moved across the country thinking I had no from for it. *headsmack 🤣. Edit: “it’s a spicy bottom if you will…”. OMG Abby I spit out my tea!

@isabelpires927 2 жыл бұрын

Fab video as usual. Also, loved seeing a paining from the pre-raphaelite collection of the Manchester Gallery here, it is one of my favorite galleries in the north of England :)

@annbrookens945 2 жыл бұрын

Lovely! I've seen examples of dressmaker construction shortcuts/techniques left behind in extant garments, as well. It really provides a fellow-feeling for that vanished sewist!

@TheSneakyFox93 2 жыл бұрын

I love your editing style. It’s very fun. ☺️

@AthenaeusGreenwood 2 жыл бұрын

Late to party but thanks, Abby! I remember when this film came out - my sisters & I went to see it in a multiplex then proceeded to theatre hop multiple times just to watch Close and Malkovich get dressed, over & over (Valmont with the poudre mask & waving off shoes!) = later wearing out *two* VHS tapes! And yes, all the costumes, so many favorite actors looking & moving properly (thanks for the info on that, Natwick was majestic). I also loved Swoosie Kurtz as Madame de Volanges & totally agree with you - the cap, the fluttery bits, fan, neck ruff ... ah!

@samh.3421 2 жыл бұрын

I have the exact same socks you were wearing with your gown in the very last shot (I think). Long may the Duchess of Sassytown reign. Loved the video.

@LadybugPrinzess 2 жыл бұрын

Seriously, lady Cox, that was a most enjoyable educational format. The details you fawn over are interesting and your presentation is adorable and entertaining. Keep on rocking costume history

@therealhellkitty5388 2 жыл бұрын

I took my grandmother to see Dangerous Liaisons in 1988. She was French and her brother in law had worked for a company that imported solid and plated gold hardware into the US in the early 20th c. He was also a recipient of the Croix de Guerre for his service in WWI and a member of the French Resistance Compagnie Foch. That aside, we were watching the film and the camera panned onto a closed double door through which one of the characters burst, flinging them wide open. Moments later my grandmother turned to me and said, “let’s go”… I said, “Meme, why… are you not enjoying the film?”… she said, “no! Those are the wrong door knobs!” The glitch in historical detail totally ruined it for her. For the dress historian, it’s Victorian lace, for the knowledgeable granny, it was the door knobs. Go figure.

@joannaglasby2596 2 жыл бұрын

I loved it! It was also great to hear you talk about this in person in Bloomington Indiana! Thanks for coming to my neck of the woods

@betsyhill3254 2 жыл бұрын

One of my most favorite movies ! Thank you, loved it all!

@mce1939 2 жыл бұрын

Hell yeah! Love both the book and film. Was obsessed with the film since it came out. I know every word. And, yup, always loved the costuming in DL.

@natashabenjamin4222 2 жыл бұрын

It is always a good day when you post a video. Your enthusiasm just hyped me up. Now I need to go watch this movie. I want to make an 18th century gown but it has to wait until mid 2022 sadly.

@Demonreached 2 жыл бұрын

Thanks for posting!

@michivallieres8334 2 жыл бұрын

Great video! I learned so many things and it was so entertaining. So many beautiful clothes!!

@dragondawn420 2 жыл бұрын

Loved this video! 'Dangerous Liaisons' has been a favorite movie of mine since I saw it when it was first released, and the costumes are one of the biggest reasons. Not to mention I wrote an A paper for my English class based on social commentary about women, and won an award for the window display for the video rental store I was working at when the movie was released on VHS. Someday I'd love to get to wear a dress like the ones in the movie.

@aislinncampbell3151 2 жыл бұрын

That dressmaker waking up and realizing she forgot the straightpin but now everyone knows

@robinwhite-underwood467 11 ай бұрын

Dangerous Liaisons was a gorgeous movie, and everyone was so young and luminous, particularly the gorgeous Michele Pfeiffer. I loved her costumes, as the corsetry made the absolute most of her smaller bust; her small bosom pushing up from her gown was alluring in a way I wished I could have managed. I have been looking for corsets like that for many years, without success. Thanks for the video.

@carissathechinmom6174 2 жыл бұрын

What are your thoughts on the movie Felicity: An American Girl Adventure? It was one of my favorites as a kid, I loved the dresses the characters wore.

@zgburnett 2 жыл бұрын

Please consider doing a Part 2 with the men's costumes!

@katiekluesner1686 Жыл бұрын

I first saw that movie in 1996 and the scene “dressing scene” was my fav part because of the accuracy. Love the videos young Lady keep them coming. 💕👍

@PandoraKyss Жыл бұрын

Genuinely one of my favorite films. I'd initially watched it as I was beginning my obsession with all things Marie-Antoinette, which led to most things 18th century - particularly France and Colonial Philadelphia. I'd heard that another favorite movie of mine, 'Cruel Intentions,' was based on the same book. What I did NOT know is that the book was so scandalous when it was published that when Queen Marie-Antoinette wanted a copy for her private library, it had to be bound in black so that the title and author couldn't be seen. It's ironic how a book that helped to dismantle the illusions of nobility was enjoyed by what might be seen as the primary symbol of those illusions. Apparently Marie-Antoinette also enjoyed 'The Marriage of Figaro,' which was equally damning to the aristocracy. Great video!

@garnetphq9870 2 жыл бұрын

I totally remember my mom leaving a pin in a dress she made. Yep, I found it in the middle of church with a quiet yelp! 😂

@mariannegrochol8384 2 жыл бұрын

Did I just see Keanu Reeves (when Uma Thurman was playing the harp)? It’s been a hundred years since I have seen this movie.

@litzgrahmann6468 2 жыл бұрын

I so love that we get to see your saque back gown. I have the pattern, it's on my to be made list.

@mariedudu9237 Жыл бұрын

You were so lucky to see these costumes.and else

@riekemeyer62 2 жыл бұрын

I truly love your energy in this video! After an exhausting couple days this was an amazing pick me up 🤗 you made me laugh and I learned some new things! thank you so much!! ❤

@musicmama2864 2 жыл бұрын

Eine Kleine Nachtmusik was written in the 1780s. Matches the period but not the costumes? Close enough.

@Aurelia2147 2 жыл бұрын

I LOVE this movie. Have been loving it even before I figured out that I'm super into historic costuming. Thank you for making me giddy about watching it again and this time take a (Glenn) close look at the garments ;)