Check out my Costume Analysis and Review of David Lynch's Dune 1984: ruclips.net/video/PRzYeCSgA9Q/видео.html and Dune Part 2: ruclips.net/video/pw30-ty4Uyc/видео.html
Here is a message from Bob Ringwood when I asked how the wedding veil was made. Hi John,,,the underdress was made of fine Indian cotton that was shot through with real silver thread(about 20 yards of fabric in the dress),,,the tabard front is a piece of vintage Egyptian bobbin lace with real silver flattened wire threaten through it in a diamond pattern, the veil was made for me by an artist then at the royal college in London. it was double lines of very fine fishing line pinned out on a board into a grid small making squares...coloured drops of resin put between the intersections and allowed to dry. when it was lifted off the table it was as fine as a spiderweb. The dress was cut by Carl Bonn a genius cutter and decorated by his partner Colin McKenzie with silver beads and embroidered with very fine silver wire....their costume shop was called Bonn and McKenzie, Alas both now dead , they were very talented and lovely men, good friends of mine and I miss them. attached a close up photo.
@johnyzero2000 Hi Johny, that's amazing! Do you have the picture he sent? If so, would you mind sending it to me heidi@costumeco.ca. With your permission, I would like to post this on my community tab. I will give you credit!
Good breakdown of the costumes! Merlin's two dragons most likely refers to his prophecy in legend of two dragons whose struggle had brought down the fortress of Vortigern. One was red reprsenting Britain and the other white symbolizing the Anglo Saxon invaders. Merlin tells Arthur about the Dragon, "it is everywhere, it is everything", he says with his spell with the mist, "I have awoken him", so it may be the red dragon he is mentioning. Nigel Terry who played Arthur was also in the 1992 show Covington Cross as Sir Thomas Grey. It was a show in the 14th century, but had a father dealing with his children like the modern day. Cherie Lunghi who played Guinevere was also in the show as Lady Elizabeth. The show lasted only seven episodes, sad.
If i were lucky enough to have acquired Sir Patrick’s armors, I’d still try to get it to him, regardless of discomfort. Excalibur was the first time i saw him on screen, and when TNG came out, i was heard squeaking with glee! From the dark ages to the future!!
Love love love this movie and I love the costumes in this movie! One of the first medieval movies to spark my life long adoration of the genre. Thank you for sharing such lovely imagination with us on the costume production.
TG the YT algorithm... really like your channel as you describe everything in great detail. Excalibur is one of my favorite movies growing up. and...while costumes may be taken for granted by many, they absolutely make the magic for the characters/actors. subscribed!
I would guess that Merlin's staff's twin dragons references the earliest tale of him doing something astonishing - finding that a certain building kept falling down because there were two dragons fighting underneath it. (The building did not sink into the swamp.)
More like it's a reference to the mythical Celtic (now Welsh) red dragon's fight with the Anglo-Saxon white dragon, which comes from the King Arthur legend. As a matter of fact, I seem to remember reading that it was Merlin who tells the tale in the legend.
❤this movie! I so wanted to see Morgana's green cape from the wedding! From memory it looked like a field of grass...?! I thought about that cape for years!
Just watched the movie the other day and loved your analysis and it helped me understand the movie better. and I had a 'feeling' something Oriental was going on in the costumes. I think also of the furniture and set designs!
I also saw this in the theater. I remember it looking amazing. I watched it recently, it still is pretty good. I don’t think I ever knew that was Dame Helen. She wore the most amazing outfits.
I have waited so long for this and as usual, it was well worth the wait. I am always amazed at the depth of knowledge you manage to plumb. In my honest opinion, the quality and craftsmanship of Terry English’s screen armour has never been surpassed and even the most unaware viewer could see how it was practical to wear, as it was resplendent. …..Er…..got a cigarette?
Excalibur, what a pleasant surprise!😄I love this movie! And just yesterday I was rewatching Troy and admiring its costumes. Now that I know it's the same designer, I can sort of see similarities between Mordred's golden armour and Achilles. All the anachronism don't bother me at all either, actually this and the whole 80s trippy vibe give the film its otherwordly atmosphere. Thank you for this great analysis.
One of the all-time great Arthur movies. I have a metal cap just like Merlin too, only mine is made of tin foil to help keep out the govt. spy rays :) Cheers!
Whilst filming the hand out of the water in the Deliverance dream sequence , was when Boorman first thought making this tale...maybe a video on Angel Heart or Apocalypto with it's great Jade Jewelry and Costumes ?
Great video. I watched Excalibur for the first time a few months ago after watching King Arthur: Legend of the Sword. Apparently, Charlie Hunnam loved Excalibur when he was a kid, watching it over and over. You should look at the costume design of King Arthur: Legend of the Sword. There's a scene where a woman is wearing a purple outfit that looks like it came from a Willy Wonka movie lol I do love the armour of Vortigern's soldiers, they look clean and have a nice look about them 🙂
One of my favorite movies of all time 💗. I’m a bit disappointed that you spent sooo much time on all the various armor, and hardly any time on Guinevere’s outfits. I do appreciate that you talked about her outfits & Morgana’s; just wish there was more details and photos of all the women’s outfits 😊.
Hi Moon, I wasn't meaning to give more attention to the armour. I just didn't have much information about the women's clothes as in the behind the scenes info, most of the attention was paid to the armour. I did try to reach out to Bob Ringwood, but he is retired.
Here is a comment left from JohnnyZero about Guinevere's wedding gown: "Here is a message from Bob Ringwood when I asked how the wedding veil was made. Hi John,,,the underdress was made of fine Indian cotton that was shot through with real silver thread(about 20 yards of fabric in the dress),,,the tabard front is a piece of vintage Egyptian bobbin lace with real silver flattened wire threaten through it in a diamond pattern, the veil was made for me by an artist then at the royal college in London. it was double lines of very fine fishing line pinned out on a board into a grid small making squares...coloured drops of resin put between the intersections and allowed to dry. when it was lifted off the table it was as fine as a spiderweb. The dress was cut by Carl Bonn a genius cutter and decorated by his partner Colin McKenzie with silver beads and embroidered with very fine silver wire....their costume shop was called Bonn and McKenzie, Alas both now dead , they were very talented and lovely men, good friends of mine and I miss them." I hope that's helpful!
At the time, those Terry English's reproduction plate harnesses cost $1200 each (circa $5000 in today's dollars). They were, for both cost and wearability, made of aluminum and not iron or steel, and it shows it not just the polished shiny versions (which looks different from polished steel), but in the "clink'clink" sounds aluminum makes as opposed to the "ching" of authentic plate. Insiders say, the prime reason the knight characters wore plate almost all the time, is not for an artistic reason, but rather, after paying for all those harnesses, they lacked the budget to pay male medieval clothing.
Check out my Costume Analysis and Review of David Lynch's Dune 1984: ruclips.net/video/PRzYeCSgA9Q/видео.html and Dune Part 2: ruclips.net/video/pw30-ty4Uyc/видео.html
Here is a message from Bob Ringwood when I asked how the wedding veil was made. Hi John,,,the underdress was made of fine Indian cotton that was shot through with real silver thread(about 20 yards of fabric in the dress),,,the tabard front is a piece of vintage Egyptian bobbin lace with real silver flattened wire threaten through it in a diamond pattern, the veil was made for me by an artist then at the royal college in London. it was double lines of very fine fishing line pinned out on a board into a grid small making squares...coloured drops of resin put between the intersections and allowed to dry. when it was lifted off the table it was as fine as a spiderweb. The dress was cut by Carl Bonn a genius cutter and decorated by his partner Colin McKenzie with silver beads and embroidered with very fine silver wire....their costume shop was called Bonn and McKenzie, Alas both now dead , they were very talented and lovely men, good friends of mine and I miss them. attached a close up photo.
@johnyzero2000 Hi Johny, that's amazing! Do you have the picture he sent? If so, would you mind sending it to me heidi@costumeco.ca. With your permission, I would like to post this on my community tab. I will give you credit!
Wonderful analysis, Heidi. Gwenivere’s wedding gown and shimmering veil still stuns me after all these years.
@lesliegalen7018 Hi Leslie, yes, it's so stunning.
They better have preserved it 😫
I wonder what her veil was made of. It’s so beautiful
Good breakdown of the costumes! Merlin's two dragons most likely refers to his prophecy in legend of two dragons whose struggle had brought down the fortress of Vortigern. One was red reprsenting Britain and the other white symbolizing the Anglo Saxon invaders. Merlin tells Arthur about the Dragon, "it is everywhere, it is everything", he says with his spell with the mist, "I have awoken him", so it may be the red dragon he is mentioning. Nigel Terry who played Arthur was also in the 1992 show Covington Cross as Sir Thomas Grey. It was a show in the 14th century, but had a father dealing with his children like the modern day. Cherie Lunghi who played Guinevere was also in the show as Lady Elizabeth. The show lasted only seven episodes, sad.
If i were lucky enough to have acquired Sir Patrick’s armors, I’d still try to get it to him, regardless of discomfort. Excalibur was the first time i saw him on screen, and when TNG came out, i was heard squeaking with glee! From the dark ages to the future!!
Great subject for your analysis! The costumes in a film of this genre are an essential part of the magic
Hi callen, thanks so much for commenting.
Thanks. I adore Excalibur.
Awesome, it's so good!
This is one of my touchstone films. So many great themes and quotes.
@gozer87 Thanks for commenting gozer!
My favorite Arthurian movie - love the pre-Raphaelite design!
Hi rev, thanks so much for commenting!
Love love love this movie and I love the costumes in this movie! One of the first medieval movies to spark my life long adoration of the genre. Thank you for sharing such lovely imagination with us on the costume production.
Hi kitties, thank you so much!
TG the YT algorithm... really like your channel as you describe everything in great detail. Excalibur is one of my favorite movies growing up. and...while costumes may be taken for granted by many, they absolutely make the magic for the characters/actors. subscribed!
@@Jjrmtv I'm so glad you found me. Thank you for commenting!
I would guess that Merlin's staff's twin dragons references the earliest tale of him doing something astonishing - finding that a certain building kept falling down because there were two dragons fighting underneath it.
(The building did not sink into the swamp.)
Thanks cvirtue for sharing, I had no idea!
More like it's a reference to the mythical Celtic (now Welsh) red dragon's fight with the Anglo-Saxon white dragon, which comes from the King Arthur legend. As a matter of fact, I seem to remember reading that it was Merlin who tells the tale in the legend.
@@white-dragon4424 Yes, this is the same story.
❤this movie! I so wanted to see Morgana's green cape from the wedding! From memory it looked like a field of grass...?! I thought about that cape for years!
Ciarán Hinds, too. Nicholas Clay. Such a great cast.
Indeed, but I can never say Ciaran, thought it best to leave it out.
I love this version. Thx for Your Insights.
@@duesenberger it's my pleasure!!
Just watched the movie the other day and loved your analysis and it helped me understand the movie better. and I had a 'feeling' something Oriental was going on in the costumes. I think also of the furniture and set designs!
@@emadSciFi Hello, thank you so much for commenting! Much appreciated.
I also saw this in the theater. I remember it looking amazing. I watched it recently, it still is pretty good. I don’t think I ever knew that was Dame Helen. She wore the most amazing outfits.
@@valsptsd814 Thank you so much for commenting. I had no idea it was her until many years later.
I have waited so long for this and as usual, it was well worth the wait. I am always amazed at the depth of knowledge you manage to plumb. In my honest opinion, the quality and craftsmanship of Terry English’s screen armour has never been surpassed and even the most unaware viewer could see how it was practical to wear, as it was resplendent.
…..Er…..got a cigarette?
@zacetto Thanks so much zacetto!
@@Costume_CO
Please make a dream come true and do a costume analysis of the 1980 Flash Gordon film. Hugely influential on me!😈
I will see what I can do. 😀
Excalibur, what a pleasant surprise!😄I love this movie!
And just yesterday I was rewatching Troy and admiring its costumes. Now that I know it's the same designer, I can sort of see similarities between Mordred's golden armour and Achilles.
All the anachronism don't bother me at all either, actually this and the whole 80s trippy vibe give the film its otherwordly atmosphere.
Thank you for this great analysis.
Thanks so much fluffy!
Glad you've gone back and did this! I hope you get to Kingdom of Heaven: The Director's Cut one day!
@@user-kt4cg2fn7l Thanks user!
One of the all-time great Arthur movies. I have a metal cap just like Merlin too, only mine is made of tin foil to help keep out the govt. spy rays :) Cheers!
Yes, double duty!
Whilst filming the hand out of the water in the Deliverance dream sequence , was when Boorman first thought making this tale...maybe a video on Angel Heart or Apocalypto with it's great Jade Jewelry and Costumes ?
@tombaker4586 That's a cool bit of trivia Tom. I saw Deliverance many years ago, but I don't think I would be able to watch it again. 😅
Always been obsessed with Helen Mirren's costumes in this
Great video. I watched Excalibur for the first time a few months ago after watching King Arthur: Legend of the Sword. Apparently, Charlie Hunnam loved Excalibur when he was a kid, watching it over and over. You should look at the costume design of King Arthur: Legend of the Sword. There's a scene where a woman is wearing a purple outfit that looks like it came from a Willy Wonka movie lol I do love the armour of Vortigern's soldiers, they look clean and have a nice look about them 🙂
@taureansynner6993 I saw that other version while doing the research. I will check it out, thank you so much!
@@Costume_CO You're welcome ;-)
It is one of my top 10 movies from the 1980s.
@@countofdownable Thanks so much for commenting count.
Thank you for this 🥺
You're so welcome!
One of my favorite movies of all time 💗. I’m a bit disappointed that you spent sooo much time on all the various armor, and hardly any time on Guinevere’s outfits. I do appreciate that you talked about her outfits & Morgana’s; just wish there was more details and photos of all the women’s outfits 😊.
Hi Moon, I wasn't meaning to give more attention to the armour. I just didn't have much information about the women's clothes as in the behind the scenes info, most of the attention was paid to the armour. I did try to reach out to Bob Ringwood, but he is retired.
Here is a comment left from JohnnyZero about Guinevere's wedding gown: "Here is a message from Bob Ringwood when I asked how the wedding veil was made. Hi John,,,the underdress was made of fine Indian cotton that was shot through with real silver thread(about 20 yards of fabric in the dress),,,the tabard front is a piece of vintage Egyptian bobbin lace with real silver flattened wire threaten through it in a diamond pattern, the veil was made for me by an artist then at the royal college in London. it was double lines of very fine fishing line pinned out on a board into a grid small making squares...coloured drops of resin put between the intersections and allowed to dry. when it was lifted off the table it was as fine as a spiderweb. The dress was cut by Carl Bonn a genius cutter and decorated by his partner Colin McKenzie with silver beads and embroidered with very fine silver wire....their costume shop was called Bonn and McKenzie, Alas both now dead , they were very talented and lovely men, good friends of mine and I miss them."
I hope that's helpful!
@@Costume_CO I understand, it’s okay 🙂
@@Costume_CO Thank you 😊
Please please analyze Ladyhawke! It's my favorite movie!
@@heidsterzsoups2133 Hi heidster, that's an old one. Okay, let me take a look.
@@Costume_CO 🥰
At the time, those Terry English's reproduction plate harnesses cost $1200 each (circa $5000 in today's dollars). They were, for both cost and wearability, made of aluminum and not iron or steel, and it shows it not just the polished shiny versions (which looks different from polished steel), but in the "clink'clink" sounds aluminum makes as opposed to the "ching" of authentic plate. Insiders say, the prime reason the knight characters wore plate almost all the time, is not for an artistic reason, but rather, after paying for all those harnesses, they lacked the budget to pay male medieval clothing.
Oh, yeah, one of my favorite movie s
Whoever designed the ladies clothes was a fucking genius
That was Bob!
Fabulous
Ah, thanks so much!
Thanks👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻🌺
You’re welcome 😊
Nice costumes but a 1000 years to soon when it come to the armour,it's a bit like turning up to the battle of Hastings in a modern combat outfit
Fair enough!
Uther is pronounced oo-ther not yoo-ther.
Yes, I know I effed up there. Thanks for commenting!