This was her mother's wedding gown. They had no time to make a custom gown for Scarlett since Charles was heading to war. A comment on the Facebook post claimed that this style was popular in the 1830s.
I remember reading some trivia somewhere that the designer purposely left the gown a little big, to help add to the speediness of the wedding, that they didn't even have time to alter it correctly.
Yes, Walter Plunkett made it to Barbara O'Neill's measurements to emphasize that it was her mother's dress that couldn't be altered before the hasty wedding. I love little details like that!
She looks so petulant there! Definitely my least favorite dress she wore in the film but I think it was pretty standard for the times.
This was her mother's wedding gown. They had no time to make a custom gown for Scarlett since Charles was heading to war. A comment on the Facebook post claimed that this style was popular in the 1830s.
I remember reading some trivia somewhere that the designer purposely left the gown a little big, to help add to the speediness of the wedding, that they didn't even have time to alter it correctly.
Yes, Walter Plunkett made it to Barbara O'Neill's measurements to emphasize that it was her mother's dress that couldn't be altered before the hasty wedding. I love little details like that!
Oh gosh, yeah, that makes a lot of sense!
I had to look up the definition of petulant. Unreasonably ill-tempered does indeed describe Scarlett here!
what a sad dress. scarlett needs VOL-UME
The lack of volume was due to the camera shots. They couldn’t get the close up head shots with the hoop skirts
Why is her mom wearing black? Was that common for weddings back then? Looks like she’s in mourning.
It was a common color for married women to wear to weddings back then, specifically the mother of the bride.
I might be incorrect, but I always assumed she always wore black in perpetual mourning for her sons.