tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6129427507761315524.post1736945308257802987..comments2024-03-28T09:33:29.705+00:00Comments on Clothes In Books: Dress Down Sunday: She Won’t Need Them NowClothes In Bookshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14680610242823846662noreply@blogger.comBlogger17125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6129427507761315524.post-22777724979674751842018-12-15T23:15:36.425+00:002018-12-15T23:15:36.425+00:00For the benefit of anyone in the UK still followin...For the benefit of anyone in the UK still following: the tv film versions of the first three books are currently showing on Alibi and available on catchup.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06011296681890229306noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6129427507761315524.post-84121982088745210122015-04-13T16:55:13.350+01:002015-04-13T16:55:13.350+01:00It does sound like fun, Colm. I often enjoy series...It does sound like fun, Colm. I often enjoy series based on books, without the series having to be identical. I consider them separates entities, or maybe alternate timelines. Will have to go back to these. I think our problem was trying these after the TV movies, and we really liked those characters. TracyKhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08303342674824383688noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6129427507761315524.post-25350455263651098972015-04-13T14:53:41.284+01:002015-04-13T14:53:41.284+01:00Murdoch (in the series) is for ever inventing tech...Murdoch (in the series) is for ever inventing technology he needs that doesn't really exist, or else that he's only read about. He uses UV light, fingerprinting, he makes a seismograph one time, he always knows all about the cutting edge developments in electricity... And his mate Crabtree is obsessed with UFOs and the like, they go off into X-Files territory from time to time. There's an ep that makes jokey reference to the Indiana Jones movies. Buffalo Bill and Annie Oakley have been in it. In the latest season or two, women's rights activisim is a major feature. It's all rattling good fun and quite arch in the way it flirts with anachronism. Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06011296681890229306noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6129427507761315524.post-14092808436548092712015-04-13T14:12:30.661+01:002015-04-13T14:12:30.661+01:00The darkness of the books is quite tempting, but I...The darkness of the books is quite tempting, but I've too many already without addingcol2910https://www.blogger.com/profile/06422138069939709043noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6129427507761315524.post-44123507005142643432015-04-13T12:37:50.544+01:002015-04-13T12:37:50.544+01:00I think you may as well think of the books and the...I think you may as well think of the books and the series as separate entities, Bill, and feel empowered to plough ahead with either or both!Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06011296681890229306noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6129427507761315524.post-29310356750631486122015-04-13T07:01:21.525+01:002015-04-13T07:01:21.525+01:00I am sad to say I have not read any of the books. ...I am sad to say I have not read any of the books. My intentions remain good. Poor Tom is above my computer. I had wanted to read at least a book in the series before watching the series but you may have changed my mind.Bill Selneshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11821565196350694911noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6129427507761315524.post-68770538531895837802015-04-13T01:29:29.757+01:002015-04-13T01:29:29.757+01:00When we watched the first episode of Murdoch Myste...When we watched the first episode of Murdoch Mysteries, it did remind me of The Adventures of Brisco County, Jr. which had elements of steampunk and we enjoyed a lot. Maybe I will give it a try again. We just have so much of a backlog of TV on DVD and shows to stream, it is hard to add more.TracyKhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08303342674824383688noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6129427507761315524.post-67448439311369694322015-04-13T00:59:08.535+01:002015-04-13T00:59:08.535+01:00Ah, yes. The colour of strong tea seems like just ...Ah, yes. The colour of strong tea seems like just something she would choose! Thanks, Lucy.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06011296681890229306noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6129427507761315524.post-77757441094332814972015-04-12T23:44:42.505+01:002015-04-12T23:44:42.505+01:00Dame Judi's stockings are probably "lisle...Dame Judi's stockings are probably "lisle". Maybe originally wool, but nylon by my day! Thick, and the colour of a strong cup of tea.Lucy R. Fisherhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08632983296994349550noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6129427507761315524.post-63670013721153069392015-04-12T17:27:31.065+01:002015-04-12T17:27:31.065+01:00thanks for this, Ken. Ah, I remember that Romance ...thanks for this, Ken. Ah, I remember that Romance thing now you mention it. I'm a bit disappointed that these lumps are not really quiffs, though.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06011296681890229306noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6129427507761315524.post-7889603682687540372015-04-12T17:25:50.853+01:002015-04-12T17:25:50.853+01:00Tracy, you're missing a treat - albeit a treat...Tracy, you're missing a treat - albeit a treat of a quite different sort to the books. Nikola Tesla being a major player in ep1 was just the start. Since then we've had Edison (and his son) a few times, Arthur Conan Doyle being an enthusiastic amateur detective just like in Arthur & George, and even the US President (McKinley) showed up the one time Murdoch strayed below the border into the States.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06011296681890229306noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6129427507761315524.post-2807064544805190922015-04-12T16:56:49.575+01:002015-04-12T16:56:49.575+01:00What a joy to see a review of this book, and you h...What a joy to see a review of this book, and you have captured it so well.<br /><br />I have only read the first two novels in the series, now I am inspired to read Poor Tom is Cold, which has been sitting on my book piles for a while. We did watch all the three TV movies with Peter Outerbridge and Colm Meaney and loved them. Tried the first episode in the TV series and were not so thrilled so did not go any further.<br /><br />The photo of Judi Dench is lovely.TracyKhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08303342674824383688noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6129427507761315524.post-55033270151589437182015-04-12T16:50:12.568+01:002015-04-12T16:50:12.568+01:00Callot Soeurs was a couture house in Paris from th...Callot Soeurs was a couture house in Paris from the 1890's to somewhere in the 30's I think. Their clientele tended to be a bit more artsy than the patrons of houses like Worth and included leading actresses of the day. Their head seamstress was Madelaine Vionnet who went on to found her own house in the 20's and beyond, famous for all those slinky, bias cut gowns of the 30's. Oops, I should have specified hair... Just around 1900, there was a fashion for hairstyles like this which included puffs of hair that came up off the forehead, but oddly to one side. They do make more sense if you see the large hats tipped to one side that went on top. That particular trend didn't last for long, and the more evenly built pompadour that we imagine the Gibson girls wearing followed right behind.<br />I get to plead ignorance too. Being a Canadian, i've watched many episodes of the Murdoch Mysteries, but I didn't realize that they were based on books! Now I shall have to look them up, and see how they compare. The reference to Doris Keane is a connection to Mitford's "Love in a Cold Climate" where Cedric turns up at a ball dressed as "Doris Keane in "Romance" and a black wig", the lure that drew me to this lovely blog in the first place.Ken Nyehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08838597854722716546noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6129427507761315524.post-74685437665478799312015-04-12T15:41:46.615+01:002015-04-12T15:41:46.615+01:00Thanks, Ken, I knew somebody would help me out. No...Thanks, Ken, I knew somebody would help me out. Now, by "those asymmetrical lumpy things" do you mean the hairdos or the sisters...? I'm showing my ignorance here, I have to say I know nothing about the Callot Sisters. Did they design clothes?Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06011296681890229306noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6129427507761315524.post-88782986005167977412015-04-12T15:38:49.530+01:002015-04-12T15:38:49.530+01:00Margot, I think there's no guarantee at all th...Margot, I think there's no guarantee at all that a fan of the books would like the tv series or vice versa. But, to be fair, only the tv films are based directly on the books and - from memory - they are much more like them. It's all splendid, from my point of view, but I know a large proportion of CiB regulars are crime novel purists so I can't vouch for the tv version. Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06011296681890229306noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6129427507761315524.post-7971245339679421532015-04-12T13:21:42.223+01:002015-04-12T13:21:42.223+01:00I have admit, Colm, I've not seen the show. Bu...I have admit, Colm, I've not seen the show. But I admit to being a bit of a cranky purist about adaptations of books, so I'd probably read the books first. From what you've shared here, I think I'd like Jennings' writing style. And the context sounds really interesting, too. Thanks for sharing. <br /><br />And thanks, Moira, for hosting Colm. Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6129427507761315524.post-26934096233485568732015-04-12T13:13:54.459+01:002015-04-12T13:13:54.459+01:00Ohh! Those are the Callot sisters! THEY would, o...Ohh! Those are the Callot sisters! THEY would, of course, have been right up to the second in fashion for 1902. Those asymetrical lumpy things were all the rage. I have the black velvet dress that they made for DORIS KEANE, for the 1915 production of "ROMANCE" in London. I suppose I should try to do something to commemorate the 100th anniversary this year. Ken Nyehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08838597854722716546noreply@blogger.com