As I was working on my 1790's tailcoat (Introduced in previous post) I was simultaneously binge-watching the BBC series Poldark.
For those who do not know it is based on a series of novels of the same name and takes place in the late 18th century. The titular character, Ross Poldark, returns from the American War of Independence to his home in Cornwall, where his father owns mineral mines. But when he gets home, he finds his father dead, his estate in ruins, and his old sweetheart Elizabeth engaged to his cousin Francis. He rescues a young woman, Demelza, from a beating, and takes her on as a kitchen maid while trying to help the people of the village and attempting to gain control of the mines sought after by his rival, the greedy and arrogant George Warleggan.
As it turns out the costumes in the series are remarkably similar to the coat I am working on, as they span the same time period, (Late 18th century) especially the costumes of George Warleggan the young rich banker and rival of Ross Poldark.
The Warleggan’s circle is the most fashionable represented in the series and their clothes represent their rapid rise in high society and reflect the world of fashion as opposed to the rest of the characters in the drama, that do not have such fashionable clothes and are more restrained and low key. There is a very interesting interview of the costume designer Marianne Agertoft HERE.
For those who do not know it is based on a series of novels of the same name and takes place in the late 18th century. The titular character, Ross Poldark, returns from the American War of Independence to his home in Cornwall, where his father owns mineral mines. But when he gets home, he finds his father dead, his estate in ruins, and his old sweetheart Elizabeth engaged to his cousin Francis. He rescues a young woman, Demelza, from a beating, and takes her on as a kitchen maid while trying to help the people of the village and attempting to gain control of the mines sought after by his rival, the greedy and arrogant George Warleggan.
As it turns out the costumes in the series are remarkably similar to the coat I am working on, as they span the same time period, (Late 18th century) especially the costumes of George Warleggan the young rich banker and rival of Ross Poldark.
The Warleggan’s circle is the most fashionable represented in the series and their clothes represent their rapid rise in high society and reflect the world of fashion as opposed to the rest of the characters in the drama, that do not have such fashionable clothes and are more restrained and low key. There is a very interesting interview of the costume designer Marianne Agertoft HERE.
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