That curtain dress was part of a Carol Burnett skit except she left the rod in. I don’t think I’ve laughed that hard in my life

@Wosiewose

11 ай бұрын

"I saw it in the window and I just couldn't resist." Every time I watch that sketch I just die laughing.

@FlowerGemsGirl

11 ай бұрын

OMG, I remember that skit!!! I nearly peed my pants I laughed so hard!! 😂😂😂😂

@karensiegel6669

11 ай бұрын

Had a teacher that wore that outfit to school where I worked. I yelled "Went with a Wind!"

@emmabradford137

11 ай бұрын

I liked it when she kept falling down the stairs

@carastone3473

11 ай бұрын

I remember that! 😂

That red ruby evening gown to Melanies party to me is one of the most iconic in cinematic history.

@CulturedElegance

11 ай бұрын

You know it!!❤️⚜️

@gbear2253

11 ай бұрын

I liked that one too! I think it was my favorite

@rosedewittbukater4203

11 ай бұрын

@@CulturedElegance A very sexy dress!

@brookegarber817

10 ай бұрын

It's also my favorite

@innerlight4601

8 ай бұрын

She wanted Ashley to die from within 😁🤭

The attention and detail that went into these costumes is over the top. Absolutely fantastic.

@dawnjohnson9726

11 күн бұрын

It's hard to imagine that women dressed like this at some point. How did these dresses not cost a fortune!?! They're so much fabric, and it's all high quality, and hand stitch detailing.. how were they affordable to anyone.. and yet everyone wore these styles? How?

The green and white bbq dress is my favorite. It looks to fluffy yet soft. Everything she wears is so feminine. Just beautiful

@CulturedElegance

Жыл бұрын

What a great point!! For sure!!

@paulaolson8956

Жыл бұрын

My favorite, too.

@thomasberg3309

11 ай бұрын

And the deep green is so beautiful with the pure white

@denisemasters1933

11 ай бұрын

My Scarlet O'Hara doll from Franklin Mint is in the green and white BBQ dress

@susangallen4548

11 ай бұрын

Mine too!

It is worth mentioning that Scarlett's wedding dress is supposed to have been her mother's. It would have been made sometime around 1840 and it reflects the fashions of that era. Also, the wartime wedding was so sudden, there was no time to alter the dress so it fairly bags on Scarlett who is much smaller than her mother.

@CulturedElegance

Жыл бұрын

That is correct!! But 1830s gigot or leg-o-mutton sleeves reached their widest point between 1830 and 1833. Around 1836 there is a complete shift in the silhouette of the day and by 1840 the large gigot or leg-o-mutton sleeves had disappeared.

@netram28

Жыл бұрын

@@CulturedElegance Thanks for the clarification. The film's wedding dress is a faithful recreation of the one described in the book. The back story of the dress is not explained in the film but it shows on screen nonetheless.

@Thomas-kl5mo

Жыл бұрын

The Costumes for this Stupendous Film, are A part of Film History, I truly thought the Film were just incredible for 1939....

@kate_cooper

Жыл бұрын

Apparently, the wedding dress was actually made to fit the actress who played Scarlett’s mother. That’s a piece of great attention to detail from the wardrobe department.

@nightangel972000

Жыл бұрын

@@CulturedElegance The puffed upper sleeves were brought into vogue by Adelaide of Saxe-Meiningen, the wife of William IV. They quickly fell out of fashion once William passed and Victoria ascended to the throne.

I am a retired RN and years ago I was working in Charleston, SC. One of my patients was an elderly lady that played the character of India Wilkes. She had severe dementia unfortunately and couldn't communicate. She was very small and still beautiful though and had a personal caretaker.

@margo3367

9 ай бұрын

Still beautiful. How lovely of you to say that. ❤

@apriliainfo4512

9 ай бұрын

Bellissima sempre

@shayadayan3343

9 ай бұрын

Alicia Rhett. Only film she ever did, I believe

@bonnieweeks7601

9 ай бұрын

@@shayadayan3343 Yes that was her name.This occured around 2005. She was very fragile and a little ornery. She would only take her meds from her caretaker. It was like looking at history.

@PntrGrl

8 ай бұрын

Wow, thanks for sharing, wasn't she one of the last? Oh, Melanie lived a long life though. Good for her!

Scarlett and Rhett honeymooned in New Orleans, not europe, but it's an easy mistake to make since they look a lot alike. When she is in bed in the scene where he is standing beside her, that is supposed to be on a Mississippi River boat. People often overnighted on them traveling between St. Louis and New Orleans. I love the video on the lovely dresses, it is so sad they can't or won't make anymore films like "Gone with the Wind." If you're interested in reading the book, you can do so online for free now. Love your channel!

@CulturedElegance

Жыл бұрын

Thank you so so much!! And thank you for the wonderful facts! 🥰 such a great film!

@Dwinn10055

Жыл бұрын

I was just about to say the same thing… when Rhett proposes, he says he will take her to New Orleans for an expensive Honeymoon 🤗

@Phopunzil

11 ай бұрын

Me too😂

@barbarastangel8425

11 ай бұрын

Same here 😊

@scarlettrose5035

11 ай бұрын

The riverboat from the film sunk near the Arch in St. Louis.

The day dress with a blue velvet jacket is my absolutely favorite (and it's soooo difficult to choose just one from this extraordinary film!)

@CulturedElegance

Жыл бұрын

Love that one!!! I agree!!!!

@jeanmarie4462

11 ай бұрын

@Rose Marie Yes, I love that dress 👗 too and it is was very difficult to choose just one from the many masterpieces of craftsmanship exhibited throughout this historic film. Scarlett looks very put together and sophisticated in that one in particular. Love it!

@lindamcknight4790

11 ай бұрын

It’s my second favourite, I have to say the red velvet dress worn to Ashley’s party.

@lindamcknight4790

11 ай бұрын

The red velvet gown worn to Ashley’s party, followed by the blue jacket, white dress worm earlier that day.

@tammyclay62

11 ай бұрын

The white day dress with the blue jacket is my favorite also. All of Scarlett's costumes are so beautiful.

Viviane Leigh was such a beautiful, talented actress! I love all the dresses in this movie!💕 I just noticed that Scarlett is wearing a mourning brooch with a design with human hair. Very accurate since mourning attire would feature the deceased hair in jewelry worned by their loved ones.

@j.whiteoak6408

11 ай бұрын

I noticed this brooch also! It's been my favourite movie since I first saw it, and I still watch it regularly...I know every word that's coming next! Yet I didn't notice the mourning brooch until I'd seen Catilin Doughty's video about mourning jewellery on her channel, "Ask a Mortician" - which I highly recommend, by the way. She can help you through all things "death and dying", and answers all of the questions regarding end of life...which I have found particularly helpful.

@alinamagda2547

10 ай бұрын

@@j.whiteoak6408 to me it sounds more sinister rather than helpful.

@tammyclay62

9 ай бұрын

@j.whiteoak6408 even if it does seem creepy by today's standards, mourning brooches made from the deceased loved ones' hair was customary in the 19th century.

@updownstate

9 ай бұрын

Hair brooches weren't only for mourning the dead. People used to make them to give to loved ones to wear to war or when separated from a loved one, . My family had a few around when I was small but I don't know what happened to them. I remember they were tiny braids of hair turned or coiled artfully in the brooch. We had one that had my great-grandmother's bright red hair. My mother moped all her life none of us kids got her hair.

@tammyclay62

9 ай бұрын

@dianegreene1958 I always thought hair brooches were just for mourning. Thank you for telling me that. I really like history, and that is interesting. Years ago, people couldn't call or text a loved when away from them, and the postal service was probably slower and less dependable than it is now .

I think she looked exquisite in the white dress with the short blue velvet jacket!

@CulturedElegance

11 ай бұрын

So pretty!!

Favorite - Ruby Red party dress! She looks stunning in it!

@CulturedElegance

Жыл бұрын

Definitely!!!

@zzzbbbooo

11 ай бұрын

Is there any dress she doesn't look stunning in? Fiddle-de-dee!

@tamiwatchesstuff

11 ай бұрын

Same! The ruby red party dress is my fave Scarlett dress. My close second was the Twelve Oaks green and white dress.

Don't know if anyone noticed, but one of the very rare times you can see the framing of Scarlet's hoop skirts is when she's wearing the War Dress. The costumers were amazing in their detail: you can see the hoop frame thru her skirt because Scarlet isn't wearing the usual layers of flounced petticoats between dress and hoop. She's likely had to sacrifice what would have been yards and yards of fine cotton fabric for wound dressings for the soldiers.

@CulturedElegance

11 ай бұрын

Excellent point!!

@libbyhicks7549

10 ай бұрын

great info. thanks.

@JRAMSEY000

8 ай бұрын

I read it was David O. Selznick that demanded the proper period details down to the last buttom

@deborahbarrett2385

8 ай бұрын

I bless him for that then, @@JRAMSEY000

Hands down the red dress from Ashley’s party. It is gorgeous! My Mom calls it her “Bitch Dress”. I love how Melanie makes everyone greet her. My second dress is the white dress with the blue velvet bolero that leads to the need for the red dress. Scarlett is definitely a clothes horse. If you haven’t read the book you should. In the book, Melanie spends the next week after Ashley’s party taking Scarlett to all of the major society ladies to have tea. Melanie’s message was “Love me, love my dog.” Melanie had a quiet strength to her that was just as strong as Scarlett’s outward strength.

@GosieKin

11 ай бұрын

Everyone is fascinated by Scarlet, and she IS amazing. But Melanie... Melanie, I LOVE. What an amazing pearl amongst women!

@tamiwatchesstuff

11 ай бұрын

Melanie did snap at some of the snooty society ladies later on in the book where her attitude was tactful, but she basically told them that she was tired of them disparaging her sister in law, and if they didn't stop it they would no longer be welcome in her home.

@Crunchy_Dragon

11 ай бұрын

Those are my favorite two dresses as well. Both are stunning.

@cathypound3719

11 ай бұрын

Yes . The movie is wonderful BUT the book gives you so much more insight in to why Scarlett was the woman she was

@Crunchy_Dragon

11 ай бұрын

@@cathypound3719 I agree although I read the book when I was 12.

THE WHITE AND BLUE DRESS WITH THAT GORGEOUS WHITE BONNETT. THAT DRESS WAS STUNNING.

I loved the dress Scarlet wore to the BBQ, at Twelve Oaks. I love the blue dress in the painting. Last, but not least, I love the Ruby red dress Rhett picked for her, as she was going to Ashley’s surprise birthday party. Vivian Leigh was a stunning woman!! ❤

@CulturedElegance

Жыл бұрын

Love everything you said!

@EH23831

11 ай бұрын

The ruby dress is ICONIC!

@sherrisaunders622

11 ай бұрын

I agree with you 💃

@oreo12ification

11 ай бұрын

I think the blue velvet dress with the spectacular white lace shawl is so indicative of the character, that it is an unforgettable statement of the movie. At one time u could order that “portrait” from the Turner store in ATL. On the bottom was GWTW 1939-1989. It was quite striking when framed. IDK if it is attainable today. There were many items for sale, as the movie was 50 yrs old, at that time. The original portrait was found in an auditorium in downtown ATL.

Amazing to think that she wasn't even 30 at the end of this movie. She lived entire lifetimes during it.

I love the white dress with the little blue jacket. That dress gets me every time!.

The white ruffle day dress at the very beginning of the film is my favorite. She is so young, bright, and full of hope.

My favorite was the green and white dress that she wore to Twelve Oaks. My late mother was 19 when GWTW debuted in 1939. It remained her favorite movie of all time. Her favorite dress was the ruby red, especially when Rhett leaves Scarlett at the front door of the Wilkes'. Mom loved the red netting that surrounded Scarlett's hair and face.

@CulturedElegance

Жыл бұрын

Loved reading your comment

@vintagegal541

Жыл бұрын

@@CulturedElegance Thank you! That is so sweet of you recognizing my mom and her love of GWTW.

@debrahouston2884

9 ай бұрын

Indeed, Walter Plunkett's sumptuous creations deserved an Oscar, they were and are STILL "the stuff dreams (and icons) are made of!" The way he draped the scarlet tulle over that magnificent velvet evening gown for Leigh's entrance at Ashley's bday party, the dramatic asymmetry of the crimson ostrich feathers -- mirroring Leigh's haughty, disdainful arched eyebrow... She made Time stand still + take a 2nd glance! Scarlett was NOT ONLY an UNESCORTED, DROP DEAD SCANDEL, but a DROP-DEAD FEMME FATALE!!! The ensemble of TALENT -- of actors, cast and crew, did NOT MISS ONE DETAIL in the production of this masterpiece! It is sheer perfection STILL.

@debrahouston2884

9 ай бұрын

@CulturedElegance I'm honored, as I can tell you are a cultured lady, well-educated and articulate. 💞

@vintagegal541

9 ай бұрын

@@debrahouston2884 That is very kind of you. Thank you!

I saw the green and red dress on display back in 2019 and my heart almost stopped. They also had the famous white and black dress from My Fair Lady, some dresses from Joan Crawford's personal wardrobe, dresses from Easter Parade, Singing in the Rain and many more. The dresses were also much smaller than I anticipated as well. Women were tinier back then.

@xXOpenYourHeart759Xx

11 ай бұрын

I’m so jealous! How cool to see all of those beautiful costumes! I probably wouldn’t be able to leave the room and security would have to pull me away from that red dress lol

@riandraegon556

8 ай бұрын

Well, not so much tinier, but more normal sized. Humans are not supposed to be as “large” as they are today. We are a very obese society.

@vikkiwensley7034

8 ай бұрын

Wow, you’ve been very lucky to see these gorgeous iconic costumes! I’m in Australia & the only exhibitions I’ve seen are of Marilyn Monroe & Grace Kelly. I was very disappointed in Grace’s black dress from Rear Window though. It looks really lovely on screen but in real life it was made of muslin & looked cheap. Same with MM’s gold lamè pleated dress, the material just looked cheap. It goes to show that it’s the women wearing the clothes that makes them gorgeous, not the clothes themselves 😊

@wmpetroff2307

7 ай бұрын

Check out the Ava Gardner museum.

When i was about 8 my grandma got me some Scarlett O'Hara paper dolls. Which I think was more like a collectors item than an actual childs toy. They had every actual dress mentioned here in fine detail and I have to say while I love all of her dresses the white day dress with blue velvet jacket was my favorite. 2nd runner up was the striped day dress. I wish I had of actually kept that paper doll book. It was quite nice. But at 8 I cut it all up..

@leeannasloan2292

11 ай бұрын

I had the same paper dolls. My babysitter had them and gave them to me because i played with them so much. I remember putting the green and white dress on her more then the others..

@kristiwallace2089

11 ай бұрын

@@leeannasloan2292 they were all really pretty. Its hard to pick a favorite

@alyssawoodman

11 ай бұрын

I love paper dolls!

@spiritmatter1553

8 ай бұрын

Dover Books published a lot of paper doll books, including Vivien Leigh’s costumes from GWTW.

I absolutely adore Scarlett's Ruby Evening Gown - Rhett said to her, "Nothing modest will do tonight - You won't cheat Miss Melanie out of the pleasure of turning you out of her home tonight!" And how magnificent and defiant she looked standing there, alone!! I don't think that gown would look out of place on a tall, willowy model at the Met Gala in today's society! But the opening scene with Scarlett wearing her white day dress ... absolutely gorgeous! "War, War, War ... If I hear another word about the War, I shall just scream" ... Yes, Gone With The Wind has been my favourite movie for 30 years!!!

@carolholly1608

11 ай бұрын

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@reginawhitlock4227

9 ай бұрын

Yes, she looked like she did facing the Yankees!

I love all the dresses! One of my favorites is the green dress she wore at the BBQ. Inspired on it, I made a quinceañera dress similar to this for my sister on her special day.

@CulturedElegance

11 ай бұрын

Wow how lovely!!

0:10 - I'm a rich teenager. Do not approach, sir, unless you are worthy. 5:05 - I'm wearing the living room drapes. I'm starving, help, kind sir! 10:57 - I'm in estrus. Do not approach, sir, unless you are worthy! Seriously, it's rare when costume so plainly telegraphs both plot and a character's mood in a movie.

@CulturedElegance

Жыл бұрын

Most definitely!!!

@hodgeelmwood8677

11 ай бұрын

The red dress wasn't her choice. She'd been caught with Ashley and it was a scandal, and Rhett would not let her play the innocent by going to Ashley's party in something demure. He basically dressed her as a "scarlet woman" and she decided to brazen it out.

@mysticalmargaret6105

11 ай бұрын

​@@hodgeelmwood8677 The thing is that the scandal mongers hadn't caught Ashley and Scarlett doing anything wrong really. In that particular moment she and Ashley were just two friends reminiscing about a lifestyle that they lost, along with friends and loved ones during the Civil war. And they innocently comforted each other. But of course, India Wilkes, and the others saw something very different.

Red Ruby for Ashleys Birthday! Absolutely timeless and stunning! Of course Vivian Leigh can wear ANYTHING!

The white day dress with the velvet jacket is my absolute favorite dress in the movie 😃

My favorite dress that Scarlett wore is the white ruffled day dress. Such a pretty dress!

@CulturedElegance

Жыл бұрын

I agree!! So pretty 😊

i love how her wedding dress was her mothers hand me down from the 1830s, the gigot sleeves the fact it was fitted to the actress playing the mother, hence why its so much longer on her and without her hoopskirt it would droop even more, its even loose throughout the bodice on her, having the silk be cream or yellowed signifying its age was a nice touch, looking almost golden in some frames

@RychaardRyder

11 ай бұрын

and also love the detail of her reusing her hats from before the war since they wouldnt have had the luxury of new milinery

@RychaardRyder

11 ай бұрын

although scarlett being the eldest born at around 1845 it would be somewhat strange that mr and mrs O'Hara took so long after the mid 1830s (date i pinned for the size of the gigot sleeves on her mother wedding dress) to have their first child in the era where as many children where wanted as possible by those who came from money and a good name

@RychaardRyder

11 ай бұрын

and the way they show her maturing from mostly short sleeved/low necked dresses even in day time to higher and higher collars (albeit with a very deep V) shows how shes changed from the war

@serahloeffelroberts9901

11 ай бұрын

In the book Mrs O Hara had lost her first three sons in infancy before Scarlet and her sisters were born. Not unusual in a time when infant mortality was a sad fact of life.

@MarieJackson-sp3be

11 ай бұрын

It reminded me of Lady Diana Spencer's wedding dress. The dress wore Diana and the costume wedding dress wore Vivian Leigh.

Walter Plunkett was a brillianr costume designer who worked on some of Hollywood's most famous pictures. He not only did all the costumes for GWTW - not just Scarlett's dresses - but also for SINGIN' IN THE RAIN and many others. His interesting bio is on the internet.

@CulturedElegance

11 ай бұрын

Quite true!!!❤️⚜️

@sandrapicton6349

11 ай бұрын

Thank you for this, I was wondering who had designed such perfect dresses, it would have taken a lot of research to get them so accurate to the time, never mind having to actually sew them. The studio must have had some brilliant seamstresses.

@janwood5845

11 ай бұрын

Those brilliant costumes remind me of the beautiful ones in OUTLANDER, Claire's wedding dress took four months to make. The Paris gowns were outstanding as well.

I loved all of the dresses! My absolute favorite has always been the BBQ dress. I first saw GWTW when I was about 13 or 14. I fell in love with the dress. My second favorite is the blue velvet in the painting in Rhett’s room. I am currently crocheting dresses for dolls. One doll is a Southern Belle. I am slowly creating the BBQ dress with a straw hat.

I actually oddly love her in the black mourning dresses; the simplicity shows off her beauty in an understated way. But the white dress with the blue velvet jacket might be the prettiest. The ruby dress worn to Melanie’s party is too anachronistic.

@kennethramonet5421

5 ай бұрын

100% agree. The giant cameo brooch is absolutely genius and somehow manages not to be vulgar. Also, her wedding and mourning hairstyle (with the brooch nestled at the back) is very, very sophisticated. Her whole visage is what the French call soignée - “pulled together, of a piece”.

DRESSES ARE BEAUTIFUL AND SO WAS SHE

What a beautiful video. I always loved all her dresses in this film. Classic movie and Vivian Leigh was just so beautiful. ❤❤❤

The white day dress with the blue velvet jacket is always one of my favorites. I'm just partial to those colors to begin with, but they're such a fresh, cool change from the darker, richer hues that Scarlett wears so often. She looks bright and youthful in that outfit, like a new spring sky.

My favorites are the white day dress with the fitted blue velvet jacket. And I have always loved the barbecue dress. A friend wore a wedding gown reminiscent of the green printed barbecue dress because her Mom said that she too “tainted” to wear pure white! Lucky girl, ended up with a far more beautiful wedding dress!

believe it or not, the very last mourning dress with the long train is my fave - its understated and elegant and quite demure while being reverent.....and the large broach topped it off perfectly...love this vid.

The very 1st dress (white w/red belt/short sleeves) worn in the film is my favorite bc it’s fresh & happy. It wowed me when I saw the movie when I was 7yo, and I still feel the same when I see it as a woman 😊 It’s just a splendid dress.

The BBQ dress and straw hat are so pretty and suit an ingenue, as Scarlett was at that time. The white dress and blue spencer jacket are superb for an older manipulative woman, and the red party dress Rhett makes her wear just shows how Rhett despaired of what her thought had happened. So the clothes also tell the 'Story of Scarlett'.

*The red ruby evening gown is so lovely. I always loved that look but that green velvet curtain dress is great too. Bravo for the creativity. I love both of those, probably the red ruby evening gown a little more though.* 🤔

@CulturedElegance

Жыл бұрын

I agree!!! Great point!🤩

I saw it in the window, and I just couldn't resist it..😂😂

The dresses were just gorgeous. ❤

Being a HUGE GWTW fan (book and film), I so appreciate the time and effort you went into to bring us all of Scarlett's dresses. Of course they're all fabulous but I personally loved the dressing gowns because you rarely see them in film. I especially loved the green and yellow one. Imagine living in that time where you could actually wear this for a few hours?

I think her Christmas gown & the portrait gown are my favourites I can imagine the excess of the work sleeves was used for patching... The white dress actually had _broderie anglaise_ a form of cut-work, rather than applique...

@CulturedElegance

Жыл бұрын

Yes indeed!! And yes so beautiful

The red evening gown is of course my favorite. If you love movie read the book, you won't be disappointed. Ashley kept leading Scarlett along because he was a coward and too much of a gentleman to tell her how much in love he was with Melanie. Because Scarlett couldn't marry Ashley she married her sisters' suitors for her own needs, the first one being she'd hoped to make Ashley jealous.

Her dresses worn during this movie were so beautiful!!! I LOVED seeing them!! The green one worn at the party is one of my favorite!!

Well now, wasn’t that a thoroughly delightful video! Thank you. ❤

@CulturedElegance

11 ай бұрын

Aww thank you!! Welcome to the channel!!❤️⚜️

The black and white dress doesnt get enough love.

@unrulysue6927

20 күн бұрын

It does from me!

I like the green and white dress Scarlett wears for the barbecue, especially with the big straw hat. It’s got lovely detailing on it.

@CulturedElegance

Жыл бұрын

It certainly does!! Stunning 💚⚜️

This is such a fun video! Thank you for this work. These costumes are so phenomenal you can't wait to see what she is wearing next. Vivien is stunning and moves so gracefully she does full justice to them all. Picking a favorite? Impossible, really!

My favorite dresses will forever be the green and white dress during her and Rhett's visit to Tara after their honeymoon, and the dress she wears on their stroll with baby Bonnie Blue. And her red velvet dressing gown 😍

I do love this story and the movie. I first read this book when I was twelve, and have probably read it at least half a dozen times. Her gowns are all stunning thus it’s hard to choose just one.🥰👍

@loisaustin6200

11 ай бұрын

I read the book twice and have lost count of how many times I've seen the movie, but I believe at least six times, maybe more. I almost got to the point I could recite the script along with the actors by heart, knew what they were going to say word for word before they even said them. lol Loved the movie and the book so much, still do.

@10:10 White Day Dress with a Velvet Jacket, 1872 is my absolute favourite. Just so gorgeous.

The role of Scarlett was highly prized and a number of actresses came forward to compete for it. Vivien Leigh won the role and did her acting skills proud.

@marilyntaylor9577

9 ай бұрын

And honked off Bette Davis!

@heidibee501

9 ай бұрын

@@marilyntaylor9577 And Lana Turner.

@stanleycostello9610

8 ай бұрын

I read some place (I don't remember where) that Vivien Leigh was already scheduled to play Scarlett, but the studio executives wanted to give the impression "Who is going to play Scarlett?" build-up.

@heidibee501

8 ай бұрын

@@stanleycostello9610 It makes sense. Free press.

I loved everything Scarlet wore in the movie but my all time favorite is the red velvet dress Rhett insists she wear to the birthday party. It really didn’t matter what Scarlet wore…..Vivian Leigh was a stunningly beautiful woman, and paired with Clark Gable they made a stunning pair. One of my all time favorite movies.

I love Gone with the Wind, and if you've never read the book, you need to. It goes much deeper into some of the women's personalities. The movie costumes are beautiful in the sense that I believe they were designed to create the atmosphere of the mythical "Old South" or the "Lost Cause" that was the main view of Southern History at the time. With this goal in mind, you can understand that some of these dresses are more authentic than others. Enjoy these for what they are, but if you want to see what women were actually wearing, look at some period photographs, patterns made from museum garments, and even fashion plates (although the latter were romanticized.)

@mrbutch308

11 ай бұрын

The dress Miss Scarlett wears in the opening scenes -the ruffled white one - is very pretty, but not precisely accurate historically speaking. In 1861 women wore long sleeves during the daylight hours. The movie is a little more romanticized than the book, and in fact Tara was not supposed to look quite so stately, it was just a farm house really. I agree with you - the myth of the "old South" was played up more in the movie than in the book ... Margaret Mitchell was in fact more sympathetic to Black folks and left her entire estate to Morehouse College (a historically Black college).

@xXOpenYourHeart759Xx

11 ай бұрын

I’ve slowly accepted that the creative choice for making Tara and Twelve Oaks so elevated was to help the audience understand what the southerners homes felt like to them. They felt they lived in big beautiful homes and took them for granted. That way it’s maybe more easily understood what the plantation owners felt the war took away from them. That way of living was romanticized by them as time went on too.

@aaguero

10 ай бұрын

@@mrbutch308 I never knew about Mitchell's contributions to Morehouse, and learning this amazed me, considering how racist the movie is. Mitchell wrote the book, so I presume she had little control over the racist elements of the film.

@mrbutch308

10 ай бұрын

@@aaguero Yes, you are right. Mitchell washed her hands of the movie. She was especially amused at how large Twelve Oaks was - comparing it to Grand Central Station. For his part Selznick (the producer of the movie) wanted to give his audience what he assumed they wanted to see - the myth of the gracious Old South, the whole Lost Cause narrative - which we all know was a lie and historical revisionism at it's worst.

@aaguero

10 ай бұрын

@@mrbutch308 I wish more people knew about this. I'm so tired of hearing others romanticize the film. It really, really is terribly racist.

You should do a video on "Raintree County" from 1957 which stars Elizabeth Taylor and takes place during the same time period as "Gone with The Wind". It would be interesting to compare the costumes of both movies, especially Vivien Leigh vs Elizabeth Taylor.

@rosaliemckenzie5652

11 ай бұрын

Raintree County dresses overblown

@marilyntaylor9577

9 ай бұрын

I always thought if Elizabeth Taylor had been older, she would have been a wonderful Scarlet

@jimmydaves

9 ай бұрын

@@marilyntaylor9577 I totally agree. Taylor did play a "Scarlet - Type" character in "Raintree County" in 1957. The major advantage Taylor had over Leigh was that Taylor could do a pretty good "Southern" accent whereas Leigh could not. Otherwise - Leigh was at the peak of her beauty and did a great performance. I do think Taylor could have matched her in the acting department, especially in that role. Also, I always thought Taylor - as a child - could have played Scarlet and Rhetts daughter - "Bonnie Blue Butler". I always thought Taylor could have been great in that small role. I always found the biggest weakness of GWTW was the casting on Bonnie Blue Butler.

@marilyntaylor9577

9 ай бұрын

@@jimmydaves I hadn’t thought of that, she would have looked just like Vivian Leigh. It’s been decades since I’ve seen it, but I always thought Raintree County was on the drab side. Even though I’m a Hoosier.

@jimmydaves

9 ай бұрын

@@marilyntaylor9577 Well, GWTW is a classic and one of the best movies ever made. "Raintree County" was an average film basically with great costumes and a solid performance by Taylor.

My favorite is the bbq dress. As a young girl in high school many, many years ago the hoop gowns were going out of style. I’m glad I had the opportunity to wear a hoop dress and wish all girls had the same experience. One truly feels like a princess when you are wearing a large hoop.

@lmdrn06

8 ай бұрын

Same! I loved wearing my hoop dress to the eighth grade banquet!

@judylapointe3507

8 ай бұрын

My mom got a part time job just to get me a fancy dress made for my then boyfriend's prom in 1966. (We married in 1969, when I was 18 and were married for 50 years.) The dress was a strapless lite blue dotted Swiss, just like Cinderella's dress. The skirt was scalloped with a flounce of netting underneath. Full, blowup, hoop skirt too. Long white gloves and a white rabbit fur stole. It was her dream and mine. Unfortunately, she had a brain aneurism just 2 weeks before the prom and even though I didn't want to go to prom because she was dying, I got dressed up and went to the hospital. By the grace of God and a surgeon in Canada she did not die but she didn't remember me at all. She never got her memory back of me, but she knew who my husband was, the brain is a crazy thing. Sorry this is so long but this brough back so many memories.

@vintage6346

8 ай бұрын

@@judylapointe3507 I got married in 1968, at the age of 18. So, I'm one year older than you.

@bracha2u786

8 ай бұрын

Remember the scene in "The King And I" when all the wives wore hoop dresses to impress the British. Then the king walks in and they all bow to the floor with the dresses going up in the air to expose their drawers. Hilarious!

@vintage6346

8 ай бұрын

@@bracha2u786 I missed that. But when I watch it, I'll be looking for it.

My favorite dress is the white day dress with the blue velvet jacket and that cute little hat, it's just adorable!

You reignited an old flame. I forgot how much I loved costumes. I had 8 costume changes in a play once and I just loved it.

I love the dresses. I do notice that they have a lot of 1930s influence to them, mostly in the buttons at the front of the bodices.. I am a vintage clothing collector, and those buttons are not very accurate to the 1860s, but it doesn't take away from my admiration. My favorite ones are the curtain dress and the blue one she wore when she was attacked.

@xXOpenYourHeart759Xx

11 ай бұрын

As I’ve watched the movie more, I notice it too. That red/burgundy dress we all love is very of the era. The hairstyles have a hint of late 30s as well. Period films of today still do that sort of thing. I think it’s done intentionally to “make it easier for the audience to connect with the characters” or whatever.

@tammyclay62

10 ай бұрын

If all the costumes had been completely historically accurate, they probably wouldn't have been so beautiful. Walter Plunkett did an amazing job with his interpretation of civil war and reconstruction fashion.

I cannot pick a favorite, but your editing gave me time to reflect on all the iconic images from this movie. Well done. Thank you.

I remembered watching it while I was younger. It's such an eye candy to watch because of the costumes.🤩

I love all the dresses in this movie. One of my favorites is the white one with the blue velvet jacket. Scarlett's clothes were gorgeous, and I have to say the same about her hairstyles. Whoever did her hair was definitely very gifted! I loved many things about this movie, but I always felt so sad that Scarlett never loved Rhett like he loved her. It is so sad... it breaks my heart! I feel that Margaret Mitchell was truly inspired when she wrote that book. I've never read it, but I need to! I feel that Vivien Leigh was definitely meant to play the part of Scarlett in this movie... and the cast was exceptional. I feel this movie was the greatest movie ever made.

@christinae30

16 күн бұрын

But as I remember it from the book (read it approx 1979😀), she understands what she really feels for him right at the end, when his heart is too wounded. And then she "falls back" to the only thing that always been there for her, her home.

@bonnieoles4212

16 күн бұрын

Thank you, Christina!

The pink & black stripped day dress and the one immediately after are my favorites. But seriously, Vivien Leigh at the time could wear a jute sack and still be magnificent.

There's just something about the red and white day dress, after the Christmas scene. Love it.

Black and white dress. What a statement!!!

My colouring is very similar to Scarlett's, and we both look good in black, which not everyone does. My favourite of all Scarlett's dresses is the green and white one she wore early on to the picnic, although her curtain dress is magnificent and a true work of art. She was a woman who could really wear the clothes she had, and she truly owned them once they were put on her. She had a style that stood out, and I believe that today she'd be an influencer if she were a real person.

I truly love so many of them but I have to say the green and white bbq dress. Back in the 1980s I fashioned my wedding dress after her look. I also love the red velvet and lace dressing gown.

I saw this movie probably 15 times before I was 25. Not long ago I tried to watch it and just couldn't enjoy it. Thanks for sharing this. It's great to see these gorgeous costumes and Vivien Leigh out of the context of the film. My favorite is the red "shame" dress she wore to Ashley's birthday (I say, providing context)

@CulturedElegance

11 ай бұрын

Wow! Thank you!! Yes love that dress!!

I love the white dress with the med blue jacket with raised collar...but they are all stunning!

I can't help but admire the red dress that she wears to Ashley's birthday, but the one made from Tara's curtains really has my heart!

I like the ruby red dress and all of her dressing gowns!

She is sublime as are the dresses, of course.

The green & white print dress worn to the bbq was my favorite. It happened to go on exhibit & I was able to see it at the local museum. It was a little faded, the outer skirt was sheer. The green ribbons went so well w her hair & eyes. Just lovely.

There's errors at 7:24 and 7:44: they don't go to Europe and they're never in France. They go to New Orleans on a Riverboat for their honeymoon. Otherwise, a well done video!

@CulturedElegance

Жыл бұрын

Thank you!! Yes I realized after I had finished the video about the location of their honeymoon!

@abbymonta650

Жыл бұрын

@@CulturedElegance I really loved the video, and as a new subscriber, have been enjoying all of your videos, particularly the ones on Titanic fashions and the Gilded Age! You really produce fantastic videos and the archival pictures of dresses are stunning! Keep up the great work!

@snowwhite5842

11 ай бұрын

The costuming is great, the hairstyling is atrocious.

Now you're speaking my love language! This was so fun! And slightly off topic, but i love how color coded the different types of women were in movies and tv. In old western shows the pure, good girls wore blue, the girls that seemed good but were conniving always wore green (black lace accents if extra naughty), and the ones who were rotten to the core wore red and black. Little Joe never could resist a girl in green lol.

When i saw the movie first time, my heart almost stopped, when Szarlet arrives to Melanies party. The dress, Her face, her demeanor, her spite to everyone and her beauty is AMAZING!!!!! Probably the strongest moment in the film.

The red evening dress!!! Always! I love them all but it is my favorite!

Beautiful wardrobe for her character. But my favorite character was Melanie. Pls do a video discussing her wardrobe!!!

@CulturedElegance

11 ай бұрын

Good idea!! I will⚜️

Red evening dress ❤

I very much enjoyed this video! Besides featuring my favorite book and film, I loved the close up views and commentary! My mother taught all of us to sew at early ages and I just loved period clothing. I once lived in a small southern city that had a very active community theater and I costumed several plays, musicals, and operas...just loved the historical research of the costumes and adapting the design and construction of period clothing to small budget projects. The local university had a great theater department and I was lucky to have taken a course on costume construction and design....from sloper to finished project! Thank you for posting this!

My favorite has always been the gorgeous green and white barbecue dress. Stunning!!!

I don't care how many times they TRY to cancel this movie it will ALWAYS BE ICONIC & BELOVED. They really don't make movies like this anymore!!!!!

@ursschnatterfleck6019

11 ай бұрын

Yes, thank god they don't make racist movies like this anymore!

@beachbro714

10 ай бұрын

@@ursschnatterfleck6019 LOL 😂 Gone with the Wind isn’t racist in the slightest. 😂😂😂 Then again everything is “racist” these days. That word has lost all its meaning. There are far worse modern movies made about slavery. Gone with the Wind is an iconic masterpiece and will be cherished for centuries to come get over it!

@donnaschmink1801

8 ай бұрын

@@beachbro714 Agreed. It is an incredible saga of a young woman who lost everything: friends, family, home due to a war started by politicians. She didn't make the world she was born into and lacked rights also! She uses her wits to survive a horrible time in American history!

My pick is that very first white dress. In a movie of dresses they somehow managed the craziest puff dress right at the beginning. I think that look would sell to a lot of brides of today lookin' to do the poufy princess thing, although I'd do a lower and less restrictive neckline, possibly scrapping the collar. Really the dress needs no alteration for that purpose, but high collars can do a disservice to the looks of anyone without an unusually long swan neck and scrapping them does wonders to make these dresses work for real bodies to breath and exist in. It's already too scandalous for Scarlett as a day dress at the time, however, so maybe there's humour in my reaction.

The Ruby red dress is hands down my favourite. I've seen it in real life as well . Was amazing

Thank you so much for this video. I loved seeing all her dresses and having them described. My favorite is actually the green and white "return to Tara" dress she wears when she and Rhett visit Tara after their marriage.

@CulturedElegance

Ай бұрын

Of course! Thank you!! That is a beautiful dress!!

I enjoyed this video, but just FYI Rhett & Scarlett honeymooned in New Orleans - not Europe.

@CulturedElegance

Жыл бұрын

Thank you!!!

@kaylahall1219

Жыл бұрын

Nawlens

I just noticed that Scarlett’s war time dress (with the print pattern) is similar to the slaves’ dresses- I wonder if she had to sell her fine dresses to afford food and then had to borrow from Prissy?

How could I pick a favorite they are all absolutely stunning as well as the woman that wears them your lovely feminine voice delivers these videos so wonderfully I am enthralled by your presentations and plan on watching many more

i have always loved the white day dress with the blue velvet bolero, but honestly, they are ALL STUNNINGLY GORGEOUS!

I think her green dressing gown was the best. Some of the clothes look so heavy.

@CulturedElegance

Жыл бұрын

The velvet curtain one? That is true they do look very heavy especially compared to the 1910s Titanic fashion

@Derek.Duquesne

Жыл бұрын

@@CulturedElegance That 1 really did look heavy. Everyone likes the velvet curtain one. I know it's an iconic Hollywood costume but to me it still looks like curtains. The designer probably did that on purpose. In all reality Vivian Leigh would look good in anything

@CulturedElegance

Жыл бұрын

Haha I feel the same!! Yes I bet he did! Yes she was stunning in the film!

@unrulysue6927

Жыл бұрын

I always loved the white and black honeymoon dress and the red dressing gown.

@TeresaAE

Жыл бұрын

I loved the the dress she wears to the Barbecue and Ball at the Wilkes. The “Green Sprig Muslin” - I guess I must have read that in the actual GWTW book🤷🏼‍♀️ The beautiful red dress she wears to Ashley and Melanie’s to make her stand out as “the scarlet woman”, is definitely #2.

The costume designs were inspired by Godeys Ladies Book a publication of the period.

Gone With The Wind is my favorite movie. The strength and determination to survive everything she has to deal with is remarkable. My favorite dress is the ruby evening gown. Very impressive. Thank you for making the video. I appreciate you and love this.

Vivian Leigh was stunning!

I've always wondered why Scarlett is wearing hoops while working in the makeshift hospital when the Siege of Atlanta is starting. They are incredibly impractical in such a crowded space, and wouldn't it make sense for Dr. Meade to have forbid wearing them? (I mean, it's war, not a garden party!)

@mangot589

11 ай бұрын

Because those were her clothes?🤷‍♀️ But I don’t believe she had hoops in the hospital.

I love all of the gorgeous dresses & lingerie she wore & it’s difficult to choose one… but I adore the red evening gown she wore to Ashley’s birthday party! Did you do the costume videos for Game Of Thrones, which were beautifully done?

My favorite is the stunning blue velvet dress in the painting. My favorite colour blue. Thank you for the great video!

That red dress! So beautiful!

"Gone with the Wind", "Wizard of Oz" and "The Women" were all being made at the same time at the same studio with dozens of people behind the cameras working all three at the same time. The dog "Toto" from Wizard of Oz also made an appearance in The Women. He was merely carried to an adjoining set. The costume department must have been crazy busy from 1938-1939. Amazing they still put in such finesse and detail in Scarlets gowns.

Wait are we just going to gloss over the chicken foot she has in her hat with the green curtain dress

@VeiledDancer

Жыл бұрын

I’ve never noticed that before!😂