The costumes in the latest film adaptation of the beloved novel, written and directed by Greta Gerwig, are already surprisingly in sync with the current trend for high necklines and calico
A DELIGHTFUL SCENE in the new adaptation of Louisa May Alcott’s “Little Women” depicts the four March sisters cavorting on a New England beach dressed in their summer finery: floral calico fabrics, pie-crust collars and peplums.
This quartet of billowing Civil War-era frocks was costume designer Jacqueline Durran’s favorite moment in the film , written and directed by Greta Gerwig. “What I did was to create historically accurate pieces but then let them be worn in a way that the girls were comfortable with,” explained Ms. Durran. That “looseness in approach” made the outfits modern, she added, though...
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