tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5465295746865231888.post6327871049201060522..comments2024-01-27T03:24:02.677-05:00Comments on Adeline's Attic Vintage : Miss Marple, Fashion Icon?BaronessVonVintagehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09329735134543431231noreply@blogger.comBlogger17125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5465295746865231888.post-25624310961535194032010-06-13T23:44:43.656-04:002010-06-13T23:44:43.656-04:00Hehe, no worries! That IS a good idea for a post -...Hehe, no worries! That IS a good idea for a post - I mean, she's practically never without her knitting!<br />I think most of the series is set in the 50s, though? Even though Marple did appear pre and throughout the war in the books, I've always had the feeling that they took the stories and set them in the 50s. Seeing as how they talk about returned soldiers, etc. But that's a very good point. Perhaps not every single English woman was as glamorous as those in Marple but I'm sure a lot were! And they do still have the dowdier ladies, like Jessica Stevenson's character in The Moving Finger and others.Andi B. Goodehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02332787961396491990noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5465295746865231888.post-61648336915163302842010-06-11T06:26:43.769-04:002010-06-11T06:26:43.769-04:00Good point, Andi. But then, the more I learn abou...Good point, Andi. But then, the more I learn about the 30s, the more I think it is plausible that, just as wartime women went to extra efforts to make do with what they had to keep morale up and look glamorous, so too did many 30s women fight off the Depression blues by sewing and knitting their own sexy and glamorous clothing, often inspired by Hollywood (I have a great Hollywood Pattern book that exemplifies what I mean--instead of going to the shops to buy outfits, it seems many 30s women would go out and buy a celebrity endorsed pattern). If you look at Marple's ensembles, they do contain a lot of knitwear--knitwear which it would not be a stretch to imagine a lady like Marple could have created herself, even with her more modest means? Oooh, I think I've got a great idea for a post. THANKS, Andi!BaronessVonVintagehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09329735134543431231noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5465295746865231888.post-695521931518196002010-06-11T02:16:15.417-04:002010-06-11T02:16:15.417-04:00Joan Hickson's still my favourite Marple. <...Joan Hickson's still my favourite Marple. <3 But Geraldine McEwan dresses the cutest. And I think the entire series takes liberties in terms of styling. Even though the clothes ARE authentic, I have to wonder how many women looked so glam as most of the characters do in post-war tiny English villages. Not that I mind because everyone looks fabulous. ;]<br />-Andi xAndi B. Goodehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02332787961396491990noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5465295746865231888.post-77576391281510699452010-06-10T18:43:58.582-04:002010-06-10T18:43:58.582-04:00Yay :) Geraldine McEwan is my favourite Miss Marpl...Yay :) Geraldine McEwan is my favourite Miss Marple, and I love her clothes! But my friends are always telling me I am a 90 year old women trapped in a 20 year old body so perhaps thats why...Katehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09870435785776540136noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5465295746865231888.post-78980332130855516252010-06-10T13:59:39.798-04:002010-06-10T13:59:39.798-04:00I seem to recall that Joan Hickson wore the same h...I seem to recall that Joan Hickson wore the same hat in nearly all her episodes.Miss Raynehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10188242351879989242noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5465295746865231888.post-2492702190063590892010-06-10T12:28:31.490-04:002010-06-10T12:28:31.490-04:00Hurrah for Granny chic!! bring on the tea cozies a...Hurrah for Granny chic!! bring on the tea cozies and doilies!!BaronessVonVintagehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09329735134543431231noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5465295746865231888.post-62431161225727831252010-06-10T11:41:40.470-04:002010-06-10T11:41:40.470-04:00Let's just say I wouldn't turn down a few ...Let's just say I wouldn't turn down a few swagger coats, hats, or knitted goodies if Marple was cleaning out her closet ;)BaronessVonVintagehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09329735134543431231noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5465295746865231888.post-69765909736800331032010-06-10T11:40:44.418-04:002010-06-10T11:40:44.418-04:00YES YES the Poirot series has the BEST clothes. I...YES YES the Poirot series has the BEST clothes. I agree with Miss Rayne's point about Geraldine's wardrobe being a bit too extensive to be true to the character of Christie's Marple, but I still LOVE LOVE LOVE it! Besides, the tv series took all sorts of creative licenses with plot and character. At least the clothes are spot on in terms of historical accuracy/authenticity!!BaronessVonVintagehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09329735134543431231noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5465295746865231888.post-21233141503782416072010-06-10T10:01:26.556-04:002010-06-10T10:01:26.556-04:00Yes! Geraldine McEwan is my favorite Marple. Thoug...Yes! Geraldine McEwan is my favorite Marple. Though it isn't my favorite era, I think all the costumes in her version of the series are so fabulous, especially Sleeping Murder, 4:40 from Paddington, and A Murder is Announced.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5465295746865231888.post-24287398010690336972010-06-10T09:11:20.642-04:002010-06-10T09:11:20.642-04:00"any television or film versions of her stori..."any television or film versions of her stories are worth watching for the fashion alone!" i absolutely agree with her!!<br />i especially love the 2nd oneKatiusciahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09188502908760651733noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5465295746865231888.post-45109813727999826212010-06-10T05:53:37.399-04:002010-06-10T05:53:37.399-04:00I too prefer Joan Hicks as Miss Marple, but I LOVE...I too prefer Joan Hicks as Miss Marple, but I LOVE the clothing of Geraldine McEwan. Personally, I can't wait to be granny aged so the clothing I wear now looks "right" instead of just weird. I get a lot of comments right now. (Found your blog a little while ago, and love it!)Ithilien Fieldshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12436735725276021250noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5465295746865231888.post-90659371062146440492010-06-10T04:46:25.900-04:002010-06-10T04:46:25.900-04:00I have to say i prefer joan hicks as Miss Marple, ...I have to say i prefer joan hicks as Miss Marple, though i've watched this series and thoroughly enjoyed it. I do feel in this series the character owns too many clothes, accurate though they are.Miss Raynehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10188242351879989242noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5465295746865231888.post-39265161511945585592010-06-10T03:20:23.361-04:002010-06-10T03:20:23.361-04:00I have been called Miss Marple for years...Glad sh...I have been called Miss Marple for years...Glad she's fashionable!!!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5465295746865231888.post-12537682409887119532010-06-10T02:57:59.108-04:002010-06-10T02:57:59.108-04:00Putting aside for a moment the fact that Agatha Ch...Putting aside for a moment the fact that Agatha Christie is a genius, any television or film versions of her stories are worth watching for the fashion alone! I'm hooked on Poirot re-runs at the moment...Porcelinahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02202283149145094340noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5465295746865231888.post-15202555274201342372010-06-10T02:05:06.931-04:002010-06-10T02:05:06.931-04:00There was a rerun of Miss Marple in Finnish TV las...There was a rerun of Miss Marple in Finnish TV last autumn, and I also looked at them "with that eye".. Both Miss Marple and the sidecharachters. <br />They did a very well job with the costumes! And their hair, also...inahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11990125225559216809noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5465295746865231888.post-74036845065885550462010-06-09T22:05:36.278-04:002010-06-09T22:05:36.278-04:00I quite prefer the Geraldine McEwan Miss Marple. A...I quite prefer the Geraldine McEwan Miss Marple. And I have long loved the "Granny Chic" style. There are several ladies that fall into that category that I see at daily Mass in my parish. They have been my style icons for years.~Tessa~Scoffshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14026251653030390293noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5465295746865231888.post-42981055266732440942010-06-09T19:41:21.523-04:002010-06-09T19:41:21.523-04:00I'm allllll over it. Miss Marple IS a fashion ...I'm allllll over it. Miss Marple IS a fashion icon. So demure, so elegant, so tea cozy. AH! I have a few 20's garments in my possession that whenever I put them on, I feel like I am immediately transcended back into the time when people had tea in parlors... So yes, 100% I am behind this!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com