MADE IN INDIA
Posted on 03/21/2017 6:55:45 AM PDT by SeekAndFind
While Disney was creating magic onscreen with their live-action retelling of the Beauty and the Beast tale, Indian artisans were weaving their own form of magic offscreen through Belle’s wardrobe.
Sinéad O’Sullivan, assistant costume designer of the movie, will have you know that doing justice to the eighteenth century aesthetic is no small feat. When it came to commissioning exquisite French floral designs for Belle’s costumes, she spread her web wide and of course, caught on to the good artisans of Bhuj, Gujarat.
As part of her commitment to the ‘Who made my clothes’ initiative, O’Sullivan shared the story of the artisan brothers Kasam and Juma who brought the beautiful Aari work alive. The fine chain stitch embroidery, native to the Kutch area, eventually made its way to Belle’s bodice in the movie.
And the Indian connect doesn’t end there. Watson’s famous red cape was crafted using 12 different fabrics that were sourced from fair trade co-operatives in India.
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This may be the first time Elle was posted here on FR. :)
It’s good for business that the movie is making money, but ‘Beauty’ is no great beauty. Seems to have one facial expression at all times.
I’m sure she was chosen due to her Harry Potter Fan Club following.
I posted it to discuss the “we don’t make things in America” anymore angle...
So?
Wouldn’t it be great if they were crafted in the USA instead?
Same could be said for U.S. companies who sell clothes. But it's not practical.
I noticed that.
I was just having fun. :)
I wasn’t trying to dis you for posting it. I just thought it was funny.
Regarding america, yeah, you are correct. It is an international market these days. I expect that 20 years from now, an american will make the same money doing a job as an indian, mexican or ugandan doing the same job.
The US made out like bandits rebuilding the world after WWII. That gravy train ended decades ago and we’ve been living off the credit it created ever since.
The US is in for one seriously rude awakening. It’s already pretty obvious.
She’s no Winona Ryder (as seen at the SAG Awards Show).
Often times, when publicists and photographers think that a person looks ‘best’ from a certain angle or with a certain expression, they tend to overdo it. This results in an excess of the flat, neutral expression, because don’t you know, a smile might expose bad teeth, or lines and wrinkles, or (horror) dimples.
Can’t have any of that going on now, can we?
Personally, I think she’d be much more attractive if she looked a bit less self conscious, and more happy instead.
By English standards, she’s OK.
By American standards, she’s “meh”.
I had to look that up. Very amusing. Probably drunk.
I agree.
Good points. Maybe this actress has only just emerged from the where to maintain a flat neutral look equals ‘Looking older’. Maybe in her Potter Roles, she wanted to project in implication of maturity and steadiness. Many girls contemplete wanting to ‘look older’ long before boys do.
As a young adult, she may benefit by expanding her palette of
known expression choices.
Emma Watson is a plain looking women.
No, but I do know they weren’t made in Pakistan. How, might you ask? You can see the actresses.
But the queer kiss was crafted in Hollyweird.
India’s artisans have been dressing the worlds royalty for centuries.
“The US made out like bandits rebuilding the world after WWII. That gravy train ended decades ago and we’ve been living off the credit it created ever since.”
Not if there is WWIII and America is needed, once again, to rebuild the world.
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