Lately I've been watching season 1 of Downton Abbey, a British production set in 1912 (& onwards) that follows the gentry and their servants in a big fancy estate. The show is fantastic and I'm really enjoying following a show set in this period, as so few are. What a ripe era - the Titanic, WWI, women's suffrage, the introduction of the motorcar, the telephone, etc.And, oh my, the costumes!
I'm glad I don't have to wear a corset, don't get me wrong, and I love pants, but wow did they dress incredibly in that era. Apparently, this is the most expensive English tv series ever made and one look at the setting and the costumes and the vintage cars and you can easily believe it.
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I LOVE Downton Abbey! Hoping a new season will be made. Definitely a plus about living in England, great period/costume dramas!