Last night we presented a Tudor Fashion Show at the White Swan centre in Killingworth. We were located in a lovely spacious room with excellent facilities. Everyone enjoyed the show and feedback was excellent.
A television crew from South Korea filmed our show as part of a documentary about Fashion and Corsetry throughout the ages. I was interviewed by Gina – a lovely Korean lady who organised the film crew. I also met the director Luciano Cho of ‘Story On’ the award winning documentary makers who are producing the programme for KBS-TV- the Korean equivalent of the BBC. I enjoyed being interviewed by the team – we chatted about the ‘Renaissance Period’ – the significance of costume and importance of underwear to provide the correct period shape.
My husband was also interviewed – they were very impressed by his very ornate and splendid costume. When he was asked “Why was the costume so ornate” he answered: “Henry VIII portrayed himself as not only a King but as a God – this gave him more power and prestige among his subjects”.
Rachel as Anne Boleyn
The crew filmed in the event with a state-of-the-art camera which recorded in 4K resolution, a format beyond standard HD. I was told that not even the BBC has adopted this camera technology yet.
We really enjoyed the evening – it was very interesting and to be honest quite exciting to be part of a television production.
I mustn’t forget to mention that I was presented with a beautiful gift by Gina the leader of the television crew. An absolutely stunning Korean mother of pearl jewellery box with silver butterfly hinges. A wonderful gift that I will always treasure – it is so beautiful I have shared a couple of pictures of my gift.
I mustn’t forget to thank my team for a splendid show – Kevin on sound, my son James as Narrator and my husband Mick resplendent as King Henry VIII. My two new models Emma and Rachel were splendid in their first show with Helen my lead model superb as usual!
As soon as I receive a copy of the documentary I will see if it is possible to put an excerpt on my website – so watch this space!
